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PUBLIC DEBUT

May 18, 2022

CALGARY, ALBERTA (May 18) – Calgary and area members of the RROC Can-Am Prairie Region held their first official Coffee Night of 2022 on Wednesday. It was a special evening for one member in particular. Alan Dixon arrived in his newly restored 1935 Rolls-Royce 20/25 (Windovers). This was his cars maiden trip after a labor…

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND CARS

January 2, 2022

LEDUC, ALBERTA – Southwest of Edmonton, Alberta during the Christmas season, the Leduc West Antique Society is home to the annual Country Lights display. The Leduc West Antique Society is also home to Canada’s largest collection of Rolls-Royce and Bentley automobiles. Longtime RROC Can-Am Prairie Region member Howard Lengert is the caretaker/owner of these vehicles. …

CAN-AM CLICKS

December 6, 2021

EDMONTON, ALBERTA – The official website of the RROC Can-Am Prairie Region has seen a noticeable uptick in visits during the second half of 2021 setting new benchmarks along the way. Part of the visit increase to the online “business card” coincided with the lifting of many Coronavirus gathering restrictions. August saw 1,412 visits to…

CAN-AM & CORONA

July 6, 2021

CALGARY, ALBERTA – Officials with the RROC Can-Am Prairie Region continue taking a cautious approach when it comes to event planning for the remainder of 2021. Events which involve seated indoor gatherings (restaurants) are not being organized currently. The focus for the time being will be on outdoor events like driving tours and picnics. The…

WEBSITE UPDATE

December 31, 2020

CALGARY, ALBERTA (December 31st) – The official website of the RROC Can-Am Prairie Region saw on-line visits decrease in 2020 when compared to 2019. The on-line “business card” saw a total of 6,936 visits from January to December. The total number of visits to the website in 2019 was 7,564. Despite the overall decrease in visits…

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM

June 21, 2020

LEDUC, ALBERTA – Due to Covid-19, July’s official grand opening of the Howard Lengert Collection at the Leduc West Antique Society has been postponed until 2021. Despite the postponement there is some good news. The Canadian Broadcast Corporation reached out to Lengert and asked if he’d like to be a part of a special documentary…

CAN-AM PRAIRIE REGION RESPONSE TO COVID-19

March 17, 2020

CALGARY, ALBERTA (March 11th) – Its hard to escape the deluge of news stories regarding the Coronavirus. Yes, we are a long way from the epicenter (Wuhan, China) where the virus is said to have originated but like the seasonal flu, we should be aware and alert. Most organizations, agencies and institutions appear to be taking…

CLICK TO VIEW

January 15, 2020

CALGARY, ALBERTA – The official website of the RROC Can-Am Prairie Region had its busiest year for visits in 2019. Visits to the Can-Am Prairie Region website totaled 7,564. The current version of the website was re-launched on December 10th, 2016 after sitting idle for many years. The website saw close to 2,000 visits in…

AND THE AWARD GOES TO…….

September 12, 2018

CALGARY, AB. – The Can-Am Prairie Region of the Rolls Royce and Bentley Owners club is the 2018 recipient of the Peter Shavney Award. This prestigious award is given to a RROC region that shows the highest combination of membership growth and membership retention. There are currently 27 RROC regions in North America. The Can-Am…

WEBSITE RE-BUILD UPDATE

August 20, 2018

EDMONTON, AB – The rebuilding of the Rolls-Royce and Bentley Owners Club Can-Am Prairie Region website continues. It’s been more than a month since our website went off-line following a vicious cyber attack that affected/destroyed thousands of websites around the world. As you can already see, the appearance of the reworked Can-Am Prairie Region website…