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Valerie Fortney

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Aug 18, 2026
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Jul 15, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 18, 2026 · Valerie Fortney

    Changemaker Mary Valentich: Still fighting for change at 84 (opens the original)

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    From as early as she can remember, Mary Valentich was surrounded by an abundance of adoring adults. Her mother ran a boarding house, so as the only little girl in the house “I got a lot of attention,” she says. Her father toted her along to meetings of the local Croatian community, animated gatherings where politics was often discussed. In this rare environment, a preschooler was not only tolerated, but allowed to be heard. “I found it all so fascinating, and I suffered no penalty,” she adds wit

  2. Article · Jul 31, 2026 · Valerie Fortney

    Changemaker: Overcoming adversity, Roy Bear Chief more than deserving of academic career (opens the original)

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    The day Roy Bear Chief received the keys to his new office is one he’ll never forget. “My hands were shaking so much, I had trouble getting the key in the slot,” recalls the 78-year-old self-described late bloomer. “Never in my wildest dreams had I ever thought that I would get an office at an academic institution . . . when I think of it even now, it brings a lump to my throat.” Nearly a decade after he first settled in at Mount Royal University as an elder-in-residence, first with the Bissett

  3. Article · Jul 15, 2026 · Valerie Fortney

    Changemaker: Stamps president Jay McNeil will again wear his Grey Cup ring, when the team next wins it (opens the original)

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    Relief. Disbelief. Pure, unadulterated joy. When he joined the Calgary Stampeders football team as an offensive lineman in 1994, Jay McNeil heard all about the collective euphoria of his teammates when they won the Grey Cup two years earlier, led by star quarterback Doug Flutie. Still, it didn’t quite prepare him for the intensity of his own emotions when, in 1998, he and his fellow Stamps beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for the Canadian Football League’s highest honour. “I’ve never been in a room

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