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Introducing the brand new Blacksmith Showcase and Classic at the Calgary Stampede
by Madeline Babinec, communications advisor Guests at this year’s Stampede can take part in Blacksmith events all 10 days with the new Blacksmith Showcase and Classic. Here’s a premiere of what’s in store for you when you visit the blacksmith programs. During the three-day Blacksmith Classic competition and daily demonstrations at the Blacksmith Showcase, the blacksmiths…
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Pan Am Games Torch to Visit Calgary this Friday
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Mike Weir Miracle Golf Drive Raises $380,000 for Kids
Masters champ chooses Alberta Children’s Hospital as this year’s beneficiary Story and Photos by Kerri Robins CALGARY — Golfers swung into action to raise $380,000, including $50,000 raised at the juniors tournament, for pediatric care at the ninth annual Mike Weir Miracle Golf Drive for Kids at the Silver Springs Golf and Country Club here…
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FIFA: Bright Future Beckons Dejected Buchanan
It is hard to keep smiling when your dreams are dashed. Just ask the 54,000 people who had flocked to Vancouver’s BC Place Stadium on Saturday 27 June to cheer on their home heroes in the quarter-finals of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™, only for their hopes to be thwarted by the rock-like English back-line.…
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Captain Cal Wild Announced as First Beast Signed for 2015-16 Season
Buckle Up for a Wild Season, Beast Fans! Two-time ‘Man of the Year’ Headed Back to Brampton Brampton, ON – For the second season in a row, the Brampton Beast have announced returning forward and team captain Cal Wild as the first player of the 2015-16 Beast roster. “I’m excited to be back!” said Wild…
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Canada’s Fastest Sprinter Andre De Grasse Will Run At the Nationals In Edmonton
TrackTown Canada is pleased to confirm that Andre De Grasse, Canada’s fastest-ever sprinter, is to compete at the Canadian Track & Field Championships. From July 2nd to July 5th, Foote Field in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada will be a star-studded scene as De Grasse is joined by Canadian superstar athletes such as pole vaulter Shawn…
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BioSteel Sports and Basketball Alberta: A Slam Dunk Partnership!
Basketball is on the move in Canada. More people are playing and enjoying the game across the country than ever before. Canadian players are having unprecedented success in the NCAA and as professionals from the NBA to leagues in countries all around the world. Canadian colleges and universities are loaded with homegrown talent. High…
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2015 Okotoks Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
The Town of Okotoks, in conjunction with the Culture, Parks and Recreation (CPR) Committee, hosted the third annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Friday, June 19, 2015. Two special individuals were inducted into the Okotoks Hall of Fame in 2015: Greg Wedderburn – Sports: Community Builder Shirley Paradis – Arts and Culture: Community…
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Macleod MP John Barlow Raising Funds for Easter Seals Camp Horizon by Hosting the Inaugural RIDE TO HORIZON Cycling Event July 17/18, 2015
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Heart and Sole: Calgary teens host sneaker drive for Northern Alberta School
Upon learning that many kids in the aboriginal community of Chateh, Alberta played sports in socked feet, tenth-graders Breanne Bauer, Tanya Lui, and Savanna Jordan from William Aberhart High School were inspired by a recent community partnership to make a difference of their own. The students had been challenged through the Empowering Minds™ ConneX program to…
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Guy Weadick Days Results
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Peak Visits Sheldon Kennedy Advocacy Centre
Grade 8 and 9 students in FSD’s Peak Athletics Hockey Program at École Okotoks Junior High School paid a visit to the Centre in north west Calgary on June 12th – an opportunity created through a partnership with Mindful Athletics over the past two years. The boys were greeted by former NHL player and…
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“Kwikw” Pendant Celebrates Freedom and Equality During Women’s World Cup
VANCOUVER /CNW/ – 2010 Olympic Medal Designer Corrine Hunt’s “Kwikw” pendant celebrates equality, freedom and power. Coined “All is Fair in the Air,” the exquisite First Nations design features an eagle carrying a ball. “I support this campaign because soccer is good for everybody and equality, inclusion, and soccer is even better.” Proceeds from this…
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STIX Hockey Academy awards second annual scholarship at Drillers Ball
On Thursday, June 18, 2015, Oilfields High School held their annual Drillers Ball, which is a celebration of athletic achievement. It honours the athletic achievements of the students that played on an Oilfields High School sports team throughout the year. Leigh Bretzlaff, an Oilfields teacher and coach, says “Many of our athletes play on a…
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Canadian Association for Sport Heritage Appoints New President
The Canadian Association for Sport Heritage (C.A.S.H.) is a national association of institutions, organizations, and individuals dedicated to the preservation of Canada’s rich sports heritage. The Canadian Association for Sport Heritage is proud to announce the appointment of its new President, Donna Hateley, Managing Director of the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum (ASHFM)…
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