Calgary loses corporate head office jobs
For the veteran Calgary oilman whose name adorns the downtown Gray Family Eau Claire YMCA, the recent closing of the facility due to falling membership is the “canary in the coal mine” for the Calgary economy. "The Y has been my second home. It's like I lost my closest friend," said Jim Gray, 87, in an interview. He co-founded oil and gas pioneer Canadian Hunter Exploration in 1973 and remains a well-known business, philanthropy and healthy living advocate in Calgary. "It's kind of like the canary in the coal mine. It's the wake-up call. There's all kinds of things that are shutting down ...