CALGARY THEN, CALGARY NOW

Our city has changed a great deal since hosting the Olympics in 1988. Here’s a look at a few of those changes.

POPULATION

1988: 657,000 2018: 1.266 million

MAYOR

1988: Ralph Klein 2018: Naheed Nenshi

COST OF GAS PER LITRE

1988: 41 cents 2018: $1.08 range

COST OF MILK PER LITRE

1988: 99 cents 2018: $1.95 range

AVERAGE BASKET OF GOODS AND SERVICES

1988: $100 2018: $201

CITY’S ASSESSMENT BASE

1988: $17.6 billion 2018: $300 billion-range

AVERAGE PRICE OF DETACHED HOUSE

1988: $90,000-range 2018: $545,834

CALGARY FLAMES

1988: En route to being season’s top NHL club 2018: Experiencing an upand-down season

BIGGEST SELLING ALBUM

1988: Faith by George Michael

2018: Man of the Woods by Justin Timberlake

GOLDEN GLOBES’ BEST FILM

1988: Rain Man

2018: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

COST OF A STAMP

1988: 37 cents 2018: $1.00