Category: Voices

  • Pushing Back the Organic Movement

    This guest article is contributed by Mischa Popoff, a former organic farmer and USDA-contract organic inspector and is the author of Is it Organic? In its first major action in 1972, the United States Environmental Protection Agency made history by banning dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT). It led to a worldwide ban, all based on the public outcry…

  • Re-Boot High River Spirit Continues With Community Barbecue

    HIGH RIVER, AB: As the town continues to move forward and carry on the Re-boot High River spirit, a Stampede barbecue is being held to celebrate Guy Weadick Days and bring residents and local businesses together. The free barbecue will be held on Saturday, July 19 from 11 to 2 p.m. at Rotary Park in…

  • Meet the Town of Okotoks Economic Development Team

    Please welcome our newest team members, Deanna Weder & Alexandra Ross! Here’s a little bit about them both. Deanna Deanna Weder, Economic Development Assistant, joined our team 4 months ago. Deanna is originally from Ontario, and has lived in Okotoks for the past 7 years. Her career background is in Administration/Customer Service; she worked in…

  • Guy Weadick Days in High River – Come out for the Chucks This Weekend

    Schedule: Thursday, July 17th, 2014 Gates open at 4:00pm Wild Pony Racing and Beer Gardens Chuckwagons start at 7:00pm Friday, July 18th, 2014 Gates open at 4:00pm Wild Pony Racing and Beer Gardens Chuckwagons start at 7:00pm Saturday, July 19th, 2014 Gates open at 4:00pm Chuckwagons start at 7:00pm Cabaret with Abby Powell: 9:00pm –…

  • Celebrate Parks Day at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park

    Celebrate Parks Day at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park

    1st Annual Parks Day Celebration at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park! Parks Day Activities: Riversong Run at the Ranch – Trail Running with distances for everyone! Information and Registration HERE – ALREADY 358 RUNNERS REGISTERED! Alberta Parks presents Broadway in the Bushes – Musical theatre for the whole family! Free Family Theatre – The Search for…

  • Western Crop Producers Have More Time to Repay Cash Advances

    Ottawa, Ontario – Producers who have been unable to sell their crops due to rail transportation challenges now have more time to repay their 2013 cash advances under the Advance Payments Program (APP). Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz today announced a Stay of Default on the repayment of advances for producers who received an advance on…

  • 11th Annual Teddy Bear Picnic

    Bring your favourite Teddy Bear and come on out to the Pason Centennial Arena in Okotoks on July 16th. The Teddy Bear Picnic and Family Resource Fair runs from 10am to 12:30pm tomorrow. This event is for children aged 2 to 10. What to Bring Kids—bring an adult, your own picnic or snack, and your…

  • Kananaskis area weekend campground vacancy info online

    A Kananaskis Area – Weekend Campground Vacancy report is now available online. The report is a pdf which shows campsite availability for weekends at all campgrounds in Kananaskis. This report is intended to help you know where your best chance for a campsite is this weekend. Note that the information is not a live feed…

  • FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 and FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™

    Canada is ready to welcome the world! Canada is proud to host two major international women’s soccer competitions. The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 and the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™. The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 will be held in Edmonton, Alberta; Toronto, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; and Moncton, New…

  • Examining a Major Misconception Surrounding ETFs

    By Kim Inglis Research and consultancy firm ETFGI reports that globally listed assets of ETFs and exchange-traded products reached a new record high of US$2.55 trillion at the end of May 2014. Canada represents US$63.2 billion of those assets. This remarkable growth has also brought changes. ETFs started out quite broad-based. However, an influx of…

  • Stampede Talent Search announces 2014 Canadian Champion

    Calgary – Saturday night was Layton Kramer’s time to shine at the 2014 Stampede Talent Search. With a captivating vocal performance of an original composition entitled “Sea of Glass”, self-accompanied on his electric guitar, the 19 year old musician from Canmore, Alberta, who currently resides in Vancouver, BC, stood out from a talented field of…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News ~ Water Safety: Keeping Your Kids Afloat

    It all begins with water safety Now is the time to wade into the topic of water safety with your kids. The first step is teaching your kids how to swim. Canadian Red Cross water safety program representative Marta Gorski says “as soon as infants can hold their heads up, parents can begin taking swimming lessons…

  • From My Bookshelf ~ Featuring Laam and Horan

    By Lynn Willoughby The Secret Daughter of the Tsar ~ Jennifer Laam “A compelling alternate history of the Romanov family in which a secret fifth daughter is smuggled out of Russia before the revolution, continues the royal lineage…” This is the theme of the debut novel by Laam, and it crosses oceans, time and the…

  • WPCA: Pioneers of Rodeo Announced

    Chuckwagon legend Tom Glass as well as rodeo competitor Duane Bruce and rodeo announcer Dave Poulsen were honoured with the Calgary Stampede Pioneers of Rodeo Awards. (photo by Billy Melville) Read the rest of the story from Billy Melville [weaver_iframe src=’http://www.wpca.com/news_detail.aspx?ID=755′ height=600 percent=100 style=”style”]

  • Assembly of First Nations Responds to Supreme Court of Canada Keewatin Decision

    OTTAWA, July 11, 2014 /CNW/ – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) today commented on the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Andrew Keewatin Jr. et al. v. Minister of Natural Resources et al. (Ont.), a case dealing with Treaty No. 3 rights and the ability of the Province of Ontario to take up lands…