Author: Gateway Gazette

  • Hope and Healing Gala is Days Away – Have you Got Your Tickets?

    Hope and Healing Gala is Days Away – Have you Got Your Tickets?

    I don’t know about you, but it seems to us like March blew past in the blink of an eye! With a record, 16 children in-shelter at one time and last minute preparations for our 10th annual Hope & Healing Gala, it sure has been a crazy time at Rowan House. In the past, our…

  • Lethbridge to Host 2020 Alberta Summer Games

    Lethbridge to Host 2020 Alberta Summer Games

    The City of Lethbridge has been officially named host city of the 2020 Alberta Summer Games. The Games provide an opportunity for Albertans 11 to 17 years old to compete in a province-wide summer sports competition. More than 3,000 participants, their families and spectators are expected to attend the Games. Athletes will participate in a…

  • Clean Out Your Closets to Help Local Fundraiser

    Clean Out Your Closets to Help Local Fundraiser

  • Projects to Build Prosperous Communities

    Projects to Build Prosperous Communities

    The governments of Canada and Alberta are working together to make long-term infrastructure investments that will create economic growth, sustain well-paying jobs, build inclusive communities and support a low carbon, green economy – leading to a higher quality of life for all Canadians. Today, Amarjeet Sohi, federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and Sandra Jansen,…

  • Statement by Canada’s Conservatives on Rural Crime in Canada

    Statement by Canada’s Conservatives on Rural Crime in Canada

    Ottawa, Ontario – Conservative Members of Parliament Shannon Stubbs (Lakeland), Blaine Calkins (Red Deer – Lacombe), and Pierre Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg – Haute-St. Charles) today issued the following statement regarding rural crime in Canada: “Canada’s Conservatives believe that the safety of Canadians must be the number one priority of any government. Unfortunately, due to escalating crime…

  • Sikhs to be Granted Helmet Exemption

    Sikhs to be Granted Helmet Exemption

    The Alberta government is granting turban-wearing Sikhs the right to freely express their religion by allowing them to ride a motorcycle without the use of a helmet. An exemption for drivers or passengers who are over the age of 18 and are bona fide members of the Sikh religion will take effect on April 12,…

  • New Portable School Crossing Signs Will Improve Safety at Three Local Schools

    New Portable School Crossing Signs Will Improve Safety at Three Local Schools

    HIGH RIVER, AB: The High River Policing Committee and the High River Citizens on Patrol have joined forces to provide three local schools with new portable signs to help mark school pedestrian crossings more clearly and increase the safety of students. The signs will be in use as of March 26 at Spitzee Elementary School, Holy…

  • It’s Theme Time at Pharmasave Black Diamond ~ Mahalo

    It’s Theme Time at Pharmasave Black Diamond ~ Mahalo

    After all this snow – bringing some sun and fun to thank their loyal customers seems like a great way to say “Mahalo”. Join the Pharmasave staff on Wednesday, April 18th for a fun time.

  • School Enrolment Pressures Eased in Lethbridge

    School Enrolment Pressures Eased in Lethbridge

    Budget 2018 will ensure the completion of a new elementary school in south Lethbridge to accommodate the growing student population. The project was approved for design last spring.   Lethbridge is one of a number of growing urban centres that have faced increasing student enrolment in the past several years. The new school will help…

  • Healthy Hints from Pharmasave: Reducing Cancer’s Death Toll Through Prevention

    Healthy Hints from Pharmasave: Reducing Cancer’s Death Toll Through Prevention

    Ever heard the saying “prevention is the best medicine”? While there are a number of factors that contribute to the risk of developing cancer and affect its prognosis, a study published in the medical journal The Lancet found that 9 risk factors contributed to more than one-third of cancer deaths around the world annually. But unlike risk factors…

  • United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney Calls on Trudeau to Appoint Elected Senate Candidate

    United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney Calls on Trudeau to Appoint Elected Senate Candidate

    EDMONTON, AB: United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to respect the wishes of Albertans by appointing democratically-elected Senator-in-Waiting Mike Shaikh to the Senate of Canada to fill the current vacancy for Alberta. “There is no excuse for this Prime Minister to ignore the democratic will of Albertans. In recent years,…

  • 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Moreuil Wood Commemorated in France

    100th Anniversary of the Battle of Moreuil Wood Commemorated in France

    Ottawa – Soldiers of Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) were in France to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Moreuil Wood on March 30 and 31,2018. On March 30, a mounted contingent of approximately 20 Strathconas, wearing First World War cavalry uniforms, galloped with swords drawn, alongside members of the Regimental Society of Moreuil, France,…

  • New Program to Boost Tourism Sector

    New Program to Boost Tourism Sector

    The Tourism Growth Innovation Fund will help communities and non-profit tourism organizations create jobs and memorable travel experiences. The Tourism Growth Innovation Fund (TGIF) will provide $1 million to support economic growth by helping expand Alberta’s tourism offerings, with a focus on winter and shoulder-season tourism development, rural projects and Indigenous cultural experiences. The fund…

  • RCMP Cochrane – Death of a Child

    RCMP Cochrane – Death of a Child

    Cochrane RCMP – Update 2 – Investigation Into Child Death Morley, Alberta –  The autopsy has been completed by the Medical Examiner however, the cause and manner of death have yet to be determined pending additional testing. There is no estimated time of when these results will be available. Investigators are no longer holding the…

  • Letter to the Editor: Justin Trudeau is Failing Western Grain Farmers

    Letter to the Editor: Justin Trudeau is Failing Western Grain Farmers

    Dear Editor, A decline in railway service for the grain sector has seen performance numbers drop dramatically, resulting in the worst grain backlog in years. This backlog is putting contracts in jeopardy, causing mounting demurrage costs and damaging Canada’s reputation as a reliable grain exporter. It is incomprehensible how the Liberal Agriculture and Transport Ministers…