Penguins heading west as Montreal Biodôme closes for renovations

They may be flightless birds, but next month, five of this city’s penguins will be defying nature to fly to Alberta.
The emperor penguins will board a plane and fly as cargo to Calgary, where they will be temporarily housed in that city’s zoo while Montreal’s Biodôme undergoes extensive renovations. 
Starting next Tuesday, the zoo/museum that replicates four different ecosystems in the shadow of the Olympic Stadium will be closed for 14 months. Most of the animals ho