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🔊 A Throwback Thursday to Ralph Klein’s victory song on cassette when he won as Calgary’s Mayor. A man who put our city on the map.
Tonight I press play on that old Ralph Klein victory tape.
The tape is worn. The sound is scratchy. But the pride of Calgary still comes through loud and clear.
Ralph said leadership was about people.
Listen first. Roll up your sleeves. Get the job done.
“The Olympics should be the best big party any of us has ever been to. If it is not, we may have missed the point.”
— Ralph Klein, Mayor of Calgary, quoted in Sports Illustrated, Jan 27, 1988. 
As mayor he showed the world what this city could be. He helped bring us the 1988 Winter Olympics. A moment that changed how the world saw Calgary.
He worked for Calgarians. He faced critics head on. He kept the city’s best interests at heart.
What made him remarkable was not only the big wins. It was how he connected with people. He treated everyone with respect. In the council chamber and on the street.
He reminded us that leadership is service.
Ralph Klein is remembered as a mayor who embodied Calgary’s spirit of grit, hard work, and community.
A true Calgarian.
A great man.
A leader we will never forget.
Thank you to the late and great #RalphKlein
— @yyczak
Tonight I press play on that old Ralph Klein victory tape.
The tape is worn. The sound is scratchy. But the pride of Calgary still comes through loud and clear.
Ralph said leadership was about people.
Listen first. Roll up your sleeves. Get the job done.
“The Olympics should be the best big party any of us has ever been to. If it is not, we may have missed the point.”
— Ralph Klein, Mayor of Calgary, quoted in Sports Illustrated, Jan 27, 1988. 
As mayor he showed the world what this city could be. He helped bring us the 1988 Winter Olympics. A moment that changed how the world saw Calgary.
He worked for Calgarians. He faced critics head on. He kept the city’s best interests at heart.
What made him remarkable was not only the big wins. It was how he connected with people. He treated everyone with respect. In the council chamber and on the street.
He reminded us that leadership is service.
Ralph Klein is remembered as a mayor who embodied Calgary’s spirit of grit, hard work, and community.
A true Calgarian.
A great man.
A leader we will never forget.
Thank you to the late and great #RalphKlein
— @yyczak
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