 Former Tsuu T'ina First Nation chief and longtime rodeo competitor, Gordon Crowchild, passed away January 12 at the age of 85.
 Gordon was inducted into the Canadian Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2006 as a Legend of Rodeo and was honoured as a Calgary Stampede Pioneer of Rodeo in 1995. Gordon was a chuckwagon competitor and pro cowboy, competing in wild horse racing, steer decorating and steer wrestling. Gordon last competed in steer wrestling in 1997 at the Cloverdale Rodeo and his last wild horse race in Calgary was 2003.
The Canadian Professional Rodeo family extends our condolences to the family and friends of Chief Gordon Crowchild. |
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The 2014 Canadian Champions will receive an exemption to the semi-finals of RFD-TV's The American. |
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| 2014 World Champions Crowned at #WranglerNFR |
| LAS VEGAS, NV-- December 13, 2014 -- Round 10 of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo is the books and the 2014 World Champions have been crowned. ... READ MORE |
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS OF CPRA
NON CONTESTANT DIRECTORS |
| The Canadian Professional Rodeo Association is now accepting nominations for the following positions: |
PRESIDENT
- Nominated and elected by ALL members in good standing
- Position presently held by Murry Milan |
COMMITTEE DIRECTOR
- Nominated and elected by the rodeo committee members in good standing (one vote per committee)
- Position presently held by Lloyd Gray |
STOCK CONTRACTOR DIRECTOR
- Nominated and elected by the stock contractor members in good standing
- Position presently held by Shane Franklin |
| * Positions are for the 2015-2016 term |
| All full Contestant CPRA members in good standing are eligible to submit nominations. Nomination forms must be signed by five members in good standing for the President, and two members - one of which is a committee member and one of which is a stock contractor - for those respective positions. |
Send completed Nomination Form to:
CPRA Office
Attention: Devon Tupper
272245 Range Road 292
Airdrie, AB
T4A 2L5
FAX: 403-945-0936
Email: cpra@rodeocanada.com |
NOMINATIONS WILL CLOSE
ON FEBRUARY 9, 2015 12:00 PM
(Nominations must be received by that date)
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| * Nomination forms were mailed out January 9, 2015. Everyone who is entitled to nominate and vote should have received their nomination papers in the mail by now, so please check your mail box. |
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Cody Cassidy has been elected as the new Steer Wrestling representative for two years - replacing Todd Maughan.
Cody's two year term begins on January 1st, 2015 and expires December 31st, 2016.
The CPRA would like to thank Todd for his unselfish commitment and loyalty to the CPRA Board and to his event of Steer Wrestling |
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