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Brooks: Distinguished Business Leader Award presented to Guy Turcotte
The Distinguished Business Leader Award, co-presented by the Haskayne School of Business and the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, has recognized outstanding leaders in the Calgary business community since...
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Brooks: Wretched weather challenges PARKShow 2018
As the proverbial saying goes, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” And lemons were certainly what was dealt to PARKShow 2018 organizers. Had Mother Nature not been so unco-operative, PARK...
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Brooks: Stampede style fun and philanthropy
What a delight to see so many people in such great spirits. Stampede has a way of doing that. Your faithful social scribe has had the pleasure of attending and covering myriad events and have...
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Brooks: And that's a wrap — one last look at Stampede 2018 events
Stampede 2018 was one of the best 10-plus days we’ve seen for a number of years. Picture-perfect weather, increased attendance year over year and a plethora of celebrations ensured a great time. And as...
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Brooks: Calgary International Airport partners with Paul Brandt organization
#NotInMyCity is a movement which was successfully launched by country music star and community advocate Paul Brandt under his Buckspring Foundation in July 2017. The focus of the movement is to raise...
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Brooks: Business leaders honoured at awards gala
Running a business is not for the faint of heart. And to do so successfully — especially in challenging economic times — is a skill worthy of the highest praise. The Leaders Awards, now in its 11th...
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Brooks: Lobster cook-off supports Inn From the Cold
One would not normally associate a lobster cooking competition with an emergency family shelter. But thinking outside the box proved the way to go as five top chefs cooked up more than 200 lobsters to...
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Brooks: Banff Centre Midsummer Ball Weekend nets more than $1 million
Your faithful social scribe has had the distinct pleasure of attending and covering hundreds upon hundreds of events in my 25-plus years on the circuit. Some are great. Some, meh. But my absolute...
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Brooks: Remington Golf Classic huge win for Prostate Cancer Centre
Unfortunately, there are far too many corporations and not-for-profits in our fair city battling either flat or declining revenues and donations year over year. Blessedly, Calgary’s Prostate Cancer...
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Brooks: Unity and Uniform celebrates true meaning of inclusion
It’s more than a bit puzzling that, for the second year in a row, members of the Calgary Police service were banned from marching in uniform in the Calgary Pride Parade even though the men and women in...
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Brooks: Pride kickoff bash supports HIV Community Link
It’s rare indeed for your faithful social scribe to cover an event and not know many of the guests in attendance. The WERK-presented Kickoff to Pride event held Aug. 31 at The Palace Theatre was one...
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Brooks: TD Bank shows its Pride
In celebration of Calgary Pride, TD Bank and BassBus hosted the second annual Pride Block Party at containR Sept 28. Performances by Neighbour, DJ MollyFi and The Diva Drag Show ensured all in...
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Brooks: Drag and food served up at Sashay Fillet
Unique would be the best way to describe Sashay Fillet — a fun and cheeky pairing of drag queens and local chefs for a competition-style merging of food and drag. Hot on the heels of Eat North’s...
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Brooks: Time to put the garden to bed for the winter
The winter that wouldn’t end. Record-breaking heat. Avocado-sized hail. Hazardous air quality indices above 10. The only thing Mother Nature didn’t throw at us was a plague of locusts. The 2018...
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Brooks: The Beat Goes On Gala hits all the right notes
The Palomino Room at the BMO Centre was rocking Sept. 8 as more than 500 guests gathered to support the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta’s fifth annual The Beat Goes On Gala, featuring...
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Brooks: Patients big winners at Alberta Cancer Foundation Golf Classic
The long-standing Don LaBerge Memorial Golf Classic joined forces with Golf for the Cure in memory of Janice E. Crist to kick off the first Alberta Cancer Foundation Golf Classic in 2017. Fast forward...
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Brooks: Women for Men's Health Gala launch at Hotel Arts
Listen up Mother Nature. I’ve got a bone to pick with you. Not only did you create the postponement of the Hull in One golf tournament, but you made organizers of the Women for Men’s Health pool party...
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Brooks: Inclement weather no match for Hull
Mother Nature’s early gift of winter caused the postponement of the 9th annual Hull in One Golf Classic originally scheduled for Sept. 13 at Heritage Pointe Golf Club. Nonetheless, thanks to the...
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Brooks: Golden Seed reception supports Mustard Seed Gala
The Mustard Seed’s annual gala would not be the enormous success it is — and has been — were it not for a select group of like-minded individuals who support it through their Golden Seed initiative....
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Brooks: Lady Grey Tea at Lougheed House re-visits gentile era
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could revisit a time when things were more gentile and refined? A select group of ladies did just that recently as they gathered Sept. 13 at Lougheed House to support The Lady...
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