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15.07.2022 / 20:41

Chuckwagon horse euthanized after Calgary Stampede race

Calgary Stampede said a chuckwagon horse was injured during a race.The horse belonged to Grimshaw, Alta., rider, Cody Risdale. Changes to chuckwagon races at Calgary Stampede may reduce tragedy on the track After a veterinary assessment, the owner decided to euthanize the horse.New protocols are in place for the 2022 Stampede after six horses were killed back in 2019.

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Delta COVID-19 variant cases are rising, prompting caution on reopening plans

COVID-19 pandemic.“I’m hoping people see that we’re doing things responsibly but it’s still going to be a lot of fun,” Steve McDonough, president and chairman of the Stampede board, told Global News.The parade won’t be downtown this year, and the event will reflect all current public health guidance, he said, but the Stampede will go ahead. Doctors’ group concerned about Calgary Stampede, major corporate partner won’t take part Other provinces are cautiously reopening too, allowing outdoor dining, some shopping and other limited gatherings.

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COVID-19: Doctors’ group concerned about Calgary Stampede, major corporate partner won’t take part

Calgary Stampede getting the conditional green light to go ahead amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, some are concerned the event could become one of the greatest superspreaders of the novel coronavirus that the province has ever seen.In an open letter to Premier Jason Kenney on Thursday, the Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association, which includes Alberta’s former chief medical officer of health Dr.

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Concern, anger over Calgary Stampede plans to go ahead

There is concern and frustration after the Calgary Stampede said it is continuing to move ahead with planning its summer event. Christa Dao has more on some of those concerns, and what those in support have to say.

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COVID-19: Party scaled back, but the piper still plays Happy Birthday for Calgarian celebrating her 100th

Woman celebrates 100 years of being good with a birthday in jail “I’ll have you know I met the queen, (at) The (Calgary) Stampede (in) 1950,” Lindstrom said. “She wasn’t queen yet, but we met her — it was great, it was wonderful.”Lindstrom was part of rodeo royalty: her husband Wally earned a spot in the Canadian Rodeo Hall of Fame, after winning several championships as a cowboy competing around North America during the 1940s.“We lived in a tent.

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With Calgary Stampede cancelled due to COVID-19, volunteers find new way to serve their city

#UnitedApart Basic Needs Round-Up on Saturday, July 11. Businesses reliant on Calgary Stampede suffering this week Volunteers will be driving around the city picking up donations of food and other essentials, like toiletries, diapers and cleaning supplies.“Any community group that we can help support in this time of need I think it’s important for us to be part of,” Calgary Stampede president Dana Peers said Tuesday.“This year, there’s no Stampede.

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Businesses reliant on Calgary Stampede suffering this week

Calgary Stampede to fuel their bottom line. Because the event is cancelled this year due to COVID-19, those businesses are feeling a big impactSmithbilt Hats has a long-standing history dating back to 1919.

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Drag queens dance in Calgary park to drum up Stampede spirit

Stampede spirit forging ahead in Calgary despite COVID-19 Trevor Gray, a.k.a. Mona Moore, hosted the two-hour show from his backyard, which spills into Lindsay Park, removing a corset while lip-syncing “Redneck Woman.”Under regular circumstances, queens would be very “booked and blessed” right now, Gray said.

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First-ever Calgary Stampede drive-thru pancake breakfast puts the boots to COVID-19 gloom

2020 Calgary Stampede cancelled for first time in over 100 years amid COVID-19 But the 2020 version is drive-thru — a hard-to-imagine change for Calgarians who have been socializing over pancakes for years.“We love it,” said Stampede Caravan Committee chair Chris Haywood. “Our smiles are just as big as everyone else’s.

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Stampede spirit forging ahead in Calgary despite COVID-19

coronavirus safety measures, but the Stampede spirit remains strong in the hearts of many across the city.Carla Crews and Curtis Burkevitch have never missed a Stampede as long as they’ve called the city home.“I can’t think of a year where I haven’t done something, so it’s unusual that it’s not going on,” said Crews.So, when local photographers began offering free front porch Stampede photo sessions, the couple signed up right away. Family Porchraits has already captured dozens of western-themed family snapshots and plans to keep going all summer long.“We wanted to celebrate it some way, so the thought was, we can bring Stampede to homes across Calgary with our team of photographers,” said Aaron Kerr, the company’s owner.Last year, the

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Globe-galloping cowboy Filipe Masetti Leite to ride into Calgary after 8-year journey

Calgary Stampede.Filipe Masetti Leite, 33, was originally going to lead the 2020 Calgary Stampede Parade before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth. 2020 Calgary Stampede cancelled for first time in over 100 years amid COVID-19 After the event was cancelled, Masetti Leite was named the honourary Stampede Parade marshal.

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Calgary Stampede announces globe-galloping cowboy as honorary 2020 parade marshal

A Brazilian cowboy who will soon become only the third person in the world to cross the Americas on horseback is the honorary Calgary Stampede parade marshal for 2020, despite the event being cancelled.

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Stampede will continue to plan for 2021

Dana Peers, president and chairman of the Board for the Calgary Stampede, says the organization will continue to plan for the future amid the cancellation of the 2020 edition of the event.

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Calgary Stampede lays off 80% of workforce due to COVID-19

The Calgary Stampede is laying off 80 per cent of its workforce to take action during what it calls an “unprecedented halt in activity” because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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