Author: Gateway Gazette Contributor

  • Christmas Decor Swap

    Christmas Decor Swap

    Refresh your holiday décor this year at the Christmas Décor Swap! Bring in gently used Christmas Décor and swap it for something new-to-you. How does it work? Bring in an item, big or small, and choose any amount of items to take home.  We’ve also got an Upcycled Christmas Decoration workshop happening the same day, after the swap…

  • Highway 1A Widening Agreement in Place

    Highway 1A Widening Agreement in Place

    Alberta Transportation and the Stoney Nakoda First Nation have signed an agreement for the transfer of lands needed for the widening and upgrading of Highway 1A. The agreement with the Stoney Nation will move the widening project forward. The Government of Alberta has already started survey work to define the scope of the project, which…

  • Foothills School Division: Provincial Budget Challenges

    Foothills School Division: Provincial Budget Challenges

    The provincial education budget was announced by Alberta Education on October 24. On Friday, October 25, the details of that budget were shared with school divisions. While the overall provincial funding for education has remained the same, funding historically allocated to class size and classroom improvement has been reallocated to support student enrollment growth across…

  • Funding Confirmed for Flood-resilience Projects

    Funding Confirmed for Flood-resilience Projects

    Provincial funding for high-priority flood-resilience projects in Calgary and other communities will help keep families, property and infrastructure safe. Budget 2019 includes more than $43 million for 15 projects as the province continues to invest in community-level flood-resilience projects in municipalities and Indigenous communities, provincewide. Funding from the province means municipalities and First Nations can…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: Nov 18 – 25, 2019

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: Nov 18 – 25, 2019

    By Eric Francis ARIES — Pay attention to who benefits from any financial transaction involving you, and for that matter, any sexual one. It’s not that you’re looking for something wrong, or that anyone has necessarily been dishonest. That could go either way. However, you want to know the lines of influence involved, by which…

  • Premier Texas-bound to Spur Energy Investment

    Premier Texas-bound to Spur Energy Investment

    Premier Jason Kenney will tell U.S. investors during a Nov. 18-21 mission to Texas why they should bank on Alberta’s reliable, safe and ethical energy sector. In Houston and Dallas, Premier Kenney will speak with investors and business leaders to reaffirm Alberta’s position as a critical supplier of energy resources to Texas and North America.…

  • Using Technology to Improve Commercial Driver Retention

    Using Technology to Improve Commercial Driver Retention

    With the increased barriers to entry into commercial driving as a career in Alberta, commercial carriers have good reason to be more concerned than ever about driver retention. Improving driver safety is one way that commercial carriers can reduce accidents, limit liability and keep employees engaged. Netradyne is one company that is using technology to…

  • Seeking Albertans’ Input on Employment Rules

    Seeking Albertans’ Input on Employment Rules

    Government is engaging with the public on potential changes to support job creators and protect workers. Albertans now have an opportunity to provide input on employment rules that directly affect them by taking a survey on topics like vacation time, general holiday pay and youth employment. “We are committed to getting Albertans back to work,…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness: Healthy Holiday Eating

    AHS Weekly Wellness: Healthy Holiday Eating

    Food is an important part of many holiday celebrations with family and friends. The foods served at these times can be higher in calories, fat, and/or sugar. It is also easy to overeat when there is a lot of food around. As a result, people may gain weight over the holidays. With a little planning,…

  • Alberta Strengthens Ties with Pacific Northwest

    Alberta Strengthens Ties with Pacific Northwest

    Richard Gotfried, MLA for Calgary-Fish Creek, will represent Alberta at the upcoming economic leadership forum in Seattle, Wash.  Gotfried will attend the Nov. 17-19 Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) winter meeting on behalf of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism Minister Tanya Fir. He will convey government’s commitment to improve market access for Alberta’s abundant and…

  • Grey Cup Pool Fun-raiser

    Grey Cup Pool Fun-raiser

    The good news…you can still buy Grey Cup Pool tickets and have scores to cheer for and maybe win a cash prize or two…all while helping out some wonderful charities. It’s Grey Cup time, and less than 1 week to the big game, this year in Calgary!! As always, the Knights of Columbus are holding a Grey…

  • Alberta MPs Meet to Assist Farmers Struggling with Harvest

    Alberta MPs Meet to Assist Farmers Struggling with Harvest

    Ottawa, ON – John Barlow, Member of Parliament for Foothills, met with colleagues from Alberta to address the crisis facing farmers following a harvest cut short by adverse weather conditions. In the riding of Foothills, wet weather and early snow has halted harvest with significant crop left in the fields. Others who had already swathed…

  • The Alberta Rural Development Network Celebrates 10th Anniversary

    The Alberta Rural Development Network Celebrates 10th Anniversary

    The Alberta Rural Development Network brought together their partners and the community to celebrate their 10 year anniversary and discover their rural initiatives.  The Alberta Rural Development Network (ARDN) brought their partners, members and the public together on Friday at The Royal Executive Inn in Leduc to network and showcase their many initiatives related to…

  • 2019 Alberta Provincial Budget Impact on Town of High River

    2019 Alberta Provincial Budget Impact on Town of High River

    HIGH RIVER, ALBERTA – At their November 12 meeting, High River Town Council received an update on the recently announced 2019 Provincial Budget and its impact on the Town’s finances from Kola Oladimeji, Chief Financial Officer. “There will be significant reductions to some municipal grants totalling approximately $1 million,” noted Kola Oladimeji, Chief Financial Officer…

  • Fall of the Berlin Wall: Premier Kenney

    Fall of the Berlin Wall: Premier Kenney

    Premier Jason Kenney issued the following statement recognizing the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall: “On Nov. 9, 1989, hammers and chisels began dismantling the concrete blocks and barbed wire of the wall that split Berlin, west from east. It was the most famous part of a barbed wire boundary between Communist East…