Category: Events

  • MD of Foothills Open House on Intermunicipal Development Plan

    MD of Foothills Open House on Intermunicipal Development Plan

    4:00 – 6:00 p.m., September 1, 2015 M.D. of Ranchland Administration Building Chain Lakes Provincial Park (Junction of Highway 22 and Highway 533) (For exact directions please visit the MD of Ranchland website at www.mdranchland.ca) The MD of Foothills has joined a group of eight rural municipalities in southern Alberta who have hired the Oldman River Regional…

  • The Grate Groan Up Spelling Bee is Buzzing Back to High River

    The Grate Groan Up Spelling Bee is Buzzing Back to High River

      The Grate Groan Up Spelling Bee is the hottest competition in the Foothills. This hilarious, action packed event has 12 teams of 3 adults competing in a battle for bragging rights to spelling supremacy. Each team collects pledges and donations that support literacy and learning. Team that collects the Gratest Pledges is awarded a…

  • Bid on a Horse at Spruce Meadows and Support Literacy for Life in High River

    Bid on a Horse at Spruce Meadows and Support Literacy for Life in High River

      Well, it’s not a real horse so you don’t have to worry about feed. This horse is one of the painted horses up for auction in the 2nd annual Horses Jump to Give a Leg Up fundraiser. Charities from Calgary and area are invited to paint a fiberglass horse to reflect what they stand…

  • A&W Canada and the MS Society of Canada team up for a 7th year to End MS

    A&W Canada and the MS Society of Canada team up for a 7th year to End MS

    $1 from every Teen Burger® sold across Canada will go towards helping those living with MS VANCOUVER, BC – A&W Food Services of Canada Inc. (TSE: AW.UN) celebrates its 7th annual Cruisin’ to End MS day tomorrow, Thursday, August 27th, to help Canadians living with MS. On this day, one dollar from every Teen Burger®…

  • RCMP Calgary – Visible Minority Career Presentation

    RCMP Calgary – Visible Minority Career Presentation

      We’re Hiring – Join the RCMP! Career Presentation for people from visible minority groups (Calgary, Alberta – August 26, 2015) – Learn how you can put ordinary behind you at a special recruiting presentation for men and women from visible minority groups interested in a career like no other. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police…

  • Tour of Alberta will Cause Temporary Road Closures

    Tour of Alberta will Cause Temporary Road Closures

    Motorists are advised to keep Tour of Alberta highway closures in mind when travelling Labour Day weekend. Sections of highway and other roadways will close temporarily to accommodate the passage of cyclists and their entourages between September 2 and 7. Motorists can expect delays and may wish to use alternative routes. Detailed highway road closure…

  • Canadian Army Reservist Earned Top Shot Honour at International Shooting Competition

    Canadian Army Reservist Earned Top Shot Honour at International Shooting Competition

    OTTAWA – Sergeant Tatyana Danylyshyn, from The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s), in Victoria, B.C., earned the top shot honour at the annual Bisley shooting competition held in Bisley, United Kingdom, from June 21 to July 1, 2015. Sgt. Danylyshyn competed in two of the three weapons categories: service rifle and service pistol. Her top…

  • Memorial Tree Ceremony to be held in George Lane Park

    Memorial Tree Ceremony to be held in George Lane Park

    The 2015 Memorial Tree Ceremony will be held in George Lane Park today, August 24th, at 6:00pm to recognize donors that purchased trees over the past year. “We encourage anyone wishing to celebrate a milestone or special moment in their life to consider purchasing a Memorial Tree to be planted in one of our parks,”…

  • Delicious Berries Up For Grabs!

    Delicious Berries Up For Grabs!

    Annual Huckleberry Festival August 29, 2015 Castle Mountain Resort, AB – If it’s fun you are after then the Annual Huckleberry Festival is the place to be on 29th August, 2015. The recent warm sunny weather has produced the sweetest berries so grab your berry bucket and visit Castle Mountain Resort for a fantastic family…

  • Millarville Horticultural Club: First Meeting of Season

    Millarville Horticultural Club: First Meeting of Season

      Every second Tuesday of the month (Sept to May) at 7:30pm a speaker is arranged to talk and share their knowledge with the club. We meet at the Millarville church house. September 8th is our first meeting of the fall. It is a potluck so it starts at 6:30pm. This meeting is so we…

  • Rosebud hosts 10th Annual 15 Minutes of Fame Outdoor Music Festival

    Rosebud hosts 10th Annual 15 Minutes of Fame Outdoor Music Festival

    Sunday August 30th Noon-Dusk Family friendly event has free parking and music ranging from rock to folk to bluegrass & country and big band to jazz. Rosebud, AB – “We love giving local people the opportunity to create, listen, and experience live music,” says 15 Minutes of Fame Manager, Carmen Paterson. “2015 marks our 10th…

  • Legislative Assembly of Alberta: Black Ribbon Day Ceremony

    Legislative Assembly of Alberta: Black Ribbon Day Ceremony

    “It is important for us to stand in solidarity with those who suffered the atrocities of the Second World War at the hands of the Nazi and Communist regimes,” said Robert E. Wanner, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. “Many of the survivors and their descendants call Alberta home, and Black Ribbon Day is…

  • Lancaster FM159’s 70th Birthday Celebration in Nanton

    Lancaster FM159’s 70th Birthday Celebration in Nanton

    Saturday, Aug 22: 11am to 2:30pm This year marks two very special anniversaries. Our Lancaster, FM159, is seventy years old  and is the center of our August event. What better way to enjoy a visit to the museum than to share with us some “Lancaster” Birthday cake? We’ll be blowing out the candles on August…

  • Hug A Tree (or Rock, Fence-post, Shrub) And Survive!

    Hug A Tree (or Rock, Fence-post, Shrub) And Survive!

    DATE: August 30th 2015 TIME:  1:00 PM PRICE: FREE – Donations are encouraged REGISTRATION:  Click HERE to register LOCATION: Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park – Below Yodel Loop NOTE: PREREGISTRATION RECOMMENDED. Bring your whole family out to Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park and learn what to do when kids get lost outside. Through a live play and other activities, learn how they can…

  • Bike to the Zoo is Back

    Bike to the Zoo is Back

    Pedal with your pack, flock or heard to the Calgary Zoo for the second annual Bike to the Zoo on August 16 and 17, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. The first 250 people who arrive by bike each day will receive $10 off their admission, while Calgary Zoo members will receive an ice cream…