After three years of construction, the west leg of the Calgary LRT system will commence service Dec. 10.

"You'll notice if you tour the west line that there's many, many workers out there still patching up some of the surface works that need to be done but with respect to the rail lines and the stations they are substantially complete, they've been turned over to Calgary Transit and Calgary Transit are doing their testing as we speak,"

Nestled beside Shaw Millennium Park along the new West LRT line, the Mewata Armoury and Drill Hall is a one-of-a-kind building in Calgary's inner city.

The word "Mewata" is said to be derived from the Cree word for 'O be joyful' or 'to be happy'. With construction beginning 1915 and a completion date of 1918, the structure was the brainchild of architect Thomas W. Fuller.

There's another new bridge coming to town with a $25 million price tag and a fall 2013 completion date.

Much like the highly publicized Peace Bridge to the west, this new bridge is also set to span the banks of the Bow River, this time connecting Calgary's East Village to St. Patrick's Island and then onto the community of Bridgeland.