In December of last year, it was reported that Albertans slip and fall at three times the rate of those in Ontario. Based on statistics collected by the Canadian Institute for Health Information, it was calculated that the province saw an average of 42.3 hospitalizations per 100,000 people for the five years between 2011 and…
Mirage Landscaping has been providing professional Calgary commercial snow removal services for three generations. Our family-owned company specializes in snow removal for businesses in these southeast Calgary districts and communities: Auburn Bay, Chaparral, Chaparral Valley, Copperfield, Cranston, Douglasdale, Heritage Pointe, Lake Bonavista, Mahogany, McKenzie Lake, Mackenzie Towne, Maple Ridge, New Brighton, Odgen/Lynwood/Millican, Parkland, Riverbend, Sundance, Walden,…
Home winter preparation should include several tasks, including having your furnace inspected, turning off the water to outside faucets, sealing air leaks, and cleaning your chimney. But aside from dragging our shovels and snow blowers out of wherever they have been hidden for the summer, a lot of people don’t do anything to prepare their…
Getting rid of Calgary’s snowfall is back-breaking work. Last year we saw unprecedented amounts fall on the city, and although we at Mirage love our job as snow removal services professionals, we hope this year won’t be quite as bad. Although we have tons of heavy-duty equipment to help with the big jobs, such as…
This week warmed up quite a bit, which is great news! Hardly any of us had enough time to get our fall clean up done before we had a massive amount of snow fall on the city. For a little while there it seemed as though that would be it until the spring. But thankfully…
Last winter was a very bad one in Calgary for slip and fall accidents. A CBC article dated Dec. 26, 2017 and titled, “Falls on ice seriously injure Albertans at triple the rate of people in Ontario,” states that Alberta saw 42.3 hospitalizations per 100,000 people between 2011 and 2016 because of a slip and…
Given our short spring and summer season, plus extremely harsh winters, making things grow in Calgary is very, very hard. Many of us put a lot of time, effort, and money into making our properties look good in this tough climate. At Mirage Landscaping, we are big fans of the benefits of mulch as one…
At this time of year we all need to schedule two very important tasks for our properties: a fall clean-up and an irrigation blow out. A good fall clean-up will save you a lot of time and effort in the spring, get your green space started off on the right foot, plus help stave off the…
Whether you own a commercial or residential property, there are a lot of good reasons to schedule a fall clean up. In fact, it might be one of the best things you can do for your yard or green space. We have three generations worth of experience working in southeast Calgary, and can attest to…
Mirage is a Calgary landscaping company that works through all four seasons. During the winter we perform snow removal services for commercial and residential clients. In the spring we are busy with clean up services including power raking, aerating and fertilizing. During the summer we are keeping up with mowing and trimming your grass weekly…