Author: Gateway Gazette

  • The Story of Christmas as Told by the Children of St Paul’s Church, Auckland, New Zealand

    The Story of Christmas as Told by the Children of St Paul’s Church, Auckland, New Zealand

  • Turner Valley’s Annual Family New Year’s Eve Party

    Turner Valley’s Annual Family New Year’s Eve Party

    Families from across the Foothills are invited to Turner Valley’s annual Family New Year’s Eve Party to celebrate the accomplishments of 2017 and welcome 2018 with a fun evening of free activities! Festivities start at 5:00 pm on Sunday, December 31 and are expected to draw more about 400 visitors. Featured activities include an outdoor…

  • Santa Sacks Program Will Bring Holiday Magic to Alberta Families

    Santa Sacks Program Will Bring Holiday Magic to Alberta Families

    To understand the impact of Ronald McDonald House Charities Southern & Central Alberta (RMHCSCA), you simply need to hear about the families they serve – those who are away from home, and in need of a place to stay. The Campbell family stayed at the Red Deer House in March 2015 when their little boy, Zayden, who was…

  • Turner Valley Students Packed Shoeboxes for Christmas

    Turner Valley Students Packed Shoeboxes for Christmas

    We packed 105 shoeboxes this year! Thanks to Mrs. April Welsh for coordinating Operation Christmas Child

  • Taking Care during the Holidays – A message from Foothills Community Counselling

    Taking Care during the Holidays – A message from Foothills Community Counselling

    HIGH RIVER, AB: The holiday season can bring happiness and joy but it can also be a stressful, demanding, busy and difficult time of year for many people. Staff from the Foothills Community Counselling Program encourage practical self-care strategies to ensure that the season is as enjoyable and manageable as possible. “For a healthy self anytime, and…

  • Top 10 Mistakes Parents Make at XMAS

    Top 10 Mistakes Parents Make at XMAS

    (that can contribute to children becoming troubled later in life) 10. Open more than one present before Xmas morning. a. Instead: i. Make them wait. Instilled patience before reward is 1 of 5 precursors for adult success in life according to a landmark study done in 1965. 9. Let your child verbally tell you their wish list.…

  • From My Bookshelf: Sebastian Barry

    From My Bookshelf: Sebastian Barry

    By Lynn Willoughby Days Without End – Sebastian Barry An orphan of the the Irish potato famine, Thomas McNulty finds himself alone and penniless in the US.  He meets John Cole, another orphan, neither of whom really know their own age, but they are not yet 20.  Together, in the 1850s, they sign up to…

  • Christmas Eve Church Services in the Foothills

    Christmas Eve Church Services in the Foothills

    Black Diamond Gospel Chapel 212 Center Avenue West, Black Diamond (http://www.bdgc.ca) Christmas Eve Service: 10am Candlelight Service (December 24th): 5pm and 7pm Meota Parish (Anglican) Everyone is welcome to attend these services. (http://meotaparish.com/) Dec. 24.  10am Christmas Pageant at Christ Church, Millarville 4pm Christmas Eve at St. George’s, Turner Valley 6:30pm Christmas Eve at St. James. Priddis 9pm Christmas…

  • History has Never Tasted So Good

    History has Never Tasted So Good

    A new, unique culinary dining experience at Rutherford House Provincial Historic Site is ready to fill the hearts, tummies and minds of Albertans and the Edmonton food community. Inspired by the ambience of the historical site that is the 1911 home to Alberta’s first premier, Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the restaurant, Vintage Fork at Rutherford House,…

  • Top 3 Last-minute Gift Ideas

    Top 3 Last-minute Gift Ideas

    The holidays can be hectic. If the clock is ticking down to December 25, and you still haven’t crossed everything off your list, don’t panic. Thoughtful gifts are just a click away, and you don’t even need to take off your slippers to finish your shopping. Here are three great last-minute gift ideas you can…

  • Repair Regional Relations in Canada Before it’s too Late

    Repair Regional Relations in Canada Before it’s too Late

    If we want Canada to add up to more than the sum of its parts, we need to get our regional house in order By Robert Roach Senior Fellow Atlantic Institute for Market Studies Canada is a big and diverse place. People, power, economic opportunities, pubic policy priorities, language and cultural nuances are not evenly…

  • Air Canada Proudly Flies the Flag with Renewed Team Canada Olympic and Paralympic Partnership

    Air Canada Proudly Flies the Flag with Renewed Team Canada Olympic and Paralympic Partnership

    Official airline of Canadian teams for PyeongChang 2018 Games and Tokyo 2020 Games MONTREAL – Air Canada announced that it has renewed its sponsorship as the Official Airline of the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee. The four-year agreement extends through the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic…

  • Turner Valley School: Ask the Principal ~ Why is the fruit basket beneficial to students?

    Turner Valley School: Ask the Principal ~ Why is the fruit basket beneficial to students?

    The basket is located at the front desk and fruit is available for the taking! The idea is to offer students a healthy snack whether they have forgotten their lunch or just require a little more. Each month one class is asked to provide the fruit and the Class Representative will organize and ensure fruit…

  • Value-added Sector Taking Off in Alberta

    Value-added Sector Taking Off in Alberta

    Thousands of jobs and $3.5 billion in private-sector investment are moving forward, with help from Alberta’s Petrochemicals Diversification Program (PDP). The final investment decision by Calgary-based Inter Pipeline will see two new facilities built in the Industrial Heartland, near Fort Saskatchewan, that will process propane into value-added plastics products. At the peak of construction, an…

  • High River’s Current Snow Removal Policy

    High River’s Current Snow Removal Policy

    Residential and commercial property owners outside of the High River downtown area are reminded that they are responsible for having sidewalks.