Category: Voices

  • Diamond Valley Project Green Day: Saturday, May 23, 2015

    Diamond Valley Project Green Day: Saturday, May 23, 2015

      The Towns of Black Diamond and Turner Valley are asking volunteers to come out and help clean up their communities at Project Green Day on Saturday, May 23rd from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Both communities will be spruced up for the summer, thanks to this annual event. Various areas of both towns will…

  • Veterans on Horseback Coming to the Foothills

    Veterans on Horseback Coming to the Foothills

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] Communities For Veterans Foundation – The Ride Across Canada is operating a horseback ride across Canada with veterans and for veterans. Watch for the riders in Black Diamond this afternoon around 3:00 to 4:00 pm. They will be riding in from the south along Government Road to Black Diamond Town Office. Why are we…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Homemade Room Freshner

      By Reena Nerbas Frayed Shoe Laces Dear Reena, I brought my son’s soccer cleats out of storage and noticed that the shoelaces are frayed. I can’t feed the laces through the holes, and I don’t have time to search for new laces. Any quick fix ideas? Maddy Dear Maddy, There are a couple of…

  • New Images for Turner Valley Spray Park

    New Images for Turner Valley Spray Park

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] On Friday, May 1st members of the Foothills Lions Club were joined by community volunteers to lay sod in the Lions Family Spray Park in Turner Valley. Here are some photographs of the progress:    

  • Faith Forum ~ Starry Connections

    Faith Forum ~ Starry Connections

      Did you know that in our galaxy the Milky Way, there are over 300 billion stars? And that’s not counting other galaxies. That’s an incredible amount of stars. Do you know how personal that is to God? “He counts the stars     and calls them all by name…”1 If the stars are that personal to…

  • Planet Waves ~ May 1 – 8, 2015

    Planet Waves ~ May 1 – 8, 2015

      By Eric Francis Aries (March 20-April 19) Yours is the sign of ‘me’ and ‘I am’, but something else is in the air at the moment. I suggest you focus your orientation on both shared resources, and collective resources. Political and corporate rhetoric for the past 30 years has force-fed people with the idea…

  • MS Bike Tour 2015: Airdrie to Olds

    MS Bike Tour 2015: Airdrie to Olds

    (Submitted) Can you imagine. . . Having Multiple Sclerosis means that one morning you may not be able to walk when you wake. Or that you may suddenly have impaired vision. Or that your memory will fail you for no apparent reason. The symptoms of MS are many and vary for everyone. It is estimated…

  • Community spirit helps Parkinson SuperWalk hit the 25-year mark

    Community spirit helps Parkinson SuperWalk hit the 25-year mark

      TORONTO, ON – Back in 1990 when seven members of the Toronto (Ontario) Chapter held the first SuperWalk, it’s likely that they dreamed about bigger success in the future. Twenty-five years later, after steady growth, Parkinson SuperWalk inspires participation by more than 14,000 walkers and volunteers in more than 115 communities from coast to…

  • Liberals Would Advance Firefighter Issues, Trudeau says

    Liberals Would Advance Firefighter Issues, Trudeau says

    Party Leader cites survivor benefit, action plan for PTSD at IAFF Conference OTTAWA, April 27, 2015 /CNW/ – The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) welcomed a commitment today from Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau that a future Liberal Government would act on issues that are important to firefighters and to the public’s safety. Trudeau,…

  • The Tooth Fairy Children’s Foundation launches ‘3’s for These’ campaign

    The Tooth Fairy Children’s Foundation launches ‘3’s for These’ campaign

      Just $33.33 puts 100 toothbrushes into the hands of children who don’t have any! (Calgary, Alberta) – April is National Oral Health Awareness Month and in support, the Calgary-based Tooth Fairy Children’s Foundation has launched its new 3’s for These fundraising campaign aimed at placing toothbrushes into the hands of children (who don’t have…

  • April 28th is a day like no other. It is a Day of Mourning

    April 28th is a day like no other. It is a Day of Mourning

    WSIB holds ceremony to honour workers who have died, been injured or suffered illness in the workplace TORONTO, April 28, 2015 /CNW/ – The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) commemorated the National Day of Mourning at a ceremony this morning. Threads of Life families, labour and employers and WSIB staff, gathered to honour workers who…

  • $50,000 in emergency support following earthquake in Nepal

    $50,000 in emergency support following earthquake in Nepal

    TORONTO, April 28, 2015 /CNW/ – Sun Life Financial announced today it will contribute $50,000 to support relief efforts for those affected by the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25th. The contribution will come from the Sun Life Financial International Response Fund at the Canadian Red Cross, which will enable emergency support to be…

  • Red Cross Responds to Devastating Earthquake in Nepal

    Red Cross Responds to Devastating Earthquake in Nepal

      Ottawa, April 25, 2015 – The Red Cross is providing emergency assistance following a magnitude 7.9 earthquake that struck near Kathmandu, Nepal, causing widespread devastation. Canadians are encouraged to help support emergency response efforts by making a donation to the Canadian Red Cross. “This earthquake struck a highly populated area, and we know that…

  • James M. Flaherty receives Former Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Honourable Norman Kwong Award

    James M. Flaherty receives Former Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Honourable Norman Kwong Award

      Calgary, AB – Easter Seals Alberta is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2014 Former, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Honourable Norman Kwong Award, James M. Flaherty. The announcement was made on February 27, 2015 at Easter Seals Alberta’s Annual Awards Dinner where Mary Kwong – the wife of former Lieutenant Governor of Alberta,…

  • Longview Legacy Walking/Jogging Path Being Planned

      The Longview Arts, Recreation and Community (ARC) Society is planning to construct a one-kilometre pathway along the top of the ridge overlooking the Highwood River west of Longview. The total cost is estimated to be about $162,000, of which $81,550 has been raised already: $1,550 in community fundraisers, $35,000 from the Legacy Oil and…