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Benefits of Senior Dogs
What you see is what you get Older dogs are open books. From the start, you’ll know important things like their full-grown size, personality and grooming requirements. All this information makes it easier to pick the right dog and forge that instant love connection that will last a lifetime. If you’re not into surprises, an…
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How can we Measure Hidden Homelessness?
By Emma Woolley, Canadian Observatory on Homelessness/Homeless Hub: York University This question came from Kristina B. via our latest website survey: “To what extent is it possible to measure “hidden homelessness” (for example, when the person cannot afford their own home and has to resort to crashing with family or friends – possibly often moving frequently)?” It…
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Reel Reflections ~ Easter Eggs in the Golden Age of Film
By E.P. Whinters Reflection on: Hail, Caesar! I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from Hail, Caesar!, the Coen Brothers’ most recent film. Their past projects have been varied and often eccentric, but one thing they always are is humourous, even if the humour is black. Comparing my exposure to them in the past, Hail,…
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Faith Forum ~ What’s Good About Good Friday?
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E-Readers vs. Old-Fashioned Books—Which Is More Eco Friendly?
A relatively new phenomenon is the E-Reader, be it Kindle, iPad, or a number of other new competitors coming into the marketplace. When you think about it, these devices would seem to be more environmentally friendly than your typical paper and cardboard book, even a paperback. Should we be buying our loved ones e-readers or…
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Inaugural Donald Ethell Award presentation to Okotoks youth
Lieutenant Governor Lois Mitchell and Colonel [Ret’d] the Hon. Donald Ethell will be in Okotoks Wednesday, March 30 to present the inaugural Donald S. Ethell Youth Award from the Lieutenant Governor’s Circle on Mental Health and Addiction. The first recipient of the award is Okotoks resident Cole Whalley, who is being honoured for the dedication,…
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Why Remember?
We must remember. If we do not, the sacrifice of those one hundred thousand Canadian lives will be meaningless. They died for us, for their homes and families and friends, for a collection of traditions they cherished and a future they believed in; they died for Canada. The meaning of their sacrifice rests with our…
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Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Wonders of Washing Soda
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World Water Day: The Future of the Smart City
A smart city is an urban center that harnesses technologies, such as IT, to improve the quality of life of residents, manage available resources such as roads and water in economically sustainable manner, and reduce environmental pollution. Thank you New Jersey Institute of Technology – NJIT Fall 2011 for sharing this infographic.#WorldWaterDay http://graduatedegrees.online.njit.edu/mscs-resources/mscs-infographics/big-data-and-the-iot-the-future-of-the-smart-city/ Source UN…
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Millarville Junior Gardeners
The Junior division of the Millarville Horticultural Club will have their first meeting in 2016 on Thursday, April 28th at 7 pm in the Library of the Millarville Community School. All junior gardeners and their families are invited to attend. We will do some planting of vegetables and flowers, discuss garden plans and products, and…
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Statement from the Alberta Association of Midwives – March 18 2016
Alberta Health Services has released the allocation of 2,774 funded courses of care for 2016/17 to Alberta’s midwifery practices. In 2015/16, the relaxation of a restriction on the opening of new practices resulted in a number of midwives moving between practices and some opened new practices in order to serve rural and underserved Albertans to meet…
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How Liquidity Impacts Your ETFs
By Kim Inglis The independent research and consultancy firm ETFGI confirms 2015 was another banner year for the global ETFs/ETPs industry, with US$372.0 billion in net new assets – a 10% increase over the 2014 record of US$338.3 billion. Global assets under management grew from US$2.784 trillion to US$2.992 trillion; the number of ETFs/ETPs increased…
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Millarville Wildcats Take on the Calgary Stampeders in Epic Basketball Game
The fourth game in the 2016 TELUS Stampeders Basketball Program saw a visit to the nearby town of Millarville on Thursday afternoon for a fun-filled contest at Millarville Community School. The likes of Andrew Buckley, Ben D’Aguilar, Rene Paredes, Adam Thibault, Spencer Wilson, Quinn Smith and Brandon Boudreaux picked up a 42-32 victory over the boys and girls representing…
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From My Bookshelf: Featuring Sharon Butala and Amy Stewart
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Millarville-Stockland 4-H Club March News
Submitted by Jackson Collard, Club Reporter The Millarville-Stockland 4-H Club’s public speaking competition was on February 7th at the Millarville Racetrack Hall. We wish to send a great big thank you to our judges, Danna Ormstrup, Kathleen Arkes, David Cranswick, Myrtle Siebert, Janette Macmillan, Jill Stephenson, Donna Kendall, Barb Castell and Anne Marie Mullane. All…
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