Author: Gateway Gazette

  • Government of Canada Launches new Hiking and Camping Offers in Kootenay National Park

    Hike to the world renowned Burgess Shale near Stanley Glacier, and then relax in the comfort of an oTENTik Radium Hot Springs, B.C. – On behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, David Wilks, Member of Parliament for Kootenay–Columbia, announced new hiking and camping opportunities in…

  • Health Canada Approves Vimizim to Treat Rare Disease

    First Ever Treatment For Morquio A Syndrome; Advocacy Group Calls For Expedited Access For Patients Throughout Canada CANADA (July 7, 2014) – Health Canada has announced approval of Vimizim, a new enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) to treat Morquio A syndrome, a rare, devastating, and progressive disease that affects 70-100 people in Canada. Vimizim is manufactured…

  • Man submerges minivan in south east golf course pond, rescued by course employee

    At approximately 1:00 on the afternoon of July 5th the Calgary Fire Department was called to a SE golf course for reports that the driver of a minivan had lost control of his vehicle and drove into the water. On arrival fire crews were met by course staff who claimed that they had witnessed a…

  • Nunavut Day

    Every year on July 9th, residents of Nunavut celebrate Nunavut Day which marks the creation of the territory of Nunavut in 1993. Hundreds of people attend community feasts featuring country foods, such as caribou, fish, seal, tea and bannock; and traditional Inuit activities, such as throat singing, square dancing, fiddle music, games, and traditional competitions.…

  • AHS Wellness News: Fight the Bite

    Summer has arrived in Alberta, and with it: long days, warm nights and… mosquito bites? Not so fast! Much like you protect yourself and your loved ones from harmful UVA and UVB rays, Alberta Health Services (AHS) reminds you to make a summer habit of protecting yourself and your loved ones from mosquito bites, and…

  • RCMP Cochrane – Highway 1 Collision

    RCMP Cochrane – Highway 1 Collision

    Cochrane, AB – Three people have been taken to hospital as a result of a collision which occurred on Highway 1 just west of Highway 22. Cochrane RCMP say that at approximately 10:40 a.m. Sunday (July 6th), they received a call advising of the collision involving two west bound vehicles on Highway 1. A motor…

  • PM Visits Flood Affected Regions of Manitoba

    Prime Minister Stephen Harper travelled to Brandon, Manitoba (on Sunday) to survey first-hand the damage to communities caused by recent flooding. He was joined by Greg Selinger, Premier of Manitoba, Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris, and Robert Sopuck, Member of Parliament for Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette.…

  • Okotoks RCMP ~ Body found on the Bow River

    Late afternoon on the 5th of July, fishermen on the Bow River found the body of a young man. With the assistance of the Foothill Fire Department, and High River Fire Department and their Fan Boat, police were able to retrieve the male. He has been turned over to the Medical Examiner to determine the…

  • Canada Day ~ Black Diamond Way

    Photographs and Video from Black Diamond’s Canada Day Festivities July 1st 2014 was celebrated in style in Black Diamond. The stage was fully occupied with two local bands: Dead Cat Bounce and Puttin on the Foil The Thundering Nations Dancers were back again and the video below shows their Friendship Dance where community members and…

  • Prentice Will Foster Local Autonomy and Improve Delivery in Health Care

    Prentice Will Foster Local Autonomy and Improve Delivery in Health Care

    Calgary – Albertans are seeking a leader who will respect and foster more local autonomy, local decision-making and local governance – all with a view to improving health care outcomes, said PC Leadership Candidate Jim Prentice at a speech this afternoon. “In terms of health care, my plan for action begins from the belief that…

  • NAT vans free up more ground ambulance resources

    NAT vans free up more ground ambulance resources

    Two wheelchair-accessible vans increase access to the service LETHBRIDGE – Ground ambulance resources have been freed up with the introduction of non-ambulance transfer (NAT) vans in the South Zone of Alberta Health Services (AHS). The NAT vans – used to transfer medically stable patients between health care facilities for specialist consults, diagnostics and procedures –…

  • News from Foothills Training Services: Wishing Garrett All the Best

    Farewell to Garrett Paiement This month we bid farewell to our current longest standing member, Garrett Paiement. He’s been a member of the dojo for 5 years and was my #1 go to guy for MMA. Our dojo is losing a huge asset and a big part of our family but Garrett is moving on…

  • Charlotte Small Celebrated as a National Historic Person

    Acclaimed wife, mother, explorer and Métis daughter of the fur trade honoured with commemorative plaque at special ceremony Rocky Mountain House, Alberta – Blaine Calkins, Member of Parliament for Wetaskiwin, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today paid tribute to Charlotte Small for her…

  • Calgary Zoo 100% Open

    The Calgary Zoo was pleased to ‘put in the last nail’ on its flood recovery, last weekend, with the opening of Grazers, a brand new dining experience featuring locally sourced ingredients, wines and our own unique customized Zoo Brew! The new restaurant is the final piece – new animals and exhibits, and restored public areas…

  • ARDN Awarded $2.4 Million for Projects Addressing Homelessness in Rural Alberta

    Being homeless can happen anywhere, including rural Alberta. Albertans in rural and remote communities will have increased access to supports and services that prevent and reduce homelessness, with the awarding of $2.4 million in federal funding over five years to the Alberta Rural Development Network (ARDN). The funding comes through the Government of Canada’s Homelessness…