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<BR><BR><B>Background Information</B>
<BR>The Italians decent into Calgary primarily began in 1910 through 1912 when the economic boom was beginning and Calgary became an important regional center for Pacific Railways.  The first settlement was mainly on the First, Second and Third Avenues of the Bridgeland community and also in the Hillhurst/Sunnyside district.

<BR><BR><B>Interesting Facts</B>
<BR>Gallelli Construction was one of the many small businesses that Italian families opened and this provided many Italian immigrants with their first jobs in Calgary.  To this day many construction companies are owned by Italians and have many Italian workers.  Italians are known for their innovative design in many industrial areas and they bring these innovations into the culture of our city.  The Calgary Italian Club just celebrated its 50th anniversary and is a very important Italian landmark in Calgary.  The Italian culture in Calgary is very closely knitted and a lot of their time is spent with other people of Italian heritage.

<BR><BR><B>Italian Families</B>
<BR>In Italy, families follow many traditions and those families also bring some of those traditions into the Calgary culture.  In Italy a family is expected to eat together around the dinner table and many families do just that even though Calgary culture has proved that most people have too busy of schedules to do such things.  The sport of soccer has always brought Italians close together because of the pride they have for their national soccer team.  A juventus sports club was started in Calgary in 1957 and is the oldest organized sports club within Calgary.

<BR><BR><B>Italian Food</B>
<BR>Italians are very well known for their cuisine and pasta is a very popular dish in Calgary even at non-Italian restaurants.  The first Italian restaurant in Calgary was “Isle of Capri” and it was opened in the early 1950 and owned by Luca Carloni who was a very important man in the development of the Calgary Italian culture.  Here is an Italian recipe for Insalata Caprese. 

<BR><BR><B>Ingredients </B>
Red, ripe tomatoes 
Bocconcini (soft mozzarella, available at Italian delis) 
Fresh basil leaves 
Olive oil 
Salt and pepper 
<BR><BR><B>Preparation </B>
 Slice tomatoes and bocconcini. Arrange on a platter so that the slices alternate red and white to form a circle. If you have extras you can make another circle of tomatoes and cheese inside the bigger circle. Place the basil leaves over the tomatoes and mozzarella so you can clearly see the red, green and white colours. These are the colours of the Italian flag. Sprinkle with olive oil and grind black pepper over the salad. Add salt. 
Buon appetito

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