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  • New Horizon Mall Signs Massive Family Entertainment Centre

    New Horizon Mall Signs Massive Family Entertainment Centre

    Mall now 53 per cent leased as 3rd and largest anchor tenant to open in fall of this year February 27, 2020 – BALZAC A.B. – New Horizon Mall, a marketplace collective of entrepreneurs, artisans and fresh market vendors, announced today the official signing of Sky Castle, Calgary’s newest family entertainment centre and the Mall’s third and largest…

    March 2, 2020
  • The Alberta Party: Shadow Budget 2020

    The Alberta Party: Shadow Budget 2020

    As we have since 2015, today we release our Shadow Budget. This is our alternative to reckless spending and heartless cuts.  Unlike in past years when we had paid legislative staff, this was done with volunteer power only. To those who toiled countless hours on this, thank you. The Shadow Budget proposes a number of…

    March 2, 2020
  • AHS Weekly Wellness: Diagnosis, Treatment of a Common Eye Disease

    AHS Weekly Wellness: Diagnosis, Treatment of a Common Eye Disease

    World Glaucoma Week takes place Mar. 8 to 14, 2020. Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness in Canada. It is the name for a group of eye diseases that damage the optic nerve. This nerve carries information from the eye to the brain. When the nerve is damaged, you can lose your vision. Glaucoma…

    March 2, 2020
  • Helping Mobile Home Communities Resolve Disputes

    Helping Mobile Home Communities Resolve Disputes

    The Government of Alberta is giving easier, more affordable access to dispute resolution services to mobile home site residents and landlords. If passed, the Mobile Home Sites Tenancies Amendment Act, 2020 would give mobile home site tenants and landlords access to the government’s Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service (RTDRS), which currently helps resolve landlord/tenant disputes for Albertans…

    March 1, 2020
  • RCMP Major Crimes Unit Investigating Deceased Female Found Southeast of Cochrane, Alta. – UPDATE

    RCMP Major Crimes Unit Investigating Deceased Female Found Southeast of Cochrane, Alta. – UPDATE

    Cochrane, Alta – The investigation continues into this homicide. The RCMP Major Crimes Unit are asking the public’s assistance for any information in relation to this homicide. Police are requesting anyone with dashcam video from Highway 8 between Glenmore Trail and Highway 22 between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday February 26 to contact Cochrane…

    March 1, 2020
  • Groupe Nordik to Build its Fourth Global Wellness Spa in Visionary Master-planned Community of Harmony, Alberta

    Groupe Nordik to Build its Fourth Global Wellness Spa in Visionary Master-planned Community of Harmony, Alberta

    SPRINGBANK, ALBERTA – Qualico Communities and Bordeaux Developments, co-developers of the community of Harmony are excited to announce an agreement with world renowned spa developer, Groupe Nordik. Groupe Nordik will be constructing its fourth spa in Canada in the award-winning development of Harmony. Harmony is a residential community at the foot of the Rocky Mountains…

    March 1, 2020
  • Modernizing Alberta’s Liquor Laws

    Modernizing Alberta’s Liquor Laws

    Bill 2, the Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Amendment Act, 2020, removes unnecessary restrictions on liquor sales, promotes responsible drinking in parks, and cuts unnecessary red tape. Bill 2 proposes five amendments to the Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act to modernize a number of Alberta’s liquor laws. “These amendments are a clear signal that we are serious about…

    March 1, 2020
  • Paul Brandt and SAIT — what you Need to Know About the Unlikely Pairing

    Paul Brandt and SAIT — what you Need to Know About the Unlikely Pairing

    At SAIT, applied learning often means working with industry and partners to gain real-world experience. For one group of Mechanical Engineering Technology students, applied learning meant tackling a project for a Juno Award-winning country singer. There he stood in their Product Development class: big black cowboy hat, jean jacket and all — Paul Brandt. Brandt was there to…

    March 1, 2020
  • High Country Rural Crime Watch AGM

    High Country Rural Crime Watch AGM

    Please join us for our HCRCWA AGM on Monday, March 2, 2020, at 7:00 pm at the Priddis Community Hall, with guests: RCMP and Fire Department. We’ll start the meeting with our AGM and then hear from our guest speakers: 1. Turner Valley RCMP Detachment, new Staff Sergeant Laura Akitt, re:  An open discussion about policing…

    March 1, 2020
  • Meet the Black Snowshoers Who Walked 1,000 Kilometres Across Canada in 1813

    Meet the Black Snowshoers Who Walked 1,000 Kilometres Across Canada in 1813

    By Jacqueline L. Scott, PhD Student, University of Toronto Snowshoeing in the woods on a sunny winter’s day is my idea of fun. When playing in the snow, winter seems to pass faster. Over two-thirds of Canadians participate in outdoor recreation, according to Statistics Canada. Some 13 per cent of these nature fans enjoy snowshoeing. Compared…

    March 1, 2020
  • Modernizing Glenbow for Future Generations

    Modernizing Glenbow for Future Generations

    The Glenbow’s new mandate of becoming a world-class public art museum is one step closer with an investment of up to $40 million in provincial infrastructure funding. The Glenbow has been downtown Calgary’s premier art and history museum for more than 50 years. Provincial funding will make possible the Glenbow’s revitalization project, transforming and modernizing…

    March 1, 2020
  • New Funding Model for Child Advocacy Centres

    New Funding Model for Child Advocacy Centres

    The Government of Alberta is introducing a consistent and equitable funding model to help vulnerable children across the province get the help they need. Child advocacy centres provide a safe place for children and youth who have experienced abuse. The centres allow clients to tell their stories and access support throughout the entire process of…

    February 29, 2020
  • Top Reasons to Try Off-season Travel

    Top Reasons to Try Off-season Travel

     Some of the world’s most popular cities are a mess in summer. In destinations like Venice and Barcelona, sidewalks are crammed full of tourists with selfie sticks, and the most popular restaurants are jammed with folks who just read the latest review on Yelp and are firing up their Instagram accounts before they even walk…

    February 29, 2020
  • From My Bookshelf: The Institute

    From My Bookshelf: The Institute

    By Lynn Willoughby The Institute ~ Stephen King Another great tale from the weird and wonderful mind of Stephen King. “No one does live happily ever after, but we leave the children to find that out for themselves.” This book involves children with special telepathic powers, who are kidnapped and taken to a secret, hidden facility…

    February 29, 2020
  • HCRCWA Shares RCMP Crime Report: Priddis Break-in

    HCRCWA Shares RCMP Crime Report: Priddis Break-in

    On February 26 at 8:00 pm, a resident of Hawks Landing returned home to find his house had been broken into in the previous 2 hours.  Suspects had already left the scene. Entry was gained by prying open the garage man door.  Phones, jewelry, ladies clothing, ladies accessories and electronics are among the things reported stolen.  After inquiries…

    February 29, 2020
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