Winner's Circle 2008

Thanks to all entrants of the 2008 Calgary Stampede Parade. Congratulations to this year's winners and everyone who contributed to making the 2008 parade another smashing success.

This year's Celebrities' Choice Award was chosen by a judging panel that included country music performer Craig Moritz and Canadian Olympic athlete Melissa Hollingsworth.

The results from the judging are as follows:

 

Best Overall Entry (President's Award)

  1. ATB Financial
 ATB Financial

Best Western Entry

  1. Authentic Western Productions
  2. Guns of the Golden West
  3. Chickwagon
 Authentic Western Productions

Most Creative Entry

  1. Royal Tyrell Museum of Paleontology
  2. ATB Financial
  3. District of Sparwood
 Royal Tyrell Museum of Paleontology

Best Corporate Entry

  1. Canadian Pacific Railway
  2. Enbridge
  3. Community Savings
 Canadian Pacific Railway

Best Business or Non-Profit Entry

  1. Royal Tyrell Museum of Paleontology
  2. Camrose and District Centennial Museum
  3. Work Safe for Life
 Royal Tyrell Museum of Paleontology

Best Cultural Entry

  1. Ismaili Muslim Community of Calgary
  2. Danish Canadian Club
  3. Spirit of Kelowna
 Ismaili Muslim Community of Calgary

Best Municipal Entry

  1. Leduc and District
  2. Spirit of Kelowna
  3. City of Kimberley
 Leduc and District

Best Horse Entry (Ron Berry Memorial)

  1. Long Beach Mounted Police
 Long Beach Mounted Police

Best Prelude Entry

  1. Possak Irish Dancers
  2. Downtown Square Dancers
  3. Arabia Adorned Belly Dance Academy
 Possak Irish Dancers

Celebrities' Choice Award

  1. Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
 Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

Commercial 6-8 Heavy Horse Hitch

  1. Express Ranches
  2. Budweiser Clydesdales
  

Private 6-8 Heavy Horse Hitch

  1. Valleyview Percherons
  

Private 2-4 Heavy Horse Hitch

  1. Paul Lamoureux
  2. Tie: Truman Insurance Agency and Lynnwood Ranch
  3. Ken Hrycun & Family
  

Best Historical / Western Costume

  1. Native Section 3 Sarcee
  

Best Cultural Costume

  1. Columbian Canadian Cultural Society
  

Best Uniformed Costume

  1. RCMP Honor Guard
  

Best Miscellaneous Costume

  1. Calgary Public Library
  

Mounted Parade Class

  1. Jamie Cote
  

Mounted Groups

  1. Street Church Ministry
  

Heritage

  1. Women of the Wild West
  

Chuckwagons

  1. Boren Ladner Gervais
  

Carriage

  1. Gull Lake Farm
  

Mounted Colour Party

  1. Windy Ridge Riders Association
  

Commercial Colour Party

  1. Strathcona Mounted Troop
  

Formal Colour Party

  1. Calgary Regional Trail Riders
  

Best Overall Band

  1. Red Deer Royals Marching Show Band
 Red Deer Royals Marching Show Band

Best Canadian Band

  1. Red Deer Royals Marching Show Band
 Red Deer Royals Marching Show Band

Best Senior Band

  1. Red Deer Royals Marching Show Band
  2. Calgary Stetson Show Band
  3. Gladsaxe Pigegarde (Copenhagen, Denmark)
 Red Deer Royals Marching Show Band

Best Auxiliary

  1. Bishop Grandin Marching Ghosts (Calgary)
  2. Hibbing High School Blue Jackets (Minnesota)
  3. Red Deer Royals Marching Show Band
 Bishop Grandin Marching Ghosts (Calgary)

Best Pipe Band

  1. Calgary Highlander Pipes and Drums
  2. Calgary Police Service Pipe Band
  3. 33rd Halifax Pipes and Drums
 Calgary Highlander Pipes and Drums

Best Junior Band

  1. Calgary Round-Up Band
  2. 604 Moose Squadron (Calgary)
  3. Sutherland Schools Pipe Band (Scotland)
 Calgary Round-Up Band