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Imagination, though, is what most of us have long had to rely on, as this rarefied part of the venerable old building has for more than a century been the sole purview of political leaders, royalty, celebrities and the wealthy. All that’s changed, at least for the month of July, as the Fairmont Gold Lounge will be accessible to regular folks for what is being billed as an “elevated Stampede experience.”
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Watching over a recent preview evening of his brainchild, the Palliser’s executive chef Eraj Jayawickreme is convinced that’s exactly what Calgarians are looking for this Stampede as we emerge from a global pandemic, many having halted their discretionary spending and in the mood for something a little more luxurious than the usual barn party.
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On May 17, 2006, Capt. Nichola Goddard had just made history. In the last hours of a battle with the Taliban west of Kandahar in Afghanistan, Goddard and her team had executed high explosive and illumination fire missions in support of Canadian troop manoeuvres against a known enemy â the first time a Canadian soldier had done so since the Korean War more than 50 years earlier.
However, a chance ricochet of shrapnel struck Goddard in the back of the head on May 17, killing the Calgary soldier instantly. Capt. Goddard became the first combat-certified female Canadian soldier to die in a combat role.
Author of the article: Valerie Fortney
Publishing date: May 06, 2021 • 5 hours ago • 4 minute read •
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He’s got an amazing eye, impeccable taste and the gift of gab. So it seemed inevitable that Alykhan Velji would become an interior designer/fashion and design spokesperson and a nationally renowned one at that.
“I’ve always had that creative bug in me,” says the ebullient 40-year-old, known as Aly to friends and clients, in a recent phone interview. “I grew up loving arts, arts and crafts and fashion.”
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