CELEBRATING ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES ON EARTH Fall 2011 BRAGG CREEK ALBERTA’S VISIONARY A LITTLE BC™ The Crown Jewel of Canada’s Golden Kananaskis Country’s founder, Twenty Minutes Horseshoe for the 21st Century the Honourable Peter Lougheed from Calgary 1 Fall 2011 Viewpoint 07 Showcasing the beauty and wonder of Bragg Creek and Kananaskis as seen through your eyes The Crown Jewel of Canada’s Golden Horseshoe for the 21st Century 19 Bragg Creek has everything in place to become one of the best Canadian investment opportunities on the market today: Beauty, Location and Timing Alberta’s Determined Visionary 31 An exclusive interview with former Alberta Premier, the Honourable Peter Lougheed, one of Alberta’s (and Canada’s) most popular political figures, discussing his legacy, including the creation of Kananaskis Country Every Picture Tells a Story 48 Regular contributor Chris Martin recounts a rainy day in K-Country, which ended with him getting “Dog Tired” 07 19 31 On the Cover “Marsh Grasses” 30 x 30 inches Oil on canvas by Merv Brandel The world-renowned Kananaskis Country Golf Course, located in the heart of K-Country. Photograph by Dr. Robert Berdan Inset photograph: the Honourable Peter Lougheed tees-off at the opening of the Kananaskis Country Golf Club. Photograph courtesy of the Provincial Archives of Alberta © Copyright 2011. All rights reserved. Printed in Calgary, Canada on FSC certified paper. Visit: www.fsccanada.org For information about including advertising rates and availability please visit: www.braggmag.com, Purveyors of fine original art since 1987 email: [email protected], or call: (403) 949 3400. Showcasing the wondrous beauty of nature as seen through the diverse eyes of Western Canada’s most talented artists. Bragg Creek Village Centre, 16 White Ave. Bragg Creek, AB. Phone: (403) 949 3777 - www.alicatgallery.com BANDED PEAK Communications 2 3 Celebrating an Anniversary, an Icon, Amateur Photographer and an Opportunity Competition This fall marks a momentous occasion for the Bragg Creek vision. So, it seems to me that if you get a person that has community, magazine, and the the combination of both determination and vision, male or prize province of Alberta. female, I think that’s what you should be looking for.” Sage * words of advice for the contenders running in the leadership This issue celebrates the second anniversary of pool race. (Please read the full article starting on page 31) $ magazine. Given the magazine’s mandate to showcase the beauty of Kananaskis Country and This fall also represents a coming of age for the hamlet of Send in 700your original photographs of Bragg Creek and the extraordinary people that are both magnetically attracted Bragg Creek. As a result of the recent infrastructure stimulus K-Country and you could win a share of the $700 Prize to, and inspired by, its natural grandeur, there is no better way program, Bragg Creek has just received funding from the Pool. In addition to the continued $500 sponsorship from to celebrate this milestone than to feature the Honourable municipal, provincial and federal governments for communal Rocky View County and CrossIron Mills for the top three Rick Nash: White-tailed Amateur Photography – Fall fawn 2011 Winner Peter Lougheed who, as Premier of Alberta, founded water and sewage infrastructure. This investment paves the amateur submissions, the first-place winner will also receive Kananaskis Country while becoming one of Canada’s most way for significant additional investment in the community, a 24”x36” stretched-canvas print of their winning photograph prominent and popular political figures. which will dramatically enhance Bragg Creek’s amenities from Branded Visuals Inc. (up to a value of $200). and appeal. Congratulations to Rick Nash – this issue’s winner for his The submission deadline for our Winter/Spring 2012 Amateur touching image of a White-tailed fawn above (larger image Additionally, Calgary is becoming a global energy Photographer Competition is December 26, 2011. Photographs featured on page 8). Second and third-place winners are superpower. Based on current projections, it is expected that must be taken within the Bragg Creek or Kananaskis region. Justin Atkins and Debbie Schultz, whose photographs can the Calgary region will more than double in population – to Photographers retain full rights over their submissions. be seen on pages 11 and 17 respectively. approximately three million people – by 2050. Imagine if A big thank you again goes to the competition’s guest panelist such an opportunity existed 20 minutes from Vancouver or Update to the Competition Rules Dr. Robert Berdan, who has contributed a great number of Toronto 40 years ago! The entire horseshoe-shaped Rocky Many people from whom we receive photographs earn some the photographs used in both of the feature articles. View County, which surrounds Calgary on three sides, is an income from their photography, but it is not their primary income outstanding investment opportunity – I see it as Canada’s Below: Liz Kerns, winner of the Summer 2011 competition, with source. Therefore, we are modifying the competition’s “amateur” new Golden Horseshoe of the 21st century. Bragg Creek is, her stretched-canvas print, courtesy of Branded Visuals. definition to include these contributors. The term “amateur” quite literally, a diamond in the rough. will now be defined as one whose primary source of income Simply put, the unique convergence of Bragg Creek’s beauty, does not come from the sale of their photography products or location and timing is bound to fuel investment growth in services. Exceptions apply: see below for full rules. We retain the Bragg Creek for years to come. (Please see the full article on right to have the final say over a contributor’s amateur status. Peter Lougheed photograph by John Cornegge. Bragg Creek’s potential on page 19) It is interesting to note that this year also marks the 40th anniversary of Progressive Conservative rule in Alberta. During the Lougheed era, the party made Alberta a major player in Canada and the world. The party is now in the midst of a leadership campaign. When I interviewed Mr. Lougheed, I asked him what Dwayne Zaba FASHION + OUTLETS + DINING + ENTERTAINMENT characteristics people should look for in a leader. He Publisher responded as follows: “I think there are two elements *Prize details: The total prize pool of $700 will be awarded as follows. $500 will be awarded to the amateur contributors of primary source of income does not come from the sale of their photography products or services. Professional photographers are the top three photographs selected for inclusion in the Winter/Spring 2012 issue of ineligible for entry into the competition but they will get full credit for any contributions that we publish, as well as exposure on the involved. One is determination. I respect and admire people , as selected by our panel: 1st Prize – $250; 2nd Prize – $150; 3rd Prize – $100. Prizes will be awarded in the form of gift certificates magazine’s Featured Contributors page and on www.braggmag.com for the four-month duration of the respective issue. Employees who have determination. But I also respect people who have Visit us at www.braggmag.com or email [email protected] to CrossIron Mills Outlet Mall. A Canvas Print(s) of the winning submission will also be supplied to the 1st prize winner – total of , Rocky View County, CrossIron Mills Outlet Mall, Branded Visuals Inc., as well as their value of up to $200. This will allow for one 24”x36” Gallery Wrap or a combination of smaller sizes (eg. 16”x24” + 12”x18”). affiliates and partners, are ineligible for entry. Promotional terms and usage rights: The panel’s decision is final. All photography Entry conditions: All amateur photographs submitted to will automatically be entered into submissions, along with contributors’ names, may be used by Rocky View County and the seasonally relevant Amateur Photographer Competition unless specifically requested otherwise by the contributor at the time for future promotional purposes, however full rights for all photographic submissions are completely retained by the respective of submission. Any photographs received after the submission deadline of 12/26/11 may not be entered into the Winter/Spring 2012 contributing photographers. Branded Visuals retain the rights to display the winning canvas print in their gallery for up to one competition. For the purposes of the Amateur Photographer Competition, an “amateur photographer” is defined as someone whose month following the publication of the Winter/Spring 2012 issue of . 4 5 Featured Contributors Carleen Smith We are pleased to have our resident photographer Dr. Robert Berdan return as bears his name, and the world-renowned Kananaskis Country Golf Course. our main Featured Contributor this issue, albeit in a slightly different role from With the help of Darren Robinson, the golf course’s General Manager, normal. Rob has contributed photography to both of this issue’s main articles: (pictured here to the right of Robert), we arranged a private guided tour some from his extensive archives; some from on-location photography. for Robert (via golf-cart), where he had free reign to shoot the course as he pleased. We are indeed thankful to both Robert for his additional time and To accompany this issue’s interview with the Honourable Peter Lougheed, we effort in putting together this issue, and to Darren for his gracious assistance wanted to include some current imagery from within the Provincial Park that and the unlimited access to facilities he granted us. The spectacular images of the iconic course on page 34 prove that it was worth the effort. In addition to , Robert contributes to other publications such as Photo Life, Outdoor Nature Photographer and Canadian Geographic, while serving as assistant professor at the University of Calgary.