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A Day at the Museum

Jul 19, 2016 Lynette d'Arty-Cross 11 Comments

Recently, M and I spent a day at the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, looking at the work of some of Canada’s most famous artists. If you click on the pictures, you can get a better view of the paintings. I realise that they’re not the best photos; I took them with my cell phone. Continue reading A Day at the Museum →

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Calgary’s Class Act

Jul 5, 2013 Lynette d'Arty-Cross 6 Comments

Program for 1912 Calgary Exhibition and Stampe... — Program for 1912 Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, front cover (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Two weeks ago, Calgary, home of the Stampede, the world’s biggest rodeo, was inundated by flood waters. If you saw any of the coverage on television or Youtube or if you live there, then you know what it was like. Other nearby communities were also flooded, especially High River, which was hit particularly hard. Four people died and the property damage has been astronomical.

Mayor Neheed Nenshi’s skills as a leader were tested in a big way, and he succeeded in a big way. His calm, common sense approach to all the work that needed to be done established a calm, common sense method for dealing with the situation. As a result, there was very little crime or idiocy and people helped each other wherever and whenever they could. All the first responders and City of Calgary employees knocked themselves out.

Today, Calgary begins its 127th Stampede. The last two weeks have been a hard slog to get ready for it. Some of it had to be scaled back because of water damage, but the show is going ahead, as usual.

Calgary has managed to pull through this disaster with grit, determination, dignity and respect.

Happy Stampede, Calgary! You’re a class act.

Calgary Mayor Nenshi Set The Bar (netnewsledger.com)
Stampede to kick off with parade through flood-hit neighbourhoods (ctvnews.ca)

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Keep Hanging in there, Calgary

Jun 23, 2013 Lynette d'Arty-Cross 7 Comments

Right now, Calgary is enduring a very serious flood, as are a number of smaller communities near Calgary, such as High River, Canmore and Banff. Southern Alberta is also being flooded – the South Saskatchewan river through Medicine Hat will peak some time tomorrow morning.

There has been loss of life and the damage to property has been monumental.

Calgary and the other communities are hanging in there, though. Calgary is still planning to go ahead with the Stampede which is due to start two weeks from now.

Makes me feel petty for having whined about my wet basement and also reminds me to be grateful for what I have.

I’m thinking of all of you and wishing you the best.