Category: Events

  • Lansdell Threshing Bee: Sharing a Family Tradition

    Lansdell Threshing Bee: Sharing a Family Tradition

    On Sunday, September 21st Doug and Phyllis Lansdell will welcome everyone to their farm SW of Turner Valley to watch a traditional threshing bee. The equipment will be fired up around 1pm. All the equipment is antique and in working order; much of it from local homesteaders in the area. You may recognise Doug’s truck…

  • Sheep Creek Arts Council Celebrates Alberta Arts and Culture Days in Turner Valley

    Sheep Creek Arts Council Celebrates Alberta Arts and Culture Days in Turner Valley

    As a part of Alberta Arts and Culture Days (September 26th – 28th) the Sheep Creek Arts Council is inviting members to submit examples of their art for a sale to be held on Saturday, September 27th from 10am to 4pm in the Valley Neighbours Club. We expect this sale will have creations from all…

  • The Museum Of The Highwood Announces Home Again: The High River Historic Homes Tour 2014

    The Museum Of The Highwood Announces Home Again: The High River Historic Homes Tour 2014

    Saturday, September 20, 2014 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. See what eight High River historic homes (and a church) look like from the inside out! The Museum of the Highwood is delighted to present its eighth Historic Homes Tour. This year is more significant than ever. Several of the featured structures sustained extensive damage in…

  • RCMP Commissioner Presents Bravery Award at Spruce Meadows Masters Tournament

    RCMP Commissioner Presents Bravery Award at Spruce Meadows Masters Tournament

    OTTAWA – September 12, 2014 –RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson will present Musical Ride member, Cst. James Guthrie, with a Commissioner’s Commendation for Bravery at the Spruce Meadows Masters tournament today. The presentation will take place after the Musical Ride performance at Spruce Meadows at 4:30 (MT). In March 2011, Cst. Guthrie, accompanied by two other…

  • Royal Tour – The Princess Royal

    Royal Tour – The Princess Royal

    Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal to Undertake a Royal Tour of Canada in November 2014 Ottawa – His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, is pleased to announce that a Royal Tour of Canada will take place in the upcoming months. Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal has accepted the…

  • Cooking up a Creative Storm with Arts, Science and Engineering at This Year’s Beakerhead

    Cooking up a Creative Storm with Arts, Science and Engineering at This Year’s Beakerhead

    Member of Parliament Joan Crockett announces support for the Beakerhead Creative Society September 11, 2014 – Calgary – The Beakerhead Creative Society will receive $86,000 through the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program to present the 2nd edition of the Beakerhead Festival. Activities on offer will include temporary installations, exhibits of large-scale interactive art…

  • Ben Gadd, the Rockies Expert, Comes to the Library

    Ben Gadd, the Rockies Expert, Comes to the Library

    Ben Gadd knows the Canadian Rocky Mountains well. He is the author of ten books on the area. His best-selling Handbook of the Canadian Rockies is an award-winning guide to everything from geology, botany and bears to human history and backpacking trips. With a degree in earth science and over 35 years of teaching and…

  • Horses 101 and 201 Seminars: Getting Started With Horses

    Horses 101 and 201 Seminars: Getting Started With Horses

    This article is courtesy of the Horse Industry Association of Alberta Everything you always wanted to know about horses but didn’t know who to ask! The General Horses 101 seminars cover the topics of horse care & nutrition; assessing stables; keeping horses at home; and horse selection. Presenters for the seminar are well-known horse industry…

  • By Winning Final Stage, Impey Wins Six-Day Tour of Alberta

    By Winning Final Stage, Impey Wins Six-Day Tour of Alberta

    South African Comes From Behind to Win the Overall by One Second EDMONTON, ALBERTA – South Africa’s Daryl Impey of Orica-GreenEDGE outsprinted top Canadian Ryan Anderson to take a 10-second time bonus that catapulted him past five-day race leader Tom Dumoulin of The Netherlands and Team Giant-Shimano to win the Tour of Alberta, presented by…

  • Beakerhead Invades Calgary

    Beakerhead Invades Calgary

    Beakerhead takes place all over Calgary September 10 to 14, 2014 Have you noticed some new artwork or some colourful people or creatures moving into Calgary? Art meets science and creativity is the outcome. Check out the 2nd annual Beakerhead event in Calgary. Little Big Street: FREE event organized by: Beakerhead Wednesday, September 10 to…

  • Okotoks Culture Pays Tribute to Robin Williams with Month-long Film Festival

    Okotoks Culture Pays Tribute to Robin Williams with Month-long Film Festival

    Join us at the RPAC for movie and popcorn! Different themed movies every month. Toonie Tuesdays at 7 pm; $2 Family Saturdays at 10:30 am September’s theme is a tribute to Robin Williams and a celebration of his lesser known films Good Will Hunting Tuesday, September 9 at 7:00PM (R, 1997) The most brilliant mind…

  • “Women in Policing” Career Presentation

    “Women in Policing” Career Presentation

    Edmonton, Alberta — Learn how you can put ordinary behind you at a special recruiting presentation for women interested in a career like no other. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) offers meaningful work, vast opportunities and the chance to serve in communities across Canada where you can make a real difference in people’s lives.…

  • High River Gift of Music Presents Extraordinary Young Talent

    High River Gift of Music Presents Extraordinary Young Talent

    Young Musicians Extraordinaire: Isabella Perron, violin and Kevin Chen, piano Mark your calendar and get your tickets now for Saturday, September 20th at 7.30 pm. Prodigies Isabella Perron and Kevin Chen are two of Canada’s most extraordinary and gifted young musicians. Dazzling audiences with their breathtaking musicality and virtuosity, Isabella and Kevin perform an evening…

  • VOLUNTEER for Stream Bank Rebuilding in Turner Valley

    VOLUNTEER for Stream Bank Rebuilding in Turner Valley

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break]Floods are the most costly natural disaster in Canada. Healthy riparian areas protect the uplands from flooding. These Riparian Restorations empower communities and repair the landscape. Work alongside community leaders, local volunteers and restoration specialists to restore our Watersheds! BBQ lunch is provided! October 18th, 2014 October 19th, 2014 *Register with Sustainability Circle using links…

  • Okotoks Hosts Alberta Culture Days 2014

    Okotoks Hosts Alberta Culture Days 2014

    In 2014, 92 organizations in 50 communities were selected to serve as official Celebration Sites for Alberta Culture Days, and Okotoks has been selected as a site again this year! The Town of Okotoks, together with the Okotoks Arts Council, will host numerous free cultural activities from September 26 – 28, 2014 as part of…