Author: Gateway Gazette

  • Conservatives React to Liberal Government’s Environmental and Regulatory Changes

    Conservatives React to Liberal Government’s Environmental and Regulatory Changes

    Ottawa, ON – (February 8th), Conservative Shadow Minister for the Environment and Climate Change, the Hon. Ed Fast and Shannon Stubbs, Conservative Shadow Minister for Natural Resources, responded to the release of the Liberals’ proposed Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act. “Since the Liberals were elected in 2015, major capital investments in Canada’s resource sector…

  • Official Opposition Renews Call for Emergency Legislature Sitting on Trans Mountain Pipeline

    Official Opposition Renews Call for Emergency Legislature Sitting on Trans Mountain Pipeline

    EDMONTON, AB: Official Opposition Leader Jason Kenney renewed his call for an emergency session of the Legislature to allow MLAs to debate how best to defend Alberta’s vital economic interests in the face of threats by the Government of British Columbia to block the export of Alberta oil through the Trans Mountain Pipeline. “Last week I wrote…

  • The Plastic Bag Ban Bandwagon is Way Off Course

    The Plastic Bag Ban Bandwagon is Way Off Course

    A ban of anything the environmental movement doesn’t like is smart politics for a government that wants to look green. But a bag ban is pointless By Lee Harding Research Associate Frontier Centre for Public Policy The fish in the movie Finding Nemo had made their great escape. After a far-fetched plan and an unlikely…

  • Cochrane RCMP Investigate Two Vehicle MVC

    Cochrane RCMP Investigate Two Vehicle MVC

    Two Vehicle Collision on Highway 1A West of Cochrane Cochrane, AB – Today, at approximately 11:15 a.m. the Cochrane RCMP responded to a serious motor vehicle collision on Highway 1A at approximately the Grand Valley road west of Cochrane.  The collision was between a pick up truck and a mini van.  One occupant of the van sustained undetermined…

  • The Olympic Games in PyeongChang: Premier Notley

    The Olympic Games in PyeongChang: Premier Notley

    Premier Rachel Notley has issued the following statement to Alberta athletes competing in the Olympic Games in PyeongChang: “Congratulations to the 56 Alberta-based athletes on representing our province as part of the Canadian Olympic Team. You have the incredible honour of displaying your talent and dedication, and showing the world what hard work can accomplish…

  • On-It Commuter Bus Service to End in High River Feb. 28

    On-It Commuter Bus Service to End in High River Feb. 28

    HIGH RIVER, AB: The On-It regional transit pilot project will officially end commuter service in High River on Wednesday, February 28. “During the pilot project we saw low ridership numbers with only 4-6 users per day,” said Craig Snodgrass, Mayor of High River. “The pilot was developed and implemented by the Calgary Regional Partnership, and with…

  • Avast Ye Swabbies: CRTC Asked to Crack Down on Internet Pirates

    Avast Ye Swabbies: CRTC Asked to Crack Down on Internet Pirates

    How do you crack down on internet piracy while preserving net neutrality, the cherished principle of a free and open web? By Peter Menzies Contributor Troy Media Last weekend while the National Hockey League all-star extravaganza was taking place in Tampa Bay, hundreds of thousands of people there with no interest whatsoever in hockey partied…

  • Government of Canada Takes Steps to Ensure a Clean Environment and Strong Economy

    Government of Canada Takes Steps to Ensure a Clean Environment and Strong Economy

    Ottawa, Ontario – A clean environment and a strong economy go hand in hand – that’s why the Government of Canada is bringing forward better rules for the review of major projects. Better rules will protect our environment, fish and waterways, rebuild public trust, and create new jobs and economic opportunities for the middle class and…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: February 12 – 19, 2018

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: February 12 – 19, 2018

    By Eric Francis Coppolino ARIES — One reward of this time in your life will be new friends, new groups to hang out with, and new social patterns. If you find yourself among people you don’t know, go with it. However, this could be enough to cause panic among the younger generation, which prefers everything…

  • Chestermere RCMP: Request for Assistance to Identify Person Involved in “Road Rage” Incident

    Chestermere RCMP: Request for Assistance to Identify Person Involved in “Road Rage” Incident

    On February 6, 2018 a report of road rage involving threats was reported to the Chestermere RCMP. At approximately 3:15 p.m. a female resident of Chestermere encountered an unknown male in a blue sedan near West Creek Car Wash on Rainbow Road in Chestermere. After what was reported to be a misunderstanding while negotiating the…

  • Resilient Residents – Winter Birds

    Resilient Residents – Winter Birds

    This is the third of a four part series on our province’s most resilient animals. You can find out more about mammals that are active through the winter here or about mammals that are inactive but don’t hibernate here. So far this winter, mammals have been all the talk, but we can’t forget about the other animals that…

  • Calgary/Nanton RCMP Continue Investigating Murder of Adrienne McColl

    Calgary/Nanton RCMP Continue Investigating Murder of Adrienne McColl

    Nanton, Alberta – It will be 16 years this Saturday, February 17, 2018, since Adrienne McColl was found murdered in a rancher’s field five miles outside of Nanton and approximately 85 kilometres south of Calgary.  The young woman, who was 21-years-old at the time of her death, was last seen alive around Valentine’s Day 2002. The homicide investigation…

  • PyeongChang 2018 Olympics – Medal Count – Day 4

    PyeongChang 2018 Olympics – Medal Count – Day 4

    Canadian Medallists   EVENT ATHLETE FINISH SPORT Slopestyle – Men Max Parrot Silver Snowboard 5000m – Men Ted-Jan Bloemen Silver Speed Skating – Long Track Moguls – Women Justine Dufour-Lapointe Silver Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle – Men Mark McMorris Bronze Snowboard Moguls – Men Mikaël Kingsbury Gold Freestyle Skiing * Figure Skating Team Event     …

  • Okotoks Receives National Recognition for Environmental Stormwater Management

    Okotoks Receives National Recognition for Environmental Stormwater Management

    The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has selected Okotoks’ Living Soils Filtration Project as one of the nine recipients for its 2018 Sustainable Communities Award. The award showcases the most innovative environmental initiatives in communities of all sizes across Canada. “We are incredibly honoured to be recognized for our work in the sustainable management of…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness: Eating Disorders are Common but Complex

    AHS Weekly Wellness: Eating Disorders are Common but Complex

    Eating disorders are common and take many forms, such as anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating. Experts believe that a number of physical, psychological, cultural, and social factors contribute to the development of an eating disorder. Eating disorders are more common in teenage girls and young women, but they can occur at any age and in…