Category: Organizations

  • Foothills Area Hockey Development Fundraiser

    Foothills Area Hockey Development Fundraiser

    Come out to the Bob Snodgrass Recreation Complex in High River for a Western Hockey League pre-season game between the Calgary Hitmen and the Medicine Hat Tigers this Saturday, September 6th. The games starts at 7pm. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for kids so very affordable evening out for the entire family! Get…

  • Sheep Creek Arts Council Art Market

    Sheep Creek Arts Council Art Market

    The Sheep Creek Arts Council presents a show and sale of members’ works on Saturday, September 27th in celebration of Alberta Culture Days and local artists. The show goes from 10am to 3pm at 133 Sunset Blvd in Turner Valley. Check out what local artists have created and pick up a unique piece for yourself…

  • 2015 Calgary Police Service Canine Unit Calendar On Sale Now!

    2015 Calgary Police Service Canine Unit Calendar On Sale Now!

    Calgary Police Service – After selling out in less than 48 hours last year, the second annual Calgary Police Service Canine Unit charity calendar is hitting the shelves today in support of the Calgary Police Foundation. The 2015 calendar is bigger and better than last year’s, with even more photos and details about the Service’s…

  • ‘Voices of Arthritis’ Launches Awareness Month

    ‘Voices of Arthritis’ Launches Awareness Month

    New survey results underscore prevalence of pain in people living with arthritis TORONTO – September 2, 2014 Welcome to Arthritis Awareness Month. In support of the over 4.6 million Canadians living with the disease, The Arthritis Society is kicking off September with a “Voices of Arthritis” video series featuring well-known Canadians from different walks of…

  • Harper Government Announces Investments in Kootenay National Park in Support of Canada’s National Conservation Plan

    Harper Government Announces Investments in Kootenay National Park in Support of Canada’s National Conservation Plan

    Kootenay National Park, B.C. – On behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Dr. Colin Carrie, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment and Member of Parliament for Oshawa, accompanied by David Wilks, Member of Parliament for Kootenay–Columbia, today announced investments in Kootenay National Park…

  • Beyond the Pail

    Beyond the Pail

    It may be water torture for some, but the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is everywhere these days. For the uninitiated, the charitable campaign is promoting awareness about ALS – or Lou Gehrig’s disease – by encouraging people to film themselves pouring a bucket of ice water over their heads and then challenging others to do…

  • Beloved nun wraps pastoral career with Blackfoot honour

    Beloved nun wraps pastoral career with Blackfoot honour

    Sister Ivy given the name Holy Star Woman by Martin Eagle Child Story and Photo by Sherri Gallant Sister Ivy McCann has spent the past 14 years praying for the sick and dying in Lethbridge. After retiring in July from her pastoral work at Chinook Regional Hospital and St. Michael’s Health Centre, the diminutive nun…

  • Trail Connection Between Calgary and Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park In The Works

    Trail Connection Between Calgary and Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park In The Works

    Glenbow Ranch Park Foundation (GRPF) is leading the initiative to raise funds to connect the Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park trail system to the City of Calgary. “With the exciting news that the City of Calgary is building their trail system to the provincial park boundary, we’re fundraising to complete the eastern trail that will link…

  • Canadians donate over $ 10 million to ALS Canada and ALS Provincial Societies through the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS

    Canadians donate over $ 10 million to ALS Canada and ALS Provincial Societies through the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS

    TORONTO /CNW/ – The outpouring of support Canadians have shown for the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS, has now surpassed $10 million in donations for ALS Canada and ALS Provincial Societies across the country. The dollars given through this viral phenomenon will help families living with ALS and fund ALS Research to find a treatment.…

  • Have You Visited the Turner Valley Gas Plant?

    Have You Visited the Turner Valley Gas Plant?

    Turner Valley, May 14, 1914. The dramatic rush blasting from Calgary Petroleum Product’s Dingman No. 1 well would soon help change the nature of Alberta forever. Here, the discovery of petroleum 100 years ago led to the creation of Alberta’s first natural gas plant, helping start the modern era of oil and gas exploration and…

  • Selfless Selfies Support Diabetes Prevention

    Selfless Selfies Support Diabetes Prevention

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 27, 2014 /CNW/ — JAZZ apples are putting their money where your mouth is. “Crunch to Contribute,” a social media campaign that offers a $1 donation to the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) or American Diabetes Association in exchange for every JAZZ apple photo uploaded to www.jazzapple.com/c2c, has people everywhere crunching for…

  • Bark For Life in Okotoks 2014

    Bark For Life in Okotoks 2014

    The Canadian Cancer Society Bark For Life is a 2- to 4-hour fundraising walk for dogs and their owners to celebrate the lives of those who have survived cancer, remember loved ones lost to cancer, and fight back against the disease. More than just a walk, Bark For Life is an opportunity for people to…

  • Help Catch Canada’s Most Wanted

    Help Catch Canada’s Most Wanted

    Calling all those who love nature and the great outdoors: Did you know that far too many damaging items have been spotted in our Canadian parks, streams, lakeshores and beaches? You can help. Here, the Vancouver Aquarium and WWF’s Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, presented by Loblaw Companies Limited, outlines the top ten shoreline litter culprits:…

  • Sheep River Library Fall Programs

    Sheep River Library Fall Programs

    As thoughts turn to the end of summer, kids returning to school and vacations now over, you may start to wonder what the library has on offer with its fall programs. For an exhaustive list, just go to the centre pull out pages of this issue of the High Country News to see what is…

  • Government of Canada Announces Investment in Prince Albert National Park’s Bison Initiative

    Government of Canada Announces Investment in Prince Albert National Park’s Bison Initiative

    Celebrate the Valleyview Lookout Trail and Picnic Area Ribbon Cutting Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan – Mr. Rob Clarke, Member of Parliament for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced the Government of Canada’s investment in trail development and improved visitor facilities on…