Category: News

  • Diamond Valley Fire Department Food Drive Starts Tonight

    Diamond Valley Fire Department Food Drive Starts Tonight

    Black Diamond and Turner Valley Fire Department annual door to door Food Drive starts tonight in Black Diamond and continues Tuesday night in Turner Valley! Every little bit helps, please watch for the flashing lights of the fire truck! The door-to-door drive runs from approximately 6:30 to 9pm. If you miss the firefighters then you…

  • High River’s local history, unique architecture and significant people shared at open house

    High River’s local history, unique architecture and significant people shared at open house

    HIGH RIVER, AB: The Town of High River is inviting all history buffs, town historians and residents to come and learn more about the town’s beautiful historic homes at a public open house for Phase II of the Residential Heritage Inventory Project. The open house will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 5 from 5 to…

  • Royal Canadian Mint shoots and scores with Hockey Canada silver collector coin

    Royal Canadian Mint shoots and scores with Hockey Canada silver collector coin

    Hockey Canada celebrating 100 years of amateur hockey OTTAWA /CNW/ – The Royal Canadian Mint is commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, which was the precursor to Hockey Canada, with a silver collector coin. The unveiling took place at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, which was the venue for…

  • Calgary’s Mayor Naheed Nenshi Made the Short List of World Mayor Finalists

    Calgary’s Mayor Naheed Nenshi Made the Short List of World Mayor Finalists

    Finalists North America • Mayor of Calgary, Canada • Mayor of Houston, USA • Mayor of Oklahoma City, USA • Mayor of Sacramento, USA Latin America • Mayor of Belo Horizonte, Brazil • Mayor of Guatemala City, Guatemala • Mayor of Monteria, Colombia • Mayor of Sucre, Venezuela Europe • Mayor of Ghent, Belgium •…

  • Canadian Company Develops 60-Second Ebola Testing Kit

    Canadian Company Develops 60-Second Ebola Testing Kit

    RICHMOND, BC /CNW/ – bioLytical Laboratories, a world leader in rapid infectious disease diagnostic tests, has successfully developed a pre-clinical prototype diagnostic test for the rapid detection of antibodies to the Ebola Zaire strain responsible for the current outbreak in West Africa. The prototype is based upon the Company’s proven, accurate, and highly accepted INSTI rapid test…

  • Infographic: State of Homelessness in Canada 2014

    Infographic: State of Homelessness in Canada 2014

    (Canadian Observatory on Homelessness)

  • Six Storey Wood Buildings; an Innovative Way to Increase Housing Affordability

    Six Storey Wood Buildings; an Innovative Way to Increase Housing Affordability

    The City of Calgary announced today it will now be accepting building permit applications for six-storey wood-frame buildings for already approved land use zones. The building code currently limits wood-frame construction to a maximum of four storeys. “We are looking at innovative ways to make housing more affordable for Calgarians,” says Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi.…

  • Daylight Saving Time in Canada

    Daylight Saving Time in Canada

    In most of Canada Daylight Saving Time begins at 2:00 a.m. local time on the second Sunday in March. On the first Sunday in November areas on Daylight Saving Time return to Standard Time at 2:00 a.m. local time. When Daylight Saving Time begins turn your clocks ahead one hour. At the end of Daylight…

  • 3 Avenue SW Reopening October 31, 2014 with Major Lane Change

    3 Avenue SW Reopening October 31, 2014 with Major Lane Change

    High River AB: Third Avenue southwest is reopening by end of today and will no longer be a one way road.  Vehicle traffic will now flow in both directions. The change to two-way traffic flow is part of the overall Downtown Area Redevelopment Plan to simplify traffic circulation and provide local businesses with more visibility.…

  • Update – The First Nations Financial Transparency Act

    Update – The First Nations Financial Transparency Act

    OTTAWA /CNW/ – The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, issued the following statement (on Monday) on the First Nations Financial Transparency Act. “Our Government firmly believes that First Nations, like all Canadians, deserve transparency and accountability from their leaders. That is why we passed the First Nations Financial Transparency Act…

  • 498 Avenue Temporary Road Closure

    498 Avenue Temporary Road Closure

    High River, AB:   MD of Foothills Public Works has announced that 498 Avenue between Hwy 2a to 112 Street (9th Street) will be closed for two days – Thursday, October 30th and Friday, October 31, 2014. During this road closure the MD of Foothills will be completing work on the drain portion of 498 Avenue…

  • RCMP Okotoks – Theft of vehicles

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] On Sunday, October 26, 2014, Okotoks RCMP responded to the theft of a motor vehicle (Nissan Titan) which had been left running at the Petro Canada on Southridge Drive in Okotoks. Minutes later, RCMP received information of that vehicle and a second vehicle, a brown pick up truck, operating in a manner dangerous to…

  • National Post: RCMP names five ‘high-risk travellers’ including girl whose parents worried might ‘go to Syria to fight’

    National Post: RCMP names five ‘high-risk travellers’ including girl whose parents worried might ‘go to Syria to fight’

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  • Canadians Eager for the Poppy Campaign

    Given recent events, Canadians across the country have been asking the Legion to start the Poppy Campaign early. The Legion understands and fully appreciates Canadian’s desire to find ways to show their support now. However, with the Poppy Campaign only one week away, changing the date is not as easy as it might seem. The…

  • Halloween Safety Tips from Red Deer RCMP

    Red Deer RCMP would like to remind drivers to use extra caution and watch for pedestrians on Halloween night. Safety tips for trick or treaters:  Do not go trick-or-treating alone; tell a responsible person where you’ll be and for how long;  Wear a bright-colored costume with reflective tape, and carry a flashlight so you’re visible…