Author: Gateway Gazette

  • Charges in Demonstration Assaults

    Charges in Demonstration Assaults

    The Calgary Police Service has charged three people in relation to assaults that took place during a demonstration in downtown Calgary. During the evening of Friday, July 18, 2014, a large demonstration took place on Macleod Trail near City Hall. Several people from opposing sides clashed and a number of altercations took place. Police were…

  • Parenting Tip: Wondering How To Help A Child Not Even Living At Home?

    Parenting Tip: Wondering How To Help A Child Not Even Living At Home?

    Not Living at Home: Although your child may not be living at home he/she is still thinking about it. Every young person (especially troubled ones) considers what they would do in a worst case scenario, who they would turn to, who would help. That means they are secretly thinking about you A LOT! The conditions…

  • Red Deer RCMP remind drivers to keep license plates clear

    Red Deer RCMP would like to remind the public that it is an offence to have an obscured or partially obscured license plate on your vehicle; the offence falls under Alberta’s Traffic Safety Act, section 71(1) and the fine is $115. The most common items obscuring license plates are trailer hitches, plug covers for trailer…

  • Closing in on the Provincial Leadership Election

    Closing in on the Provincial Leadership Election

    Messages from the Candidates: Jim Prentice We have less than a month until the vote for the leadership of our Party. Your involvement is critical. Our province is at a crossroads. We have great opportunity ahead that can only be seized if we have the right leadership and a return to good government. Help me…

  • RCMP Airdrie – Request Assistance to Identify Vehicle

    RCMP Airdrie – Request Assistance to Identify Vehicle

    Crossfield, Alberta – On 7 August, 2014 at approximately 10:30 am, Airdrie Rural RCMP received a complaint of theft of construction materials. Ten minutes prior, at 10:20 am, two males in a red Chevrolet pick-up truck pulled up to a residence undergoing renovations on Harrison Street in Crossfield. The males loaded a a large amount…

  • Canada providing additional funding to help fight the Ebola outbreak

    Canada providing additional funding to help fight the Ebola outbreak

    Canada continues to address immediate needs in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone Ottawa, Ontario – The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, announced additional support to help fight the growing Ebola outbreak in the West Africa region; and the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, provided an update on the situation…

  • Bar U Ranch Rodeo 2014

    Bar U Ranch Rodeo 2014

    The dust has settled and the winners of the Bar U Old Time Ranch Rodeo have been announced. In first place was Meadow Springs Ranch, holding onto the title, and in second place was Pekisko Creek Ranch followed by Esser Livestock. The Top Hand award went to Ryley Miller. Meadow Springs Ranch will represent the…

  • Farmers – It’s What We Stand For

    Farmers – It’s What We Stand For

    By: Sarah Wray, FarmOn Since we launched #FARMVOICES in February, the movement has gained traction around the world, hitting 23 different countries to date. We have come to understand that farmers across the planet, regardless of country, race or creed, aren’t so different from one another. All seem to share similar joys when it comes…

  • MTV: Robin Williams Has Died at the Age of 63

    MTV: Robin Williams Has Died at the Age of 63

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  • 2014 Season ends as Dawgs fall 7-5 to Mavericks, lose series 3-1

    2014 Season ends as Dawgs fall 7-5 to Mavericks, lose series 3-1

    The Cinderella season of the Okotoks Dawgs (4-5) came to an end at the hand of the 2014 Western Divison Champion Medicine Hat Mavericks (6-2) in a 7-5 loss. The Dawgs led for most of the game and it looked like they would force a deciding game five on the road, just like in the…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Sprayed by a Skunk

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Sprayed by a Skunk

    By Reena Nerbas Skunk Spray Dear Reena, My son was sprayed by a skunk and I would like to know what to use to remove the skunk smell from his clothes. Is there any combination besides laundry detergent that would remove the smell? Bonnie Dear Bonnie, Here is the ‘Skunk Spray Recovery Solution’ from my…

  • Seeking Public Assistance – Missing Person in Calgary

    Seeking Public Assistance – Missing Person in Calgary

    The Calgary Police Service is seeking public assistance to locate a woman who went missing on Thursday. Sandra (Sandy) Prive, 53, was last seen leaving her residence in the 7600 block of 21 Street S.E., at approximately 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 7, 2014 and has not been seen since. Prive is described as Caucasian,…

  • High River Returns to Water Conservation Level 2

    High River Returns to Water Conservation Level 2

    HIGH RIVER, AB: Effective immediately the Town of High River is returning to Water Conservation Level 2. This means that lawns can be watered twice a week and swimming pools and other recreational facilities can once again be filled. “The water treatment plant is again fully operational and the reservoir is now at capacity. Moving…

  • Showband wins World Championship!

    Showband wins World Championship!

    The Calgary Stampede Show Band becomes the only marching band to win three consectutive WAMSB World Championships! This also makes their fifth championship title, something which no other marching band in the world has ever done. With a score of 95.1, the Calgary Stampede Showband claimed top honors at the World Association of Marching Show…

  • Update on the Ben Steiger Memorial Golf Tournament

    Update on the Ben Steiger Memorial Golf Tournament

    Okay here’s an update on the Golf Tournament….. We are SOLD OUT!!!! If you are talking to people and they are interested in playing in the golf tournament. We have started a waiting list for anyone that still would like to play. Because there is that chance that people will cancel or not pay. We…