Category: Events

  • Oilfields Hospital LTC Fundraising Christmas Raffle

    Oilfields Hospital LTC Fundraising Christmas Raffle

    If you pop into the Oilfields Hospital you will find a wonderful selection of gift baskets in the lobby. This is a fundraiser for the Rising Sun Long Term Care unit. All it costs is $1 per ticket to enter a draw. You can buy multiple tickets and just drop them into the gift bag…

  • ZOOLIGHTS Brightens the Winter Sky

    ZOOLIGHTS Brightens the Winter Sky

    Calgary’s favourite holiday tradition is back with several new features! Calgary, AB – The Calgary Zoo is excited to light up the holidays with another year of ZOOLIGHTS! The largest seasonal light display in Western Canada turns 17 and will be showcasing some new additions like Santa’s Oasis, an ice skating rink and a singing…

  • Experience the Sights and Sounds of the Season at the Legislature Starting Dec. 4

    Experience the Sights and Sounds of the Season at the Legislature Starting Dec. 4

    The holiday season is upon us and with it the halls of the Legislature will abound with boughs of holly, the grounds will be festively lit and the sounds of the season will ring out from the rotunda. “An annual holiday tradition since 1985, Celebrate the Season attracts thousands of visitors to Alberta’s centre of…

  • Christmas Shopping in Turner Valley

    Christmas Shopping in Turner Valley

    Don’t let the cold weather keep you in this weekend. You should get out and support our local businesses. Turner Valley is the place to be on Saturday! Stop in at Daisies n’ Dirt, just off main street, near Coyote Moon and pick up some homemade Christmas gifts. Santa will be stopping by so bring…

  • Canadian Angus Association Seventy-Five Year Long Term Recognition Awards handed out at Royal Winter Fair

    Calgary, AB – The Canadian Angus Association (CAA) introduced 50 and 75 year awards to recognize those breeders who have been a member of the Association for 50 or 75 consecutive years. The long dedication of these producers to the Angus breed is essential to the overall success of the beef industry. The recipients of…

  • Ladies Shinny in Black Diamond

    Ladies Shinny in Black Diamond

    Ladies Shinny is being held Thursday Evenings from 8:15 to 9:45 this season. The cost is $7.00/person and is at the Scott Seaman Sports Rink in Black Diamond. This is weather dependent as it’s an outdoor rink. Helmets are required and everyone is welcome! This is a fun time where all skill levels are welcome.…

  • RCMP High River Charity Checkstop

    RCMP High River Charity Checkstop

    This year High River Emergency Services, along with Victim Services, will hold the second annual Charity Check Stop.  On December 3, 2014 from 2pm to 4pm members will be conducting a “check stop” on Center Street to accept donations.  This year we have chosen the Rowan House (an emergency shelter) and the High River Food…

  • Foodapalooza to Raise Money for Inn From the Cold

    Foodapalooza to Raise Money for Inn From the Cold

    By Calgary Rants Back in 2012, my pal Joey Oberhoffner came up with a pretty cool idea to help with a fundraiser that I was running to help some families that were guests of the Inn From The Cold at Christmas. Through this event, we were able to raise close to $10,000 in one night,…

  • Legislative Assembly to Commemorate Holodomor

    The Holodomor was a government-imposed famine in the Ukrainian SSR that took place in 1932 and 1933, when an estimated 10 million men, women and children died of starvation. The Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) Memorial Day Act, recognizes and commemorates the lives of those who perished as a result of this tragedy. “Every year…

  • “On June 20th, 2013, everything changed ….”

    “On June 20th, 2013, everything changed ….”

    It’s DONE! and ready to be launched! “Stories of the High River Flood” book will be launched on Thursday, November 27 from 3 p.m.to 7 p.m. at the Museum of the Highwood in downtown High River, Alberta. The beautifully bound dark, leather-like book, 12”x 8 ¾”, with copper foiled title, is filled with recollections of…

  • The Most Beautiful Art Tour in Alberta

    The Most Beautiful Art Tour in Alberta

    Holidays Road Trip December 6th, 2014 Black Diamond, AB – Showcasing the natural and artistic beauty of southern Alberta, five foothills arts organizations on the southern outskirts of Calgary come together on Saturday, December 6th, to host the holiday edition of “The Most Beautiful Art Tour in Alberta”. It is this beautiful foothills environment that…

  • CFR41 Champions Declared

    CFR41 Champions Declared

    EDMONTON, AB – November 9, 2014 – “I knew I had to win the round.” The words were spoken by Tanner Milan as he described the moments before making a 3.5 run that clinched the second title for the likable Cochrane steer wrestler. “My brother (hazer Baillee) slapped me on the back and told me…

  • Sheep River Health Trust Invites You to the Avenue of Trees

    Sheep River Health Trust Invites You to the Avenue of Trees

    The Avenue of Trees marks the kickoff to the Christmas Season in the Foothills. The Okotoks Recreation Center (99 Okotoks Drive) is transformed into a Christmas wonderland of beautifully decorated trees to raise funds for health and wellness in our communities. This year we will also be hosting Pictures with Santa evenings amongst these beautifully…

  • Coming Soon – Fieldhouse Grande Opening!

    Coming Soon – Fieldhouse Grande Opening!

    Join us on Saturday, November 29th from 1:00 to 5:00pm at the new Fieldhouse, located at the junction of Highway 7 and the Aldersyde overpass. Turn east onto Highway 7 from Okotoks, access to the Field House is via the temporary access gravel road – right hand turn from Highway 7. The ceremony at 2:00pm…

  • We’re Hiring – Join the RCMP!

    We’re Hiring – Join the RCMP!

    OLDS, ALBERTA, RCMP Career Presentation (Olds, Alberta) – The RCMP is hiring! Forget ordinary – the Royal Canadian Mounted Police offers meaningful work, vast opportunities, the chance to serve across Canada and a career like no other. Did you know there are more than 150 different types of operational and administrative opportunities within the RCMP?…