Category: Lifestyle

  • Westmount’s “Socktober” Campaign for Rowan House

    Westmount’s “Socktober” Campaign for Rowan House

    A Message from Grade 7 Students at Westmount School: Do you want to be a leader? Well we need Community Leaders to help us support an important group of people in our community! Let’s  all participate in the campaign  of “Socktober” for the entire month of November. Socktober is a campaign where we will donate…

  • Alberta Increases Support for Foster and Kinship Caregivers

    Alberta Increases Support for Foster and Kinship Caregivers

    The Alberta government is supporting foster and kinship care families with a 2.1 per cent cost of living increase and one day of respite care per child per month. Increased financial support will help these caregivers continue providing high quality care to children and youth, and an automatic day of respite each month ensures caregivers…

  • MD of Foothills – Seniors’ Services

    MD of Foothills – Seniors’ Services

    FCSS – Seniors Independent Living Assistance Program The Seniors Independent Living Assistance Program is offered through the Town of High River’s FCSS Department and is available to MD of Foothills No. 31 residents. The program is designed to support seniors wishing to remain in their own homes for as long as possible. FCSS subsidizes up…

  • Okotoks Holiday Helpers Program

    Okotoks Holiday Helpers Program

    If you are an Okotoks resident needing assistance with basic needs during the during the holiday season, including utility bill payments, groceries and transportation, there is help. You can apply in person at the Okotoks Family Resource Centre (in the Okotoks Health & Wellness Centre) from November 12th to 27th from 9am to 12 Noon and…

  • 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?…

  • Okotoks Snow Removal – Working Together

    Okotoks Snow Removal – Working Together

    Residents’ Snow Removal Responsibilities Snow clearing on sidewalks is the responsibility of the adjacent property owner. Where sidewalks border parks, the Town provides the snow removal. Where sidewalks border businesses and residences, the private property owner is responsible. Sidewalks not cleaned may be subject to a fine. The excerpt from Traffic Bylaw 10-10, Schedule A…

  • Five Holiday Safety Tips

    Five Holiday Safety Tips

    If you have a live Christmas tree it is important to have a fire extinguisher nearby. Test your smoke alarms monthly to make sure they work, and be sure to install smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms on every level of your home — especially near sleeping areas. Use safe online shopping practices such as…

  • Participate in our New Organics (Food Waste) Drop-Off Program!

    Participate in our New Organics (Food Waste) Drop-Off Program!

    The Town of Okotoks is introducing one more initiative designed to divert your waste from the landfill.  Starting November 22, you can self-haul your food waste and soiled paper waste to the Okotoks Recycling Centre.  The food waste bins are located outside on the south side of the Okotoks Recycling Centre, 100-1118 North Railway Street.…

  • Calgary Police Service is First Policing Agency in Canada to Adopt Mental Health Program

    Calgary Police Service is First Policing Agency in Canada to Adopt Mental Health Program

    The Calgary Police Service today celebrated the adoption of the Road to Mental Readiness (R2MR) program designed to assist its members to increase their mental health awareness. This collaboration between the CPS, Alberta Health Services, the Department of National Defence and the Mental Health Commission of Canada will result in CPS members having a better understanding…

  • Premier pledges improved access to legal aid, helping more low income Albertans

    Premier pledges improved access to legal aid, helping more low income Albertans

    Going forward, Legal Aid Alberta will have the resources to ensure more low income Albertans can access justice by being eligible for legal representation. “We must ensure that Legal Aid Services are available to those who most need them. Our system must be responsive to current demands on this program, most importantly by ensuring low…

  • Protect Yourself When Working in the Cold

    Protect Yourself When Working in the Cold

    With temperatures dropping, it’s important to know how to work safely in cold weather. Your body adapts when working in extreme temperatures in order to maintain a constant core temperature. However, there are limits to your body’s adaptation. Health problems caused by cold exposure include: frost nip, when the top layer of skin freezes; frost…

  • Prentice government makes seniors’ safety a priority

    Prentice government makes seniors’ safety a priority

    Sprinkler system upgrades coming for seniors care facilities. The Government of Alberta is acting quickly to enhance safety in seniors’ lodges and apartments across the province. “The issue of seniors’ safety is very personal for me, and I made it clear that when I became premier I would instruct my ministers to act quickly and…

  • Harper Government Announces the Recovery of the HMS Erebus Bell

    Harper Government Announces the Recovery of the HMS Erebus Bell

    Recovery of the ship’s bell is the crowning achievement of successful 2014 search Ottawa, Ontario – The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today unveiled the ship’s bell recovered from the recently discovered Franklin Expedition shipwreck, HMS Erebus. According to naval traditions, a ship’s bell is a symbolic…

  • Bowness Park partially reopens Monday, Nov. 10

    Bowness Park partially reopens Monday, Nov. 10

    Before winter officially settles in, you can take advantage of some of the last days of fall and enjoy Bowness Park again beginning, Monday, Nov. 10. “We wanted to reopen the park to give Calgarians one last chance to enjoy it before winter truly sets in,” says Doug Marter, manager of Planning and Development. “We…

  • 8 Quick RV Winterizing Tips

    8 Quick RV Winterizing Tips

    Did they say “frost” in the forecast?! If you haven’t winterized your RV and didn’t get a chance to attend our Bucars U Winterizing seminar, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Here are 8 tips to make sure your rig is ready to go next spring. 1. Unpack Grab the stuff you might need during the…