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Commune fad
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One in 'four young people,
ages 14 through 25, polled by
the Institute of Life Insurance
in 1972 said he had either
tried or expected to try com-
munal living.
In 1974, the proportion
dropped to one in five. -
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of Calgry, Alberta. Among tourist attractions in the city are the pioneer townsite of Heri-
tage Park, the Horseman's Hall of Fame, the Calgary Zoo, and, of course, the famous Cal-
gary Stampede, (Canadian Governfnent Office of Tourism Photo).
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Calgary celebrates a century
By Marion Morrison
The people of Calgary love
parties. And, as anyone who has
ever attended the famous Cal-
gary Stampede can verify, they
know how to throw them.
With a centennial as an excuse
and a full 12 months to celebrate,
1975 should be quite a year.
It was in 1875 that a North West
Mounted Police detachment set
up camp at the junction of the
Bow and Elbow rivers in what is
now the province of Alberta. Un-
til the group of 50 new recruits
arrived at the flat piece of ground
in the foothills„ of the Canadian
Rockies, it had been used by
Cree, Stoney, Sarcee and Black-
foot Indians as a camping
ground:
Those were troubled times in
western Canada. Native tribes
were dv�ndling as a result of
wars. Buf alo herds were vanish-
ing as more and. more settlers
moved west. The police had come
to bring law and order to an un-
tamed land.
Now, 100 years later, Calgary
has a population of close to
425,000 mostly law-abiding citi-
zens, and is the second largest
city in Alberta. Thanks largely to
a thriving petroleum industry it
is also one of Canada's richest
cities.
Year-long centennial' celebra-
tions and projects are now under
way and will continue unabated
until December 31. An official
calendar of events has been pub-
lished and it's packed—sports,
music, theatre, competitions of
various kinds, teas, festivals,
bazaars, picnics, exhibitions and
dances.
In additin, a number of cen-
tennial projects are in the works.
One is to restore Fort Calgary.
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The original 32 -acre site, just
minutes away from the heart of
the city, has been recovered from
the Canadian National Railway.
The old fort was built two weeks
after the arrival of the Mounties.
"Our first sight of this lovely
spot," wrote one of them, "was
one never to be forgotten and one
to which only a poet could do
justice. It was by far the most
beautiful spot we iiad seen since
coming west." The restoration,
destined to be one of western
Canada's most interesting histo-
ric parks, is now 'in progress and
will be completed in mid -1976.
• A series of publications re-
lating to various aspects of the
history of Calgary comprises
anothe�rr important' project. Top-
ics -6overed include: Calgary
pioneer days, churches, city
services and early-busi'hesses
c tly johh#ed fogether in a centen-
nial campaign to make their city
more beautiful. Girl Guides and
Brownies have planted trees. The
Rotary Club is working on a mini -
park on the downtown Mall. Its
main 'feature will " be a 20 -foot
clock designed in_' light and
colored rocks. The Dutch _com-
munity in Calgary is donating a
carillon. Upp 100' acres of new
parkland' and planned and the
provincial government has pro-
vided $500,000 to plant 5,000 trees
in the .downtown core.
Annual events this, year will
have a special centennial flavor.
To many people the word Cal-
gary suggests Stampede. The
1975 Greatest Outdoor Show on
Earth, as it is billed, is bound to
be one of the liveliest ever staged.
It takes place July 3 to 12. Rodeo
events include bronco busting,
steer wrestling, wild cow milking
and chuckwagon races. Other
popular features are the grand-
stand show, a mldway and exhi-
bits.
Calgary's Stampede history
began in 1912 with Guy 'Weadick,
a cowboy from Wyoming. He
wanted to stage a rodeo of inter-
national championship calibre
and decided that Calgary was the
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A
pNalce- lie outlined MS plan 'to the
local citizens .and they bought it.
Needless to say there have been
no regrets. -
Another popular sutntnurtxlt e
even in Calgary is- the Mtigt e
Car Rally. The Alberta Antique
Auto Club will conduct the Cal-
gary Centennial Tour 'ys from
July 16 to 25. Several tours with
1,000 or more participating
vehicles are expected to con-
verge on the city for the rally.
On November 23, the Grey Cup
game, Canada's .annual football
classic will be played in Calgary.
The Calgary Grey Cup Commit-
tee promises a festive program.
Centennial celebrations aside,
Calgary is always an interesting
city for visitors.
Nobody should miss Heritage
Park, a delightful spot for adults
and children. Here you can see'
town life in the Canadian west
from the fur trading era up to the
First World War. Buildings come
from Manitoba, British Colum-
bia, south from the United States
and, of course, Calgary. This is a
park for doing as well as seeing.
Ride a steam railroad, a horse-
drawn ' street car or a paddle
steamer►. Eat penny candy and
country -baked bread.
Other points of interest are: the
Calgary Tower, a concrete struc-
turerising 626 feet above the city
and featuring a revolving restau-
rant; the Glenbow-Alberta Art
Gallery, with its collection of
works relating to the history of
the west as well as cofrtemporary
artists; the Centennial Planeta-
rium, built for Canada's 1967 cen-
tennial ,. Dinosaur Park and the
Horseman's Hall of Fame.
During the 10 years following
1875, Fort Calgary was nothing
more than an isolated police and
trading post, a centre for traders,
hunters, prospectors and . the
rossroads—Ma $r )197$x'
Agricultural Tidbits
With Adrian W
Some interesting statistics
'came my attention retarding
farm costs. They showed that a
farm inputs are up, fertilizers
leading with an increase of 41 per
cent. Only one cost factor isdawn
from the same month a year ago
and that, curiously enough, is one
that is produced by farmers.
While the livestock farmer may
have some short term relief be-
cause of lower feed prices, this
comes out of the pockets of the
cash -crop farmer who gets less
for his grain. One feed ingredient
that didn't go down is Minerals
and vitamins, and this, of course,
is not produced on the farm. It
shows clearly that everyone has
some sort of income insurance
but the farmer.
You may have read in the news
occasional rancher. It was not
until the railway arrived in' 1883
that the town really began to
grow. That plus the lure of free
homesteads brought an influx of
settlers from all parts of the
world.
A ranching industry developed
and Calgary became known as
the "cow town" of the Canadian
west, exemplified today in the
city's civic trademark, the white
S etton hat. By 1894 it was a city.
iscovery of oil just south of
th city.in Turner Valley in 1914
be an a new era of growth and
prosperity which persists today.
For further information about
Calgary's centennial year con-
tact the Canadian Government
Office of Tourism, 150 Kent
Street, Ottawa, -Canada K1A 0H6.
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that the Ontario: ►Faro :a
Agriculture wants something,
done In this regard, Vie
some govornment a . ,ista !e *e -
get the ball rolling, and, the vast
majority of fanners who have
been polled so far, support 1e
farm income insurance plan,. It,
simply stated, says that 'the
farmer, with the .help lig the
government, ahould,'id, !.
fund In times of higtu paces ate'
pay old of i if prices fall below
the cost of prodh tion level,
To show the difference in the
way a farmer sells hisproducts
from the way an .urban bOSinefOr
man does, Mrs. Joan Sadelinai
of Blyth sent me the following:
"A 'fanner 3ought a new car after
spending a lot- of time pricing
them. By, coincidence, a.few days
later, the dealer who sold the car"
appeared at bis farm gate rid
wanted to buy a cow for hislie0y'
farm. The farmer quickly write
out the following and banged it, to
the deader: Basic cow .$200; two-
tone exterior $45; extra stomach
$75; prodirce storage compart-
ment $60; dispensing device (4
at $10 mph) $40; genuine cowhide
upholstery $125; automatic fly
swatter $35; dual horns$15; plus
tax and delivery $595. Total
charge $1,190." Imagine the
options on my sow with 16.spigOts
and a built-in vacuum cleaner.
This really opens up some hither-
to unthought-of .possibilitieS.
DISHWASHING DELUGE
It takes eight to 10 gallons
of water per day to wash the
dishes in the average Ameri-
can household. `
TALL FIGURES perform a permanent dance at the Education Centre in the City of Cal-
'gary, Alberta. This western city of close to half a million is home of the famous Calgary
Tower and the annual Calgary Stampede.
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you've got stamina.
And if you've got stamina
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