Common Ground YYC – S3E4: Usman Tahir Jutt and Jason Ribeiro of the Calgary Surge

Support LWC on Patreon

What does it take to bring a professional basketball team to Calgary? Find out here.

How does a professional basketball team come to Calgary? 

In this month’s episode of Common Ground YYC, you get the inside scoop on how the Calgary Surge came to this city. 

Common Ground YYC host, and LiveWire Calgary editor Darren Krause, sat down with the principal architects of the plan to bring the team here, Usman Tahir Jutt and Jason Ribeiro. 

The one thing that sticks out is the importance of community in delivering a basketball product to Calgarians. You learn their personal motivations for why that’s so important for them and the Calgary Surge. 

Enjoy the listen! 

Liked it? Take a second to support Darren Krause on Patreon!
Become a patron at Patreon!

Trending articles

Mayor Farkas favours Versant Power sale, review of all city assets

Darren Krause

Six priority budget areas gets lukewarm response at Calgary city council

Darren Krause

Calgary Transit inching closer to delivery of Tsuut’ina bus service

Darren Krause

Local creatives criticize Calgary Public Library’s AI artist-in-residence program

Sarah Palmer

City of Calgary planning ahead for potential weekend deluge of rain

Darren Krause

Latest from LiveWire Calgary

Local creatives criticize Calgary Public Library’s AI artist-in-residence program

Sarah Palmer

Calgary researched care path aided in improved outcomes in 2023 E.coli outbreak: Study

Kaiden Brayshaw - Local Journalism Initiative

Alleged wallet thief charges up $43k in purchases: CPS

Staff LiveWire Calgary

Calgary Transit inching closer to delivery of Tsuut’ina bus service

Darren Krause

MORE RECENT ARTICLES

Mayor Farkas favours Versant Power sale, review of all city assets

Darren Krause

Province says it will continue year-by-year funding of Calgary low-income transit pass

Darren Krause

Six priority budget areas gets lukewarm response at Calgary city council

Darren Krause

City parks department wants $14 million annual boost to catch up on maintenance

Darren Krause