Author: Gateway Gazette

  • Tesla Semi Receives Important Order of 100 Electric Trucks from PepsiCo

    Tesla Semi Receives Important Order of 100 Electric Trucks from PepsiCo

    By Fred Lambert @FredericLambert Tesla Semi keeps adding to its backlog of electric orders. After adding over 100 trucks last week, this week it receives 100 reservations from a single company: PepsiCo. Mike O‘Connell, the senior director of North American supply chain for PepsiCo subsidiary Frito-Lay, confirmed the order to Reuters today. The executive says that the…

  • From My Bookshelf: Michelle Berry

    From My Bookshelf: Michelle Berry

    By Lynn Willoughby The Prisoner and the Chaplain ~ Michelle Berry This is an amazing little book by a Canadian author who is new to me.  It is a great premise for a novel, is excellently written.  I was hooked on the first page and barely put it down. “What if prison was the only…

  • The Enduring Legacy of Maverick Media Baron Jim Shaw

    The Enduring Legacy of Maverick Media Baron Jim Shaw

    A hard-nosed businessman, he made a brilliant cable territory swap, competed ferociously with Telus and pulled Global television from the Canwest inferno By Peter Menzies Contributor Troy Media Few occasions better illustrated the cultural divide between the world of the western bottom-up entrepreneur and that of Ottawa’s top-down public service bureaucracy than when Jim Shaw…

  • Shaw Performing Utility Maintenance During the Week of Jan. 15

    Shaw Performing Utility Maintenance During the Week of Jan. 15

    HIGH RIVER, AB: Crews from Shaw Communications will be completing maintenance work in the alley ways north and south of 5 Avenue S.W. next week. The work will start on Monday, January 15 and continue through the week until complete. The Town asks residents and visitors to find alternate routes around these alleys while this…

  • New Research Helps Fight Mountain Pine Beetle

    New Research Helps Fight Mountain Pine Beetle

    The government is partnering with local researchers to combat the mountain pine beetle threat in Alberta. Mountain pine beetles pose a serious threat to Alberta’s forests and if left unmanaged could spread eastward across Canada’s boreal region. To protect Alberta’s forests, the province is working with Hinton-based fRI Research and supporting its groundbreaking research into…

  • Calling All EcoHeroes! Alberta’s Emerald Awards Nominations Now Open

    Calling All EcoHeroes! Alberta’s Emerald Awards Nominations Now Open

    EDMONTON, ALBERTA – For more than a quarter century, the Emerald Awards have recognized and celebrated the outstanding environmental achievements of large and small businesses, individuals, not-for-profit organizations, community groups, youth, and governments in our province. Since 1992, the Alberta Emerald Foundation (AEF) has showcased over 300 recipients and 800 finalists through the Emeralds. This year, it…

  • Twenty-five Players Named to Canadian Men’s Hockey Team for 2018 Olympic Winter Games

    Twenty-five Players Named to Canadian Men’s Hockey Team for 2018 Olympic Winter Games

    Hockey Canada, Canadian Olympic Committee reveal roster with 28 days to Opening Ceremony CALGARY (January 11, 2018) – Hockey Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) have announced the names of the 25 players nominated to represent Team Canada in men’s hockey at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, Feb. 9-25, in PyeongChang, South Korea. Canada’s roster…

  • Revolutionary Technology Allows Brain Surgery Without Breaking the Skin

    Revolutionary Technology Allows Brain Surgery Without Breaking the Skin

    University of Calgary research study benefits people with severe essential tremor By Kelly Johnston, Cumming School of Medicine Elias Pharaon is 85 years old and can sign his name for the first time in five years thanks to a new way to do brain surgery. Performed by a team of University of Calgary physicians and researchers…

  • High River RCMP Need Public Help to Find Theft Suspects and Hit and Run Vehicle

    High River RCMP Need Public Help to Find Theft Suspects and Hit and Run Vehicle

    High River RCMP – Request to identify theft suspects High River, Alberta –  High River RCMP are seeking assistance in identifying five suspects responsible for a recent theft in High River. On January 1, 2018, High River RCMP were called to a theft of clothing that had just occurred at the Mark’s Work Warehouse in High River.…

  • Mobile Christmas Tree Chipping in Okotoks

    Mobile Christmas Tree Chipping in Okotoks

    Please leave your Christmas tree at the curb or back alley (where you place your carts) on January 8 for pick-up between January 8 and January 19.  The Town will be collecting and chipping them onsite. Watch for signs in your neighbourhood. If you missed the tree collection, you can self-haul your tree to the drop-off location at the…

  • The Most Irrational, Damaging or Downright Dumb Beliefs of 2017

    The Most Irrational, Damaging or Downright Dumb Beliefs of 2017

    A look back at 2017 shows far too many instances in Canada where we got it all wrong By Gwyn Morgan Contributor Troy Media For my first column of the New Year, I’ve dipped into my collection of irrational, damaging or downright dumb happenings in 2017. The year saw major breakthroughs in the use of…

  • Longview Library News: Renew Your Support this Year

    Longview Library News: Renew Your Support this Year

    Happy New Year from the Library Board and Librarian, Lynda! Lisa and Aeryn’s Essential Oil classes have been so popular that we will be continuing them in the new year. Watch the notice board for times and dates. The Crib Club continues on Thursdays at 2pm. The Writers Group, on the first Wednesday of the…

  • Letter to the Editor: I Made a Mistake: Alberta’s Carbon Tax on Natural Gas is Not 75%; It’s 81%

    Letter to the Editor: I Made a Mistake: Alberta’s Carbon Tax on Natural Gas is Not 75%; It’s 81%

    Dear Editor:  Recently there has been considerable discussion regarding Alberta’s carbon tax on natural gas, especially concerning the rate of the tax, which was boosted this month. I recently wrote a letter to the editor indicating that the increased cost would be equal to a 75% sales tax on home heating.  Turns out I was…

  • Murder Mystery Night Coming to the High River Library

    Murder Mystery Night Coming to the High River Library

    Murder of a Millionaire Fundraiser for the High River Library. Join us for a special night where the library will transform into Mystery Manor for an evening filled with murder, mystery, and crime solving. Once registered, each guest receives a detailed character description along with background information on the party. 20-80 spots available. Members and…

  • Is it Time for Major Tax Reform in Canada?

    Is it Time for Major Tax Reform in Canada?

    It would be more prudent to make ongoing in-depth analysis of various facets of the tax system a full-time activity of the Department of Finance By Michael Wolfson Expert Adviser EvidenceNetwork.ca On the same day that Finance Minister Bill Morneau clarified the federal government’s proposals to limit “income sprinkling” as a way for high-income owners…