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A9 FREE oct 23 to oct 29 2015 issue 05-41 editorial 403-781-1324 advertising 403-263-4940 crebnow@creb.ca
SCREAM HOME
Scaring others a family tradition for Calgary household CODY STUART
managing editor
F
or most of the year, Calgarians go to great lengths to boost their homes’ curb appeal. After all, removing unwanted trash and old rubbish to make a home welcoming is part of what makes a neighbourhood great. Yet around this time of the year, these same people will do their best to make their homes as unwelcoming as possible – when those old garbage bags, stained sheets and broken furniture become valued commodities. Welcome to Halloween in Calgary. “We are [the Halloween house people],” says Myrna Campbell, whose Rocky Ridge home has become famous for its yearly transformation. For nearly three decades, the Campbells have been taking All Hallows’ Day to the next level. From humble beginnings, “Haunted Calgary” now attracts as many as 7,000 people annually, allowing ghouls and goblins of all ages to test their mettle against the Campbells’ creations, which Myrna promises will be better than ever this year. “Initially we just did it for Halloween, so we’d start a few days before. And now we have to start at the beginning of September,” she said.
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CODY STUART, Managing Editor
CONTENTS PARK POINT CONDO BREAKS NEWS BRIEFS FIVE THINGS GROUND
MLS® TOTAL SALES* SEP ‘13 – SEP ‘15
2184
M
1995
2190
1448
1643
1782
1779
CREB® STAFF
1217
SEP13 OCT13 NOV13 DEC13 JAN14 FEB14 MAR14 APR14 MAY14 JUN14 JUL14 AUG14 SEP14 OCT14 NOV14 DEC14 JAN15 FEB15 MAR15 APR15 MAY15 JUN15 JUL15 AUG15 SEP15
880
1082
1172
1439
1724
1957
2145
2146
2263
2328
2664
2539
Halloween
1850
1948
1918
2481
2945
CITY OF CALGARY
Pictured in her Halloween holiday best, Christine Campbell is one of those behind Haunted Calgary, which has become a yearly tradition for the family and for many Calgarians.
*All statistics based on monthly data compiled by CREB® via MLS® activity. Includes detached, attached and apartment.
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