Author: Gateway Gazette

Premier Rachel Notley issued the following statement on World Diversity Day: (May 21, 2018) “Today, members of the United Nations celebrate the diversity that defines the people of the world, broadens our experiences and makes our own lives richer. “In 2001, UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) adopted the Universal Declaration on Cultural…

Two years after the devastating Wood Buffalo wildfire, government and the insurance industry continue to work together to ensure no resident is left behind. As of May 10, 97 per cent of the residential insurance claims resulting from the disaster have been settled, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC). This means about 900…

(Wikipedia)  Victoria Day (French: Fête de la Reine, or “Celebration of the Queen”) is a federal Canadian public holiday celebrated on the last Monday preceding May 25, in honour of Queen Victoria’s birthday. As such, it is the Monday between the 18th to the 24th inclusive, and thus is always the penultimate Monday of May. The date is simultaneously that…

On June 9th, the Ottawa Chapter of the Canadian Celiac Association is pleased to be welcoming people from all across Canada to learn about celiac disease and living gluten free! Whether someone has celiac, non-celiac gluten sensitivity or chooses to live gluten free, this way of life can be challenging, and this conference will help…

The newly redeveloped maternity care unit at the Peter Lougheed Centre will improve support for pregnant women, new moms and babies in southern Alberta. The state-of-the art redevelopment will provide 60 new care spaces, including 36 private and semi-private postpartum beds, 11 labour and delivery beds, eight triage beds, five private antepartum beds and two…

By Dawnieca Palma, Canadian Joint Operations Command Public Affairs Hovering above the American side of a tumultuous Lake Erie is an H-65 Dolphin Helicopter. It is one of the assets that the United States Coast Guard has tasked to locate a person stuck in its unforgiving waters. Meanwhile, a Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) CC-130H Hercules…

The Bees’ Knees The Western Bumble Bee, cited as a species at risk in Alberta, has been spotted more than once at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park. This is one of the reasons that Wildlife Preservation Canada has partnered with Glenbow Ranch Park Foundation and The Nature Conservancy of Canada to lead another Citizen Science Pollinator Program at…