MEDIA INQUIRIES: Please email top7over70@gmail.com or call Monica Zurowski at 403-875-1222.
PHOTOS:
From 2025 Calgary gala: https://top7over70.com/2025/11/04/photos-and-memories-from-calgarys-2025-top-7-over-70-gala/
From 2024 Southeastern Alberta gala: https://top7over70.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=2000&action=edit
From 2023 Calgary gala: https://top7over70.com/2023/10/24/photos-and-memories-from-the-2023-top-7-over-70-gala/
From 2022 Calgary gala (celeberating the 2021 recipients) : https://top7over70.com/2022/05/27/2019-gala-tickets-now-on-sale/
From 2019 Calgary gala: https://top7over70.com/2019/10/18/the-2019-top-7-over-70-gala/
From 2017 Calgary gala: https://top7over70.com/2017/11/01/magical-memories-from-the-inaugural-top-7-over-70-gala/
VIDEOS:
2024 Southeastern Alberta: https://www.facebook.com/people/Top-7-Over-70-Southeast-Alberta/61555629101830/?paipv=0&eav=AfbvQzgwDcqdOYjbOqDtcfyB4rS9Y_zloPUsU4wks4T9i4fyUZumUbPiCmefMNK1Ix0&_rdr
2023 Calgary gala: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2sLFP6UgRs&t=98s
2022 Calgary gala (celebrating the 2021 Top 7 Over 70 recipients: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCvzrvLixlM
Our YouTube video channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHGRlGGHHCAom-vuYhzn8yA/videos
An overview of Top 7 Over 70 by founder Jim Gray: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtIkCvLmUIw
2019 Calgary gala (in three parts) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9w_7Hsi0wo and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNaqurWoXg0&t=23s and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPKmBasbecI
2017 — The 1st Top 7 Over 70 gala: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFNwEvq14mU&t=1829s
NEWS RELEASES:
News release – 2023 Nominations open
News release – The 2021 winners of the Top 7 Over 70
News release – Nov. 3, 2021 news conference – Top 7 Over 70 winners to be announced
News-release-Feb. 1, 2021 Two new Noble Neighbours
News release – Dec. 2, 2020 – Top 7 Over 70 Launches Second Series of Awards
News release – Sept. 12 news release – The winners are …
News release – Sept. 11 news conference – Top 7 Over 70 winners to be announced
News release – Apr. 30, 2019 – Top 7 Over 70 Launches Second Series of Awards
News release Oct. 2 – 101-year-old receives Citation of Unique Merit from Top 7 Over 70
News release Sept. 27 – Gala sold out
News release Sept. 19 – Top 7 Over 70 Winners announced
News release Sept. 18 – Top 7 Over 70 sponsors announced (updated Oct. 2)
News release – Nominations for Top 7 Over 70 close in two weeks (Aug. 24, 2017)
News release – Yahoo! It’s the perfect day to nominate an oustanding senior in your life; July 11, 2017
News release from the Canada West Foundation – Seniorpreneurship: Don’t retire – rewire; June 21 2017
News release – Top 7 Over 70 launches; June 14, 2017
MEDIA COVERAGE:
Organizers of the Top 7 Over 70 initiative are grateful to the many media outlets that have provided coverage of this project. Some of that coverage includes:
- March 3, 2026 -Oyen Echo: Nominations open for 2026 Southeastern Alberta Top 7 Over 70
- Feb. 20, 2026 – EloraFergus Today: United Way launches Top 7 over 70 awards
- Feb. 19, 2026 – Medicine Hat News: Nomination window for Top 7 Over 70 Awards opens March 2
- Feb. 19, 2026 – Bow Island Commentator: The Top 7 Over 70 Awards return to Southeastern Alberta
- Sept. 19, 2025 – Calgary Herald: Advocates, philanthropists and leaders: Calgary’s Top 7 over 70 winners announced for 2025
- Sept. 19, 2025 – CityNews: ‘We want to give back’: Calgary seniors honoured at Top 7 Over 70 awards ceremony
- June 23, 2025 – Entrevestor: Top 7 Over 70 Coming to Halifax
- June 10, 2025 – Calgary Herald: Top 7 Over 70 taking nominations for latest set of awards
- Sept. 6, 2024 – Medicine Hat News: Inaugural Top 7 Over 70 honoured
- Oct. 24, 2023 – University of Calgary: Benno Nigg among Calgary’s new Top 7 Over 70 winners
- Sept. 22, 2023 – Western Wheel: Longview-area film industry veteran named to Top 7 Over 70
- Sept. 20, 2023 – Town and Country Today: Calgary’s Top 7 Over 70 an inspiring bunch
- Feb. 2, 2023 – MSN: 87-year-old Calgarian starts another tech business
- June 4, 2022 – Calgary Herald: Brooks – Top 7 Over 70 feted for long list of accomplishments
- May 27, 2022 – Calgary Herald: Heritage Park to become home for permanent Top 7 Over 70 exhibit
- March 23, 2022 – Town and Country Today: Calgary’s Top 7 over 70 impressive at any age
- March 29, 2022 – St. Albert Gazette: Impressive at any age
- Nov. 4, 2021 – The Globe and Mail: Local Indigenous elder honoured at Calgary’s Top 7 Over 70 awards for long-time community work
- Nov. 3, 2021 – CBC: Meet Calgary’s Top 7 Over 70 award winners
- Nov. 3, 2021 – Calgary Herald: Calgary’s To 7 Over 70 revealed
- Nov. 4, 2021 – CJWE: Siksika Elder honred at Calgary’s Top 7 Over 70 awards
- Nov. 4, 2021 – MRU Media Room: MRU community members honoured at Top 7 Over 70
- June 29, 2021 – Business in Calgary: Top 7 Over 70
- Dec. 2, 2020 – Calgary Herald: Do you know a ‘Noble Neighbour’? New awards announced for seniors’ contributions during the pandemic
- Oct. 26, 2019 – Calgary Herald: Top 7 Over 70 Awards Salute Inspirational Trailblazers
- Sept. 17, 2019 – CBC Calgary The Homestretch: Top 7 Over 70 recipient Bob Brawn
- Sept. 13, 2019 – CBC Calgary The Homestretch: Sylvia Rempel is one of Calgary’s Top 7 Over 70
- Sept. 13, 2019 – CBC Calgary Eyeopener: Top 7 Over 70 profile: Jacqueline Cameron
- Sept. 12, 2019 – CBC Calgary: Meet Calgary’s Top 7 Over 70
- Sept. 12, 2019 – UCalgary News: University community well represented in this year’s Top 7 Over 70 awards
- Sept. 12, 2019 – CTV Calgary: Calgarians honoured at this year’s Top 7 Over 70
- Sept. 12, 2019 – Calgary Herald: ‘Nothing Short of Remarkable’
- Sept. 12, 2019 – Calgary Sun: Top 7 Over 70 Winners Announced
- July 3, 2019 – The Morning News with Gord Gillies and Sue Deyell: Interview with Jim Gray, Top 7 Over 70 founder
- May 21, 2019 – CBC Alberta at Noon: Jim Gray on the Top 7 Over 70
- May 1, 2019 – Calgary Herald: Older adults considered key to Calgary’s new economy as nominations open for Top 7 Over 70 awards
- Nov. 1, 2017: Business in Calgary magazine: Under-the-Radar High Achievers
- Oct. 14, 2017 – Bill Brooks’ Calgary: Saluting remarkable folks at Top 7 Over 70 Gala PDF of newspaper coverage in Calgary Herald available by clicking here: Bill Brooks-page1.
- Oct. 13, 2017 – National Post: Saluting remarkable individuals
- Oct. 3, 2017 – msn.com: At 101, this super-ager has math and fitness skills of a younger man
- Oct. 2, 2017 – Calgary Herald: Awe-inspiring 101-year-old still mentors, publishes, lectures and climbs to the top of skyscrapers
- Sept. 22, 2017 – UToday: Top 7 Over 70 initiative is tops on campus, too
- Sept. 19, 2017 – News Talk 770 Radio: Angela Kokott talks to Top 7 Over 70 recipient Al Muirhead
- Sept. 19, 2017 – Calgary Herald: Val Fortney – Calgary’s first Top 7 Over 70 Awards boast remarkable achievements
- Sept. 19, 2017 – CTV/Darrel Janz: Inspiring Albertan – Bonnie Dupont
- Sept. 19, 2017 – Global TV Calgary: Top 7 Over 70 winners revealed
- Sept. 19, 2017 – Breakfast Television: Top 7 Over 70 celebrates first winners
- Aug. 31, 2017 – UToday: Top 7 Over 70 project celebrates seniors’ new adventures and community contributions
- August 2017 – Calgary Prime Times magazine
- July 18, 2017 – Calgary Herald: Council committee celebrates extraordinary seniors
- July 18, 2017 – Calgary Sun: ‘A very nice idea:’ Council committee hears about unique Top 7 over 70 awards program
- July 18, 2017 – News Talk 770 website: Southern Alberta home to unique ‘Top 7 over 70’ seniors award
- July 18, 2017 – ReportCa.net – Southern Alberta home to unique seniors award
- July 10, 2017 – CBC Calgary’s The Eyeopener: New award recognizes seniors over 70 who are still ‘part of the scene’
- June 27, 2017 – RadioCanada – Edmonton
- June 23, 2017 – Global TV Calgary: New Top 7 Over 70 project recognizes seniors
- June 22, 2017 – Epoch Times Calgary: Poll — The Elderly Contribute to the Community
- June 19, 2017 – Calgary Herald: Most Albertans value the contributions of seniors, but there’s room for growth: poll
- June 19, 2017 – Calgary Sun: Rating the contributions of seniors
- June 18, 2017 – National Post: Most Albertans value the contribution of seniors
- June 17, 2017 – This Time website: A new award for older people
- June 15, 2017 – News Talk 770 Radio, Calgary Today with Angela Kokott: Talking to Jim Gray
- June 14, 2017 – Calgary Sun: New awards program recognizes seniors
- June 14 , 2017 – Calgary Herald: Old guys and gals rock: New awards program to recognize contributions of seniors