Author: Gateway Gazette Contributor

  • Canadian NORAD Region Hosts First Arctic Airpower Seminar

    Canadian NORAD Region Hosts First Arctic Airpower Seminar

    Dec. 9, 2019 — Canadian NORAD Region Two senior officers from the New York Air National Guard of the United States Air Force visited Winnipeg, Man., on November 19 and 20 as part of the first official 1 Canadian Air Division / Canadian NORAD Region (1 CAD/CANR) Arctic Airpower Seminar.  Colonel Michele Kilgore and Colonel Clifford Souza, Commanders of the 109th Airlift…

  • Nurturing and Supporting At-risk Children

    Nurturing and Supporting At-risk Children

    Edmonton’s Crystal Kids Youth Centre will receive a boost to its support and mentorship programs, thanks to Budget 2019. Government is investing $75,000 in the Crystal Kids Youth Centre to assist with additional staff and other costs for delivering intervention and prevention programs to Edmonton’s inner-city children. “Our government is proud to be making important…

  • Alberta RCMP Seeking the Public’s Help in Identifying Three Deceased Individuals

    Alberta RCMP Seeking the Public’s Help in Identifying Three Deceased Individuals

    Edmonton – Alberta RCMP’s Missing Persons and Unidentified Human Remains Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying three individuals whose remains have been discovered in Alberta over the past 40 years. Unidentified Female #1 ·         Last seen alive: Before 1975 ·         Remains found: 1985 in Hinton, Alta. ·         Possible Indigenous ancestry ·         Estimated:16-30 years of age Contact the Hinton…

  • Firebrand Glass Hosted Another Successful Open House

    Firebrand Glass Hosted Another Successful Open House

    Thank You to everyone who attended our annual Christmas open house on November 30th. We enjoyed meeting new people and  sharing our passion for glass with you. The support of our friends and families keeps us doing what we love.  Congratulations to the winners of our door prizes Ed Mastel and Sarah Newman. For those who were…

  • Andrew Scheer Resigns as Conservative Leader

    Andrew Scheer Resigns as Conservative Leader

    This was the most difficult decision I have ever had to make. I have announced my intention to step down as the Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada once a new Leader is elected. I am putting my party first and my family first. Twitter Watch announcement

  • Expanding Addiction Care for Indigenous People

    Expanding Addiction Care for Indigenous People

    Government is supporting Poundmaker’s Lodge Treatment Centres to add space to treat 900 more people over three years as part of government’s expansion of addiction care. The province is providing $1.4 million per year to create 28 new residential addiction treatment beds and fund seven existing beds at the Iskwew Healing Lodge, equalling 900 recovery-oriented…

  • Could President Trump be Impeached and Convicted – but also Reelected?

    Could President Trump be Impeached and Convicted – but also Reelected?

    By Austin Sarat, Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College With impeachment hearings underway into President Donald Trump’s conduct, America has sailed into largely uncharted waters. While there have been demands for the impeachment of many presidents, just three previous ones – Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton – have faced formal impeachment inquiries, and the Senate convicted none of…

  • Fresh Perspectives Coming to Arts Board

    Fresh Perspectives Coming to Arts Board

    The leadership of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts is welcoming five new directors. Government is revitalizing the Alberta Foundation for the Arts board by appointing five new directors to fill upcoming vacancies. The appointments include a new chair and vice chair, once those two terms expire next spring. The revitalized board will guide the…

  • How to Spot a Scam Artist this Festive Season

    How to Spot a Scam Artist this Festive Season

    The holidays often bring new ways to part with your money – but they should not include losing out to fraud. As scammers are more active at this time of year, it’s important to be vigilant. For example, we often think of someone’s house, cars or toys like expensive jewelry, boats or recreational vehicles as…

  • More Online Tools for Alberta Consumers

    More Online Tools for Alberta Consumers

    Service Alberta’s Budget 2019 invests in innovation and modernization to enhance consumer protection and promote confidence in the marketplace. Budget 2019 invests $20 million per year to educate Albertans on consumer protection and enforcement activities, and to support the introduction of new tools to protect people from scams, fraud and potential financial losses. “Giving Albertans…

  • Okotoks Charity Check Stop

    Okotoks Charity Check Stop

    Join us at the 13th Annual Charity Check Stop, December 18 from 2 to 4 p.m. on Milligan Drive at the Okotoks Recreation Centre. Local emergency Services personnel, including Okotoks Municipal Enforcement, RCMP, Fire Department and Foothills Victim Services will be conducting a “check stop” to collect food, unwrapped toys and/or monetary donations from the travelling public for the…

  • Alberta Sports Hall of Fame Announces 2020 Inductees

    Alberta Sports Hall of Fame Announces 2020 Inductees

    Newest inductees to enter Hall of Fame on May 29, 2020 RED DEER, AB (December 5th, 2019) – Tracey Kinsella, Executive Director of the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame, today introduced the five athletes, four builders and five award winners who will join the Hall of Fame officially on May 29th, 2020 during the Induction Banquet…

  • Trans Mountain Expansion Update: Minister Savage

    Trans Mountain Expansion Update: Minister Savage

    Energy Minister Sonya Savage issued the following statement regarding the start of Alberta pipeline construction for the Trans Mountain expansion project: “This is a positive step forward for Trans Mountain, our province and our country. “When operational, this pipeline will result in billions of revenues, and construction activites will spur thousands of well-paying jobs for…

  • RCMP Major Crimes Unit seeking public assistance to located wanted man

    RCMP Major Crimes Unit seeking public assistance to located wanted man

    UPDATE – ARRESTED Blood Tribe First Nations Reserve, Alta – The RCMP can confirm that Kyle Lewis Crow Chief was arrested yesterday, without incident, in Edmonton.  The investigation into the attempted murder continues by the RCMP Major Crimes Unit. No further update is currently available. Backgrounder Blood Tribe First Nations Reserve, Alta. – On Dec.…

  • Winter Apparel & Preparedness

    Winter Apparel & Preparedness

    In the winter months, your objective as a caretaker is to keep your animals safe and warm while minimizing the risk of accident or injury. Most animals that are housed outside will develop a thick winter coat, but animals cannot suddenly be expected to tolerate the cold.  They must be acclimatized by living outside in…