Category: Lifestyle

  • Housing Construction Continues at Strong Pace

    Housing Construction Continues at Strong Pace

    By Todd Hirsch, Chief Economist, ATB Financial Home builders in Alberta ended the summer of 2014 on a high note when construction started on a near record number of new homes. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation reported yesterday that housing starts in Alberta totaled 47,105 in September. This figure is adjusted for seasonality, and…

  • MD of Foothills News: Working Well Workshop

    MD of Foothills News: Working Well Workshop

    October 22, 2014 – Davisburg Community Centre @ 7:00 – 10:30 pm How would your life change if you lost your water supply? Did you know that a poorly maintained water well can put your water supply at risk of contamination? Attend this FREE Water Well Management Workshop, hosted by the M.D. and presented bt…

  • What To Do With The Kids® Fourth Annual Best/Worst Role Models for Kids

    What To Do With The Kids® Fourth Annual Best/Worst Role Models for Kids

    For the fourth year, What To Do With The Kids® asked people to let us know who they think have been the best and worst role models for kids this year.  Although it has never been hard to find nominees for the worst, this year we encouraged people to look outside the world of celebrities…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: Get Immunized, Before Influenza Arrives

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: Get Immunized, Before Influenza Arrives

    It happens every year: influenza arrives in Alberta. The good news is, influenza vaccine gets here first. All Albertans are encouraged to take advantage and get immunized before influenza arrives. Caused by a virus that attacks the respiratory system, influenza can be a serious illness and is easily spread from person to person. Although some…

  • Condominium Sector Boosts Calgary Resale Housing Activity

    Condominium Sector Boosts Calgary Resale Housing Activity

    Citywide year-over-year sales growth reaches double digits Calgary – Calgary’s condo sectors continue to set the pace for the city’s residential resale housing market, which recorded 2,148 sales in September, nearly 12 per cent higher than the same period last year. “September’s sales growth was stronger than expected, due largely to a surge in condominium…

  • Thanksgiving Day in Canada

    Thanksgiving Day in Canada

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  • Travel Alberta Wins Gold and Silver at Travel Weekly’s Magellan Awards

    Travel Alberta Wins Gold and Silver at Travel Weekly’s Magellan Awards

    Travel Weekly has selected Travel Alberta’s promotional video 241 Moments in Alberta as a 2014 Gold Magellan Award winner in the destinations promotional video category. In addition, the province of Alberta was selected as a 2014 Silver Magellan Award winner in the ski destination category. All winners will be highlighted in an upcoming issue of Travel…

  • Responsible Gambling Awareness Week (October 13-19)

    Responsible Gambling Awareness Week (October 13-19)

    Campaign reminds all players to keep gambling fun   While everyone dreams about winning the big cash prize or jackpot, Albertans are reminded that gambling is entertainment and not a way to make money.  The eighth annual Responsible Gambling Awareness Week (RGAW) runs from October 13-19 raising awareness of responsible gambling and the availability of prevention…

  • Dying with Dignity Canada – National Day of Action

    Dying with Dignity Canada – National Day of Action

    With support across provinces ranging from 79% to 89% and between 80% and 85% across income levels, across age groups and with 85% of healthcare professionals and 85% of people with disabilities it is obvious that Canadians are united behind the cause of medically assisted dying. If you have missed the poll results (pretty unlikely!)…

  • Fire Prevention Week: Safety Tips for the Home

    Fire Prevention Week: Safety Tips for the Home

    KITCHEN: Avoid loose long sleeves when cooking. Check kettles and toasters for damaged electrical cords and thermostats. Use appliances that have an automatic shut-off. Keep a timer handy to remind you when the oven and burners should be switched off. If you take medication that causes drowsiness, do not use cooking appliances. Use a temperature-controlled…

  • Fire Prevention Week: Babysitter’s Fire Safety Guide

    Fire Prevention Week: Babysitter’s Fire Safety Guide

    As the babysitter, you are responsible for the children in your care. Here are some important points you need to know if there’s a fire emergency in the home where you babysit. BEFORE THE PARENTS LEAVE: Write down the complete address and phone number of the place where you are babysitting and phone numbers for:…

  • The Brampton Beast Joins the ECHL

    The Brampton Beast Joins the ECHL

    CHICAGO, IL – The ECHL announced on Tuesday that the League’s Board of Governors has approved the Membership applications of the Allen Americans, Brampton Beast, Missouri Mavericks, Quad City Mallards, Rapid City Rush, Tulsa Oilers and Wichita Thunder for admission to the ECHL. The seven expansion teams will begin play in the ECHL this season, giving the…

  • Okotoks Legion Application Proceeding

    Okotoks Legion Application Proceeding

    We received this update from Malcolm Hughes on the process for setting up a Royal Canadian Legion in Okotoks: “I attended the Alberta/NWT Command Council Meeting last Friday and Saturday and presented the situation regarding the proposed Legion in Okotoks. Following a short question and answer session, the council members voted unanimously to proceed with…

  • Health Canada: Food Safety Tips for Thanksgiving

    Health Canada: Food Safety Tips for Thanksgiving

    It is a tradition in many Canadian homes to serve poultry (turkey, chicken and duck) at Thanksgiving. However, if poultry isn’t prepared, cooked or stored properly, you and your family could be in danger of getting food poisoning (also known as foodborne illness). While cooking poultry to the proper internal temperature kills harmful bacteria in…

  • Le Saint-Sulpice Hôtel Montréal Brings Together 14 Canadian and International Writers in the Creation of a Book

    Le Saint-Sulpice Hôtel Montréal Brings Together 14 Canadian and International Writers in the Creation of a Book

    MONTREAL /CNW Telbec/ – After producing its short film, La Valise, in 2012, for which the Hôtel was rewarded at the 2013 Worldwide Hospitality Awards in Paris, then inaugurating its permanent exhibition, Body and Soul, by Jean-Claude Poitras, in May of 2014, Le Saint-Sulpice Hôtel Montréal has conceived of yet another innovative project. This time,…