Tag: Giddy-Up & Go-Deo

  • Kick off – Alberta and Calgary Stampede

    Check out this video from Musical Ride members and Brothers Cst. Derek Quilley with his horse Cybil and Cst. Matthew Quilley with his horse Bentley, at the Musical Ride Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, before leaving for the Stampede. The Quilley brothers are from Red Deer.               The Musical Ride…

  • Bar U Ranch Roundup of Memories

    Entertainment around the campfire Local ranchers, historians, poets and musicians will honour the cowboy way of life at the Bar U Ranch National Historic Site on Sunday, July 20th. Gather at the round-up camp for an afternoon of western entertainment featuring local ranchers, historians, poets and musicians. Savour the memories as you enjoy the crackling…

  • Stage by Stage Routes Announced for Canada’s Largest Professional Cycling Stage Race

    EDMONTON, Alberta – The exact course routes and profiles for each stage of the Tour of Alberta, presented by ATB Financial, were announced today. The race, scheduled for September 2 – 7, 2014 will feature more than 700 kilometers of racing from Calgary to Edmonton and features a host of varying terrain. “We’ve reversed the…

  • Chuckwagon Standings After Night 6 – July 9th 2014

    What a difference a night makes! 1st – Layne MacGillivray – ATB Financial 2nd – Vern Nolin – Dentons Canada 3rd – Wayne Knight – Weatherford Completions 4th – Jamie Laboucane – Rolling Mix Concrete 5 – Rae Croteau – Ranchman’s Cookhouse & Dancehall 6 – Jason Glass – MJ’s Water Hauling Co. Ltd. 7…

  • Stampede Update: July 9th Rodeo Wrap Up

    Calgary Stampede Morgan Grant is typically a pretty happy guy. But he was over the moon Wednesday afternoon at the Calgary Stampede. As the only cowboy to qualify in two events in 2014, Grant earned himself a sizeable payday by placing in the tie-down roping, and then winning first in the steer wrestling with a…

  • Parks Day 2014 ~ Two Great Places to Celebrate!

    Waterton Lakes National Park and Bar U Ranch National Historic Site (Parks Canada) is offering you two great southern Alberta places to celebrate Parks Day this year. Join us on Saturday, July 19th at Waterton Lakes National Park or Bar U Ranch National Historic Site. At Bar U Ranch, you can have a ‘dam’ good…

  • High River Celebrated Canada Day in Newly Restored George Lane Park

    The River City Car Club held their annual Christmas in July in the park with all funds raised going to Rowen House. There were plenty of nice rides on the ball diamond and adjoining parking lot. Councillors Emile Blockland, Cathy Couey and Don Moore served up birthday cake after we sang O’ Canada at the…

  • Canada Day in Waterton

    Canada Day in Waterton was a major success! Families from all over joined us to help celebrate Canada Day. The day started off with a bike parade, followed by the singing of the national anthem, a barbeque, and family fun activities. Over 400 people came out to celebrate. A big thank you to all our…