Author: Gateway Gazette Contributor

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: December 23 – 30, 2019

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: December 23 – 30, 2019

    ARIES — The Sun is entering the career zone of your chart in grand style — in the formidable presence of Jupiter and many of the small, potent new planets. And then there’s the eclipse in a few days, and the grand conjunction on Jan. 12. All of this tells you it’s time to engage…

  • Christmas Bird Counts Taking Flight

    Christmas Bird Counts Taking Flight

    Volunteers across the province are taking part in the Christmas Bird Count – North America’s longest-running citizen science project. Blue jays are commonly found across Alberta during the Christmas Bird Count. Cities and towns across Alberta have begun the annual Christmas Bird Count, which takes place every year between Dec. 14 and Jan. 5. Each…

  • A Christmas Message from MP Barlow – The Christmas Wreath

    A Christmas Message from MP Barlow – The Christmas Wreath

    Christmas is a wonderful time of year spent with friends and family, loved ones and neighbours. We gather at one another’s homes, in community halls and in our downtowns to celebrate the holidays with family traditions passed down from generation to generation. These traditions, new or old, have a strong place in our hearts and become an essential…

  • High River RCMP Charge Pair in Armed Robbery

    High River RCMP Charge Pair in Armed Robbery

    High River, Alta. The High River RCMP have charged 2 men in connection with a December 1 robbery at Rock-A-Doodles Restaurant in High River. Robert Vincent, age 38, of High River is charged with: –          Armed Robbery –          Possession of weapon for a dangerous purpose –          Disguise with intent to commit offense –          Uttering Threats (2 counts) –          Possess weapon contrary to prohibition –          Fail…

  • High River Council Approves 2020 Operating & Capital Budgets

    High River Council Approves 2020 Operating & Capital Budgets

    Residential property tax increase of 2.8 per cent will ensure continued high quality service HIGH RIVER, AB – At their December 16 Special Meeting, Town of High River Council approved the 2020 operating and capital budget for the Town of High River. “Council is committed to maintaining existing service levels that provide safety, quality of…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness: Tips to Stay Stress-Free During the Holiday Season

    AHS Weekly Wellness: Tips to Stay Stress-Free During the Holiday Season

    The holidays can be a joyful time, offering a chance to reconnect with friends and family. But they can also be stressful. You may not be able to avoid stressful situations during the holidays. But you can plan to respond to them in a healthy way. Here are some ideas: Know your spending limit. Lack…

  • Foothills Country Hospice: Help Create Lasting Memories for Families in Our Care this Holiday Season

    Foothills Country Hospice: Help Create Lasting Memories for Families in Our Care this Holiday Season

    When a loved one is diagnosed with a terminal illness, making lasting memories is the most important gift you can receive. But for family caregivers, the opportunity to create those precious memories can be overshadowed with worry – worrying about your loved one’s comfort and pain management, worrying about completing daily household chores, worrying about ensuring…

  • Finance Ministers’ Meeting: Minister Toews

    Finance Ministers’ Meeting: Minister Toews

    President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Travis Toews issued the following statement on the federal, provincial and territorial finance ministers’ meeting: “Over the last two days, I joined with my colleagues from across the country at this year’s federal, provincial, territorial finance ministers’ meeting. It is a great privilege for me to represent…

  • Santa Visits Alberta Children’s Hospital

    Santa Visits Alberta Children’s Hospital

    Patients, families and staff at the Alberta Children’s Hospital were treated to some early season’s greetings when St. Nick himself brought the festive spirit all the way from the snowy North Pole during his seventh annual holiday visit. Accompanied by Mrs. Claus and his trusty four-legged sidekicks, the holly, jolly velvet-clad duo paraded around the…

  • Celebrate the Holidays with Local Food

    Celebrate the Holidays with Local Food

    Christmas and the holiday are a great opportunity to feature the many amazing food products that are grown and raised here in Alberta. Alberta’s diverse agriculture and food sector offers an array of choices for families to enjoy. From stuffed turkeys and mashed potatoes to beer and pies, there is an Alberta-made product available to…

  • Attracting Capital for Alberta Tech Startups

    Attracting Capital for Alberta Tech Startups

    An Innovation Capital Working Group will develop options on how to attract new investment in Alberta’s early-stage technology companies. The new working group includes representatives from key areas of Alberta’s tech, business, academic and financial communities. These experts will provide government with advice on how to incentivize private capital investment in the province’s tech and…

  • Avalanche Canada: Yes, No, Maybe So

    Avalanche Canada: Yes, No, Maybe So

    Saturday, December 21, 2019 Is the snowpack improving?It all depends where you are.But that’s not terribly insightful or helpful. So let’s step back and add some details about how different snowpacks may evolve, and hopefully heal as we head into Christmas. The juicy “atmospheric river” storm is exiting the Fernie-Lizard-South Rockies corner of BC &…

  • Quick & Easy Last Minute Holiday Gifts (No Giftcards Here!)

    Quick & Easy Last Minute Holiday Gifts (No Giftcards Here!)

    Did you just have someone pop up on your gift list? Get invited to a Holiday Party and need a hostess gift? Forget one of the many people who help make your life easier? Or did you just get behind? Either way you need a gift and you need it fast. Here are some quick and easy ideas…

  • Millarville Horticultural Club: Garden Retreat

    Millarville Horticultural Club: Garden Retreat

    Every second Tuesday of the month (Sept to May) at 7:30pm a speaker is arranged to talk and share their knowledge with the club. We meet at the Millarville church house. Our next meeting is on Tuesday January 14, 2020 at 7:30pm.  We will be seeing Stacey Laursen from Garden Retreat. He is a wealth of information…

  • Christmas Church Services in the Foothills

    Christmas Church Services in the Foothills

    Black Diamond Gospel Chapel (Facebook page) Christmas Eve: 6:30pm to 8:30pm Meota Parish – Anglican (Facebook page) Christmas Eve St George, Turner Valley: 4pm St James, Priddis: 6:30pmChrist Church, Millarville: 9pm Christmas DaySt George, Turner Valley: 10AM Millarville Community Church (Facebook Page) Candlelight Christmas Eve service 4:30pm and 6:30pm United Church in the Valley (Facebook…