{"id":121827,"date":"2026-07-08T20:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/121827\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T20:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:08:08","slug":"stampede-pancake-breakfast-for-hungry-travellers-staff-at-calgary-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/121827\/","title":{"rendered":"Stampede pancake breakfast for hungry travellers, staff at Calgary airport"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a> A Calgary Stampede themed airport sign is seen at the main terminal, at Calgary International Airport, in Calgary, on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Bill Graveland – The Canadian Press <\/p>\n

CALGARY \u2014 There was a long, steady stream of hungry diners at the Calgary airport early Wednesday, as sizzling griddles cooked up pancakes and sausages. <\/p>\n

Many outside the arrivals terminal were in uniform — airline staff, police officers and security guards — while some travellers rolled up to the annual Stampede breakfast with their suitcases. <\/p>\n

“This is awesome. I love to be part of it,” said Kathy Morris of Calgary, who was headed to see her grandson in Newfoundland. <\/p>\n

“I’m on my way out, but this is my first Stampede breakfast ever. And I live downtown, which is crazy.” <\/p>\n

It’s the fourth year that the Calgary International Airport has hosted the breakfast during Stampede. The 10-day exhibition and rodeo wraps Sunday. <\/p>\n

Airport organizers were expecting to feed about 2,500, as about 66,000 people go through the airport each day. <\/p>\n

<\/a> A person flips pancakes at a Calgary Stampede pancake breakfast, in a parking lot adjacent to the main terminal, at Calgary International Airport, in Calgary, on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Bill Graveland <\/p>\n

“It’s because YYC is the gateway to Stampede. If you’re not driving here, you’re flying here,” said Adam Brown, an airport spokesperson. <\/p>\n

“We want to make sure when they step off the plane in Calgary they know that they’re in the Stampede city.” <\/p>\n

Orazio and Cynthia Rinaldi stopped for a bite after arriving in Calgary from Montreal. They plan to visit Banff and the Stampede. <\/p>\n

“We saw the pancake breakfast and said we’re going to go check it out,” said Cynthia Rinaldi. <\/p>\n

<\/a> People eat at a Calgary Stampede pancake breakfast, in a parking lot adjacent to the main terminal, at Calgary International Airport, in Calgary, on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Bill Graveland <\/p>\n

She said Alberta’s upcoming separation referendum didn’t factor into their trip planning. Quebec also has a long-standing separation movement. <\/p>\n

“We hear about it back at home, and we don’t want it to happen. We don’t want Quebec to separate. We don’t want Alberta to separate,” she said. <\/p>\n

Albertans are to vote Oct. 19 on whether they want the province to remain in Canada or to start the process for a second, binding referendum. <\/p>\n

“We hope Alberta stays in Canada,” said Rinaldi. <\/p>\n

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 8, 2026. <\/p>\n

Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Calgary Stampede themed airport sign is seen at the main terminal, at Calgary International Airport, in Calgary,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":121828,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[51,4341,15809,41146,40051,989],"class_list":["post-121827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-calgary","tag-calgary","tag-calgary-international-airport","tag-calgary-stampede","tag-pancake-breakfast","tag-stampede-breakfast","tag-the-canadian-press"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}