Having just returned from a trip to Calgary, I can surprisingly say that metric is doing very nicely out there, even a bit more so than in Ontario. I say "surprisingly" because Albertans tend to be more right wing than are their fellow countrymen in Ontario.
My employer, TELUS, is the phone company for Alberta & BC. All distances used in their Alberta ordering systems are metric (cable lengths, etc.) versus the measurements that are used in our Ontario offices (I'm working on changing that). Also, downtown Calgary has an overhead system of mostly enclosed bridges and walkways connecting the buildings so that you don't have to go outside in winter. You could actually walk across town and be indoors the whole time. This system is named the "+ 15" because it's 15 feet above the street. However all of the old clearance signs for the traffic below which used to be dual measurements are being replaced with metric only signs. That's good to see. Stephen Gallagher P.S. The "+ 15" was built prior to metrication in Canada, and it has been around for so long that the name has become part of Calgary's identity. There's no way they'd change it to a more metric name. But that's OK, as far as I'm concerned. Here's a link to a map and facts about it http://content.calgary.ca/CCA/City+Living/Get+Around+Calgary/ Walking/Plus+15.htm 1
