Author: Gateway Gazette

  • Ian Hill to Speak to Black Diamond Area Residents and Students

    Ian Hill to Speak to Black Diamond Area Residents and Students

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] The “Becoming a Community Builder” Program has set out to increase the leadership capacity of Rural Canada and BLACK DIAMOND has been selected to participate! Don’t miss the opportunity to hear more about this exciting venture by award winning Change Agent, Business Leader and Community Builder – Ian Hill – at the following locations…

  • Proposed Changes will Improve Secondary Suites

    Proposed Changes will Improve Secondary Suites

    High River, AB: The Town of High River is considering a new, more streamlined approach to secondary suite applications in the R-1 Districts of High River in response to an increased interest in developing rental accommodations. These are neighbourhoods characterized by single detached homes. “Developing a secondary suite, or rental unit, has grown in popularity…

  • Black Diamond Announces FREE Initative for ALL Area Citizens

    Black Diamond Announces FREE Initative for ALL Area Citizens

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] Last Friday, a very important announcement was made by Black Diamond’s Mayor, Sharlene Brown and the FCSS Committee. Black Diamond has been awarded the opportunity to participate in a leadership training program. Here’s the scoop: The BECOMING A COMMUNITY BUILDER initiative has been launched to grow Community Leadership Capacity in Rural Alberta. What is…

  • A Book Club with a Twist

    A Book Club with a Twist

    Book clubs are popular because readers like to share their thoughts about the books they’ve read, and discuss the ideas or themes with other people. Recently the human rights organization Amnesty International launched a book club with a unique twist—the book club offers participants a special opportunity to make the world a better place. What…

  • My Wash Barn in Turner Valley Hosts Grand Opening Fundraiser for Spray Park

    My Wash Barn in Turner Valley Hosts Grand Opening Fundraiser for Spray Park

    My Wash Barn on Edgar Avenue in Turner Valley held their official Grand Opening yesterday with a big green blow-up. ‘Turtle’, from Turtle Wax, held the kids imagination with some talking to him and some playing games with him. The Foothills Lions Club were cooking up a storm with tasty hamburgers and fried onions. The…

  • Wall Street Journal: Home Depot Confirms Data Breach

    Wall Street Journal: Home Depot Confirms Data Breach

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  • Statement by Ken Hughes, MLA

    Statement by Ken Hughes, MLA

    Calgary – Ken Hughes, MLA, Calgary West, announces that he will not run in the next provincial election. “It has been a great honour to serve the people of Calgary West as their MLA. Today I am announcing that I will not be running in the next provincial election. I wanted to make my future…

  • Lansdell Threshing Bee: Sharing a Family Tradition

    Lansdell Threshing Bee: Sharing a Family Tradition

    On Sunday, September 21st Doug and Phyllis Lansdell will welcome everyone to their farm SW of Turner Valley to watch a traditional threshing bee. The equipment will be fired up around 1pm. All the equipment is antique and in working order; much of it from local homesteaders in the area. You may recognise Doug’s truck…

  • Black Bear Cubs Arrive Safely From Yukon

    Black Bear Cubs Arrive Safely From Yukon

    Calgary, AB – The Calgary Zoo is happy to report that two orphaned cubs, one female and one male from the Yukon have made a safe journey to their new home in Calgary. The cubs were orphaned in mid-July and the Government of the Yukon determined that as they were a danger to the residential…

  • Be Chic and Crafty with Thanksgiving Dessert in a Jar

    Be Chic and Crafty with Thanksgiving Dessert in a Jar

    Add just the right amount of country charm to your Thanksgiving with these decadent dark chocolate cakes served in Mason jars. They taste just as good as they look, and can also be offered as festive gifts for your family and friends. Dark Chocolate Mint Mason Jar Cakes Servings: 12 Ingredients: 12 half pint, wide…

  • Creative Logic ~ September 12th, 2014 – Week 219

    Creative Logic ~ September 12th, 2014 – Week 219

    Keep your mind fit with our Creative Logic puzzles provided by Mr Larry Berg of High River, Alberta

  • Vigils Honour Murdered and Missing Aboriginal Women

    Vigils Honour Murdered and Missing Aboriginal Women

    Sixteen-year-old Felicia Solomon, originally from Norway House Cree Nation in northern Manitoba, went missing in Winnipeg in March 2003. Her body was found three months later. To date, no one has been charged with her murder. Solomon was not the first young woman stolen from this family. Her cousin, Helen Betty Osborne, was abducted, raped…

  • Ask Questions About the Sustainability of Seafood

    Ask Questions About the Sustainability of Seafood

    Our oceans are facing an unprecedented crisis. In 2013, The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization reported that more than one third of the world’s fish stocks are overfished. This has caused some Canadian grocers to think differently about the sources of the seafood they sell, prompting the development of sustainable seafood policies to help…

  • We’ve Got an App for That!

    We’ve Got an App for That!

    Harper Government launches first-ever CRA mobile app for small and medium-sized businesses. Vancouver, British Columbia – The Honourable Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay, P.C., Q.C., M.P., Minister of National Revenue, today took part in a roundtable with businesses to launch the first-ever mobile app for small and medium-sized businesses from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). The new…

  • Catapulting North America from Energy Dependence to Independence!

    Catapulting North America from Energy Dependence to Independence!

    The Ukraine, Libya and Iraq are a long way from the Bakken and the Alberta Oilsands. But events half a world away are shaping North American energy opportunities. In a remarkable transformation the United States is moving steadily and swiftly from the world’s major oil importer to an exporter of oil and natural gas. Both…