Author: Gateway Gazette

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: March 12 – 19, 2018

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: March 12 – 19, 2018

    BY ERIC FRANCIS COPPOLINO ARIES — If there’s one solution to all problems, it is: proceed with irreverence. Make sure you notice the utterly ridiculous social conventions people are expected to follow, then do what you want. There may be some use (to others) in what seems useless (to you), and this may be about…

  • Imitation is Flattery: NDP Follows United Conservative Lead

    Imitation is Flattery: NDP Follows United Conservative Lead

    EDMONTON, AB: The NDP’s Throne Speech revealed a desperate government running out of ideas. From taking action on the NDP Government of British Columbia’s illegal attempts at obstructing the Trans Mountain pipeline to rural crime, the big items in today’s speech were a homage to ideas consistently advocated by Jason Kenney and the United Conservatives. Jason…

  • Cochrane RCMP Investigate Serious Assault in Bragg Creek – UPDATE

    Cochrane RCMP Investigate Serious Assault in Bragg Creek – UPDATE

    Bragg Creek, AB – As a result of the RCMP investigation, Marshall Rath (19) of Bragg Creek has been charged with one count of Aggravated Assault and with one count of being in possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.  Rath’s next court appearance is scheduled for March 13, 2018 in Cochrane Court. BACKGROUND March 9,…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness: What’s Your Balance?

    AHS Weekly Wellness: What’s Your Balance?

    Alberta Health Services (AHS) knows that wellness matters and in 2018 is having a year-long wellness campaign called What’s your balance? During March, which is also Nutrition Month, the focus is on healthy eating. Dietitians at Alberta Health Services have compiled some great tips and information to help make healthy eating part of your life.…

  • Top 10 Reasons You Should Send Your Kid to Summer Camp

    Top 10 Reasons You Should Send Your Kid to Summer Camp

    For most people, summer camp is just something they did for a couple of weeks as a kid but for many it was much more than that.   As someone who has experienced summer camp as both a camper and a counselor, I can tell you that it will not only give the parents a rest…

  • There’s a New Voice at Alberta Health Services

    There’s a New Voice at Alberta Health Services

    AHS launches Alexa skill for Amazon’s Echo products Story by Sarah Megran There’s a new voice at Alberta Health Services (AHS), and her name is Alexa. Alexa is very knowledgeable with a background of being a personal assistant for clients across the globe. She has extensive experience in providing the most current information, as well…

  • Government Plans for Two Future Universities

    Government Plans for Two Future Universities

    The Government of Alberta has given Red Deer College and Grande Prairie Regional College approval to pursue becoming universities and develop full degrees, allowing more Alberta students to study closer to home. Red Deer College (RDC) currently offers a number of degrees in partnership with other universities. However, students often have to move to other…

  • A Simple Click Can Save Your Life

    A Simple Click Can Save Your Life

    Edmonton, Alta. — Police officers are firsthand witnesses to the consequences of vehicle collisions. This month, Alberta RCMP would like to remind motorists that the simple act of buckling up will drastically increase your chances of surviving a collision. Last year, 1 in 3 fatal collisions in RCMP jurisdiction included at least one person not using…

  • From My Bookshelf: James Anderson

    From My Bookshelf: James Anderson

    By Lynn Willoughby The Never-Open Desert Diner ~ James Anderson Ben is a humble, honest, hard working, very kind truck driver.  He has been delivering goods along his stretch of 117 in Utah for over twenty years.  He know everyone, their habits, their secrets, their personalities.  He lives alone in this remote desert region where the…

  • Alberta RCMP Welcomes Provincial Funding to Help Address Rural Crime

    Alberta RCMP Welcomes Provincial Funding to Help Address Rural Crime

    Edmonton, Alta. – Today, the Government of Alberta announced an investment of $8 million that will enable Alberta RCMP to place more employees where they can make the most impact: on the streets and in communities across the province. This investment demonstrates the province’s confidence in the Alberta RCMP’s systematic and evidence-led Crime Reduction Strategy –…

  • New Tools for Family Doctors in Opioid Crisis

    New Tools for Family Doctors in Opioid Crisis

    Alberta families affected by the opioid crisis will benefit from new life-saving prevention and treatment supports at physicians’ offices across the province. The $9.5-million provincial grant over three years will support increased access to services and provide training for primary care providers to offer treatment, medication and care to patients and families affected by the…

  • The Gender Revolution: Movie and Discussion

    The Gender Revolution: Movie and Discussion

    The Foothills Alberta Teacher’s Association is proud to present the community viewing of the National Geographic’s award winning documentary “The Gender Revolution”. The documentary is an educational and enlightening exploration of gender, hosted by Katie Couric. This is a must-see for anyone interested in learning more about transgender people and how gender identity is defined, formed,…

  • Paralympic Games in PyeongChang: Premier Notley

    Paralympic Games in PyeongChang: Premier Notley

    Premier Rachel Notley issued the following statement expressing her best wishes for the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games: “Albertans were swept up in the excitement and inspiration of the recent Olympic Winter Games in South Korea. Now, as the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games begin in PyeongChang, we look forward to the same intensity of excitement and…

  • Calgary RCMP Assist Oakbank RCMP Make Arrest in Multiple Sexual Assaults

    Calgary RCMP Assist Oakbank RCMP Make Arrest in Multiple Sexual Assaults

    Oakbank RCMP make arrest in multiple sexual assaults On February 27, 2018, Ivan Valintine Cesnik, 57, was arrested by RCMP in Calgary, Alberta and transported to Winnipeg to face charges related to multiple sexual assaults committed on girls as young as seven. On January 22, 2018, Oakbank RCMP received a report regarding a historical sexual…

  • Companies Must Resume Calgary Monitoring Programs

    Companies Must Resume Calgary Monitoring Programs

    The Government of Alberta has issued an Environmental Protection Order to Sears Canada Inc. and Concord North Hill GP Ltd. in relation to a historic release from the site of a former Sears-owned service station adjacent to Calgary’s North Hill Centre mall. Under the terms of the order, issued under the province’s Environmental Protection and Enhancement…