Author: Gateway Gazette

  • Celebrate Dietitians With a Healthy Meal

    Celebrate Dietitians With a Healthy Meal

    AHS dietitians translate the science of nutrition into better health for Albertans Story by Karolina Sekulic EDMONTON — When Natashya Rogers witnessed firsthand years ago how simple dietary changes could improve her family’s health, she knew right then and there she wanted to become a dietitian — a dream she’s since turned into reality at…

  • Vital Travel Health Services Provided Locally

    Vital Travel Health Services Provided Locally

    For travellers planning to vacation locally or internationally, there are many reasons to visit Black Diamond Pharmasave before going away.

  • Letter to the Editor: Liberal Peacekeeping Plan

    Letter to the Editor: Liberal Peacekeeping Plan

    Dear Editor, This week, the Liberal government announced a 12 month United Nations mission which will include a detachment of helicopters and Canadian troops sent to the west African nation of Mali. Justin Trudeau is failing to tell Canadians the truth about the situation he is sending our troops into. Canadians deserve to know about the risks…

  • Town of High River: Filming Schedue and Easter Weekend Services

    Town of High River: Filming Schedue and Easter Weekend Services

    Filming in High River on March 26 and 27 HIGH RIVER, AB: Television film crews will be returning to High River on Monday, March 26 to continue production of a popular drama. Filming will take place on 4 Avenue S.W. as well as 602 3 Street S.W. on March 26. Filming will then move to…

  • Homelessness and Employment: The Case of Calgary

    Homelessness and Employment: The Case of Calgary

    By Nick Falvo Calgary Homeless Foundation On March 8, I gave a guest presentation to students in Professor Naomi Lightman’s Sociology of Work class at the University of Calgary. I was joined by Alexander Kulakov and Amit Nade, employment coaches at the Mustard Seed. My PowerPoint slides can be downloaded here. Here are 10 things to know: In…

  • Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) Announces New Chief Executive Officer

    Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) Announces New Chief Executive Officer

    After a thorough recruitment process, Agriculture Financial Services Corporation’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce Steve Blakely has been selected as AFSC’s Chief Executive Officer, effective May 1, 2018.   Blakely will report to AFSC’s Board of Directors, through the Board Chair, and is responsible for carrying out the policies of the Government of…

  • Youth Advisory Committee Officially Launches in Foothills

    Youth Advisory Committee Officially Launches in Foothills

    FOOTHILLS, AB – John Barlow, Member of Parliament for Foothills, announces the official launch of the Foothills Youth Advisory Committee. It is the vision of the Youth Advisory Committee to be a non-partisan community link between the youth of Foothills area and Federal Government representatives. “The youth of Foothills have strong and passionate voices, and I…

  • Southern Alberta Crime Reduction Team – Targeted Enforcement Successes, help us get one more

    Southern Alberta Crime Reduction Team – Targeted Enforcement Successes, help us get one more

    Olds, Alberta – The goal of the RCMP’s crime reduction efforts in Alberta is to use evidence and intelligence led enforcement to target individuals and groups that have a negative impact on the safety and security of the communities we serve. In the short time since the Southern Alberta Crime Reduction Team (SACRT)has up been and…

  • NDP Appointees Caught at Anti-Trans Mountain Blockade

    NDP Appointees Caught at Anti-Trans Mountain Blockade

    EDMONTON, AB: On Saturday, March 17, radical activists violated a judicial injunction against blocking access to Kinder Morgan’s Burnaby site. United Conservative Leader Jason today issued the following statement: “The continued obstruction by radical activists of the approved Trans Mountain expansion is deeply troubling. Activists are of course free to protest, but they cannot be allowed…

  • From My Bookshelf: Anita Rau Badami

    From My Bookshelf: Anita Rau Badami

    By Lynn Willoughby The Hero’s Walk ~ Anita Rau Badami The setting for this novel is a small town in India with sweltering heat and wild monsoons. It is the story of four generations – their heartaches, their dreams, their kindness and their selfishness. The large family home all occupy is falling down around them.…

  • NDP Budget Drowning Alberta in a Sea of Red Ink

    NDP Budget Drowning Alberta in a Sea of Red Ink

    Coming into the 2018 budget, Finance Minister Joe Ceci indicated that this year’s edition would feature “fair and compassionate” fiscal restraint. Now that we’ve seen the document, I think it’s safe to say he missed the mark, yet again. There is nothing “fair” or “compassionate” about this government’s ideological policies that have created a fiscal…

  • Budget 2018 – A Recovery Built to Last

    Budget 2018 – A Recovery Built to Last

    Budget 2018 focuses squarely on extending the benefits of the province’s recovery to all Albertans by continuing to diversify our economy, create jobs and protect the vital public services families depend on. As Alberta emerges from the worst recession in a generation, things are looking up. Budget 2018 works to move Alberta off the resource…

  • NDP Refuses to Support Volunteer Firefighters

    NDP Refuses to Support Volunteer Firefighters

    EDMONTON, AB: Over 80 per cent of firefighters in Alberta are volunteers – but supporting them doesn’t seem to be on the NDP government’s radar, as they delayed passage of a United Conservative Bill yesterday by sending it to committee for review, a procedural maneuver that effectively kills this legislation. “We are profoundly disappointed that the…

  • Ensuring Safe Highways in Alberta

    Ensuring Safe Highways in Alberta

    The Alberta government is making sure our highways remain safe for travel this winter, including roads maintained by Carillion Canada. After careful analysis, the province is making up to $8.9 million available to help Carillion Canada continue its highway maintenance operations in Alberta, pay its employees and keep doing business with suppliers. The company is…

  • Okotoks Eco Centre to Change Hours

    Okotoks Eco Centre to Change Hours

    Effective April 3, 2018, the Okotoks Eco Centre will be changing its hours of operation. The new hours will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays. The Eco Centre will continue to be closed Sundays, Mondays and statutory holidays. The change in hours, approved by Town Council at the March 12 Council…