EXCLUSIVE: Calgary's tourism boss tells city hall to Fark-off, scrap Stampede music crackdown
An urgent warning from Calgary’s top tourism official to Mayor Jeromy Farkas and City Council has been obtained by Juno News.
An urgent warning from Calgary’s top tourism official to Mayor Jeromy Farkas and City Council has been obtained by Juno News.
The letter urges politicians to immediately back away from controversial new Stampede concert music restrictions that critics say amount to a direct attack on Calgary’s festival culture.
Tourism Calgary President and CEO Alisha Reynolds warns that the City’s sudden changes to outdoor concert noise exemptions pose “immediate and serious risks” to the 2026 Calgary Stampede season and Calgary’s broader visitor economy.
