The Banff Centre:
MIDSUMMER BALL COMMITTEE (left to right): Sherri Neldner, Pat Moore, Deborah McBride Wilson, Nancy Wiswell, Debra Law, Judy Paterson, Barbara Ashley, Beth Bennett, Rosalie Schwarz, Mary Fong, Melanie Busby
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Robert and Patricia Peabody, Ian Griffin, and David Tavender kick off the Midsummer Ball Weekend with Friday golf at the Fairmont Banff Springs’ Stanley Thompson golf course.
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JR Shaw (Executive Chair, Shaw Communications Inc.), Mary E. Hofstetter (President & CEO, The Banff Centre), Jeff Kovitz (Chair, Banff Centre Board of Governors) on stage for the plaque unveiling and opening of the Shaw Amphitheatre.
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Guests enjoy the opening of the Shaw Amphitheatre.
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David Rochefort (Leadership Development Executive Director, The Banff Centre), Don Ingram, Blake Richards (MP Wild Rose) at Friday’s Culinary Festival and Cabaret.
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Timothy Chooi (Banff Centre scholarship recipient, violin), Minsoo Sohn (Honens International Piano Competition First Laureate 2006, piano)
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Camille Tremblay (National Circus School Performer & Banff Centre artist in residence)
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Chris Bayle (COO, Inter Pipeline Fund), Sherri Neldner, Derek Neldner (Managing Director, Regional Head Alberta, RBC Capital Markets), Kim van Steenbergen, Jeff van Steenbergen (Partner, KERN Partners Ltd.) at Friday’s Culinary Festival and Cabaret.
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Ball guests enjoy a private behind-the-scenes rehearsal by participants in The Banff Centre’s “Opera as Theatre” program.
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R. David Riggs, Donald S. Ethell (Lieutenant Governor of Alberta), Linda Ethell, Mary E. Hofstetter (President & CEO, The Banff Centre), Marie Stelmach, Premier Ed Stelmach, Jeff Kovitz, QC (Chair, Banff Centre Board of Governors)
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Rosalie Schwarz, Jim Kinnear, and George Schwarz (Proprietor, The Post Hotel & Spa) in their Ball finery.
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Jeff Kovitz, QC (Chair, Banff Centre Board of Governors), Premier Ed Stelmach, and Ken Anderson (President, J. Vair Anderson Jewellers) enjoy the pre-gala champagne reception on the Kinnear Centre patio.
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Neil Johnston (The Banff Centre), Christian Bayle (Inter Pipeline Fund), Nicole Cramer (Burnett Duckworth & Palmer LLP), Bryan Price (Inter Pipeline Fund) and Jim Madro (Inter Pipeline Fund).
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The Honourable Jim Prentice (Senior Executive Vice-President & Vice Chairman, CIBC), Karen Prentice (Member, Alberta Securities Commission), Doug Black (Vice Chairman, Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP)
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Midsummer Ball Presenting Sponsor Husky Energy’s guests
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Andrea Brussa (philanthropist and Banff Centre supporter) and Rick Todd (Director, Osum Oil Sands Corp.)
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Ted Morton (MLA, Foothills-Rocky View), Greg Garland (Sr. VP Exploration & Production, ConocoPhillips Canada), Darlene Marushack, Joe Marushack (President, ConocoPhillips Canada)
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Bob Walker (Banff Centre Board Member and VP, Ledcor Group of Companies) and Barb Walker, Dr. Jim Talbot and Donna Clare, The Honourable Gene Zwozdesky (Minister, Health & Wellness) and Christine Zwozdesky, Lorraine and Eric Young
The Banff Centre:
Francesca Dejong, Jan Waterous, Heather Edwards
The Banff Centre:
Front: Myron Stadnyk (ARC Resources Ltd.), Robyn Ritchie, Rick George (Suncor Energy), Jennifer King, Gordon Ritchie (RBC Capital Markets). Back: Jennifer Stadnyk, Rob King (RBC Capital Markets), Julie George, Nancy Wiswell, Andrew Wiswell (NAL Resources)
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From left: Carsten and Karen Sorensen (Mayor, Town of Banff), Byron and Janice Tarchuk (MLA Banff-Cochrane), their Honours Linda and Donald S. Ethell (Lieutenant Governor of Alberta)
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World-renowned trumpet virtuoso Jens Lindemann delights guests with a special trumpet tribute to outgoing president & CEO Mary E. Hofstetter.
The Banff Centre:
Standing (from left): Jim Prentice, Tim Kitchen, Karen Prentice, Margot Kitchen, Carolyn Tavender, David Kitchen, Alana Kitchen, David Tavender. Seated (from left): Peter and Jeanne Lougheed.
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J. Vair Anderson Jewellers Rolex draw winners Rick George (President & CEO, Suncor Energy) and Julie George, Ken Anderson (President, J. Vair Anderson Jewellers), Sarah Wilson (J. Vair Anderson Jewellers)
The Banff Centre:
J. Vair Anderson Jewellers Rolex draw winners Jane Snyder and Steve Snyder (President & CEO, TransAlta Corporation)