Category: Organizations

  • Alex Trebek named Honorary President of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society

    Alex Trebek named Honorary President of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society

    After going almost 3½ decades without naming an Honorary President, you might say The Royal Canadian Geographical Society was waiting for “the right one” to come along. Yet, as the RCGS announces that Alex Trebek has been appointed to its top honorary position (joining the likes of explorer and geologist Joseph Tyrrell and former Governor…

  • A Message from the High Country Rural Crime Watch

    A Message from the High Country Rural Crime Watch

    The fire in Fort McMurray now covers an area the size of Calgary. Our hearts go out to those affected. To help, you can contribute on-line to the Alberta Fires Appeal sponsored by the Canadian Red Cross where each donation by an individual will be matched by the Government of Canada. Its location is at: https://donate.redcross.ca/ea-action/action?&ea.client.id=1951&ea.campaign.id=50639 or…

  • Mental Health and Homelessness in Canada

    Mental Health and Homelessness in Canada

    By Ambar Aleman, Homeless Hub As part of the Canadian Mental Health Association 65th Mental Health Week running from May 2nd-8th, this blog covers some of the latest findings about the connection between mental health and homelessness. The theme for this year’s Mental Health Week is “GET LOUD”, encouraging people to speak up against mental illness…

  • Spero Gala Helps Fight Against Human Trafficking in Edmonton

    Spero Gala Helps Fight Against Human Trafficking in Edmonton

    Edmontonians demonstrated their exceptional generosity this week supporting Albertans displaced by wildfire. The giving continued at an event Friday night to support victims of human trafficking in our province. Human trafficking – the act of forcing, coercing, or deceiving an individual into selling sex or labour for personal gain – is an extreme violation of human rights. In…

  • Using Data to End Homelessness in Calgary

    Using Data to End Homelessness in Calgary

    By Nick Falvo, Calgary Homeless Foundation On March 9, I spoke on a panel in Professor Susan Phillips’ Policy and Program Evaluation course at Carleton University. This is a required course in Carleton’s Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership program, and one of the program’s main themes is that non-profit organizations face strong expectations to…

  • The Multiple Benefits of Community Gardens

    The Multiple Benefits of Community Gardens

    By SalvationArmy.ca In Fort Erie, Ont., newcomers and low-income families are finding hope and a better quality of life at an unexpected place—a Salvation Army community garden. “When vulnerable people attend to their garden they find food security, friendship, purpose, belonging and more,” says Anne Watters, community and family services worker at The Salvation Army.…

  • Canadian Red Cross: Tackling Bullying, One Community at a Time

    Canadian Red Cross: Tackling Bullying, One Community at a Time

    Name calling. Threats. Punching. Excluding. Many individuals endure these types of bullying on a daily basis. Bullying isn’t a short-term problem that only affects children; it is a serious issue that affects 75 per cent of Canadians. The problem is particularly serious in many Indigenous communities, where 95 per cent of individuals have been affected…

  • Alberta Beef Producers Say Don’t Worry About Hormones in Cattle

    Alberta Beef Producers Say Don’t Worry About Hormones in Cattle

    See PDF version here Source Alberta Beef Producers

  • Seaman Sports Park Baseball Diamonds Opening Event this Saturday

    Seaman Sports Park Baseball Diamonds Opening Event this Saturday

    Join in with the NW Foothills Rec Board, Millarville Sports Association, players and guests as we celebrate the inaugural use and dedication of our new Baseball diamonds on Saturday, April 30, 2016.  Invitational Tournament Games will be played throughout the day and an Opening Ceremony will take place at noon. The park is located just…

  • Heroes are Human Resiliency Cross-Canada Tour

    Heroes are Human Resiliency Cross-Canada Tour

    “Taking Care of Yourself While You Take Care of Others” 2016: to date, 12 first responders and 3 military members have died by suicide 2015: 39 first responders and 12 military members have died by suicide. Between April 29 & December 31, 2014:- 27 first responders died by suicide. In 2014: 19 military personnel died…

  • Longview Library News: Author Talk by High River Writer Karon Argue

    Longview Library News: Author Talk by High River Writer Karon Argue

    On May 3rd at 4:30 to 5:30, there will be an author talk at the library. Karon Argue, author of the children’s book The Smooch, will share her story of perseverance endured by her severe physical health problems while writing her book. Karon lives in High River and was encouraged to write children’s books by…

  • Announcing the 25th Annual Emerald Awards Finalists

    Announcing the 25th Annual Emerald Awards Finalists

    On March 24, at Calgary’s Eau Claire Market, hopeful nominees joined the Alberta Emerald Foundation (AEF), its sponsors, volunteers and other members from the local community, for the announcement of the 25th Annual Emerald Awards Finalists. A panel of knowledgeable third-party judges with cross-sectoral experience rose to the challenge of narrowing down the 70 brilliant…

  • Red Cross Responds to Strong Earthquake in Ecuador

    Red Cross Responds to Strong Earthquake in Ecuador

    The Red Cross is responding to a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Ecuador that has so far claimed hundreds of lives and injured more than 588 people. Hundreds of Ecuador Red Cross volunteers are providing First Aid and supporting search and rescue following the strong earthquake that struck Ecuador’s Pacific coast late on Saturday, April 16.…

  • Parkinson Alberta – April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month

    Parkinson Alberta – April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month

    Research & Innovation:  2016 Update Supporting research has always been a core pillar of Parkinson Alberta.  Alberta is home to many talented researchers who are taking on Parkinson disease from a variety of perspectives, all aimed at making a difference in the lives of people affected by Parkinson’s. Over the past seven years Parkinson Alberta…

  • Making Things Worse: NDP Carbon Tax Will Hurt Charities

    EDMONTON, AB: Premier Rachel Notley must come clean with Albertans about the full cost of the NDP carbon tax on charities and non-profits after Budget 2016 listed zero exemptions or rebates for Alberta’s charitable sector, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. The carbon tax will come with a price tag of at least $1,000 for the…