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Calgary Tower will be lit orange and blue but not for the reason you are thinking
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The Calgary Tower will be lit in orange and blue Friday night — but not for the reason you might think.
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The iconic Calgary attraction confirmed on social media that while the tower will indeed display orange and blue, the colour scheme is not in support of Calgary's northern rivals, the Edmonton Oilers.
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'(Friday) night, we'll be lit orange & blue for the 25th Annual Calgary Brain Tumour Foundation Walk. We're proud to support such an important cause. Any correlation to other uses of these colours around this time is, of course, purely coincidental,' the tower's social media account posted.
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Déjà vu? Us too.
Tomorrow night, we'll be lit orange & blue for the 25th Annual Calgary Brain Tumour Foundation Walk. We're proud to support such an important cause.
Any correlation to other uses of these colours around this time is, of course, purely coincidental.
— Calgary Tower (@TheCalgaryTower) June 5, 2025
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The clarification mirrors a similar message shared last year when the same situation occurred.
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The debate over whether to support the Oilers has created a divide in Calgary. Some want to see a Canadian team hoist the Stanley Cup for the first time since the Montreal Canadiens did it in 1993.
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But most Flames fans appear to be backing the Florida Panthers, not wanting their biggest rival to claim the Cup.
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Other institutions and attractions in Canada are seemingly less shy on the issue.
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The CN Tower in Toronto was bathed in blue and orange on Wednesday to support the Oilers, as was the Samuel-de-Champlain Bridge in Montreal.
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Tonight, the #CNTower will be lit in orange and blue for the @edmontonoilers the last Canadian team in the @StanleyCup Playoffs 🇨🇦 #LetsGoOilers @NHL
— CN Tower / Tour CN (@TourCNTower) June 4, 2025
