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Bill Brooks: A celebration of Sharon Carry's extraordinary leadership at Bow...
After almost two decades leading Alberta’s largest and fastest growing community college, Sharon Carry will be retiring from her position as president and CEO of Bow Valley College. Such a magnificent...
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Bill Brooks: The Force is with the Candy Cane Gala
Surely the best way to get into the Christmas spirit is by attending the annual Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation (ACHF) Candy Cane Gala. This year, the 10th annual held Dec 1 in the BMO Centre at...
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Bill Brooks: Here's to the ladies who lunch
One of your faithful social scribe’s favourite events of the Christmas season is the Children’s Hospital Aid Society (CHAS) Annual Holiday Luncheon. Sure, it’s great to be one of a handful of guys...
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Bill Brooks: Calgary Prostate Cancer Centre Christmas reception
There’s no doubt 2016 has proved challenging for the not-for-profit sector. So too the Calgary Prostate Cancer Centre (PCC) which relies solely on donor dollars and events in order to provide the...
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Bill Brooks: A look back at 2016
Two things became strikingly evident as your faithful social scribe poured through hundreds of pictures to select a handful for these Year in Review pages. One: I know now why I am always tired (some...
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Bill Brooks: Elvis rocks the house for the Owen Hart Foundation
The annual Owen Hart Foundation fundraiser has seen comedic greats the likes of Jerry Seinfeld, Howie Mandel, Bob Newhart, Robin Williams, David Steinberg, Steve Martin, Dane Cook and Martin Short, to...
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Bill Brooks: Tourism Calgary Open House great way to start 2017
For your faithful social scribe, there can be no better place on earth in which to live than our beloved city. Sure, if I had a ton of dough, I would love to spend summers in the south of France and...
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Bill Brooks: PSAC gala keeps STARS in the sky
The Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC) proudly held its 23rd annual STARS & SPURS Gala Jan 21 at the BMO Centre. The gala has raised more than $13 million for the Shock Trauma Air...
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Bill Brooks: Herald Christmas Fund helps thousands
Christmas came twice for 12 invaluable charities. December 25, of course, and then again Jan 31 as proceeds raised through the 2016 Herald Christmas Fund were given out at a mid-morning reception held...
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Bill Brooks: Trekkies delight at exhibition opening
A nasty winter storm certainly didn’t dampen the attendance-nor enthusiasm- as hundreds of guests attended the opening night gala of Telus Spark’s Star Trek: The Starfleet Academy Experience....
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Bill Brooks: Chinese New Year Gala celebrates Year of the Rooster
Celebration was the order of the evening as Calgary’s Chinese community gathered with friends and colleagues at the Regency Palace Restaurant to welcome the Year of the Rooster. The Year of the...
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Bill Brooks: Flames Foundation wins big at poker tournament
Economic challenges certainly didn’t dampen the attendance-nor dollars raised at The Calgary Flames Ambassadors 12th annual Flames Ambassadors Celebrity Poker Tournament held recently at the Grey Eagle...
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Bill Brooks: Third time the charm for Heart Truth Calgary
Here’s a fact I suspect many of you do not know. Women are more likely than men to die of a heart attack or stroke. The good news is that if women put their own health first by making lifestyle...
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Bill Brooks: Calgary Opera's Valentine Ball shares the love
Love was the theme of Calgary Opera’s Valentine Ball held Feb 11 in the Crystal Ballroom at the Fairmont Palliser. As Calgary Opera general director and CEO Bob McPhee noted ” It is often said that...
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Bill Brooks: Highland Military Ball Grand indeed
The 68th Grand Highland Military Ball-held Feb 25 at the Calgary Hyatt Regency-was the most successful in the Regiment’s history. Since 1910, the Regiment of The Calgary Highlanders has served in...
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Bill Brooks: Brookman wows 'em at St. Mary's University President's Dinner
He’s one of the most gregarious chaps you could ever hope to meet. And funny. A great raconteur. And a community leader and philanthropist extraordinaire. George Brookman, founder of West Canadian...
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Bill Brooks: Immigrants honoured at awards gala
Celebration was the order of the evening Mar 10 as hundreds of guests gathered at the Westin to honour the incredible achievements of Calgary-based immigrants. The Immigrants of Distinction Awards also...
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Bill Brooks: Rivers, lakes and streams benefit from dinner and auction
If you think Canada is awash (pardon the pun) in clean, fresh water, think again. Unabated development over the years coupled with foolish policies (Montreal dumping tons of sewage into the St....
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Bill Brooks: Celebrating all things Irish at St. Patrick's Day celebration
Let’s face it. We can all use a bit of good cheer these days. Thanks to the super folks at Boyden Calgary, the preeminent executive search firm chose to bring back its legendary Guinness & Green...
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Bill Brooks: Vehicles and Violins Gala – the perfect tune up
For lovers of shiny new cars and trucks, beautiful music and awesome auction items- all the while supporting invaluable not-for-profit organizations, An Evening of Vehicles and Violins Gala ticks all...
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