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Digging in the Dirt: Uncovering the Silent Epidemic Among Albertan Oil Workers
Chris Johnson’s story follows Dallen’s. When Johnson started working in the trades at 19, it was perfect for a young kid. It gave him something to focus his...
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Digging in the Dirt: Uncovering the Silent Epidemic Among Albertan Oil Workers
Glenn Bielech was another one of those fly-in fly-out workers. He was in the oil fields for over 35 years, living in remote regions of Alberta. Over the...
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Digging in the Dirt: Uncovering the Silent Epidemic Among Albertan Oil Workers
Dennis Shinksi’s story mirrors many others. Shinski and Dallen were childhood friends and when he got the news of Dallen’s death, his first reaction was anger. That’s when things...
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Digging in the Dirt: Uncovering the Silent Epidemic Among Albertan Oil Workers
Bielech mirrors that sentiment. Now working as a superintendent at Husky Energy, he strives diligently to “control [his] situation,” emphasizing a sense of empowerment through his ongoing advocacy work...
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“A New Chivalry”: The Calgary Stampede on Film
The Calgary Stampede began in 1912 as a six-day event, founded by American trick roper and showman Guy Weadick. Weadick staged a second Stampede in Winnipeg the following year,...
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“A New Chivalry”: The Calgary Stampede on Film
It is no surprise that the Stampede and the film industry would not take long to intersect. Two different motion picture companies shot films at the initial 1912 event,3and...
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“A New Chivalry”: The Calgary Stampede on Film
The star of 1925’s The Calgary Stampede, Nebraska-born Hoot Gibson, a champion rodeo rider, even won the Steer Roping Championship at the first Calgary Stampede in 1912. By the...
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“A New Chivalry”: The Calgary Stampede on Film
Malloy specializes in the spectacular and dangerous “Roman racing,” done while standing on two horses simultaneously. Racial identity in the West is an interestingly prominent concern in The Calgary...
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“A New Chivalry”: The Calgary Stampede on Film
It is likely due to the success of The Calgary Stampede that, seven years later, The Girl from Calgary, seems to assume that the viewer does not need...
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“A New Chivalry”: The Calgary Stampede on Film
The Girl from Calgary starts with an image of a Stampede poster and seven minutes of newsreel footage, including showing the Stampede Parade marching past the Hudson’s Bay building...