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PBR Team Canada Canada’s Professional Bull Riders announced their 2022 Team Canada — and it’s no surprise to see the top riders on the elite roster. The team features (in alphabetical order) Dakota Buttar of Kindersley, Sask., Cody Coverchuk, of Meadow Lake, Sask, Jordan Hansen of Okotoks, Alta., Jared Parsonage of Maple Creek, Sask., and Brock Radford of DeWinton, Alta. Four-time PBR World Finals qualifier Tanner Byrne of Prince Albert, Sask. is their coach. Six teams inside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas competed for national pride, the very dirt they ride upon, and the title of “Toughest Nation on Dirt” on March 5. This is the fifth edition of the PBR Global Cup. The team tournament debuted in Edmonton, Alberta, in November 2017, visited Sydney, Australia, in June 2018, and made subsequent stops in Arlington in February 2019 and 2020. The 2022 PBR Global Cup USA will feature six teams representing Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and the United States. For their home-nation advantage, the USA delegation will field two squads via the Eagles and all Native American Wolves.
Valley Star! Congratulations to Beeton, Ontario’s Naomi Bristow, on being named the 2022 Female Vocalist of the Year by the Valley Star Awards in Texas. Bristow, who is a popular Canadian yodeller has enjoyed tremendous success on both sides of the Medicine Line, including television appearances and gigs in Branson. The Valley Star Awards are held in Mission, Texas, and celebrates the underground western and country music scene.
Shaw Gifts Glenbow Thanks to a hefty donation, Calgary's Glenbow Museum will offer free general admission permanently. Julie Shaw, the president of the Shaw Family Foundation, announced the $25-million JR Shaw Free Admissions Endowment in February. The donation is intended to honour the legacy of her father, JR Shaw, who founded Shaw Communications and Corus Entertainment — and loved art, Julie said. "We are very, very proud to make a donation that honours JR the best way we know how — by building upon his passion for Canadian art and artists and passing it along for future generations to enjoy without any barriers," she said. "We can make this Calgary institution, and all that it has to offer, accessible to everyone — without the restriction of having to pay to enter the building." The Shaw family's donation will also fund a $10-million endowment to create the JR Shaw Institute for Canadian Art.
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The museum says it will feature annual exhibitions, diverse programs, an artist-inresidence program and an internship and fellowship program. "In Calgary, access to arts and culture will no longer be a privilege. It will be a right," said Glenbow CEO Nicholas R. Bell.
The museum, which opened in 1966, is closed and undergoing a renovation called Glenbow Reimagined. So far, the museum has raised $152 million in public and private support for the project — but its campaign goal has ballooned to $175 million. The Glenbow is expected to reopen in 2024.
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