Category: Organizations

  • Striking New Snow Leopard in Town

    Striking New Snow Leopard in Town

    Calgary Zoo Calgary, AB – The Calgary Zoo has a striking new feline resident Leika, the snow leopard, who is ready for her debut. After much anticipation, the one-year old female will join the zoo’s 17-year old male snow leopard, Karesh, in their habitat in Eurasian Gateway. “We are thrilled to have Leika join our…

  • Canada announces the Syrian Family Links initiative – Bringing Syrian refugees and sponsors together

    Canada announces the Syrian Family Links initiative – Bringing Syrian refugees and sponsors together

      OTTAWA, January, 2016  – Today, Syrian Family Links was launched to help connect Syrian refugees abroad with private Canadian sponsors through the help of the refugee’s family in Canada. Through this initiative, Syrians in Canada can identify family members who are refugees in Lebanon, Jordan or Turkey and help link them with local sponsorship groups…

  • Stampede and Northlands going home to Culture and Tourism

    Stampede and Northlands going home to Culture and Tourism

    Two of Alberta’s major tourism generators, the Calgary Stampede and Edmonton Northlands, are back under the Culture and Tourism umbrella. As top provincial employers and community-based, nonprofit organizations, Edmonton Northlands and the Calgary Stampede are a strategic fit with the ministry. Edmonton Northlands hosts more than 500 events, including K-Days and the Canadian Finals Rodeo,…

  • Longview Library News: Savvy Seniors Series

    Longview Library News: Savvy Seniors Series

    February and March will have a series for Savvy Seniors at the library. Savvy Seniors is part of the BBB Savvy Consumer Education Program. Each presentation features information on why seniors are targeted, how they can protect themselves and a list of resources in case a scam is discovered. Each presentation is 45 minutes long,…

  • Final Agreement Will Permanently Safeguard 85 Percent of Great Bear Rainforest

    Final Agreement Will Permanently Safeguard 85 Percent of Great Bear Rainforest

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia ─ February 1, 2016 Today First Nations governments and the BC government, with the support of ForestEthics Solutions, Greenpeace, Sierra Club BC and five forestry companies, announced the fulfilment of the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements. Eighty-five percent (3.1 million hectares) of the remote wilderness region’s coastal temperate rainforests are now permanently off-limits…

  • The Extent and Nature of Veteran Homelessness in Canada

    The Extent and Nature of Veteran Homelessness in Canada

      Community Development and Homelessness Partnerships Directorate, Employment and Social Development Canada By Aaron Segaert & Alana Bauer Little is known about homelessness among Veterans in Canada, but there is some concern that Veterans may be overrepresented in the homeless population. The present study uses data collected by 60 emergency shelters across Canada between January 1,…

  • Out of the Woods: Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven

    Out of the Woods: Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven

      Artwork by iconic Canadian artists from the AGA’s permanent collection opening February 13 Edmonton, AB — Out of the Woods: Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven opens February 13, and features both rarely seen and familiar works done in the Group of Seven’s characteristic style. This exhibition, comprising paintings from the AGA’s collection,…

  • SNAPS Show the Love….heArt Gala Returns this February

    SNAPS Show the Love….heArt Gala Returns this February

      On Feb 5th 2016, Foothills SNAPS 8th Annual “Show the Love…heArt Gala” fundraiser is being held at 1906 Restaurant/Lounge, located at 134B Macleod Trail SW, High River. The primary focus of this event is to showcase art work created by participants, family members and artist friends who are connected to Foothills SNAPS. The art…

  • CWF Supports Youth Projects Across Canada  

    CWF Supports Youth Projects Across Canada  

    The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is honoured to provide a helping hand to local stewardship projects that connect Canadians to nature through its WILD Grants program. “I’m continually impressed with the leadership and dedication of school and community groups to a wide variety of conservation education projects,” said Wade Luzny, CEO and Executive Vice President.”…

  • Alberta Small Business Confidence in Free-Fall

    Alberta Small Business Confidence in Free-Fall

      Drops 4.3 points in January to another record low  CALGARY, January, 2016 – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) today released the Business Barometer results for January showing Alberta’s small business confidence dropped 4.3 points to 28.8.  This latest result is 26 points below the January 2015 index and continues to break records…

  • Non-Unionized Wage Freeze a Good Start – But a Drop in the Bucket for Bloated Salaries

    Non-Unionized Wage Freeze a Good Start – But a Drop in the Bucket for Bloated Salaries

    By Paige MacPerson CALGARY, AB: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) says the Alberta government’s wage freeze for non-unionized employees is a step in the right direction, but doesn’t go far enough. “It’s good to see the government looking for savings in wages, but it does little to fill the hole of the government’s $8.9 billion…

  • When Life Gives You Snow, Go Snowshoeing

    When Life Gives You Snow, Go Snowshoeing

    New interpretive snowshoe program available for Calgary and area students Calgary, AB – The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Southern Alberta Chapter (CPAWS SAB) is launching their first-ever interpretive snowshoe program for Calgary and area students. The new program is geared towards getting students out in nature and showing them what happens with wildlife and…

  • Sea Star Die-Off a Dire Situation

    Sea Star Die-Off a Dire Situation

      By Vancouver Aquarium Scientists are calling the decline of sea stars along the west coast the largest wildlife die-off ever recorded. The conclusion came at a gathering of marine scientists in Seattle last week. Hosted by Seattle Aquarium veterinarian Dr. Lesanna Lahner, the sea star symposium brought together 40 scientists from across the U.S.…

  • 25 Alberta Artists Announced, 2017 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art

    25 Alberta Artists Announced, 2017 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art

      2017 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art will feature artists from Fort McMurray to Lethbridge; group to collaborate at The Banff Centre this summer  Edmonton, AB — After reviewing more than 260 applications, travelling 4500km and meeting with artists from across the province, 25 have been selected for the 10th Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art…

  • Penguin Cam!

    Penguin Cam!

        Check out the penguins at the Vancouver Aquarium on their webcam as they splash, waddle and eat: http://www.vanaqua.org/learn/see-and-learn/live-cams/penguin The penguins at the Aquarium are African Penguins, sometimes called “black-footed” penguins. The live on the southern coast of Africa. Not all penguins live on the ice of Antarctica; of the 18 species of penguin only 4 live…