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So when last year the Calgary Stampede was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jeffrey Arndt turned to his white cowboy hat for solace â not only for himself but for anyone else who might be feeling down.
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âStampede went away, but its spirit didnât have to,â says the 25-year-old Manitoba transplant, who works as a science guide at Telus Spark.
âI wore it throughout what should have been the 10 days of the 2020 Calgary Stampede, but then I decided to keep wearing it into the fall, winter and spring,â adds Arndt, who worked as a grandstand guest ambassador at the Stampede during his first couple of years in Calgary. âIt made people smile, especially kids. It felt like I was wearing a lifestyle on top of my head.â