Category: Voices

  • Alberta Small Business Confidence on Four Month Streak of Canadian Record Lows

    Alberta Small Business Confidence on Four Month Streak of Canadian Record Lows

    Calgary – Alberta small business confidence fell 0.2 points in March to 26.5 on the Business Barometer index published monthly by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). The index registered consecutive historic lows in Alberta for the entire first quarter of 2016. Confidence remains 10 points below 2008 recessionary lows, and about 40 points below…

  • Upcoming Work in Waterton Lakes National Park

    Upcoming Work in Waterton Lakes National Park

    Potential Impacts on Visitor Experience for Spring and Summer 2016 Waterton Lakes (Alberta) – Parks Canada wishes to inform visitors and residents of the Waterton Park community of the following infrastructure projects in Waterton Lakes National Park taking place this spring and summer. Projects resulting in a closure or having a major impact to visitors…

  • Soup Sisters Millarville

    Soup Sisters Millarville

    On Sunday, January 31st the Racetrack hosted our 1st Soup Sisters event in the Hall. We had 13 participants from Foothills Masters Swim Club in Calgary. Chantal Teasdale of Rusty Spur Catering was our guest chef for the day. Chantal prepared a delicious soup for us all to enjoy, thank you Chantal. We also wish to thank: Anne Mackay…

  • Short Monthly Horoscope for April 2016

    Short Monthly Horoscope for April 2016

    By Eric Francis Aries (March 20-April 19) — Believing in yourself and making an impression on the world: that’s what these weeks of your life are about. When you have confidence, you don’t need luck; you know how to take the right chances. When you have faith in yourself, people of influence notice you. You…

  • 2015 Aboriginal Education Incentive Awards Recipients Announced

    2015 Aboriginal Education Incentive Awards Recipients Announced

      More than 200 individuals over the last decade recognized for their efforts to continue their education Ottawa (ON) – Canada Post is proud to announce the winners of the 2015 Aboriginal Education Incentive Awards. The awards recognize the efforts and commitment of Canadians of Aboriginal heritage who have chosen to continue school following an…

  • CPAWS Welcomes Federal Budget Conservation Funding

    CPAWS Welcomes Federal Budget Conservation Funding

    Ottawa – The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society was pleased to see the increased funding allocated in last week’s federal budget to help meet the government’s commitments to increasing national parks and marine protected areas. “The government has clearly recognized the need to make substantial investments in the conservation of special areas on land and…

  • Millarville 4-H Saddle Sores: Thank you AltaLink!

    Millarville 4-H Saddle Sores: Thank you AltaLink!

    This has been a very busy three months. On January 16 our ride was cancelled because of cold weather. Instead we had a roping clinic with our leader, Jeff Blatz. We had fun trying to throw the rope. On January 23 we were able to ride and practiced softening our horses. We also worked on…

  • Adventures in the Sky: Flight Lieutenant Glen Rawson Remembered

    Adventures in the Sky: Flight Lieutenant Glen Rawson Remembered

    The Royal Canadian Air Force lost a special family member recently with the death of Flight Lieutenant (retired) Glen Rawson on March 5, 2016. He was 99 years old. Flight Lieutenant Rawson, who served in the RCAF during the Second World War and afterward, maintained close ties with the Air Force throughout his life, and…

  • Okotoks Youth Leader Receives First Ethell Award for Mental Health Service

    Okotoks Youth Leader Receives First Ethell Award for Mental Health Service

    March 30, 2016 – Okotoks resident Cole Whalley is the first recipient of the new Donald S. Ethell Award from the Lieutenant Governor’s Circle on Mental Health and Addiction. Lieutenant Governor Lois Mitchell and former Lieutenant Governor Donald Ethell were in Okotoks March 30 to present the award at a morning ceremony at Foothills Composite High School.…

  • Albertan EcoHeroes Take One Step Closer To Receiving Prestigious Environmental Award

    Albertan EcoHeroes Take One Step Closer To Receiving Prestigious Environmental Award

    Calgary, AB – Thursday, 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. Over the past weeks, a panel of knowledgeable third-party judges with cross-sectoral experience rose to the challenge of…

  • Government Invests in Community Programs that Support Families and Prevent Violence

    Government Invests in Community Programs that Support Families and Prevent Violence

      Community organizations are receiving Family and Community Safety Program grants for local programs and services that support the safety and well-being of Alberta families. As part of the Family Violence Framework, the Alberta government is investing $3.5 million in one-time funding to support programs that protect women and girls, Indigenous, immigrant and rural communities,…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Cleaning Stainless Steel Appliances

    By Reena Nerbas Reaching Back Hello Reena, Do you have a solution for how one can apply lotion to one’s back when nobody else is at home? Thank you, Leonore Dear Leonore, The easiest application method for applying lotion to one’s own back is to squirt the lotion onto the back of a wooden spoon.…

  • Planet Waves Monthly Horoscope for April, 2016

    Planet Waves Monthly Horoscope for April, 2016

    By Eric Francis Aries (March 20-April 19) — You’re bestowed with more energy than you know what to do with. Yet the planets are encouraging you to do something not so characteristic of your sign: pace yourself, move methodically and take the long view. You’re onto something unusual, with a bit of extra potential. Yet…

  • CPAWS Alberta: we take Mike Morrison (#mikesbloggity) into the outdoors

    CPAWS Alberta: we take Mike Morrison (#mikesbloggity) into the outdoors

    Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society has released its first in a series of videos about what 3 million Albertans do in the outdoors, and our need to enjoy our wilderness sustainably. Our recent survey of 1300 Albertans shows: – over 3 million (76%) Albertans pursue outdoor recreation – over 450,000 of us snowshoe – 88% of Albertans want…

  • Rowan House Hope & Healing Gala Fast Approaching

    Rowan House Hope & Healing Gala Fast Approaching

    Emergency Shelter’s Annual Fundraiser Almost Two-Thirds Sold High River, AB – The countdown is on as Rowan House Emergency Shelter hits the one month mark until its annual Hope & Healing Gala. The event, set for Saturday April 23rd, plans to be another entertaining evening with an important message, and a few tickets are still…