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Dozens of business leaders, politicians, academics and more gathered on July 7 at the United States Consul’s residence to celebrate the 246th anniversary of the Independence of the United States of America. Pandemic restrictions banned the celebration last year, so it was a good opportunity to finally get together socially and show support for our neighbors.
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Hosted by Consul General Holly Waeger Monster with special guest Ambassador David Cohen, the reception featured fabulous food, libations, musical performances and heartfelt speeches from dignitaries. Those who did not attend would make a much shorter list since everyone was apparently there, including Edward Monster, husband of the Consul General; Prime Minister Jason Kenney; Calgary Herald editor-in-chief Lorne Motley; Tourism Calgary Senior Vice President of Sales Carson Ackroyd; Scott McTavish, general manager of Alberta Jubilee Audit; Daniel Doz, President and CEO of AU Arts; Marla Touw with the Alberta Film Commission; Bow Valley College President and CEO Misheck Mwaba; Mount Royal University President and Vice Chancellor Timothy Rahilly; Doug Schweitzer, Alberta Minister of Labor, Economy and Innovation; Dyana McElroy, gender and sexual diversity liaison officer with the Calgary Police Service and colleague Const. Justin Barrett of the diversity resource team; the executive director of the Calgary International Film Festival, Stephen Schroeder, with a colleague, the artistic director of the festival, Brian Owens; actress Sharon Lawrence, who films the television series Joe Pickett here; the candidate for the leadership of the UCP, Danielle Smith, with her colleague Jeremy Hexham; Ellen Parker of Parker PR with her colleague Bob Sumner; Calgary Economic Development President and CEO Brad Parry and his wife Denise Parry with DCB Partners; the vice president of promotion of the University of Calgary, James Allan; Manjit Minhas, owner of Minhas Breweries & Distillery and star of Dragon’s Den, with his brother, Calgary Stampede manager Ravinder Minhas and his wife, Jyoti Minhas; John Alho, associate vice president for government relations at the University of Calgary; Calgary Fish-Creek MLA Richard Gotfried and his wife Cathy Gotfried; and others in the photo.
