Calgary seniors bring joy with online music during COVID-19 pandemic Maksymetz grew up on the family farm in Manitoba, heading west to a new life.“I came to Calgary in 1951 and I’ve been here ever since.”Maksymetz built a career as a carpenter, raising a family that now includes seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.“They’ve got these (dulcimers),” he said. “I made them for them.” Coronavirus: Canadian violinists unite in isolation to perform virtual tribute Maksymetz has also sold his dulcimers to musicians all over Western Canada, and played in a band himself for several years, while battling back after a serious setback.“It was an outbreak of polio when I was 17 years old,” Maksymetz said.