Category: Organizations

Legion Pleased with Government’s Progress on Treating Reservists Fairly

OTTAWA, ON – (The) announcement by VAC to propose changes to address ACVA Recommendation #5 is a significant step forward. “The Legion has been adamant that a Veteran is a Veteran is a Veteran and this applies to benefits and support for rehabilitation programs,” says Royal Canadian Legion Dominion President Tom Eagles. “Our Reservists should be…

March 23, 2015
High Country Rural Crime Watch AGM: New Members Welcome

The High Country Rural Crime Watch Association (HCRCWA) is holding the annual general meeting on March 26th at 7pm. The meeting will be held at the Millarville Racetrack Hall. We have a particularly good presentation that includes: Victim Services – Kerri Wilkinson – presentation with a Q & A Okotoks Community Officer Peter Stapley – “Crime…

March 22, 2015
REALTORS® Give Back Through Governors’ Grants

CREB® Charitable Foundation accepting funding applications from local charities Calgary – CREB® Charitable Foundation’s Governors’ Grants program awards funds to charities that support housing and shelter-related initiatives in the Calgary and area community. “We’re excited to invite charities to apply for the Charitable Foundation’s Governors’ Grants,” says Jeffrey Mikolajow, CREB® Charitable Foundation president. “The…

March 21, 2015
Earth Hour: What Are You Doing?

March 21, 2015
Parachute and Procter & Gamble Partner to Educate about Poison Prevention

TORONTO – Parachute, the national charitable organization dedicated to preventing injuries and saving lives, is partnering with Procter & Gamble Canada (P&G) to educate Canadians and help reduce the number of incidents as a result of access to laundry detergent products by children. The announcement was made during Poison Prevention Week, with the focus this…

March 20, 2015
Lions Den: Serving our Foothills Community

Submitted by Lion Carol Gibson Members of the Foothills Lions Club believe in their motto “We Serve”. In the year 2014, members contributed over a 30% increase in volunteer hours over 2013 volunteer hours. Foothills Lions Club members volunteered 11,025.25 hours in 2014 in their communities. Organizations and events that needed volunteers were diverse.…

March 19, 2015
Tunes for Trails

We are pleased to announce our annual Tunes for Trails date, which is May 2, 2015 at the Bragg Creek Community Hall. Skuzzy and the Woodticks are at it again and will surely keep you and your friends entertained throughout the evening. Barauch will be our Stage Man, providing his usual stoic announcements and jokes.…

March 17, 2015
Longview Library Offers Personal Service to Seniors and Shut-Ins

I would like to remind the Seniors and Shut-Ins in our community that the library would be very happy to bring you books and return them for you. We have an eager group of volunteers who would be glad to do this. You can call Joan, our librarian, at 403-558-3927 and request a book…

March 17, 2015
The Birth of the Fair Chase and the Teddy Bear

Of all of the well-documented hunting exploits of President Theodore Roosevelt, it is ironic that the most famous of his storied adventures was an unsuccessful black bear hunt in the swamps of Sharkey County, Mississippi. On November 14, 1902, Roosevelt traveled from the White House to Mississippi to settle a border dispute between Mississippi and…

March 15, 2015
Sheep Creek Arts Council: Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting and election of officers for the Sheep Creek Arts Council is to be held on Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 2pm in the Arts Council gallery at 133 Sunset Blvd West in Turner Valley. Brenda Thompson, President of the Council, invites all members and interested people in the community to…

March 15, 2015
Rowan House Hope & Healing Gala Over 50% Sold!

Emergency Shelter Hopes for First Ever Sell-Out Event High River, AB – 2015 is shaping up to be a great year for the Rowan House Hope and Healing Gala committee. The annual fundraiser is still 7 weeks away and the event is already over 50 percent sold. The planners behind the gala are crossing…

March 15, 2015
WHO and World Food Programme Join Forces to Reach Zero Ebola Cases

GENEVA – WHO and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) are combining their forces in a new partnership in the Ebola-affected countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The arrangement combines the logistics strength of WFP with WHO’s public health expertise to help get the current Ebola outbreak down to zero cases in West…

March 14, 2015
It’s Time to Take the Plunge!

The Polar Plunge, presented by the Alberta Law Enforcement Torch Run, is a unique opportunity for individuals, organizations, and businesses to support Special Olympics Alberta athletes by jumping into our frigid winter lakes. The last plunge is this Saturday, March 14 in Calgary’s Arbour Lake. The fun starts at 12 noon. You still have…

March 13, 2015
LGBTQ2S Youth Homelessness Focus of New National Media, Fundraising Campaign

Egale launches #OUTatNight to combat LGBTQ2S youth homelessness Toronto, ON: High profile public figures—from Seinfeld’s Jason Alexander to Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin—are lending their support to a new national campaign, calling on people across Canada to join together against the crisis of homelessness among LGBTQ2S youth. OUTatNight, launched by national equality group Egale Canada…

March 13, 2015
Millarville Horticulture Club: Perennials

Every second Tuesday of the month (Sept to May) at 7:30pm a speaker is arranged to talk and share their knowledge with the club. We meet at the Millarville church house. For our April 14th meeting Merle Coombs will be talking about the upcoming trends in perennials. May 12th is our spring potluck at…

March 13, 2015