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    Shania Twain, Spruce Meadows team up to help Calgary charities

    Originally posted on: Global News Spruce Meadows is teaming up with a country music superstar to help raise money for two youth-based Calgary charities. Norma Reid has the details on how you can help and maybe even win a chance to meet Shania Twain.  

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    Ward 9 Councillor Gian-Carlo Carra’s visit to Youth Centres of Calgary – Ogden

    Published originally on Gian-Carlo Carra youtube channel  

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    AMA Member Spotlight: Jane Wachowich

    BY CARLY PETERS  Originally posted on AMA Insider NESTLED IN THE COMMUNITY of Ogden, a little grey house with white trim and a bright green door bursts with laughter, music, love—and opportunity. It’s everything Jane Wachowich imagined in 2018 when she opened Youth Centres of Calgary (YCC), a grassroots charity that provides after-school activities for youth…

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    It’s time again to honour the city’s not-so-average citizens for their contributions

    Krista Sylvester    Originally posted on Calgary Citizen Not all heroes wear capes. Some of them are just average Calgarians—though if you ask Ward 11 Coun. Kourtney Penner, there is nothing average about the people being nominated for the city’s annual Calgary Awards. “I think these aren’t average Calgarians; these are the individuals who are…

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    Calgary Awards: ‘It’s an act of kindness to celebrate the people who do good work.’

    Darren Krause  Originally posted on Livewire Calgary   Calgary’s 2022 Citizen of the Year Jane Wachowich had no idea she’d been nominated. When she was invited to a Zoom call with Mayor Jyoti Gondek, Wachowich just assumed it was about pressing social issues. After all, Wachowich has been a stalwart in providing a space for…

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    Jane Wachowich Awarded Citizen of the Year 2022

    Original Article: CTV News Calgary She’s a corporate lawyer, a businesswoman and a philanthropist for some of Calgary’s most vulnerable young children, but Jane Wachowich can now add ‘Citizen of the Year’ to her incredible resume. The Calgary woman took home the top honour in the city’s annual awards ceremony on Wednesday evening where 11…

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