Some with an engagement ring. For Keith Beggs, it was a brick surrounded by mortar and placed at Calgary’s Olympic Plaza that showed his true intent for the woman who would become his wife.
Olympic Plaza, in downtown Calgary, was built to host medal presentation ceremonies for the 1988 for the Olympic Winter Games. Global News Thompson said the cost of removing the bricks has yet to ...
Jillian Easthope thought a sunny October afternoon would be the last time she saw her family’s bricks at Olympic Plaza ... 19.88 each to support Calgary hosting the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Ice is an issue at the 38-year-old facility, one of just five covered oval speedskating tracks in North America. Two are in ...
CALGARY — The fastest ice in the world is on borrowed time. Calgary's Olympic Oval is a legacy of the 1988 Winter Games in the city and the oldest of three covered speedskating ovals in Canada.
The families of Ralph Klein and Rod Love were given their Olympic Plaza bricks during a special presentation at Calgary’s Old ... old at the time of the 1988 Winter Olympics.
The Canadian city of Calgary is giving back thousands of personalised bricks saved from Olympic Plaza ahead of the ageing infrastructure's overhaul. As part of a 1988 Olympics fundraiser ...
Brick return puts history into Calgarians' hands Some people have been able to pick up their 1988 Winter Games bricks from Olympic Plaza but not all bricks will share that fate.
At the risk of making a terrible pun, Calgary’s winter festival Chinook Blast is always a blast. This year it’s taking place from Jan. 31 to Feb. 17. One of Calgary’s largest festivals, this marks the ...
For Keith Beggs, it was a brick surrounded by mortar and placed at Calgary's Olympic Plaza that showed his true intent for the woman who would become his wife. "She was saying, 'Are we serious or ...
The fastest ice in the world is on borrowed time. Calgary's Olympic Oval is a legacy of the 1988 Winter Games in the city and the oldest of three covered speed skating ovals in Canada. The ...
The fastest ice in the world is on borrowed time. Calgary’s Olympic Oval is a legacy of the 1988 Winter Games in the city and the oldest of three covered speed skating ovals in Canada.