Category: Organizations

  • United Nurses of Alberta responds to disciplinary action at South Health Campus

    United Nurses of Alberta responds to disciplinary action at South Health Campus

    By United Nurses of Alberta October 14, 2015 15:21 (Last updated October 14, 2015 15:21) A statement widely distributed today by Alberta Health Services President and CEO Vickie Kaminski makes the claim 48 employees at the South Health Campus in Calgary have been found to have inappropriately accessed a patient’s information and that these employees…

  • Man Van Visits Communities in Southern Alberta

    Man Van Visits Communities in Southern Alberta

      The Urban Man Van will be in Calgary at the following locations and dates: Saturday, October 24th Safeway – Ogden 7740 18th Street SE 11:00 – 2:00 Saturday, November 7th Safeway – Whitehorn 3550 32 Ave. NE 11:00 – 2:00 Friday, November 20th Alberta Treasury Branch Chinook Centre 12:00 – 3:00 The Combines for…

  • New Board Chair appointed to Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission

    New Board Chair appointed to Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission

    Susan Green has been appointed Chair of the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC) Board. In addition to Green’s appointment, Ken Knowles joins the AGLC Board as a member. Both appointments are effective immediately. Susan Green has been appointed Chair of the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC) Board. In addition to Green’s appointment, Ken…

  • iHuman and Partners Build Arts Haven for Vulnerable Youth

    iHuman and Partners Build Arts Haven for Vulnerable Youth

      Greeted by smiling volunteers, we stepped into a bright open building complete with large windows and colourful murals. Inside, a young mom was helping her baby take a few excited steps, a boy was enjoying a yogurt while seated near a window, and a group of youth gathered in the kitchen to harmonize Aboriginal…

  • Recognize a Great Kid in Your Community

    Recognize a Great Kid in Your Community

      Nominations are open across Alberta for the 16th annual Great Kids Award. The Great Kids Award is given to recognize young Albertans for helping, inspiring and changing the lives of others. Young leaders accomplish this in various ways, from volunteering for organizations to fundraising for charity. “Great kids capture the vitality of Alberta and…

  • Infographic: The Wage Gap

    Infographic: The Wage Gap

      By Vineeth Sekharan Homelessness is closely connected to issues of poverty, inadequate income and unemployment. This week’s infographic takes a look at the wage gap that exists between part-time and temporary workers compared to full-time workers doing the same job in Ontario. The content in this infographic is drawn from Still Working On The Edge,…

  • Curlingtown Junior Curling Clinics

    Curlingtown Junior Curling Clinics

    Olympic hopeful Team Steve Laycock, based out of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan has kicked off the 4th annual Decisive Farming CurlingTown presented by Crescent Point Energy. This program strives to promote interest and skill development of the sport of curling in communities across the Canadian prairies. Local curling clubs located in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba can apply…

  • Hunger And Nutrition

    Hunger And Nutrition

    In Canada, hunger is largely a hidden problem. Many Canadians are simply not aware that large numbers of children, women and men in this country often go to bed hungry. Hunger is caused by low-income. While anyone is at risk of food insecurity at some point in their lives, certain groups are particularly vulnerable. 47.8%…

  • Meeting with Treaty Six First Nation Leadership sets course for renewed relationship

    Premier Rachel Notley, Grand Chief Tony Alexis and several Chiefs from Treaty Six First Nations took steps to build a new relationship today. Today, the Premier of Alberta and the Chiefs of Treaty Six met to discuss working together in a new spirit of respect and reconciliation. “We are committed to establishing a more respectful…

  • Fire Safety Week: Infographic

    Fire Safety Week: Infographic

  • Sewing Seeds Canada Sees ‘Hope’ on Four Continents

    Sewing Seeds Canada Sees ‘Hope’ on Four Continents

      Calgary, Alberta, Canada – Sewing Seeds has been transforming lives and communities on 4 continents for over 15 years. This year the Ebola crisis hit Sierra Leone hard and the women in the Sewing Seeds micro-credit program were deeply affected. Not only did they lose neighbors and loved ones, they also lost income as…

  • Alberta Forest Companies Plant 65 Million Trees in 2015

    Alberta Forest Companies Plant 65 Million Trees in 2015

    Tree planting is essential for Alberta’s environment and economy Edmonton – Members of the Alberta Forest Products Association (AFPA) planted 65 million tree seedlings in forests throughout the province in 2015. The industry also planted 65 million trees in 2014. This means that each year 16 trees were planted for every man, woman, and child…

  • Rowan House: Sharing our Gratitude

    Rowan House: Sharing our Gratitude

    Rowan House would like to thank everyone who made a donation this month. We were really low on a number of needs for babies and incidentals for the women, but didn’t have to worry for long after a call for items was put on Facebook. Thank you to It Takes a Village Okotoks for putting together…

  • ZINC and the Art Gallery of Alberta named top event venue by Consumer’s Choice Award voters

    ZINC and the Art Gallery of Alberta named top event venue by Consumer’s Choice Award voters

      Edmonton, AB – ZINC, a restaurant operated by Compass Group Canada and located at the Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA), was presented with the 2015 Consumer’s Choice Event Venue award at last night’s Consumer’s Choice awards ceremony. Each year across Canada, Consumer Choice Award gathers the opinions, perceptions and expectations of consumers in order to determine award…

  • Ten Things to Know About Homelessness in Canada

    Ten Things to Know About Homelessness in Canada

      By Nick Falvo,Calgary Homeless Foundation I recently gave a presentation at Raising the Roof’s Child & Family Homelessness Stakeholder Summit in Toronto. My slide deck can be downloaded here. To accompany the presentation, I’ve prepared the following list of “Ten Things to Know About Homelessness in Canada.” 1. Efforts to enumerate persons experiencing homeless have generally…