Category: Voices

  • Millarville Flower Festival 2016

    Millarville Flower Festival 2016

    A dry spring and summer hail didn’t stop the flood of beautiful arrangements at this year’s Flower Festival.

  • Winged Burrowers at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park

    Winged Burrowers at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park

    This birds live in colonies that can consist of anywhere from 10 to 2000 nests… and we have a colony living right here at Glenbow Ranch! Bank swallows (Riparia riparia) are named for the location of their nests – the sides of eroding banks. The males of the species dig into the side of the bank with its…

  • Youth Environmental Engagement Grant

    Youth Environmental Engagement Grant

    Applications Open August 1 The Alberta Emerald Foundation is pleased to bring back their micro-grant program for another year, with some very exciting updates!! Youth-led or youth-targeted environmental projects from around the province can now apply for up to $500 to help fund their initiative. With two granting periods (August to December and January to…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Turkey Preparation Tips

    By Reena Nerbas Pot Lid On or Off? Dear Reena, Julia Child once said, “The lid should always be left “ajar” if potatoes are left in the pot after cooking”. Also, someone said that cabbage should be cooked without a lid on. Would you know why? By the way here are some of my own…

  • No Safe Street

    No Safe Street

    No Safe Street: A Survey of Hate Crimes and Violence Committed Against Homeless People in 2014 & 2015 The National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) has documented 1,650 acts of violence against homeless individuals by housed perpetrators over the past 17 years (1999-2015). These crimes are believed to have been motivated by the perpetrators‘ biases…

  • Help Protect Those who Protect You

    Help Protect Those who Protect You

    Life as a first responder has seemingly never been harder. Police are being shot and killed. Firefighters are dying on the job. Paramedics are being attacked. All in a day’s work. That’s a lot to digest – for emergency responders and the public they serve. BUT THIS IS JUST AN AMERICAN THING, RIGHT? There are…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: July 25 – Aug 1, 2016

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: July 25 – Aug 1, 2016

    By Eric Francis  ARIES — This will develop as one of the most creative and exciting times of the year, if you can stay focused in the moment. You seem to have some concern about the future, which might translate to not quite feeling what is possible. Yet you don’t need to have faith in…

  • Calgary Stampede Blacksmith Classic Fires Up Friendly Competition

    Calgary Stampede Blacksmith Classic Fires Up Friendly Competition

    It’s Team World Champion Blacksmiths for the Win Calgary – You know it’s a friendly competition when the winners whoop it up at Ranchman’s alongside the teams they beat to take the title. That was the picture at the iconic watering hole Sunday night as Team World Champion Blacksmiths (WCB) celebrated their victory in the…

  • Calgary Affordable Housing Project, Stepping Stone Manor Ready to Open its Doors

    Calgary Affordable Housing Project, Stepping Stone Manor Ready to Open its Doors

    A new purpose-built, affordable and supported home for 30 homeless and vulnerable Calgarians Calgary, Alberta – Stepping Stone Manor, a 30-unit assisted-living apartment is the first new construction project to be completed through the RESOLVE Campaign for the Calgary Homeless Foundation (CHF) with on-site supports provided by the Calgary John Howard Society (CJHS). The building is…

  • Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park Hosted Successful Parks Day

    Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park Hosted Successful Parks Day

    Many thanks go out to all the volunteers, sponsors, supporters, staff, and hardy visitors who made 2016 Parks Day at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park a great day out. It was a bit cooler than 2015, and a mite wet at times, but we had almost 700 people attend. From Cochrane Lions’ Rodeo Royalty to face…

  • From My Bookshelf: Kathryn Kruitenbrouwer

    From My Bookshelf: Kathryn Kruitenbrouwer

    By Lynn Willoughby All the Broken Things ~ Kathryn Kruitenbrouwer In 1983, in Toronto, Bo lives with his mother and his sister.  He is fourteen.  The family are Vietnamese refugees.  His sister is now four and so severely disfigured and grotesque from the effects of Agent Orange that her mother, Rose, will never allow her outside.…

  • TD I ThinkFirst! Contest Winners

    TD I ThinkFirst! Contest Winners

    The annual TD I ThinkFirst! Contest encourages students in grades K-8 from across Canada to submit creative art projects, explaining in their own words why and how they “ThinkFirst!” to prevent injury when they are active at play, school or at home. With the ongoing support of TD Bank Group, the top 3 individual submissions…

  • GRPF: Migrators From Far and Wide

    GRPF: Migrators From Far and Wide

    What bird travels 4300km every year to return here to Glenbow Ranch? The Osprey! The Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, is a skilled fisherman and on average catches 1 out of every 4 fish they hunt. It usually only takes 12 minutes to make their first catch, which would put most human fishing experts to shame! Osprey are not only…

  • Bragg Creek Days is This Weekend

    Bragg Creek Days is This Weekend

    Bragg Creek Days 2016 – July 23rd-24th Pull on them boots and spit-shine that belt buckle…Bragg Creek Days is right around the corner! This 50 year-old tradition is held at the Bragg Creek Community Centre and offers everything you can think of to make the family smile! On Saturday join us for:  Pancake Breakfast 8:30-10am…

  • Alberta Young Speakers for Agriculture Announces Winners for First Annual Competition

    Alberta Young Speakers for Agriculture Announces Winners for First Annual Competition

    MD of Foothills Resident Emily Ritchie Wins Senior Division CALGARY – Youth competitors from across Alberta spoke in the first annual Alberta Young Speakers for Agriculture competition last week at the Calgary Stampede. The competition hosted more than 20 Albertan youth ages 11-24 who presented a prepared speech on an agricultural topic. “We were excited to…