A river in the middle of the Stampede infield? That was the 1966 plan

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In years past, long-time Herald researcher/librarian Norma Marr prepared a feature called The H Files, in which she looked back at a variety of Calgary news events. Here are some of her instalments from October 1999, including one in which Stampede officials announced a plan for a new race track at the Stampede grounds. The plan included diversion of the Elbow River, so that the river would flow through the middle of the infield, with bridges at the north and south ends. An estimated $1-million-plus price tag along with complicated water rights issues led to that part of the plan being scrapped in the following months.

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