2023 Calendar

Featuring photography by Alberta Blue Cross® team members

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Clockwise from above: Johnston Canyon | Winter shovelling | Late season Christmas lights Below: Winterberries in the Edmonton river valley

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New Year’s Day

JANUARY

20 23 Get moving— JANUARY 11 is National Take the Stairs Day

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New Year’s Day break

Orthodox Christmas

Alberta Blue Cross closed

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Lunar New Year

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Clockwise from top: A frosty winter morning | Jasper’s mountain skyline | Banff National Park Below: Skating on Lake Summerside

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Groundhog Day

FEBRUARY

20 23 Black History Month

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Valentine’s Day

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Family Day

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JANUARY

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MARCH

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Clockwise from above: Johnston Canyon | On top of Black Rock Mountain | Hiking Kinglet Lake Below: Looking up at the Calgary Tower

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MARCH

20 23 Women’s History Month

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International Women’s Day

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Daylight saving time begins

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St. Patrick’s Day

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Nowruz Spring equinox

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Ramadan*

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*All Islamic and Jewish holidays begin at sundown the night before the indicated date.

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Clockwise from top left: Piglets at Sassy G’s Adventure Farm | Grazing in Jasper National Park | Goslings with their parents | A mid-morning snack Below: Mount Norquay

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APRIL

20 23 Paws up for National Pet Day on APRIL 11

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Easter Sunday

Easter Monday

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Alberta Blue Cross closed

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Vaisakhi

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Orthodox Easter

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7 Good Friday

Passover*

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SATURDAY

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Palm Sunday

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FRIDAY

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30 *All Islamic and Jewish holidays begin at sundown the night before the indicated date.

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Eid al-Fitr*

Earth Day

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Clockwise from above: Crabapple blossoms | A yellow daylily | Wildflowers in Banff | Beautiful blooms at the Muttart Conservatory Below: Flowers at Louise McKinney Riverfront Park

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MAY

20 23 Asian Heritage Month

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Mother’s Day

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VIctoria Day

Alberta Blue Cross closed

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APRIL

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2 3 9 10 16 17 23 24 30

4 11 18 25

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JUNE

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4 11 18 25

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Clockwise from top left: Swimming at the North Saskatchewan River | Horseshoe Canyon in Drumheller | Biking along the North Saskatchewan River | Playtime on the beach at Pyramid Lake Below: On the banks of Lake Minnewanka

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MAY

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JUNE

20 23 Indigenous History Month Pride Month

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National Indigenous Peoples Day Summer solstice

Father’s Day

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Eid al-Adha* *All Islamic and Jewish holidays begin at sundown the night before the indicated date.

Clockwise from top left: Overlooking Rockbound Lake | In the backcountry by Ribbon Falls | The hoodoos in Kootenay National Park Below: On the shores of Waterton Lake

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1 Canada Day

JULY

20 23 Use sustainable options this month for Plastic Free July

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Canada Day break Alberta Blue Cross closed

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Islamic New Year*

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*All Islamic and Jewish holidays begin at sundown the night before the indicated date.

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Clockwise from above: Misty morning at the lake | A rural sunset | Watching the sun go down at Fawcett Lake Below: A cotton candy sunrise

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AUGUST

20 23 Southpaws unite— AUGUST 13 is International Lefthanders Day

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Heritage Day

Alberta Blue Cross closed

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SEPTEMBER S M T W T

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Clockwise from top: Long Island Lake | Morning walk on the bridge by Gold Bar Park | Harvesting in Forestburg Below: Kicking it at the John Janzen Nature Centre

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AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

20 23 National Suicide Prevention Month

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Labour Day

Alberta Blue Cross closed

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Rosh Hashanah*

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23 Autumn equinox

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Yom Kippur* *All Islamic and Jewish holidays begin at sundown the night before the indicated date.

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30 National Truth and Reconciliation Day

Clockwise from top: Rain at the Kurimoto Japanese Garden | Peeking out from a leaf pile | Corn maze in Spruce Grove Below: “Tell the other pumpkins what you saw”

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National Truth and Reconciliation Day break

Hoshana Rabbah*

Alberta Blue Cross closed

OCTOBER

20 23 Disability Employment Awareness Month

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Thanksgiving Day

Alberta Blue Cross closed

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SEPTEMBER

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Halloween *All Islamic and Jewish holidays begin at sundown the night before the indicated date.

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Clockwise from top: Golden larches at Yoho National Park | Snowy Blackmud Creek | Sunset at Elk Island National Park Below: Lake Annette in Jasper National Park

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NOVEMBER

20 23 Can you write 50,000 words in 30 days for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)?

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Daylight saving time ends

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Remembrance Day

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Remembrance Day break

Diwali

Alberta Blue Cross closed

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Clockwise from top: Cross country skiing at Lake Louise | Hiking in Kananaskis | Spirit Island lookout Below: Backyard playtime

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DECEMBER

20 23 Universal Human Rights Month

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THURSDAY

JANUARY

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Hanukkah*

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Winter solstice

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Christmas Eve

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New Year’s Eve

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Boxing Day Christmas Day

Alberta Blue Cross closed

Kwanzaa begins

Alberta Blue Cross closed

*All Islamic and Jewish holidays begin at sundown the night before the indicated date.

Christmas Break

Alberta Blue Cross closed

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Clockwise from top: Ice blooms on the North Saskatchewan River | Skating at Abraham Lake | Winter dog walk Below: Lake Summerside fireworks

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New Year’s Day

Alberta Blue Cross closed

JANUARY

20 24 The earth will reach its closest point to the sun on JANUARY 3 for Perihelion Day

7 Orthodox Christmas

14 Orthodox New Year

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THANK YOU all Alberta Blue Cross team

members who contributed beautiful photos this year, and to those whose photos appear in the 2023 calendar ...

Marie-Christine Allers

Neethu Krishnan

Nicole Birt

Olyveia Kronewitt

Katherine Borshowa

San Lam

Lisa Bowes

Joanna Landig

Colleen Brodyk

Breanne McEwan

Cindy Bullerkist

Donna Marshall

My Burchell

Anabell Martin

Antonia Chua

Chandresh Mehta

Kelle Cloutier

Christine Pearce

Charlene Connelly

Philip Prefontaine

John Dale

Laura Saunders

Joanne Doonanco

Manni Sidana

Richard Dorado

Navjot Singh

Beth Elliott

Kristel Sunio

Victoria Furtado

Loyd Tejada

Nichole Gallant

Russell Thomson

Brian Geislinger

Sandra Unger

Tabatha Grossman

Humphrey Woo

Trish Haryett

Dann Wurster

Elizabeth Ingram

Amber Yanitski

Alison Kelly

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Light blue coloured dates are 2024 holidays.

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