About the Committee

Contact Us

Float Contacts

Corporate/Business
Legal corporations of any size

Derek Arthurs
Phone: (403) 244-8707
e-mail: corporatefloats@calgarystampedeparade.com


Cultural
Cultural organizations and ethnic groups

Darrol Proskow
Phone: (403) 750-1766
e-mail: culturalfloats@calgarystampedeparade.com


Horse Drawn
Float entries drawn by team of horses

Gerry Malin
Phone: (403) 288-6953
e-mail: horsedrawnfloats@calgarystampedeparade.com


Municipalities
Entries from municipalities, cities and towns

Frank Nelles
Phone: (403) 252-5700
e-mail: municipalityfloats@calgarystampedeparade.com


Non-Profit Business
Organized for educational, patriotic, civil, professional, commercial, or industrial purposes

Jennifer Curran
Phone: (e-mail contact only)
e-mail: nonprofitfloats@calgarystampedeparade.com

 

Horse Entry Contacts

Mounted Color Parties
Organized mounted riding clubs, consisting of groups of 12 - 24 members

Connie Webb
Phone: (403) 850-9811
e-mail: mountedcolorparties@calgarystampedeparade.com


Heavy Horse Hitches
Show wagons, drawn by heavy horses with show harness

Gary Lee
Phone: (403) 271-5739
e-mail: heavyhorsehitches@calgarystampedeparade.com


Mounted Groups/Miscellaneous Horse
Groups of 4 - 12 riders with matched horses, outfits & trappings, can include buggies. Also, horse entries that do not conform to any other parade category.

Tara Suddaby-Johnson

Phone: (403) 572-3197
e-mail: miscellaneoushorse@calgarystampedeparade.com


Rodeo
Rodeo and invited chuckwagon entries

Darrel Suddaby
Phone: (403) 279-6721
e-mail: rodeo@calgarystampedeparade.com

Other Types of Entry Contacts

Antique Vehicles
Open antique cars for transport of dignitaries in the parade

Tammy Nahachewshy
Phone: (403) 251-9056
e-mail: antiquevehicles@calgarystampedeparade.com


Marching Bands
The Visiting Bands Committee coordinates all bands that participate in the Stampede Parade

Wendy Livingstone
Phone: (403) 282-4634
e-mail: marchingbands@calgarystampedeparade.com


Miscellaneous
General entries that do not conform to any other parade category.

Julie Lemire
Phone: (403) 279-1064
e-mail: miscellaneous@calgarystampedeparade.com


Native Entries
First Nations / Aboriginal entries

Cory Friesen
Phone: (403) 698-1090
e-mail: nativeentries@calgarystampedeparade.com


Parade Prelude
Clowns, singers, entertainers, musical groups, semi-stationary entertainment

Sharon Spooner
e-mail: paradeprelude@calgarystampedeparade.com


Pooper Scoopers
Miniature floats or "walking units" used to collect "residual" from the more than 700 horses participating in the parade

Gerry Malin
Phone: (403) 288-6953
e-mail: pooperscoopers@calgarystampedeparade.com

Safety Contacts

Horse Safety
Equestrian safety, pre-parade and on-route safety inspections

Ivan Davies
Phone: (403) 932-9305
e-mail: horsesafety@calgarystampedeparade.com


Parade Safety
General parade safety, pre-parade and on-route safety inspections

John Neis
Phone: (e-mail contact only)
e-mail: paradesafety@calgarystampedeparade.com or jjneis@shaw.ca

Parade Executive & Media Contacts

Parade Chairman

David Swanson
Phone: (403) 283-7796
e-mail: paradechairman@calgarystampedeparade.com


Vice-Chairman - Operations

Gary Buchanan
Phone: (403) 256-3333
e-mail: vicechairmanoperations@calgarystampedeparade.com


Vice-Chairman - Content

Susanne Huggard
Phone: (403) 774-1126
e-mail: vicechairmancontent@calgarystampedeparade.com


Executive Assistant

Dianne Moir
Phone: (e-mail contact only)
e-mail: executiveassistant@calgarystampedeparade.com


Media Inquiries/Interview Requests

Darcie Erhardt
Phone: (403) 921-9825
e-mail: mediainquiries@calgarystampedeparade.com


International Media Hosting

Michael Wetherup
Phone: (403) 686-7623
e-mail: internationalmedia@calgarystampedeparade.com


Stampede Parade Office

Christine Wiley
Phone: (403) 261-0531
Fax: (403) 261-0421
e-mail: paradeoffice@calgarystampedeparade.com