Author: Gateway Gazette

  • From My Bookshelf: Elizabeth Letts

    From My Bookshelf: Elizabeth Letts

    By Lynn Willoughby The Perfect Horse: The US Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis ~ Elizabeth Letts I like reading historical fiction, and occasionally non-fiction.  I also like reading narratives with a different point of view.  This book is a non-fiction account of how a group of passionate, horse loving American…

  • Waddlers Unite – Penguin Walk Returns at the Calgary Zoo

    Waddlers Unite – Penguin Walk Returns at the Calgary Zoo

    Calgary, AB – The Calgary Zoo’s highly anticipated Penguin Walk is back for another year of waddling wonder. Celebrating its sixth anniversary, the king penguins will once again take to the zoo’s pathways for a royal stroll through the park. Starting Wednesday, January 17, 2018, the birds will walk every day at 11 a.m. “Giving the…

  • Turner Valley School Kindergarten Open House

    Turner Valley School Kindergarten Open House

    January 25, 2018 at 6:30 in our Learning Commons Kindergarten is one of the most exciting times in a child’s life. Ensuring each child makes a successful transition from home to school is a goal for parents and teachers. Foothills School Division’s Kindergarten programs build on what your child has already learned at home and in your community. In Kindergarten, children explore and experiment…

  • The Canadian Finals Rodeo Is Staying In Alberta

    The Canadian Finals Rodeo Is Staying In Alberta

    Congratulations to Red Deer – the NEW Home of the CFR EDMONTON, AB – For 44 years, Northlands produced the Canadian Finals Rodeo in the Northlands Coliseum and we sincerely thank the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association for their partnership and trust. Today we also congratulate Westerner Park and the Red Deer Chamber of Commerce for securing…

  • Deadline to Nominate Class of 2018 Alberta Sports Hall of Fame Inductees

    Deadline to Nominate Class of 2018 Alberta Sports Hall of Fame Inductees

    Two weeks left to Nominate!Alberta Sports Hall of Fame is seeking Nominations for the Class of 2018. Individuals are nominated by the general public through an open nomination process. The final selection of Inductees is determined by a Selection Committee. Nominees are categorized as Athletes, Builders, and Teams. There are also three awards that can be presented: Pioneer…

  • Working Well Workshops Coming to the Foothills

    Working Well Workshops Coming to the Foothills

    Informative water well management workshop will help residents protect their water wells. High River – Have you had your well water tested in the last two years? Have old unused wells on your property been properly sealed and decommissioned? Have you ever shock chlorinated your well? Do you know the age and depth of your well, or…

  • Virtue & Moir to Lead Team Canada as PyeongChang 2018 Flag Bearers

    Virtue & Moir to Lead Team Canada as PyeongChang 2018 Flag Bearers

    Scott Moir skated off the ice at Sochi 2014 draped in a Canadian flag. In just a couple of weeks, he and Tessa Virtue, his ice dance partner of 20 years, will carry the maple leaf into the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Stadium together, leading Team Canada’s approximately 230 athletes at the Opening Ceremony. Photo: Chris Gordaneer Before that exciting news was…

  • NDP Must Come Clean on Future Carbon Tax Hikes

    NDP Must Come Clean on Future Carbon Tax Hikes

    CALGARY, AB: A recently revealed federal Department of Finance memo regarding the the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate states that “the overall approach is to be reviewed by 2022 (referred to as the ‘five-year review’) to confirm the path forward, including continued increases in stringency in future years…” (pg 3). ‘Stringency’ is clearly tied to price,…

  • Stop Smoking. Breathe Easier

    Stop Smoking. Breathe Easier

  • Happy New Year from Turner Valley School

    Happy New Year from Turner Valley School

    Happy New Year!!! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas Break and were able to spend it with family and friends. I know the kids were super excited to be back at school. We look forward to a New Year, and staff and students will continue to take time to celebrate the growth they have made. Our focus in the area of…

  • Conservative MP John Barlow Travels to Washington, DC

    Conservative MP John Barlow Travels to Washington, DC

        OTTAWA, ON – John Barlow, Conservative Shadow Minister (Associate) for Agriculture and Agri-Food and Member of Parliament for Foothills, Alberta, is in Washington, DC this week. MP John Barlow will spend 2 days with the Leader of the Official Opposition, the Honourable Andrew Scheer and colleagues, Conservative deputy leader Lisa Raitt, Shadow Minister for…

  • The Kids Will Smoke Pot Anyway

    The Kids Will Smoke Pot Anyway

    That’s hardly a good reason to legalize marijuana but the federal government is pushing ahead anyway By Maxwell DeGroat Research Associate Frontier Centre for Public Policy Health Canada’s consultation with Canadians on the regulation of marijuana is down to its final days. But what exactly does the government wants us to comment on? Do officials…

  • New Support to Start a Tourism Business in Alberta

    New Support to Start a Tourism Business in Alberta

    A new seminar will help more tourism industry entrepreneurs start businesses, diversify the economy and draw tourists to Alberta. The Tourism Entrepreneurship Startup Seminar (TESS) provides entrepreneurs with free expert advice and information about the opportunities and challenges facing the tourism industry. The goal is to help new businesses get the information and resources they…

  • Resourceful Rural Team at Oilfields Hospital Heals Extensive Wounds

    Resourceful Rural Team at Oilfields Hospital Heals Extensive Wounds

    John, a bariatric patient of 102 kilos, was admitted to a hospital in Calgary with extensive septic wounds on May 11, 2017. He spent four weeks there, immobile due to stage three pressure ulcers on his coccyx, bilateral heels and left upper thigh. He also had a stage two pressure ulcer on his right thigh.…

  • Red Tape Awareness Week Shines Light on the Cost of Excessive Regulation

    Red Tape Awareness Week Shines Light on the Cost of Excessive Regulation

    CFIB’s ninth annual Red Tape Awareness Week, from January 22-26, is showing the cost and impact of excessive regulation and congratulating those working to reduce red tape. “Every time we survey our members, red tape is one of their top concerns,” said CFIB executive vice-president Laura Jones. “Red Tape Awareness Week is our way of…