Category: Organizations

  • Canadian Red Cross and Heart and Stroke Foundation share the science behind new first aid guidelines

    Canadian Red Cross and Heart and Stroke Foundation share the science behind new first aid guidelines

    Updates impact how Canadians treat minor and major emergencies (TORONTO) February 2016 – Cleaning with soap and water might seem like the best way to disinfect a cut, but new research calls for scrapping the soap and rinsing for five minutes with clean, running tap water instead. The change to this widely adopted practice is…

  • Freedom to Read Week: Challenged Works List

    Freedom to Read Week: Challenged Works List

    About the Challenged Works List This selective list, prepared by the Freedom of Expression Committee of the Book and Periodical Council, provides information on more than 100 books, magazines and other written works that have been challenged in the past decades. Each challenge sought to limit public access to the works in schools, libraries, or…

  • Alberta Sports Hall of Fame Announces 2016 Inductees

    Alberta Sports Hall of Fame Announces 2016 Inductees

    2016 Inductees Cheryl Bernard – Curling Athlete Cheryl Bernard skipped her team to a silver medal in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Cheryl’s contributions to the sport of curling in Alberta and Canada are significant and can be seen through her work with youth in curling camps and clinics. She is a difference maker…

  • CPP Top of the List for CFIB President visit to Edmonton

      Edmonton, February 23, 2016 – Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) president Dan Kelly is in Edmonton today, joining CFIB vice-president Richard Truscott and director of provincial affairs for Alberta Amber Ruddy, for meetings with Finance Minister Joe Ceci.  At the top of their agenda will be a discussion on potential expansion of the…

  • Longview Library News: Story Time Play Dates

    Longview Library News: Story Time Play Dates

      Joan, our librarian, has a delightful program coming up for children of pre-school and kindergarten age. “Story Time Play Dates”  will happen Thursdays…. March 17th, March 24th, March 31 and two Thursdays in April; the 7th and the 14th at 10:30am in the library. Stories will be read and fun activities will follow. The…

  • Step back in time to the Roaring 1920s at Easter Seals’ We Care Ball

    Step back in time to the Roaring 1920s at Easter Seals’ We Care Ball

    Celebrating its 30th Anniversary fundraising gala Calgary, AB – On Friday, April 8, 2016 Easter Seals Alberta will re-create the bygone era of ‘Flappers & Fellas’ and the 1920s at the 30th Anniversary We Care Ball in support of people with disabilities and medical conditions. Reserve your tickets and join us for a fun-filled evening…

  • CWF Pays Tribute to Leader Wade Luzny

    CWF Pays Tribute to Leader Wade Luzny

    It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Wade Luzny, CEO and Executive Vice-President of the Canadian Wildlife Federation. Wade left us peacefully on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016 at the age of 61 after a courageous battle with cancer. As CEO and Executive Vice-President of the Canadian Wildlife Federation, Wade forged new…

  • $14,000 in Scholarships and Prizes Awarded as Canadian Angus Youth Gather In Ottawa

    $14,000 in Scholarships and Prizes Awarded as Canadian Angus Youth Gather In Ottawa

    ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB – Fifty-one Canadian Angus youth braved the cold in Ottawa and converged in the nation’s capital for the eleventh annual Guiding Outstanding Angus Leaders (GOAL) Conference held February 13-15, 2016. CJAA members participated in many events as well as workshops throughout the weekend. Highlights from the event included touring the Parliament…

  • Join Students Across Canada and Walk for Wildlife

    Join Students Across Canada and Walk for Wildlife

    The Canadian Wildlife Federation’s Walk for Wildlife is a national campaign encouraging people of all ages to get outside, connect with nature and learn about wildlife. National Wildlife Week (NWW) runs April 10th – 16th, 2016 and this year we are focusing on our winged creatures. From birds to bees to butterflies, we are “Giving…

  • Dentistry Students Raise $60,000 for Local Charity

    Dentistry Students Raise $60,000 for Local Charity

    (School of Dentistry) Funds to help provide dental care in remote areas and countries By Tarwinder Rai, University of Alberta First year School of Dentistry students Nicholas Churchill, Brenda Pham and Emily Ervin present a $60,000 cheque to Kindness in Action vice-president Dave Maskell. The dental students at the University of Alberta are proving to…

  • CPAWS Statement re: Federal Court Decision on Maligne Lake Legal Challenge

    CPAWS Statement re: Federal Court Decision on Maligne Lake Legal Challenge

    EDMONTON – Conservation groups remain hopeful that a concept proposal for overnight commercial accommodations at Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park will be stopped after a Federal Court ruling confirmed that proposals violating park management plans cannot be approved. The February 8 ruling came in response to a legal challenge brought by the Canadian Parks…

  • Fuelling Women Champions

    Fuelling Women Champions

    Across Canada, women and girls from all walks of life, at all skill levels, enthusiastically reach for their goals through sport. Sports play a vital role in a healthy lifestyle; yet, Canada’s dairy farmers discovered that all too often, women’s sports are overshadowed by media coverage and funding of men’s sports. So dairy farmers from…

  • Infographic: What is Functional Zero?

    Infographic: What is Functional Zero?

    Vineeth Sekharan York University; Canadian Observatory on Homelessness/Homeless Hub This week’s infographic comes to us from Community Solutions and looks at ending veteran homelessness. Community Solutions is an organization located in the United States that is working towards a future without homelessness. The organization takes a community-based approach for identifying the best tools that can…

  • Red Letter Campaign Launched to Shut Down Puppy Mills across Canada

    Red Letter Campaign Launched to Shut Down Puppy Mills across Canada

    Ruby’s Love Letter campaign named after rescued survivor February, 2016 BEWDLEY, ON–(February 7th) marked the kick-off a national Valentine`s Day pressure campaign to bring a close to the grim and disgusting reality of puppy mills in Canada forever. MPs, MPPs and MLAs will soon find their offices filled with red envelopes containing letters mailed from concerned…

  • How Will the Needs of Seniors with Dementia Who are at Risk of Becoming Homeless be Met?

    How Will the Needs of Seniors with Dementia Who are at Risk of Becoming Homeless be Met?

    By Emma Woolley, Canadian Observatory on Homelessness/Homeless Hub: York University This question came from Glenda L. via our latest website survey: “How will the needs of seniors with dementia who are at risk of becoming homeless be effectively met? These are vulnerable individuals who may need a high level of support to obtain and retain housing.” Many…