Author: Gateway Gazette

  • MRAS Riding Arena Roof Collapse

    MRAS Riding Arena Roof Collapse

    Millarville Racetrack announces the closure of riding arena after the roof collapsed. No animals or people were injured.

  • Preparing Albertans for Tech-sector Jobs

    Preparing Albertans for Tech-sector Jobs

    The government is helping Alberta students prepare for jobs in the province’s burgeoning technology sector, with support from industry and academic leaders. If passed, the Growth and Diversification Act would create 3,000 new spaces for technology programs in Alberta’s colleges, polytechnics and universities, ensuring that Albertans get the education they need for the economy of the future.…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: March 19 – 26, 2018

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: March 19 – 26, 2018

    by Eric Francis Coppolino ARIES — The Sun is about to enter your sign, and take you on a most interesting journey through the physical world. You have had more than enough of fantasy and imagining. You’ve experienced the interior of your mind in some delightful ways, and now it’s time to bust free, into…

  • Pyeongchang 2018: A Record-breaking Winter Games for Canadian Paralympic Team

    Pyeongchang 2018: A Record-breaking Winter Games for Canadian Paralympic Team

    Canada finishes with 28 medals, its most ever at a Paralympic Winter Games – Canada finishes with 28 medals, its most ever at a Paralympic Winter Games – Canadians close out PyeongChang 2018 with four medals on Day 9 PyeongChang, March 18, 2018 – With Para nordic skier Mark Arendz representing the Canadian Paralympic Team…

  • High River RCMP – Theft of Motor Vehicle

    High River RCMP – Theft of Motor Vehicle

    On Friday, March 16, 2018 at approximately 6:10 am, High River RCMP responded to a two vehicle collision on 498 Ave E.  One of the drivers involved in the collision stole a taxi cab that had stopped to provide assistance.  Due to extremely dense fog at the time, police were unable to determine in which direction…

  • Nanton RCMP – Four Arrests, 2 Stolen Vehicles

    Nanton RCMP – Four Arrests, 2 Stolen Vehicles

    Nanton, Alberta – RCMP in Nanton have charged four individuals with a number of offences after recovering two stolen vehicles on the same day in Nanton. On the afternoon of March 15th, Nanton RCMP were contacted by Calgary Police Service and notified of a stolen F-350 that had travelled from Calgary to Nanton. An on-board GPS…

  • Town of High River: Temporary Lane Closure on Centre St. Scheduled for March 22

    Town of High River: Temporary Lane Closure on Centre St. Scheduled for March 22

    HIGH RIVER, AB: Crews from Fortis Alberta will be performing work related to the upcoming floodgate project along the Centre Street bridge on Thursday, March 22. The work requires a temporary lane closure of one northbound lane on Centre Street near the intersection of Macleod Trail S.W. between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.…

  • UPDATE: Okotoks RCMP – Additional person charged in relation to gun complaint at rural residence

    UPDATE: Okotoks RCMP – Additional person charged in relation to gun complaint at rural residence

      Okotoks, Alberta –  Okotoks RCMP have charged the final person sought in relation to a February theft and shooting. Stephanie Ann Martens (30) of Okotoks was arrested without incident by Okotoks RCMP on March 13th. She has been charged with Trespass at night, Theft under $5000 and Mischief. Martens has been released from custody and…

  • AHS Weekly News: Teaching Sexual Health

    AHS Weekly News: Teaching Sexual Health

    Research shows that parent-child communication about sexual health can influence teen sexual behaviour. In fact, young people who receive health information about all the parts that make up sexuality tend to delay sexual activity and make safer choices. As a parent, you may not feel comfortable or have the information you need to talk about…

  • Recognizing Agriculture’s Industry Leaders

    Recognizing Agriculture’s Industry Leaders

    Nominations are open for the Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame, the province’s highest agricultural honour. Up to three outstanding individuals will be inducted into the Hall of Fame this year in recognition of their significant contributions to agriculture and the sustainability of rural life in Alberta. Since 1951, the Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame has…

  • Why Churches Don’t Pay Taxes

    Why Churches Don’t Pay Taxes

    It’s a matter of recognizing that the church is not ultimately subject to the sovereignty of the state By Fr. Raymond J. de Souza Editor-in-chief – Convivium Cardus JERUSALEM – A combustible dispute over property taxes led to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem being closed in protest for three days. The mayor…

  • Decisive Farming Offers Farmers $4 Per Acre For Malt Barley Data

    Decisive Farming Offers Farmers $4 Per Acre For Malt Barley Data

    Calgary, Alberta – Decisive Farming Corp. the leading farm management platform offering a complete solution for crop farmers and farm service providers, has announced today that farmers will be paid $4 per acre for field data when they purchase a subscription for Optimize RX (variable rate technology) on malt barley. This announcement comes as part of Decisive Farming’s…

  • Time to Get Serious About Water Quality in First Nation Communities

    Time to Get Serious About Water Quality in First Nation Communities

    Solving this seemingly intractable problem should be quite simple, but simply increasing funding will only make the problems worse By Joseph Quesnel Research associate Frontier Centre for Public Policy Pondering the crisis so many First Nations communities face over water quality, you can’t help but think of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel…

  • Move Over ‘Barbie’- Smart is the New Pink!

    Move Over ‘Barbie’- Smart is the New Pink!

    By: Dr. Betsy McGregor Former Senior Fellow, Harvard Medical School, SHAD Board Member and CAGIS Board, CEO of McGregor Leadership and Grandmother of an amazing girl! Visited a toy store lately? Pink and blue aisles are still a reality! But as Barbie turns 59, she’s competing for shelf-space with an exciting array of toys designed…

  • From My Bookshelf: James Anderson

    From My Bookshelf: James Anderson

    By Lynn Willoughby Lullaby Road ~ James Anderson I really liked Anderson’s first book, “The Never-Open Desert Diner” so was looking forward to reading this one. It did not disappoint. There were many references to the characters and locale of the first book, so it is best to read them in sequence. The high desert…