A couple of hockey jerseys that celebrate two of Calgary’s iconic hockey teams and CTV Calgary’s most iconic anchorman are being auctioned off.
Ollive’s Auction is auctioning Darrel Janz’s personalized Calgary Flames jersey, which his family said was “owned and worn with great Calgary pride by news legend Darrel Janz.”
There’s also a Calgary Cowboys retro jersey that was worn by the Calgary Hitmen in 2019 to pay tribute to the WHA franchise that played in the Corral in the 1970s.
Both jerseys are part of the Believe in the Gold auction, which is a fundraiser for Samaritan’s Purse. All the funds raised go to the charity’s Operation Christmas Child program.
Janz has said that one of the highlights of his six-decade-long journalism career was a trip to Bosnia in the 1990s to cover Samaritan's Purse as it delivered gift-filled shoeboxes through its Operation Christmas Child program.
Bidding goes until Dec. 22. For more information, go here.
Janz died Nov. 2, 2024. He was 83.
Supporting children with cancer and their families
Proceeds from all other items in the auction will go to Believe in the Gold charity https://www.believeinthegold.ca/ , which supports children and their families dealing with childhood cancer.
Wayne Ollive, the founder and owner of Ollive's Auction, says it's a charity close to his heart after being diagnosed with cancer in April.
"I had a seizure; they found a brain tumor and a lung tumor. I had an operation right away with a neurosurgeon to remove the brain tumor and it stayed clear. The lung tumor, I just found out about five weeks ago the tumor is gone, I'm in remission, it's not complete remission, but it's remission," says Ollive.
The well-known auctioneer is now doing what he does best, to help those battling cancer at a young age.
"For me, I've lived a life, but for kids with cancer, I mean they're battling cancer, and they haven't lived their life yet so it's important to me to help as much as I can," says Wayne Ollive.
Adding, this time of year can be even more difficult for families going through treatment.
"I believe there's 28 kids in the children's hospital right now fighting cancer and what the charity has done is gotten them little Christmas trees and gift cards worth up to 500 dollars for each child," says Ollive.
Donations to Believe in the Gold can be made online.
