Category: Organizations

  • Infographic: Who are Canada’s Homeless?

    Infographic: Who are Canada’s Homeless?

    Vineeth Sekharan, York University; Canadian Observatory on Homelessness/Homeless Hub This week’s infographic, published by Raising the Roof, asks an important question: who are the homeless in Canada? Who Are the Homeless? The infographic states that an estimated 235,000 people experience homelessness in Canada. This number is difficult to estimate, as homelessness goes unreported in many…

  • Bike to the Zoo is Back

    Bike to the Zoo is Back

    Pedal with your pack, flock or heard to the Calgary Zoo for the second annual Bike to the Zoo on August 16 and 17, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. The first 250 people who arrive by bike each day will receive $10 off their admission, while Calgary Zoo members will receive an ice cream…

  • Art Competition Winners at Canadian Junior Angus Showdown in Olds, Alberta Announced

    Art Competition Winners at Canadian Junior Angus Showdown in Olds, Alberta Announced

      ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB – The Canadian Junior Angus Association is pleased to announce the winners of the Showdown 2015 Art Competition. Awards were presented at the banquet on July 18th in Olds, Alberta. At Showdown there are 15 different competitions that Juniors can enter. Juniors that choose to compete in the Art competition,…

  • Buy a Blizzard® Treat, Make Miracles Happen at DQ Today

    Buy a Blizzard® Treat, Make Miracles Happen at DQ Today

      Thursday, August 13th is Miracle Treat Day! Every day, 4,900 children visit a Children’s Miracle Network®  member hospital for treatment and they need your help! On Miracle Treat Day, full proceeds from every Blizzard Treat sold at participating DQ® locations will be donated to your local Children’s Miracle Network member hospital. In the Foothills…

  • The 7th Annual Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer Raises $7.8 Million

    The 7th Annual Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer Raises $7.8 Million

    Alberta’s largest cycling fundraiser draws 1,741 riders and supports breakthrough cancer research, clinical trials, enhanced care and the discovery of new cancer therapies at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Cross Cancer Institute and 15 other centers across Alberta. CALGARY – The Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer presented by Evraz announced 1,741 riders helped raise $7.8…

  • Spin Doctors

    Spin Doctors

      Physician-led cyclists raise millions in Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer Story by Kerri Robins With an abundance of inspiration from his cancer patients, Dr. Jan-Willem Henning and his team of 130 riders put their mettle to the pedals on a 240-km round trip from Canada Olympic Park through the Alberta foothills to raise more…

  • Foothills Lions to Heat Up Events with New BBQ

    Foothills Lions to Heat Up Events with New BBQ

      In the aftermath of the 2013 floods in Southern Alberta, the Lions of Alberta Foundation (LOAF) directed money to needy areas, as did the Red Cross. The majority of the funds received went to High River because of the total devastation suffered in that town. However there were some funds left over and LOAF…

  • ​Resilience in recovery: three months since the Nepal earthquake

    ​Resilience in recovery: three months since the Nepal earthquake

      (July 24th) marked three months since the first of two earthquakes devastated Nepal. With more than 100 aftershocks, many people have lost their lives, homes and livelihoods. The earthquakes impacted 5.6 million Nepalese with more than 853,000 homes damaged or destroyed. On April 25, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, devastating the capital of…

  • CN Tower Launches Accessible Wheelchair EdgeWalk Experience with Paralympian Rick Hansen and TORONTO2015 Games

    CN Tower Launches Accessible Wheelchair EdgeWalk Experience with Paralympian Rick Hansen and TORONTO2015 Games

    On August 7, 2015, TORONTO2015 Parapan Am Games Opening Day TORONTO, August 7, 2015 – On Friday August 7, 2015 at the CN Tower, Paralympian Rick Hansen joined by Olympian Alexa Komarnycky and Paralympian Carla Qualtrough helped launch the accessible wheelchair EdgeWalk experience 356m/1168feet above Toronto. Wheelchair participants can now add EdgeWalk to their bucket list…

  • Railroader’s reunion features designation of Hanna’s historic roundhouse

    Railroader’s reunion features designation of Hanna’s historic roundhouse

    The designation of the historic Canadian Northern Railway roundhouse as a Provincial Historic Resource will be showcased during the Railroader’s Reunion in Hanna, August 7 to 9. Railroaders and railfans from across Alberta and Canada will take part in festivities hosted at the century-old roundhouse. The official unveiling of the designation will take place on…

  • Blackfoot Arts and Heritage Festival: August 11 to 13

    Blackfoot Arts and Heritage Festival: August 11 to 13

      Waterton Lakes National Park – Parks Canada is pleased to be working with the Blackfoot Canadian Cultural Society to present the fifth annual Blackfoot Arts and Heritage Festival in Waterton Lakes National Park. The colourful three day festival runs from Tuesday August 11 through Thursday August 13 at the Waterton Community Centre.The event is…

  • Ukrainian Day packed with fun at the Ukrainian Village

    Ukrainian Day packed with fun at the Ukrainian Village

    On Sunday, August 9, the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village invites visitors to celebrate Alberta’s rich heritage and vibrant Ukrainian community. There’s much to see and do for the entire family at this year’s Ukrainian Day, co-hosted by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress – Alberta Provincial Council. The festival pays respect to pioneer families who settled in…

  • Outside-of-the-Box Look at Affordable Housing?

    Outside-of-the-Box Look at Affordable Housing?

    From shipping containers to crowd funding A continuous decline in affordable housing, along with an increase in the populations who need it, is forcing Calgary agencies to seek creative solutions. “I’m looking for anything that can help us provide housing in a more economical way,” said David Watson, president and CEO of Attainable Homes Calgary, a not-for-profit…

  • Rothney Astrophysical Observatory Opens its Doors to Stargazers to Participate in the Milky Way Nights

    Rothney Astrophysical Observatory Opens its Doors to Stargazers to Participate in the Milky Way Nights

      You are invited to join our researchers to observe the dark night sky and gaze at the Milky Way for three evenings in August. On August 13, 14 and 15th, the dark sky conditions are perfect for viewing planetary nebula, globular clusters and distant galaxies. Saturn is the planet most visible in July and…

  • Legion Supports Youth at the National Track and Field Championships

    Legion Supports Youth at the National Track and Field Championships

      Submitted by Malcolm Hughes The Royal Canadian Legion sponsors several important Youth initiatives both locally and Provincially as well as across the country. One of these is the National Track and Field Championships held annually at various venues that rotate every second year from Province to Province. On Wednesday, Aug 5th, 37 athletes aged…