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Here are some of the things I saw in 2012. (in, a sort of, chronological order)
All images ©2012 Stuart Gradon/Calgary Herald
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| Sweden celebrate their overtime win against Russia in sudden death overtime of the gold medal game of the 2012 IIHF World Junior Championship at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta Thursday January 5, 2011. |
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| Sweden’s Mika Zibanejad, right, celebrates scoring the overtime winner against Russia with Petter Granberg in sudden death overtime of the gold medal game of the 2012 IIHF World Junior Championship at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta Thursday January 5, 2011. |
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| Tannin Schmidt, assistant professor at the Faculty of Kinesiology and Centre for Bioengineering, Research and Education, demonstrates the application of artificial tear/test lubricant on a human cornea for friction/lubrication testing at the University of Calgary in Calgary Wednesday, January 18, 2012. |
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| The Calgary Flames’ Miikka Kiprusoff, left, has to deal with the Anaheim Ducks’ Corey Perry during the third period of their NHL game at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary Thursday, January 12, 2012. |
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| A costume dragon is guided down the escalator at Sun Life Plaza in downtown Calgary Friday, January 20, 2012. The dragon was part of the High Performance Rodeo, Year of the Dragon +15 Parade, in downtown Calgary. |
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| Don Palmer, an 85 year-old cellist, in Calgary Tuesday, January 31, 2012. Palmer performed at The Grand Theatre, which is marking it’s 100 anniversary. |
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| Fans of LMFAO watch a concert at the Scotiabank Saddledome Tuesday, February 7, 2012. |
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| Reid Henry, President and CEO, CSPACE Projects, at the old King Edward School in Calgary, Alberta Friday, February 10, 2012. The building is to be transformed into a mixed-use hub. |
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| Leonard Poholka, of Breton, tends to the business end of a bull at the 112th Calgary Bull Sale, in the agriculture building at Stampede Park in Calgary Wednesday, February 29, 2012. |
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| The Calgary Flames’ Jarome Iginla, right, and the Montreal Canadiens Chris Campoli meet along the boards during the second period of their NHL game at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary Tuesday, March 6, 2012. |
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| The Columbus Blue Jackets’ Steve MAson receives a stick though his mask by The Calgary Flames Matt Stajan during the second period of their NHL game against the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary Sunday, March 18, 2012. |
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| The University of Calgary’s Jessica Franz, left, battles with the University of Regina’s Lindsay Ledingham at the 2012 Women’s Basketball Final 8 tournament at the University of Calgary in Calgary Saturday, March 17, 2012. |
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| A mother and child join the Calgary Flames’ Curtis Glencross, left, in celebrating scoring a goal against the Winnipeg Jets with Jarome Iginla during third period of their NHL game at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary Friday, March 9, 2012. |
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| Lorraine Jones, president of the Chickwagon! Foundation for Women, in Calgary Friday, March 16, 2012. |
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| A airline pilot snaps a picture with a smart phone, while taxiing along the runway, of an Antronov AN-225 plane at Calgary International Airport in Calgary Tuesday, March 13, 2012. The giant six-engined jet freighter was in Calgary to pick up a load of multi-million dollar equipment from Enerflex Ltd. destined for Nigeria. The plane is designed to carry oversized goods weighing 260 tonnes and has the potential to transport 50 automobiles. |
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| Donna Doyle, a terminally ill cancer patient at her home in Drumheller, Alberta Wednesday, March 21, 2012. There is a nation-wide shortage of necessary drugs. |
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| The Calgary Flames head coach Brent Sutter leaves a media conference at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta Tuesday, April 10, 2012. |
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| Members of the Kill Jills and a team made up of Foothills Roller Derby and Calgary Roller Derby Association during a morning bout at the downtown YWCA in Calgary, Alberta Sunday, March 25, 2012. |
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| Wildrose party leader Danielle Smith exits her bus during a campaign stop The Galt Museum in Lethbridge, Alberta Friday, March 30, 2012. |
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| From left, Emily Mills, Jocelyn Hoover, Janelle Schiffner and Hannah Waisberg in the University of Calgary’s Dance Program’s Diminished Fragility, choreographed by Alisa Bialas, in Calgary, Alberta Tuesday, April 3, 2012. |
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| Alberta Progressive Conservative party leader Alison Redford makes an education related announcement at the Crowfoot YMCA in Calgary, Alberta Wednesday, April 4, 2012. |
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| Menor (unknown lastname), from Haiti, picks recyclable bottles for money at a garbage dump near Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Thursday, April 13, 2012. Fifty WestJet employees were volunteering for over a week in building 5 homes for families in Aguas Negra, a community in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic as part of a Hero Holiday program run by Live Different, a humanitarian organization. |
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| Rosa “Rosie” Joshephina Peyols assists in the building of her home in the impoverished community of Aguas Negra in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Sunday, April 15, 2012. Fifty WestJet employees were volunteering for over a week in building 5 homes for families in Aguas Negra, a community in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic as part of a Hero Holiday program run by Live Different, a humanitarian organization. |
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| Sandra Tineo, described by some as the Mother Theresa of Aguas Negra, comforts Tomaza Polanco, a grandmother and resident of Agraus Negra, who broke down while recounting the difficulties of dealing with water in her home the night before in the impoverished community of Aguas Negra in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Saturday, April 14, 2012. Fifty WestJet employees were volunteering for over a week in building 5 homes for families in Aguas Negra, a community in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic as part of a Hero Holiday program run by Live Different, a humanitarian organization. |
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| WestJet employee Alicja Rosnowski works in the impoverished community of Aguas Negra in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Saturday, April 14, 2012. Fifty WestJet employees were volunteering for over a week in building 5 homes for families in Aguas Negra, a community in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic as part of a Hero Holiday program run by Live Different, a humanitarian organization. |
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| Tomaza Polanco, a grandmother and resident of Agraus Negra, brakes down while recounting the difficulties of dealing with water in her home the night before in the impoverished community of Aguas Negra in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Saturday April 14, 2012. Fifty WestJet employees were volunteering for over a week in building 5 homes for families in Aguas Negra, a community in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic as part of a Hero Holiday program run by Live Different, a humanitarian organization. |
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| A barn goes up in flames as a result of a grass fire on Garden Rd. east of Calgary Friday, April 20, 2012. |
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| Little Diamond Marshall, held by her father Lyall Marshall, after he Hockey Marathon for the Kids in Chestermere, Alberta Wednesday, May 16, 2012. The event raised $1.4 million for the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation. while setting a world record for the world’s longest hockey game. |
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| Members of the fire department attend to the scene of a grass fire on Garden Rd. east of Calgary Friday, April 20, 2012. |
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| Alberta Progressive Conservative Party leader Alison Redford leaves a polling station after voting in Alberta’s provincial election with her daughter Sarah at Lycee Louis Pasteur school in Calgary, Alberta Monday, April 23, 2012. |
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| Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi prepares to speak to the media following the ENMAX Corporation annual general meeting at the Telus Convention Centre in Calgary, Alberta Friday, May 11, 2012. |
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| Kyle Graham practices recoveries at Harvie Passage weir during a sunny day on the Bow River in Calgary, Alberta Sunday, May 13, 2012. |
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| Kris Demeanor, Calgary’s poet laureate in Calgary Wednesday, May 2, 2012. |
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| Alan Dyer, astronomer and producer, in TELUS Spark’s new HD Digital Dome, showing our solar system, at the new science centre in Calgary, Alberta Wednesday, May 23, 2012. |
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| Soldiers keep their eyes on some ‘obstacles’ left by horses while marching during the Calgary Stampede parade on 6 Ave. S.W. in Calgary, Alberta Friday, July 6, 2012. |
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| Children watch the Calgary Stampede parade from a fire escape on 6 Ave. S.W. in Calgary, Alberta Friday, July 6, 2012. |
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| The Calgary Stampeders’ Jon Cornish, #9, meets a wall Edmonton Eskimos during the first half of their pre-season CFL game at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta Friday, June 15, 2012. |
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| The Calgary Stampeders’ Juwan Simpson, front, assists in tackling the Edmonton Eskimos’ Joe Burnett during the first half of their pre-season CFL game at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta Friday, June 15, 2012. |
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| Ron Hanson, chairman of the development committee for Airdrie Agricultural Centre, on his property west of Airdrie, Alberta Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Some farmers are expecting a great crop due to this years heavy rains. |
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| Josh Cassidy leads the pack in the 5000m Men Para Wheelchair Final at the Canadian Track and Field Trials at Foothills Athletic Park in Calgary, Alberta Thursday, June 27, 2012. |
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| Max Bosch, 4, watches the Calgary Stampede parade on 6 Ave. S.W. in Calgary, Alberta Friday, July 6, 2012. |
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| Elizabeth Gleadle competes in the Women’s Javelin Throw Final during the Canadian Track and Field Trials at Foothills Athletic Park in Calgary, Alberta Friday, June 29, 2012. |
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| Rodeo clown Flint Rasmussen is tossed around in his barrel by bull Split Ear day 2 of the Bull Riding of the Calgary Stampede Rodeo at the grandstand in Calgary, Alberta Saturday, July 7, 2012. |
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| Cole Jamieson atop Unholy Rolly in the Novice Bareback in day 2 of the Calgary Stampede Rodeo at the grandstand in Calgary, Alberta Saturday, July 7, 2012. |
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| Wes Albert is tossed by Undertow Wake in the Novice Saddle Bronc in day 2 of the Calgary Stampede Rodeo at the grandstand in Calgary, Alberta Saturday, July 7, 2012. |
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| Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi takes a ride on the zip line at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alberta Tuesday, July 10, 2012. |
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| Officials attend to the scene of an accident involving Chad Harden’s wagon during heat 4 of day 7 of the Rangeland Derby chuck wagon races at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alberta Thursday, July 12, 2012. |
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| Chuckwagon driver Chance Bensmiller with one of his horses Tank during a Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) stop in Dewberry, Alberta Saturday, August 4, 2012. |
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| Christian Conaway crashes in the classic luge at the 11th International Sports Association Downhill Skateboarding World Championship at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta Sunday, September 2, 2012. |
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| Chuckwagon races during a Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) stop in Dewberry, Alberta Saturday, August 4, 2012. |
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| Snowboarder Joel Kramer practices his jumping on the trampoline, while Winsport Academy coach Luke Groenewoud looks on at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta Tuesday, August 21, 2012. |
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| Tanya Eklund, a Calgary realtor, in Calgary, Alberta Friday, August 24, 2012. |
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| Sandy, centre left, and Allison, centre right, McRae, mother and father of Duncan McCrae, are surrounded by mourners at the site of a memorial for their son on Millbank Road SW in Calgary, Alberta Wednesday August 29, 2012. Duncan McRae died after a long boarding accident at the scene Tuesday. |
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| Allison McCrae, left, mother Duncan McRae, joins mourners at the site of a memorial for their son on Millbank Road SW in Calgary, Alberta Wednesday August 29, 2012. Duncan McRae died after a long boarding accident at the scene Tuesday. |
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| Sandy, centre right, and Allison, centre left, McRae, mother and father of Duncan McCrae, look at the makeshift memorial to their son on Millbank Road SW in Calgary, Alberta Wednesday August 29, 2012. Duncan McRae died after a long boarding accident at the scene Tuesday. Also in the photo Bob Bush, left, Duncan’s grandfather, and Carmelle Watson, right, Allison’s sister. |
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| The Calgary Stampeders’ Maurice Price is given a tough birthday present by teammates – taped to a goalpost and doused with water – at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta Tuesday, September 11, 2012. |
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| Mark Scala, curator, with the Patricia Piccinini’s piece ‘Long Awaited’ at the Fairy Tales, Monsters and the Genetic Imagination exhibit at the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, Alberta Friday, September 28, 2012. |
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| A portrait of Peter Lougheed overlooks a book of remembrance table at the memorial service for former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary, Alberta Friday, September 21, 2012. |
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| Ron Jenkins, the director of Next to Normal, at Max Bell Theatre in Calgary, Alberta Tuesday, September 11, 2012. |
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| Members of the Canadian men’s short track speed skating team take part in team training at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta Wednesday, October 17, 2012. Calgary hosts the Samsung World Cup Short Track competition this week. |
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| A man is transported to the Calgary Police Arrest Processing Unit in downtown Calgary, Alberta Saturday, October 2, 2012. The man was arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 28 year-old man in Applewood which occurred on the weekend. |
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| Tony Clevenger, report co-author, at the Dead Man’s Flats wildlife underpass under the Trans Canada Highway in east of Canmore, Alberta Monday, November 5, 2012. A new joint study by the Miistakis Institute and Western Transportation Institute has found the wildlife underpass in Dead Man’s Flats, Alberta is improving human safety by reducing the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions in the area. |
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| Student from Ponoka Composite High School competes in Skills Canada’s cardboard boat race at SAIT’s wellness centre in Calgary, Alberta Thursday, November 8, 2012. |
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| Sylvan Lake residents, from left, Annie Boychuk and Karen Boychuk in Sylvan Lake, Alberta Thursday, December 7, 2012. Annie’s husband Brent died after trying, unsuccessfully, to get assistance at town’s three clinics. |
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| Emergency service personnel work transport a member of the Calgary Police Service from a vehicle to a waiting ambulance at the intersection of 5 Ave. and northbound Macleod Trail S.W. in Calgary, Alberta Thursday, November 16, 2012. The officer’s vehicle was involved in a collision with an SUV. |
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| Leonard Cohen performs at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta Friday, November 16, 2012. |
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| Bruce Lane and Lorraine Jackson, parents of murder victim Ryan Lane, at police headquarters in Calgary, Alberta Friday, November 23, 2012. The pair were speaking to the media regarding the recent discovery of their son’s remains. |
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| A makeshift memorial on Highway 2 for the victims of a shooting north of Claresholm, Alberta Wednesday, November 20, 2012. Tabitha Stepple, Mitch MacLean and Tanner Craswell were killed and Shayna Conway was wounded, when they were shot by Derek Jensen, who killed himself, in the early hours of Dec. 15, 2011. |
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| Cait McFarland, best friend of Tabitha Stepple, in Lethbridge, Alberta Thursday, November 21, 2012. Tabitha Stepple, Mitch MacLean and Tanner Craswell were killed and Shayna Conway was wounded, when they were shot by Derek Jensen, who killed himself, in the early hours of Dec. 15, 2011. |
