Category: Lifestyle

  • Alberta Supports Veterans’ Transition to New Jobs

    Alberta Supports Veterans’ Transition to New Jobs

    The Alberta Government joins Manitoba and Ontario in recognizing Department of National Defence (DND) training and testing requirements. This agreement will allow current and retired Canadian Forces members to operate commercial vehicles without additional testing. Previously, military veterans were unable to transfer their credentials when they left their military careers. This agreement allows conversion from…

  • Debunking Myths and Redefining Beer

    Debunking Myths and Redefining Beer

    We all want to live a well-balanced lifestyle – but wading through the noise around healthy living can be exhausting. We’re programmed to believe that kale is good and beer is bad, but is that really the case? Abbey Sharp, registered dietitian and nutritionist, is an avid believer that by taking a balanced approach, you…

  • Oilfields Food Bank: You Can Help Stock Up

    Oilfields Food Bank: You Can Help Stock Up

      We’re headed into our busiest time of year. We hope you can participate as you are able. Monday Nov 9 – Fire Dept. Food Drive – Turner Valley Tuesday Nov 10 – Fire Dept. Food Drive – Black Diamond, Longview (unloading the collected items will be done by volunteers with help from the Boy Scouts…

  • Exercise Program Lightens Load on Health System

    Exercise Program Lightens Load on Health System

    Participants report fewer doctor, emergency department visits Story by Tara Grindle; Photo by Paul Rotzinger At 73, Calgarian Shirley Servis was worried about her loss of flexibility, particularly the risk of falling on winter ice. That’s when her doctor recommended she join the Alberta Health Services (AHS) Supervised Exercise Program, which she started at her…

  • Municipal Overspending Costs each Household $5,200

      Senior levels of government should freeze unconditional transfers to cities  Toronto/Calgary, November, 2015 – Excessive city spending took $5,200 from each Canadian household over the past decade, according to the latest report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). Cities of all sizes overspent by $68 billion between 2003 and 2013.  “We keep…

  • Emerald Awards Celebrate Silver Anniversary

    Emerald Awards Celebrate Silver Anniversary

      Alberta Emerald Foundation opens nominations for prestigious environmental award EDMONTON, AB – “The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking,” said Albert Einstein. “It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” For the past 25 years, the Alberta Emerald Foundation has embodied a similar concept as Einstein’s as their…

  • Minister of Human Services Responds to First Case Review

      Minister of Human Services Irfan Sabir issued the following statement in response to the Family Violence Death Review Committee’s release of their first case review. “I want to thank the Family Violence Death Review Committee for their first Case Review Report. The Committee plays an important role in determining how we can prevent family…

  • Legislative Assembly of Alberta Recognizes Eid al-Adha

    Legislative Assembly of Alberta Recognizes Eid al-Adha

      Over 1.6 billion Muslims across the world, including 8 million in North America and over 150,000 in Alberta, celebrated Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, at the culmination of the hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. “The Legislative Assembly of Alberta has honoured the festival of Eid al-Adha for over 15 years,” said the…

  • Small Planet Airlines GmbH enters into Partnership with World’s Leading Travel Company Thomas Cook Leisure Carrier

    Small Planet Airlines GmbH enters into Partnership with World’s Leading Travel Company Thomas Cook Leisure Carrier

      Small Planet Airlines GmbH has signed an agreement with Thomas Cook, one of the world’s leading travel companies. In the summer of 2016 the aircraft of Small Planet Airlines GmbH will carry Thomas Cook passengers from its Paderborn base in Germany to Mediterranean resorts. “The cooperation with one of the best known brands in travel, Thomas…

  • November is Family Violence Prevention Month

    November is Family Violence Prevention Month

      Get the facts. Take action. Help is available. Albertans must take action to address family violence in their communities. “No single organization or sector is going to solve family violence. Everyone has a role in ending this complex social issue. Recognizing the warning signs, and knowing how to support family, friends, neighbours and co-workers…

  • Municipalities Deeply Concerned about Provincial Cuts to Affordable Housing

    Municipalities Deeply Concerned about Provincial Cuts to Affordable Housing

      Edmonton –  Municipalities across Alberta are deeply concerned that the provincial government is reneging on its obligation to pay a grant in lieu of tax on government owned and supported social housing. Affordable housing is an issue that Alberta municipalities have long championed, as it is essential to building vibrant, sustainable, inclusive communities. “This…

  • Rowan House Paints High River Purple

    Rowan House Paints High River Purple

      Emergency shelter raises awareness about family violence through 2nd annual purple ribbon campaign. High River, AB November 2nd, 2015 – High River residents will be seeing purple throughout the month of November. Rowan House Emergency Shelter has received permission from the town to once again hang purple ribbons throughout the downtown core to raise…

  • Tofino Community Recognized for Response to Capsized Boat

    Tofino Community Recognized for Response to Capsized Boat

    The community of Tofino and members of the Ahousaht First Nation came together on Oct. 25 to respond to a capsized whale watching vessel, working together to save the lives of 21 of the 27 people on board. Premier Christy Clark visited Tofino on Oct. 27 was joined by Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness…

  • We Need a Radical New Approach for Kids in Care

    How far kids in care are falling behind the rest of the school age population is shocking By Marni Brownell Expert Advisor EvidenceNetwork.ca and Neeta McMurtry Freelance writer WINNIPEG, MB/ Troy Media/ – Six advocates for First Nations children have gone on a symbolic hunger strike at the Manitoba legislature to raise awareness about Manitoba’s…

  • Dentistry Students Sock it to Poverty

    Dentistry Students Sock it to Poverty

    Sock fight raises more than 500 pairs of socks to donate to Edmonton’s Boyle McCauley Health Centre. By Tarwinder Rai Just over 100 students, faculty and staff from the University of Alberta’s School of Dentistry took part in a sock-flinging battle royale Oct. 22, in what is fast becoming an annual tradition. The School of…