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Title: North-West Mounted Police football team, Fort Calgary, Alberta.

Date: 1900

Remarks: L-R back row: Constable McGavin; Constable Christopher Richard Peters; Inspector Jim Wilson; Sergeant Burgoyne; Constable McGavin; Constable O'Brien.
L-R middle row: Constable Harry Fowler; Constable McPherson; Corporal William Brankley; Constable Elkins; Constable Huddle.
L-R front row: Constable Douglas; Constable G.T. Monson.

Special events

2013 Fort Calgary Events:

Canada Day (Monday, July 1, 2013)
Heritage Day (Monday, August 5, 2013)
Artisan's Fair (Monday, November 11, 2013)

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Canada Day

Date:		Monday, July 1, 2013
Time:		9am - 4pm
Admission:		FREE admission for outdoor activities 50% discount on regular admission to museum galleries

Join the fun at Fort Calgary on Canada Day! Enjoy a free pancake breakfast (9 - 11 AM), then hop over to the bouncing castles, pony rides, petting zoo and East Village antique car show! Groove to live music while munching on fare from local food trucks for lunch. Admission to the family friendly outdoor activities is FREE, and indoor admission with be half price! A free shuttle will connect you with other great celebrations in the downtown area thanks to the City of Calgary. Check the Calgary Canada Day website for more information.

It’ll be the best birthday party Canada has seen! See you at Fort Calgary on Canada Day!

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Heritage Day

Date:		Monday, August 5, 2013
Time:		11 am - 4 pm
Admission:		Free

Full day of Family Fun: interpretive tours, craft contest, cartoons, face painting, crafts & games, and much more.

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Artisan's Fair

Date:		Monday, November 11, 2013
Time:		11:30am - 5pm
Admission:		FREE (donations of non-perishable food items encouraged)

Join us during our 11th annual Artisan's Fair and explore a great variety of talented local artisans and crafters who will be exhibiting and selling their fine arts and crafts. Santa will make an appearance in the afternoon. In lieu of admission, we encourage our visitors to bring along non-perishable food items for donation to the Veteran's Food Bank.

Would you like to participate in our fair? Please fill out the registration form and send it back to us with your payment. Check out our map to see what spots are taken or still available.

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Past Events

A Buddhist sand mandala was constructed at Fort Calgary in memory of the late John Ayer from September 26 until October 2, 2011. Watch the video on how this remarkable progress of the beautiful and artistic memorial.