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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20 23 Get moving— JANUARY 11 is National Take the Stairs Day
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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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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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20 23 Women’s History Month
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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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20 23 Paws up for National Pet Day on APRIL 11
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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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20 23 Asian Heritage Month
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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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20 23 Indigenous History Month Pride Month
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National Indigenous Peoples Day Summer solstice
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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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20 23 Use sustainable options this month for Plastic Free July
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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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20 23 Southpaws unite— AUGUST 13 is International Lefthanders Day
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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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20 23 National Suicide Prevention Month
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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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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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20 23 Can you write 50,000 words in 30 days for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)?
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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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20 23 Universal Human Rights Month
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Boxing Day Christmas Day
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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: Ice blooms on the North Saskatchewan River | Skating at Abraham Lake | Winter dog walk Below: Lake Summerside fireworks
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20 24 The earth will reach its closest point to the sun on JANUARY 3 for Perihelion Day
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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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