Alberta to commemorate Sir Winston Churchill with statue in Calgary

A statue to honour Sir Winston Churchill, one of the greatest leaders of the modern era, will soon be set up in downtown Calgary. Officials say the installation of the statue in Alberta is important because the leader "had a special affection for Alberta." "On his 1929 visit to our province, he visited with admiration both the oil wells of Turner Valley and the magnificent mountainscapes of Banff, several of which he depicted in watercolour paintings. He was so attracted to Alberta that he very