Author: Gateway Gazette

On January 16, we announced that the annual Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund is doubling to $2 million annually. Registered Canadian charities are now invited to apply to the 2018 Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund. The Fund will provide grants in the range of $5,000 to $25,000 to projects that improve access to mental health care, supports…

The Alberta government is partnering with the Town of Canmore to combat mountain pine beetle. The mountain pine beetle threatens six million hectares of Alberta’s pine forest and affects the activities of more than half of the major forest companies operating in the province. In order to protect Alberta’s crucial forestry industry, the province is…

VETS Canada is pleased to announce that it has received $75,000 in funding from True Patriot Love (TPL), a national charity dedicated to supporting military families. These funds will be used to augment VETS Canada’s capacity to provide emergency aid for an increasing number of Veterans in crisis, at-risk of homelessness or living homeless, from coast…

Premier Rachel Notley issued the following statement on the B.C. government’s proposed regulation to limit the shipment of bitumen from the oil sands: “Having run out of tools in the toolbox, the Government of British Columbia is now grasping at straws. “The B.C. government has every right to consult on whatever it pleases with its…

The province is continuing a popular program that helps tourism-related organizations connect with more travellers so they can experience everything Alberta has to offer.   The Visitor Services Innovation Fund (VSIF), which was successfully piloted in 2017, focuses on helping visitors receive trip-planning information in more innovative ways to enhance their travel experience. The program…

It’s Bell Let’s Talk Day! Get engaged to help end the stigma around mental illness and drive Bell’s mental health donations too Talk, text and join in on social media no matter where you are, and let those who struggle with mental illness know they’re not alone Bell donates 5 cents to mental health programs…

There are several things that make the Tim Hortons® brand truly unique – like our connection to our communities and the great relationship our Restaurant Owners and their Team Members have with our Guests. It saddens all of us to see that jeopardized by the recent news stories and comments on social media, caused by the actions…

Inn From the Cold, Calgary On December 19, 2017, we opened Journey House 2 in Crescent Heights. The building was purchased with funds raised through the annual Claire’s Campaign and a mortgage from The Calgary Foundation. The building underwent extensive renovations to turn 10 of the 11 two bedroom suites into three bedrooms and its eleventh suite into…

  Our two new boys are progressing quite quickly in their gentling process, slowly learning to trust the humans.  This is Cheyenne and he is quite a curious boy.  He comes up to the fence to sniff at new comers to the WHOAS facility and has quickly learned to be led about.  Even some gentle…