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SUMMER IN CALGARY:
Local businesses deliver extraordinary experiences
F
rom the outset of the global pandemic, each one of us has done the equivalent of life gymnastics – most of us with no warm-up and certainly no prior training.
From shifting public health restrictions to new and often overlapping demands of our personal and professional realms, life as we know it has stretched us, cartwheeled us and bounced us around. While it may be tempting to jump into a time machine to revisit a summer from a different decade, Calgary businesses have spent the last year limbering up to make this an unforgettable year. They’ve reinvented with all the requisite pandemic artifacts: floor arrows, plexiglass, PPE, safety plans, rapid testing and scheduling systems to coordinate visits and control traffic flow. While it hasn’t
always been possible, many have taken the ultimate business survival challenge, and through collaboration and innovation have made it work. And it’s culminating in some really remarkable experiences for Calgarians. With summer upon us, it’s up to us to get out and enjoy what Calgary businesses have spent the last year working for. Here are some highlights you won’t want to miss: Safe Stampede Re-branded the Safest and Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, The Calgary Stampede promises to look quite different from past years, when the success of the event had been closely linked with number of visitors passing through the gates each day. BUSINESSINCALGARY.COM // BUSINESS IN CALGARY // JULY 2021
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