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Trent Johnson, centre, has been able to attract Jim Gray, left, and Mark Little, right, to invest in his startup.(Scott Dippel/CBC, Kyle Bakx/CBC)
Trent Johnson remembers the late 1990s when it was effortless to get wealthy Calgarians from the oilpatch to invest their money in the tech sector. At the time, oil prices had sunk to just $12 a barrel and the dot-com boom was underway with internet-related stocks skyrocketing in value. I was getting stopped on the street by people saying, How do I get into the tech sector? said Johnson, the founder of liveweb.io, which embeds live video messaging services directly into websites.
OPINION | The signs of a long-term recovery are taking hold in Calgary
We will play a significant part in solving today’s biggest global challenges cleaner energy, safe and secure food, improved transportation of people and goods and better health solutions, says Calgary Economic Development CEO Mary Moran.
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A world-famous annual rodeo that survived the Great Depression, two world wars and a devastating flood seven years ago was felled by a microscopic virus this year and will have a different look if it’s allowed to go forward in 2021.
Calgary Stampede president Dana Peers says planning is under way, with fingers crossed, to stage the celebration of cowboy life, which brings in a million visitors each year and gives the local economy a $282-million boost.
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The Calgary Stampede park is shown in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, April 23, 2020. The Calgary Stampede s board of directors cancelled the world-famous exhibition and rodeo this year because of COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh December 24, 2020 - 1:00 AM
CALGARY - A world-famous annual rodeo that survived the Great Depression, two world wars and a devastating flood seven years ago was felled by a microscopic virus this year and will have a different look if it s allowed to go forward in 2021.
Calgary Stampede president Dana Peers says planning is underway, with fingers crossed, to stage the celebration of cowboy life, which brings in a million visitors each year and gives the local economy a $282-million boost.
Stampede officials hopeful for 2021 comeback after world-famous rodeo felled by COVID-19
Stampede officials are working with Alberta Health Services and Calgary s Emergency Management Agency to find a way to hold it safely.
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Marcos Gloria wins the Bull Riding event during finals rodeo action at the Calgary Stampede on July 15, 2018.(Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)