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Retired broadcast Meteorologist. 2017 RTDNA Lifetime Achievement Award. Best of Calgary 2018, 2019. AHS Patient and Family Advisor (volunteer)

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Joined October 2009
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David Spence
2 years
THE FINISH LINE!! Today, after a decade, I was discharged from the Alberta Cancer Care system. With #prostatecancer , the journey from diagnosis to discharge is long. We are lucky to have world class treatment in #Calgary . Early detection saves lives. It saved mine. Get tested.
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David Spence
3 years
Thank you, Dave Elston!
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David Spence
3 years
I just want to say how much I appreciate your kind words. I've had the time of my life, and it's all because you have invited me into your homes night after night. I'll have more to say later, but for now, thank you! #yyc #yycwx #yycweather #Calgary #Calgaryweather #retirement
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David Spence
4 years
What the.....? A special preview of tonight's Pic of the Day on @CTVCalgary news at 6. Leslie Claringbull's photo, taken this morning near #PincherCreek , shows spectacular stacked lenticulars. #yyc #zpc
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David Spence
6 years
ALL TIME HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR CALGARY. 36.3 within the past hour. Surpasses 36.1, the record set July 15, 1919 and July 25, 1933. You can now say you survived Calgary’s hottest day! #yyc
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David Spence
5 years
As I VERY quietly (shhhh) mark my 40th anniversary in broadcasting today, I thank my first #mentor , @QMuzikDirektor , for the help and guidance during the early years from CFWB to CHNL. He taught me the business, and led me to the path forward. And the laughs! Very grateful.
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David Spence
8 months
When I retired, I retired. 100%. Today, I made an exception as I had the opportunity to speak to a Grade 5 class on weather. The kids were great. We all had fun. Extra special for me, though, to be there with the young student teacher on the left. My daughter. #prouddad
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David Spence
5 years
Hangin’ out with the #legends , Darrel Janz, Barb Higgins, and Ken Newans. Had a great time last night catching up with our pre-1996 CFCN 6 o’clock news team. 1st time the 4 of us have been together since Ken retired 23 years ago! #yyc #Calgary @CTVCalgary #CTVCalgary
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David Spence
2 years
Wait…..what???
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David Spence
2 years
Happy Anniversary Mrs. Spence! 30 amazing years!!!! #truelove
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David Spence
3 years
Device we #retired people use to figure out what day of the week it is.
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David Spence
3 years
Am I allowed to use my own picture for the @CTVCalgary pic of the day? The colours popped in #Canmore over the weekend! #yyc
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David Spence
3 years
Fully vaccinated. Astra Zeneca shot #2 this morning! Winning the lottery would be nice, but the satisfaction of having done my part is the real prize. One step closer... #yyc
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David Spence
3 years
The Final Fortnight. It has been several months since I announced my retirement, and the days are now winding down. My last day at @CTVCalgary will be November 26th. #yyc #yycwx #yycweather #Calgary #Calgaryweather #abstorm
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David Spence
5 years
I know I have shown this before, but for those who haven’t seen it. This is snow on a picnic table in #Calgary . On my wedding day. #yyc
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David Spence
2 years
Such a joy to reunite with these folks again. ⁦ @CTVDarrelJanz ⁩ was honoured this morning at the Calgary Leadership Prayer Breakfast for 60 years in broadcasting. His speech was classic Darrel - heartfelt, poignant, gracious, and funny!
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David Spence
5 years
Those of you who are spelling lightning with an "e". STOP IT!!! Sincerely, The Spelling Police
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David Spence
7 years
The Extreme Cold Warning for the city of #Calgary has ENDED!!!!!!! #yyc
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David Spence
3 years
Scorching sunshine Sunday..at least by November standards. Please note this is the last @CTVCalgary 5 day forecast to be posted to the @ctvdavidspence account. Please follow @CTVStanfield and @ryanhardingctv for weather info... #yyc #yycwx #yycweather #Calgary #Calgaryweather
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David Spence
3 years
Earthquakes in #Banff are not as rare as you may think. Banff and Cascade Mtn are on the Rundle thrust fault. Including today, there have been at least 11 quakes of M3.8 or greater in the area since 1984. Biggest: M6.0 on Feb 4, 1918. #earthquake
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David Spence
6 years
ROBIN ALERT!!! This is one of two Robin sightings submitted today (Jan 8) for the @CTVCalgary Pic of the Day. #yyc #Calgary
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David Spence
3 years
Thanks guys! Great morning on ⁦ @CJAY92 ⁩….It meant a lot to be back on the radio station where my #Calgary career started. Jesse and JD….the best!
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David Spence
2 years
I’m old.
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Billifer 🇨🇦
2 years
If you recognize this apartment, you’re old.
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David Spence
5 years
I have embarrassed myself in front of my neighbours. It’s not garbage day. #yyc
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David Spence
5 years
I need YOUR HELP!!! PLEASE?? 3 great pics. Which should be the Pic of the Day on @CTVCalgary ? Your thoughts? #yyc #Calgary #yycweather
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David Spence
6 years
Wow! This is a huge honour. Thank you for watching and listening over the years. And thanks to all who voted, whether for me or for someone else. #Calgary is a great place. Calgarians are great people! #yyc
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David Spence
3 years
Remember LAWNMOWER MAN? Four years ago today, an EF-1 tornado touched down near Three Hills, just north of #Calgary . And, Thuenis Wessels mowed his lawn. #yyc #yycwx #abstorm
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David Spence
7 years
4 yrs ago today, I began treatment for #prostatecancer . Early detection saved my life. Don't wait. #yyc #Calgary
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David Spence
1 year
Snow forecasting is hard, but here goes: For #Calgary , 5 cm of snow by 6:00 pm Monday. 15-20 cm by 6:00 pm Tuesday. Maps from ECCC. Now, back to retirement. #yyc #yycwx #Calgary
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David Spence
5 years
Approved.
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Bill Macfarlane
5 years
Amazing picture of this afternoon’s cold front taken by pilot @rjag_16 (Instagram guy) as he climbed out of #YYC around 5pm. I expect @CTVdavidspence will approve. #abwx
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David Spence
2 years
Happy Canada Day! #Calgary drivers can now safely remove their snow tires. #yyc
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David Spence
9 months
This wouldn’t have happened under my watch!!!! #yyc
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David Spence
8 months
Bravo Leslie!
@GlobalCalgary
Global Calgary
8 months
Global News Calgary traffic reporter @global_leslie responds to an email criticising her choice of clothes. #yyc
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David Spence
2 years
Hard to beleive, but it was one year ago today that I retired from @CTVCalgary ! The time has flown. Mrs. Spence and I reflected this morning on what a terrific year it's been, and are excited for all that comes next! #retirement #yyc
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David Spence
10 months
“We never know which lives we influence, or when, or why” - Stephen King. Visiting classrooms and speaking to students was the greatest joy of my career, by far. Thanks teachers! And thank you Ryan for the research you do that helps us all to be better forecasters.
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Dr. Ryan Lagerquist 🇨🇦 #BLM #QLM #TLM
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32 years ago, @CTVdavidspence came to my kindergarten class and talked about his career as a meteorologist. Now we're just a couple meteorologists having a beer. Thanks again for inspiring me (and so many other kids who are now meteorologists), David!
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David Spence
3 years
Anyone want my job?
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CTV News Calgary
3 years
CTV Calgary is hiring! We're currently seeking a meteorologist and weather host to join our team on a full-time basis. Additional details here: #yyc #mediajobs
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David Spence
4 years
Sunset's getting close to 5:00 now, so it's still dark at 6:00. In just a month from now, the sky will be considerably brighter.
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David Spence
4 years
Thanks @JDfromCJAY and @CTVStanfield for the nomination. Still in my work clothes, I stopped by my local community centre to do a #TrickShot4Snowy . I nominate @CTVGCampbell , Jocelyn Laidlaw, and @PetethePlumber8 . Donations: . #yyc #ALS
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David Spence
3 years
....when the light is just right. The Magificent Monuments of #Mossleigh .
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David Spence
4 years
Back on the grid and in #yyc after being disconnected for a couple of days, wandering the #Alberta foothills, discovering places like this:
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David Spence
4 years
Exhausted. #Santa2020
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David Spence
4 years
OK..So...I need your help. I have 15 excellent candidates for tonight's @CTVCalgary Pic of the Day. I've narrowed it down to these three, but can't make a final decision. Moon Halo, Millarville sunrise, or Banff deer. Whaddya think? #yyc #yycwx #Calgary #Calgaryweather
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David Spence
7 years
36 years ago today, I entered this building for the 1st time. The receptionist's name was Ruth. #yyc #Calgary
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David Spence
3 years
Temperatures in and around #Calgary at 1:00. The #yyc airport temperature is 13.1. Today's high temp record is 16.4, set in 2016. #warm Now back to retirement...
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David Spence
3 years
JAB! Vaccinated! Or at least partially. 5 minutes ago, I received my first #COVID19 shot. Great job by everyone in keeping things running so smoothly. Wait was minimal, service friendly. Find out when it’s your turn here: . #yyc
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David Spence
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Thanks to the great people at @ahs_ems and the South Health Campus in #Calgary . Yesterday, a back injury left me immobile, in dreadful pain. Today, I am able to walk short distances. Grateful to @CTVwdean for filling in at work on short notice. Hope to return Tuesday. #yyc
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David Spence
4 years
I was today years old when I had my first Happy Meal. This is my toy. #yyc
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David Spence
2 years
Long abandoned homestead at #Vulcan , AB. So many questions…
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David Spence
6 years
Remember? Written in snow. #yyc #Calgary
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David Spence
4 years
Today, my friend @CTVIanWhite is celebrating 30 years here at the Mighty Channel 3! Or Channel 5, back in the day. @CTVCalgary #yyc #Calgary #oldman
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David Spence
6 months
My thoughts today are with my former colleagues at #CTV in #Calgary and across the country. It is a devastating day.
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jonah
6 months
Update from changes to local news at Bell Media
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David Spence
5 years
I'm not sure if I've ever seen this before. One town was both the hottest and coldest place in Alberta today. #yyc #Calgary #Crowsnest #weatheroddity
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David Spence
2 years
30-40 cm of snow has given the people of #VictoriaBC a chance to prove to the rest of Canada that they, too, have patio furniture. Photo credits: @murielcooperl , @3philps
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David Spence
3 years
You don't see this very often. Not a single weather watch, warning, or advisory across Canada.
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David Spence
6 years
An honour to meet Syd Banks, the C-train driver famous for the weather reports he gives to his passengers. He celebrates 45 years with @calgarytransit on Monday! #yyc
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David Spence
2 years
@Brink_Thinker JFK assassination, I was only a toddler, but I remember seeing the funeral on tv.
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David Spence
1 year
After a month enjoying the (not always) warmth of the desert, it’s time to head home to #yyc . Please have the snow removed in time for our arrival Monday. Thanks.
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David Spence
3 years
It's over! The cold spell that began in #Calgary on December 13, has ended. Coldest: Dec. 27, at 23 degs below average. Jan 7 was 22 degs below average. Chart of temperature departures from normal: Climate Prediction Center. #yyc #yycwx #Calgaryweather
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David Spence
6 years
Windchill? Phoenix? Really? Come up here, we'll show you WIND CHILL. Sincerely, Canada. #yyc #Calgary #Phoenix
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NWS Phoenix
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Did anybody feel that tinge of windchill this morning? The low temperature this morning was 67 degrees. Look for a high of 85 degrees today in #Phoenix .
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THE COLDEST MORNING OF YOUR LIFE (maybe). If I was still doing the weather thing, I'd put in a Saturday morning 6:00 am temp for #Calgary at -36. Cold-but not as clickbaity cold as the numbers shown on this map of the Canadian model. #yyc
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David Spence
4 years
Preach! The cellphone text warnings NEED location info, both in the text and in the audio message.
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Nevin deMilliano
4 years
It really makes it hard to track storms through social (an official way of reporting) when everyone is confused where the storm is and if they actually need to take shelter. Cc: @CTVdavidspence
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David Spence
3 years
Endangered species. Natural habitat. #payphone
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David Spence
3 years
Joy to all!! #yyc
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David Spence
6 years
With the first strike of the season at Bragg Creek, it's time for the annual reminder that lightning is NOT spelled with an e. That's another word altogether. #yyc #Calgary #abstorm #gynecology
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David Spence
3 years
The road less travelled. Saturday night west of #PincherCreek .
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David Spence
5 years
So very grateful to this city and it’s amazing people. Thank you! #bestofcalgary @becausecalgary #yyc #calgary . It is a pleasure serving you.
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David Spence
2 years
Fix this, Kevin. #heckle
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Kevin Stanfield
2 years
A mild summer's day in our @CTVCalgary five-day forecast wouldn't be complete without a mild winter's day, too. #yyc #Calgary #yycWeather
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2 years
The response to this tweet has been so heartwarming. Thank you for your kind comments....it means a lot. Some of the replies included questions, and I will try to answer as many as I can over the next couple of days. Thanks again, take care!
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David Spence
2 years
THE FINISH LINE!! Today, after a decade, I was discharged from the Alberta Cancer Care system. With #prostatecancer , the journey from diagnosis to discharge is long. We are lucky to have world class treatment in #Calgary . Early detection saves lives. It saved mine. Get tested.
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David Spence
2 years
Hottest day of my life. The truck thermometer briefly hit 48. Official high at the airport was 45. #Phoenix
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David Spence
3 years
HEADS UP: With my retirement at the end of this week, Environment Canada's Watches and Warnings will no longer appear on this Twitter account. As of November 26. #yyc #yycweather #yycwx #Calgary #Calgaryweather #abstorm
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David Spence
3 years
WIND WARNING from Environment Canada: #abstorm #yyc #Calgary
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David Spence
2 years
Amazing flight this morning through the Kananaskis valley. Spectacular views! #rockymountains
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David Spence
3 years
Two years ago today. Sept. 29, 2019, 24.6 cm of snow fell in #Calgary , setting a daily snowfall record for the entire month of September. #yyc #yycwx #yycweather #Calgaryweather #abstorm
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David Spence
2 years
First sign of #spring in 2023! (Jan 3, in a #Calgary grocery store)
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David Spence
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Environment Canada's summary of Monday night's hail/rain/thunder/lightning/wind/mayhem storm in the #Calgary area. #yyc #abstorm
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@CSParade
Calgary Stampede Parade
2 years
This years celebrity judge for the 2022 Stampede Parade is… (Drum roll please 🥁) David Spence!! For 40 years he judged Mother Nature but this year he’ll be judging and awarding the best of the best during the Calgary Stampede Parade! ☀️ 🏆 @CTVdavidspence @calgarystampede
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David Spence
6 years
Thank you! I'm very honoured to be nominated as Best Television Personality in the @becausecalgary awards. This nomination came from the people of #Calgary . I'm so grateful for your viewership and support! #yyc
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David Spence
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Update: The 6:00 am temperature turned out to be -34. Lesson: Don’t blindly follow models, nor the phone apps that use them. There is still, and always will be, value in human weather forecasters. @CTV_Danielle @IAmJodiHughes @GinaCTV @joshclassenCTV @KelseyMcEwen
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David Spence
7 months
THE COLDEST MORNING OF YOUR LIFE (maybe). If I was still doing the weather thing, I'd put in a Saturday morning 6:00 am temp for #Calgary at -36. Cold-but not as clickbaity cold as the numbers shown on this map of the Canadian model. #yyc
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David Spence
5 months
You know it’s cold outside when you go outside and it’s cold.
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David Spence
1 year
It's 3:24 pm #Calgary time, and spring begins. Congratulations! You made it through a very snowy, and sometimes cold, winter!!!! #yyc #yycwx
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David Spence
7 months
Happy to report I’m now contributing weather content for the terrific agriculture-focused website, . Mondays, I’ll post a weekly weather outlook for Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Here’s the outlook for this week:
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David Spence
4 years
Stoney Trail in the far NW (left). Stoney Trail in the far SE (right) 10:35 am. #yyc #Calgary #yycwx #yycweather #snow #HappyThanksgiving
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David Spence
9 days
There is no other snack. Anywhere. That evokes this kind of emotion. I will always cherish the kind letter I received from the Hawkins family when I retired. I will cherish even more their Cheezies. Forever.
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Bob Kronbauer
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I can not overstate how huge this Cheezies news is for Canadians of all ages
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David Spence
3 months
More than 200% of normal rainfall in parts of Southern Alberta and Southern Manitoba in the past 90 days! And the rainy season is just beginning. My weekly outlook at Rural Roots Canada has something for everyone…showers, storms, snow, and sun:
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David Spence
10 months
14 years…..and still here. Dysfunctional as it has become, there is still some value to this place, and, for now, I’ll stick around and try for 15. If that’s ok with you.
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David Spence
3 years
UPDATE: I am pleased to report it isn’t a curling broom. It is a snow shovel. It’s the thought that counts.
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David Spence
3 years
We’re not opening presents until this evening. If this is a curling broom, I will remind myself that it’s the thought that counts. #MerryChristmas
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David Spence
4 years
Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds! I think I have my Pic of the Day. Lori Kapiczowski took this photo south of #Calgary this afternoon. #yyc #yycwx #yycweather #kelvin -helmholtz #abstorm
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David Spence
3 years
Retirement is starting to get real. Today, I cracked open some new tv makeup. Likely for the last time. Thanks to the late John Cox, Elaine Amos, Kelly Hilliard, and ⁦ @karenmalcolm ⁩ for accomplishing the impossible - making me look good over the years! #yyc
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David Spence
2 years
Socks and crocs. Don’t judge me.
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David Spence
5 months
After today, Calgary radio will never be the same. Congrats to the sometimes eccentric, always entertaining Trace St. John on his retirement! So fun to have worked with him off and on over 3 decades. Traffic reports, the likes of which you’ll never hear again - @CityNews660
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David Spence
2 years
Tuesday at Fish Creek Park: 1) Fly fishing on the Bow 2) Pants #yyc
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David Spence
2 years
I’m over it! I hope. #COVID19 (the test in the photo was October 22) #headache #chills #fever #vertigo #fatigue #brainfog #isolation
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David Spence
2 years
It is my true honour to serve as mc for Friday morning’s Remembrance Day ceremonies at Calgary’s Jubilee Auditorium. Please join us, and together, we’ll remember and respect those who fought for our freedoms, our country, and our lives. #lestweforget
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David Spence
1 year
That view….. #yyc #Calgary
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David Spence
5 years
The most memorable weather event of my life. This day, March 4, 1966, Winnipeg. Yes, I'm old. #ywg #ywgweather #yyc Photos: 1) Jerry Olenko 2) University of Manitoba
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David Spence
1 year
I’m still rather new at this, but I hope the excitement I feel whenever I get the seniors’ discount NEVER GOES AWAY. #woohoo
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