Category: Organizations

  • Helping Rowan House Emergency Shelter

    Helping Rowan House Emergency Shelter

    Get Involved! New volunteer opportunities available at Rowan House. Rowan House Emergency is looking for your volunteers interested in working with children. The following positions are available Child Support for Women’s Drop-In Group Last Thursday of each month 5:30pm – 8:30pm in Okotoks Volunteers with experience facilitating children’s programs (ie: art, music and dance) Evenings…

  • Is Canada Violating Human Rights by Failing to Address Indigenous People’s Rights to Their Territory?

    Is Canada Violating Human Rights by Failing to Address Indigenous People’s Rights to Their Territory?

    In July 2015, Centre for First Nations Governance (CFNG) Board Member, Robin Vernest participated in an Indigenous Fellowship Programme (IFP) in Geneva Switzerland. The IFP is a comprehensive human rights training program established by the United Nations (UN) Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The Centre supported Robin’s application and she was…

  • Okotoks Rises for Rowan House

    Okotoks Rises for Rowan House

    Rowan House’s 2nd annual One Billion Rising March hailed a success! The voice against domestic abuse and bullying is 45 voices louder. On February 13th, approximately 45 Rowan House staff, volunteers and community members gathered at Ethel Tucker Park in Okotoks before marching through the downtown core as participants in the global, One Billion Rising movement.…

  • Province Invests in Search and Rescue Team Training

    Province Invests in Search and Rescue Team Training

      The Government of Alberta will provide $300,000 to volunteer-based search and rescue organizations to support training across the province. “When a loved one is missing, we turn to the brave volunteers who dedicate their time to finding those who are lost or injured. Just as these individuals are committed to the communities they serve,…

  • Upcoming Work in Waterton Lakes National Park

    Upcoming Work in Waterton Lakes National Park

    Potential Impacts on Visitor Experience for Spring and Summer 2016 Waterton Lakes (Alberta), March 2016 – Parks Canada wishes to inform visitors and residents of the Waterton Park community of the following infrastructure projects in Waterton Lakes National Park taking place this spring and summer. Projects resulting in a closure or having a major impact…

  • Diamond Valley Block Parent Program Looking for Volunteers

    Diamond Valley Block Parent Program Looking for Volunteers

    How the Block Parent® Program Works Block Parents are responsible adults who care sufficiently about the well-being of children and others to volunteer their homes as a temporary refuge in an emergency. All Block Parents are screened by the police and are given instructions on the program by local volunteers. The Block Parent® window sign…

  • March is Easter Seals Month

    March is Easter Seals Month

    Easter Seals Alberta names its 2016 Youth Ambassadors Calgary, AB – The month of March marks the time of year Easter Seals Canada launches a nationwide month-long campaign to amplify the courageous stories of Canadian kids and young adults with disabilities, living lives to their full potential. Albertans can give their support by donating online…

  • Rowan House at Upcoming Community Events

    Rowan House at Upcoming Community Events

      March 5th, 2016 Registration Round-Up / Health & Wellness Fair 12pm-5pm at the Bob Snodgrass Rec Plex in High River. Rowan House will be on hand so stop by our booth to learn more about our programs and services, register for group or book a Preventative Education presentation! March 20th, 2016 Millarville Soup Sisters…

  • Dispelling Rumours around Zika and Microcephaly

    Dispelling Rumours around Zika and Microcephaly

    Updated 29 February 2016 No evidence that vaccines cause microcephaly in babies There is no evidence linking any vaccine to the increases in microcephaly cases that were observed first in French Polynesia during the 2013-2014 outbreak and more recently in northeastern Brazil. No evidence that vaccines cause microcephaly in babies An extensive review of the…

  • AGA Opens Exhibition of Ground-Breaking First Nations Artists

    AGA Opens Exhibition of Ground-Breaking First Nations Artists

     7: Professional Native Indian Artists Inc. features the work of Jackson Beardy, Eddy Cobiness, Alex Janvier, Norval Morrisseau, Daphne Odjig, Carl Ray and Joseph Sanchez Edmonton, AB – The Art Gallery of Alberta opens 7: Professional Native Indian Artists Inc. March 5, offering the opportunity for gallery-goers to see work by one of Canada’s most…

  • STARS urges Albertans to take the leap and buy a lottery ticket

    STARS urges Albertans to take the leap and buy a lottery ticket

      Calgary, AB – For the first time in more than two decades, STARS’ Alberta Lottery is in danger of not selling out. The lottery has a 23-year history in the province and is the only charitable home lottery in Canada to set records by selling out every year since it began. However, our stormy…

  • Calgary’s New Central Library Set for a 2018 Opening

    Calgary’s New Central Library Set for a 2018 Opening

    A cornerstone for the future of the Calgary Public Library is the New Central Library. Providing approximately 240,000 sq. ft. of usable library space, the New Central Library will be a multi-faceted family destination and gathering place with a physical collection of approximately 600,000 books and specially designed space for programs and technology. Construction is…

  • Ask the Hub: Will the Federal Liberals Keep their Affordable Housing Promises?

    Ask the Hub: Will the Federal Liberals Keep their Affordable Housing Promises?

    By Emma Woolley, Canadian Observatory on Homelessness/Homeless Hub: York University We’ve received a number of questions about the new federal government and the promises made during the 2015 election. The first I’ll address comes from Jeannette S.: “Will the new liberal government continue with the current provincial and federal agreements regarding rental subsidies and supplements?  Especially for…

  • Journalist and Author Mohamed Fahmy Wins Freedom to Read Award

    Journalist and Author Mohamed Fahmy Wins Freedom to Read Award

    From the Writer’s Union of Canada Journalist and Author Mohamed Fahmy Wins Freedom to Read Award — free speech advocate was imprisoned for his work covering the Arab Spring — Toronto – February 22, 2016 – The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) is very proud to announce that Mohamed Fahmy, journalist and author, is the…

  • Freeze’em for a Reason: 2016 Polar Plunge in Calgary this Sunday

    Freeze’em for a Reason: 2016 Polar Plunge in Calgary this Sunday

    Presented by the Alberta Law Enforcement Torch Run Plunge into Alberta’s icy lakes in support of Special Olympics. Every dollar you raise goes towards more than 3,000 Special Olympics athletes across the province. The Polar Plunge challenges people to bravely jump into Alberta’s frozen lake waters. It’s a great way for everyone—individuals, organizations and businesses—to…