Editing Calgary Stampede (section)

===Promoting Calgary===
Civic leaders have consistently noted the Stampede's impact on the city. Mayor [[Andrew Davison]] claimed in 1944 that the event "had done more to advertise Calgary than any single agency", an opinion that has been echoed by his successors.<ref>{{harvnb|Foran|2008|p=152}}</ref> Stampede officials have made similar claims, arguing that the event is one of Canada's most important tourist attractions.<ref>{{harvnb|Foran|2008|p=328}}</ref> The Canadian Tourism Commission placed the event in its Signature Experiences Collection, one of six such events or locations in Alberta.<ref>{{citation |last=Guttormson |first=Kim |title=Calgary Stampede branded in tourism series |work=Calgary Herald |date=2011-07-12 |page=D1}}</ref>

According to [[Ralph Klein]], former mayor of Calgary and premier of Alberta, the Stampede symbolizes the province's spirit. He cited the friendly and welcoming attitude and festival spirit of the city's populace during the event, which community booster groups export around the world.<ref>{{citation |last=Klein |first=Ralph |title=The Stampede adds colour to our towering offices |work=Calgary Herald |date=2005-06-12 |page=A16}}</ref> Among examples cited was the infamous [[36th Grey Cup|1948 Grey Cup]] game in which two trains of Stampeder football fans descended on Toronto and launched an unprecedented series of celebrations before, during and after the game that included riding a horse into the lobby of the [[Fairmont Royal York|Royal York Hotel]].<ref>{{citation|last=Christie |first=Alan |url=http://greycup.cfl.ca/article/the-story-of-the-1948-grey-cup_43629 |title=The story of the 1948 grey Cup |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=2008-10-26 |access-date=2011-07-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005064722/http://greycup.cfl.ca/article/the-story-of-the-1948-grey-cup_43629 |archive-date=2011-10-05 }}</ref> The events helped turn the Grey Cup into a national festival and the largest single-day sporting event in the country.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.albertasportshalloffame.com/component/zoo/item/1948-calgary-stampeders-football |title=1948 Calgary Stampeders, football team |publisher=Alberta Sports Hall of Fame |access-date=2011-07-23 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929110438/http://www.albertasportshalloffame.com/component/zoo/item/1948-calgary-stampeders-football |archive-date=September 29, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |last=Toth |first=Dan |url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Calgary/2005/05/18/pf-1045006.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714021258/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Calgary/2005/05/18/pf-1045006.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=14 July 2012 |title=History for sale |work=Calgary Sun |date=2005-05-18 |access-date=2011-07-23}}</ref>