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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, […]
Planning Underway for Calgary Stampede in 2021 ‘Very Hopeful’ 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. “Who would have thought it would be a pandemic that would real...