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“She actually came from Arkansas in the 1950s because her husband was a Calgary Stampeder, and he was actually one of the first Black Calgary Stampeders to play for the team,” Dodd explained.Anderson served as Ward 3 alderman from 1974 to 1977 and was heavily involved in the community from the moment she arrived, Dodd said.Story continues below advertisement
“She was a part of the United Way Speakers Bureau, and she actually went around different community organizations and spoke about important social justice issues… She spoke and advocated for disadvantaged communities, seniors, the arts.”so she could provide a female perspective, Dodd explained. “Not only did he develop the first line from Anderson to city hall, but then he also developed the expansion for the 1988 Olympics, which occurred from city hall to University of Calgary,” Dodd said.
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