Author: Gateway Gazette

Wildlife within Calgary’s parks play a very important role in maintaining and sustaining a healthy environment. Our natural parks range in size from 0.43 hectares to 1127 hectares and are home to an array of both flora and fauna, including wild animals that can make a stroll through the park very memorable. Safety First! All…

Construction will begin this spring on the Willow Square Continuing Care Centre, a new state-of-the-art facility for Fort McMurray and area residents. The project, expected to open in spring 2020, will have room for 144 beds and deliver various levels of supportive living, long-term care and palliative care. “Our government continues to live up to…

Judo Alberta sent twenty-four athletes to the 2018 Elite Nationals Championships in Montreal, Quebec on January 13-14, 2018 scoring seventeen medals. The Elite Nationals is the premiere high performance judo event in Canada for athletes in the under 18 age divisions and the senior age divisions. The Elite Nationals is an opportunity for athletes to…

More Edmonton families with low income will have access to safe, affordable housing, thanks to an investment from the province. The Edmonton communities of North Glenora, Millbourne and Westwood will see new affordable housing projects from the Right at Home Housing Society in partnership with the Government of Alberta. The province is investing $6 million…

Employers are encouraged to apply for the Summer Temporary Employment Program (STEP) before Feb. 9. Every summer, STEP gives thousands of students across Alberta an opportunity to benefit from summer work experience, while supporting employers hiring summer staff. “STEP offers students a tremendous opportunity to gain real-world job experience and supports Alberta employers over the…

Deputy Premier Sarah Hoffman and Culture and Tourism Minister Ricardo Miranda will promote Alberta tourism, trade and investment opportunities at the Winter Olympics in South Korea. They will also join the City of Calgary’s fact-finding mission at the Olympics. The Deputy Premier will visit Seoul, Gangneung City and PyeongChang County, South Korea, with Calgary Mayor…

Thousands of Albertans took the province’s second curriculum survey and the results show support for a curriculum rooted in reading, writing and essential skills. From May to June 2017, Albertans were asked to provide feedback on what students will learn as part of the government’s second curriculum survey. More than 9,000 people participated and the…

The province is supporting a partnership between the Kainai First Nation and The Rockies Institute that will boost climate change education, research and planning in the community.   The Rockies Institute is a charitable organization that combines knowledge and best practices from around the world to inspire innovative responses to climate change. The Kainai First…

By Darlene Blakeley One has dreams of a career as a naval officer, the other has dreams of Olympic gold. Brothers Rene and Vincent De Haître represent Canada in their own unique ways, yet they also offer strong support to each other as they pursue their individual goals, even if they are a world apart.…

It’s no secret that the carbon tax imposed by the NDP is heavily impacting Alberta’s farmers and ranchers. Anyone reading this is likely more than familiar with the extra cost of filling up just to get into town, or the heightened costs that producers face in transporting products. Now, the NDP is claiming that they…