Category: Voices

  • From My Bookshelf ~ Featuring Karl Pilkington and Graeme Simsion

    From My Bookshelf ~ Featuring Karl Pilkington and Graeme Simsion

    By Lynn Willoughby The Moaning of Life ~ Karl Pilkington If you are a fan of “An Idiot Abroad” on TV, you will be familiar with Karl Pilkington. This book is based on another travel documentary by the same name as the book. Both books and TV are hilariously funny. Here we travel to various…

  • Tackling the Homelessness Issue in Rural & Remote Alberta: Over $2M Awarded to Projects in 11 Communities

    Tackling the Homelessness Issue in Rural & Remote Alberta: Over $2M Awarded to Projects in 11 Communities

    Homelessness, while often hidden, is an indisputable fact in rural Alberta; one that, unfortunately, also appears to be on the rise. Housing and support services are a growing need in rural communities, to help those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, before their problems get worse. The Alberta Rural Development Network (ARDN)…

  • Foothills Lions Club Says Thanks to Black Diamond Hotel

    Foothills Lions Club Says Thanks to Black Diamond Hotel

    Sandy Colson from the Black Diamond Bar & Hotel donated over $6,150 to the Foothills Lions Club to be used to fund Community Projects. The money was raised to help Flood Victims through the sale of Flood, Sweat and Tears T-shirts and a Comedy Benefit Hosted by the Hotel. Sandy would like to publicly thank…

  • WIC Initiative Receives Canadian Race Relations Award

    WIC Initiative Receives Canadian Race Relations Award

    Edmonton – The Welcoming and Inclusive Communities (WIC) initiative is proud to be the recipient of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation Award of Excellence in the government and public category. “We are so proud to receive this award, as it recognizes the significant work that the WIC initiative has been doing to support municipalities in…

  • Senator Doug Black says innovation key to unlocking market access for Canada’s resources

    Senator Doug Black says innovation key to unlocking market access for Canada’s resources

    CALGARY, Nov. 21, 2014 – In remarks before a meeting of business and political leaders at the 3rd Annual Canadian Economic Club’s Energy Summit, Alberta elected Senator Doug Black says innovation is fundamental to the future success of the Canadian energy industry. “We will not achieve our market access goals in Canada if we do…

  • Millarville Horticulture Club: Getting Ready for Christmas

    Millarville Horticulture Club: Getting Ready for Christmas

    Every second Tuesday of the month (Sept to May) a speaker is arranged to talk and share their knowledge with the club. For our December 9 meeting we will be making a porch Christmas decoration with Paul Rishaug. We need to know in advance if you are coming to get materials. There will be a…

  • Egale Canada Human Rights Trust Calls On Senate to Pass Gender Identity Bill on 16th Transgender Day of Remembrance

    TORONTO – Violence, or the threat of violence, based on gender identity or gender expression remains a reality for trans communities everywhere, which have recorded 226 murders—including 2 in Canada—since commemorating the annual Trans Day of Remembrance (November 20th) last year. Over 1600 murders have been reported in 62 countries between 2008 and 2014, with…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: November 22 to 29, 2014

    By Eric Francis Aries (March 20-April 19) Easy does it till the Sun ingresses your fellow fire sign Sagittarius on Saturday. By easy, I mean that what takes 25 pounds of effort today will take five pounds after the Sun has changed signs. Therefore, I suggest you invest your energy in something efficient, like planning…

  • Land donation from estate of Sir William Van Horne to NCC helps wild Atlantic salmon

    Land donation from estate of Sir William Van Horne to NCC helps wild Atlantic salmon

    St. John’s, NL – The Nature Conservancy of Canada in Newfoundland and Labrador has finalized a landmark project with interesting natural and historical significance. The Nature Conservancy of Canada in Newfoundland and Labrador has finalized a landmark project with interesting natural and historical significance. The not-for-profit, land conservation organization has officially conserved a 606 acre…

  • One in Three Children Globally Say We Are Failing in Our Duty to Protect Them

    One in Three Children Globally Say We Are Failing in Our Duty to Protect Them

    Small Voices, Big Dreams Survey by ChildFund Alliance and Christian Children’s Fund of Canada Unveils Children’s Views on Child Rights MARKHAM, ON (November 20, 2014) — Canadian children place their country among the world’s best when it comes to protecting their rights, but according to a new global survey of children released by Christian Children’s…

  • Family Prosperity Plan benefits Canadians

    Shared by John Barlow, MP for Macleod The Conservative Government recently introduced The Family Prosperity Plan, a comprehensive benefit package which will impact approximately 4 million Canadian families. The Family Prosperity Plan includes the Family Tax Cut, a federal tax credit allowing a higher-income spouse to transfer up to $50,000 of taxable income to a…

  • Get out and Enjoy Canada’s Winter Wonderland

    Get out and Enjoy Canada’s Winter Wonderland

    For many Canadians, scarves, mitts, boots and gloves have become fashion must-haves as the last leaves of autumn were followed by the first snow over the past week. For many of us, the thought of dealing with slush and ice on top of fighting a cold sounds pretty depressing. But before begging for summer’s return,…

  • Canadian Red Cross: Home Repairs And Rebuilding Lives After the Alberta Floods

    Canadian Red Cross: Home Repairs And Rebuilding Lives After the Alberta Floods

    By Diana Coulter, Canadian Red Cross November 14, 2014 – Chuck Shifflett’s house stood for more than a century in High River until last year’s floods nearly swept it into the history books. But with a lot of love and determination, and some help from the Canadian Red Cross and its partners, Shifflett is slowly…

  • Niagara Parks and Canadian Wildlife Federation Partner Together

    Niagara Parks and Canadian Wildlife Federation Partner Together

    The Niagara Parks Commission (NPC) and the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) are pleased to announce they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), designed to support and enhance the stewardship and conservation practices, as well as public outreach and educational programming of both organizations. According to NPC Chair Janice Thomson, “This MOU will be…

  • Westmount’s “Socktober” Campaign for Rowan House

    Westmount’s “Socktober” Campaign for Rowan House

    A Message from Grade 7 Students at Westmount School: Do you want to be a leader? Well we need Community Leaders to help us support an important group of people in our community! Let’s  all participate in the campaign  of “Socktober” for the entire month of November. Socktober is a campaign where we will donate…