Canmore cancels annual Highland Games after 26 years of tossing cabers
Bill Kaufmann
Published: Dec 15, 2016
Updated: Dec 16, 2016
Calgary Sun
Excerpt
After more than a quarter century of tartan pageantry, the Canmore Highland Games has tossed its last caber.
The group that puts on the annual Labor Day long weekend event has pulled the plug on the event, citing a lack of volunteers to operate the festival of Scottish culture and sport.
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