Category: Events

  • Prairie Debut presents Luis Mario Ochoa Cuban Quartet in High River

    Prairie Debut presents Luis Mario Ochoa Cuban Quartet in High River

    Warm up your cold winter evening! High River Gift of Music Welcomes Luis Mario Ochoa Cuban Quartet on Friday, February 19th. The concert takes place at the High River United Church at 7:30pm. Tickets available on the High River Gift of Music website: http://highrivergiftofmusic.com/ On Wednesday, February 10, 2016, the amazing Luis Mario Ochoa Cuban Quartet…

  • Rowan House: Rise For Revolution

    Rowan House: Rise For Revolution

      Rowan House organizes 2nd annual One Billion Rising event raising awareness about violence against women. Did you know: 1 in 3 women across the world will be beaten or raped during her lifetime? That’s ONE BILLION WOMEN AND GIRLS. Part of Rowan House’s mission is to raise awareness and provide education about domestic abuse within our…

  • Stampede and Northlands going home to Culture and Tourism

    Stampede and Northlands going home to Culture and Tourism

    Two of Alberta’s major tourism generators, the Calgary Stampede and Edmonton Northlands, are back under the Culture and Tourism umbrella. As top provincial employers and community-based, nonprofit organizations, Edmonton Northlands and the Calgary Stampede are a strategic fit with the ministry. Edmonton Northlands hosts more than 500 events, including K-Days and the Canadian Finals Rodeo,…

  • Out of the Woods: Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven

    Out of the Woods: Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven

      Artwork by iconic Canadian artists from the AGA’s permanent collection opening February 13 Edmonton, AB — Out of the Woods: Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven opens February 13, and features both rarely seen and familiar works done in the Group of Seven’s characteristic style. This exhibition, comprising paintings from the AGA’s collection,…

  • SNAPS Show the Love….heArt Gala Returns this February

    SNAPS Show the Love….heArt Gala Returns this February

      On Feb 5th 2016, Foothills SNAPS 8th Annual “Show the Love…heArt Gala” fundraiser is being held at 1906 Restaurant/Lounge, located at 134B Macleod Trail SW, High River. The primary focus of this event is to showcase art work created by participants, family members and artist friends who are connected to Foothills SNAPS. The art…

  • 25 Alberta Artists Announced, 2017 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art

    25 Alberta Artists Announced, 2017 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art

      2017 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art will feature artists from Fort McMurray to Lethbridge; group to collaborate at The Banff Centre this summer  Edmonton, AB — After reviewing more than 260 applications, travelling 4500km and meeting with artists from across the province, 25 have been selected for the 10th Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art…

  • Turner Valley School News: Family Literacy Day is coming this Wednesday, January 27

    Turner Valley School News: Family Literacy Day is coming this Wednesday, January 27

      Family Literacy Day was created in 1999 by ABC Life Literacy Canada to celebrate parents and children reading and learning together to become lifelong learners. This day is held annually in January to encourage Canadian families to spend at least 15 minutes a day enjoying a learning activity together. This year, TVS is holding…

  • Winners Take the Stage in Technology at Montreal International Auto Show

    Winners Take the Stage in Technology at Montreal International Auto Show

    AJAC’s 2016 Canadian Car of the Year Awards Data Driven by Canadian Expertise AJAC’s 2016 Best New Technology Awards for Innovation and Safety MONTREAL, QC, January, 2016 /CNW/ – Two “Best New Technology” award winners were announced (Thursday) by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) at the Montreal International Auto Show. BEST NEW SAFETY TECHNOLOGY for…

  • Parent Presentation on Social Media Safety by Expert Paul Davis

    Parent Presentation on Social Media Safety by Expert Paul Davis

    On January 14th, 2016, Paul Davis presented a seminar on Social Media Safety at Oilfields High School. The evening was very well attended and Paul gave some invaluable tips. He covered many topics, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google Searching, Emails in general and some websites that have further information. Some of these websites were www.netlingo.com,…

  • Foothills School Division: Healthy Active School Symposium

    Foothills School Division: Healthy Active School Symposium

      Employee Services Assistant Superintendent Allen Davidson congratulated Blackie Principal Fred Woods, FSD’s Comprehensive School Health Lead, and participating School Health Champions on a highly successful Healthy Active School Symposium (HASS) on January 8 at the Highwood Memorial Centre in High River. Organized in partnership with Ever Active Schools, these symposium was designed to inspire…

  • GRPF January Park Talk: Kananaskis Bear Aversion Program

    GRPF January Park Talk: Kananaskis Bear Aversion Program

      Tuesday, January 26, 7pm Join Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park’s Randy Ramsden for a presentation about the “Kananaskis Bear Aversion Program”. In place since the late 1980s, this is the longest running grizzly bear aversion program in Canada. The program uses aversive conditioning to teach Grizzly Bears to avoid humans and vehicles. The ultimate goal…

  • Bell Let’s Talk Day 2016 is January 27: Join the growing global conversation and support Canada’s mental health!

    Bell Let’s Talk Day 2016 is January 27: Join the growing global conversation and support Canada’s mental health!

      Bell Let’s Talk national spokesperson Clara Hughes welcomes everyone to the mental health conversation on the sixth annual Bell Let’s Talk Day On January 27, talk, text, tweet and share to fight the stigma and grow Bell’s funding for Canadian mental health – let’s beat the record Bell Let’s Talk Day participation in 2015!…

  • Oilfield High School Students “Borrowed” Human Books

    Oilfield High School Students “Borrowed” Human Books

    By Pam Jones, Editor. Very few people had heard about a “Human Library” until a short while ago. Nadine Russell, the Library Tech at Oilfields High School, saw a Facebook page that explained how the New York Public Library had hosted a Human Library. Intrigued by the idea, Nadine put her many connections and imaginative…

  • Learn how to play safe this winter at Avalanche Awareness Day

    Learn how to play safe this winter at Avalanche Awareness Day

      As the snowpack deepens in Kananaskis Country, Albertans are invited to experience hands-on winter safety demonstrations and displays at the fourth annual Avalanche Awareness Day on January 17. Organized by Alberta Parks, this free event is focused on all aspects of snow safety, for both experienced and inexperienced winter recreationalists. “Our government is committed…

  • ROYAL RAMBLE-Penguin Walk Resumes for 2016

    ROYAL RAMBLE-Penguin Walk Resumes for 2016

      Calgary, AB – The Calgary Zoo’s popular Penguin Walk returns for another royal waddle through the zoo. Starting on Sat. Jan. 9, 2016, the king penguins will be walking every day at 11 a.m. “A daily walk is a positive enrichment tool for the king penguins,” says Dr. Malu Celli, Curator, Calgary Zoo. “The birds…