Calgary News Watch

Have you ever been to a Calgary Flames home game and seen someone that you saw in the crowd along side yourself, to finally see them doing something that interacts with the team? Have you ever wondered how these individuals get these once in a lifetime opportunities to spend time with the players or do something out of the ordinary at a Calgary Flames home game?

If so then your in for a treat, to learn how to take a ride on a famous zamboni, or how to propose to that special someone at a home game in front of thousands of people at a sold out Pengrowth Saddledome? Read the rest of this article »

As many of you know the Calgary Stampede plays host to many exciting fun filled events for the whole family on a year round basis. However, some individuals think that the grounds of the stampede need a new facelift. This means that there will be jobs created and alot of work to be performed on the Calgary stomping ground. Backed by the federal government and local authorities, the Calgary Stampede will be receiving a whopping settlement for these upgrades. $53 million to be exact.

When it comes to expansion, it just doesn’t happen overnight. With the months and years that it has taken to plan these events, timing played a beneficial part in the expansion. Read the rest of this article »

July 5, 2007 - The Arthritis Society – Alberta/NWT Division, Instead of accepting gifts for his ninth birthday, Ethan Hobbs made the unselfish request that his friends give him money, which he later donated to The Arthritis Society

Ethan and his mother Elsa, dropped by the Calgary office of The Arthritis Society unannounced on July 3 with more than $350 collected from Ethan’s birthday party.

“I wanted to donate to The Arthritis Society so that parents could know about arthritis and what happens,” said the nine-year-old. “I want people to feel better.”

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