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Top Four Chuckwagon Results for the First Weekend of Stampede
Friday, July 4th 1st – Kirk Sutherland driving for Ghostpine Environmental Services Ltd. with a time of 1:12.4700 2nd – Jerry Bremner driving for Tundra Process Solutions with a time of 1:12.7900 Tie for 3rd Ray Mitsuing driving for Heart Lake First Nation with a time of 1:13.1800 Luke Tournier driving for Broadview Homes –…
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RCMP Vulcan – Missing Person – Champion, Alberta
Vulcan RCMP are seeking public assistance in locating a missing 55 year old male from Champion, Alberta. Champion is located 20 kilometers South of Vulcan, Alberta on Highway 23. Donald GASS, from Champion , AB was reported missing on the afternoon today July 7th, 2014. He has been missing since the afternoon of July 4th,…
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Stampede Parade Awards Town of Vulcan – Twice
Calgary – The Calgary Stampede Parade committee is excited to announce the following award winners from today’s parade, as chosen by members of the parade committee: · Best Overall: Town of Vulcan · Most Creative: Sterling Haunted Mansion · Best Western Theme: Guns of the Golden West · Best Corporate: Canadian Pacific · Best Business…
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Government of Canada Launches new Hiking and Camping Offers in Kootenay National Park
Hike to the world renowned Burgess Shale near Stanley Glacier, and then relax in the comfort of an oTENTik Radium Hot Springs, B.C. – On behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, David Wilks, Member of Parliament for Kootenay–Columbia, announced new hiking and camping opportunities in…
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Health Canada Approves Vimizim to Treat Rare Disease
First Ever Treatment For Morquio A Syndrome; Advocacy Group Calls For Expedited Access For Patients Throughout Canada CANADA (July 7, 2014) – Health Canada has announced approval of Vimizim, a new enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) to treat Morquio A syndrome, a rare, devastating, and progressive disease that affects 70-100 people in Canada. Vimizim is manufactured…
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Nunavut Day
Every year on July 9th, residents of Nunavut celebrate Nunavut Day which marks the creation of the territory of Nunavut in 1993. Hundreds of people attend community feasts featuring country foods, such as caribou, fish, seal, tea and bannock; and traditional Inuit activities, such as throat singing, square dancing, fiddle music, games, and traditional competitions.…
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AHS Wellness News: Fight the Bite
Summer has arrived in Alberta, and with it: long days, warm nights and… mosquito bites? Not so fast! Much like you protect yourself and your loved ones from harmful UVA and UVB rays, Alberta Health Services (AHS) reminds you to make a summer habit of protecting yourself and your loved ones from mosquito bites, and…
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RCMP Cochrane – Highway 1 Collision
Cochrane, AB – Three people have been taken to hospital as a result of a collision which occurred on Highway 1 just west of Highway 22. Cochrane RCMP say that at approximately 10:40 a.m. Sunday (July 6th), they received a call advising of the collision involving two west bound vehicles on Highway 1. A motor…
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PM Visits Flood Affected Regions of Manitoba
Prime Minister Stephen Harper travelled to Brandon, Manitoba (on Sunday) to survey first-hand the damage to communities caused by recent flooding. He was joined by Greg Selinger, Premier of Manitoba, Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris, and Robert Sopuck, Member of Parliament for Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette.…
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Okotoks RCMP ~ Body found on the Bow River
Late afternoon on the 5th of July, fishermen on the Bow River found the body of a young man. With the assistance of the Foothill Fire Department, and High River Fire Department and their Fan Boat, police were able to retrieve the male. He has been turned over to the Medical Examiner to determine the…
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Canada Day ~ Black Diamond Way
Photographs and Video from Black Diamond’s Canada Day Festivities July 1st 2014 was celebrated in style in Black Diamond. The stage was fully occupied with two local bands: Dead Cat Bounce and Puttin on the Foil The Thundering Nations Dancers were back again and the video below shows their Friendship Dance where community members and…
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Prentice Will Foster Local Autonomy and Improve Delivery in Health Care
Calgary – Albertans are seeking a leader who will respect and foster more local autonomy, local decision-making and local governance – all with a view to improving health care outcomes, said PC Leadership Candidate Jim Prentice at a speech this afternoon. “In terms of health care, my plan for action begins from the belief that…
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NAT vans free up more ground ambulance resources
Two wheelchair-accessible vans increase access to the service LETHBRIDGE – Ground ambulance resources have been freed up with the introduction of non-ambulance transfer (NAT) vans in the South Zone of Alberta Health Services (AHS). The NAT vans – used to transfer medically stable patients between health care facilities for specialist consults, diagnostics and procedures –…
The Hatchery: a blog about my adventures in bird watching
