Author: Gateway Gazette Contributor

  • Alberta RCMP Dedicate a Columbarium to Honour the Memories of our Members

    Alberta RCMP Dedicate a Columbarium to Honour the Memories of our Members

    Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. – Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki, Commanding Officer of the Alberta RCMP, along with fellow members, veterans and honoured guests took part in a dedication of a new 96 niche columbarium at the Fort Saskatchewan Cemetery Wednesday afternoon. The Edmonton Veterans’ Association was an important partner in the installation of this columbarium, choosing…

  • Canada Post Community Foundation Issues Grants of $1.2 million to Better the Lives of Children

    Canada Post Community Foundation Issues Grants of $1.2 million to Better the Lives of Children

    118 groups across the country will receive funds to help children, as new stamps go on sale to raise funds for next year’s grants OTTAWA – The Canada Post Community Foundation today announced approximately $1.2 million in grants to 118 groups that help children in communities across Canada, as new stamps went on sale to help…

  • Special Olympics Calgary Needs Your Help

    Special Olympics Calgary Needs Your Help

    We are desperately short of volunteers for our Novice Swimming program. If we don’t get enough volunteers, it unfortunately means 40 athletes won’t be able to participate. Please help us by contacting Karen if you are interested to coach, or by sharing this post so we can spread the word!! Novice Swimming runs:November 5, 2019…

  • Dog Owner Charged by Alberta SPCA

    Dog Owner Charged by Alberta SPCA

    A dog owner from Swan Hills has been charged with four offences under the Animal Protection Act (APA) after the Alberta SPCA seized 16 animals from a property earlier this month. Lauri Restad is charged with causing an animal to be in distress, APA 2(1), failing to provide adequate food and water, APA 2.1(a), failing to provide…

  • The Ultimate Guide to Traveling with Pets on Trains within the U.S.

    The Ultimate Guide to Traveling with Pets on Trains within the U.S.

    This article has been shared with us by Upgraded Points BY AMAR HUSSAIN When planning your next trip within the U.S., you may not want to leave your 4-legged friend at home. Thankfully, with many train services now allowing small pets to be carried on board, there are alternative options to flying or driving. Train travel…

  • Attracting Investment in Petrochemicals

    Attracting Investment in Petrochemicals

    The Government of Alberta is confirming its $1.1-billion commitment to the Petrochemicals Diversification Program. This important program encourages investment, diversifies the economy and creates jobs for Albertans. It supports privately funded large-scale projects by providing royalty credits to companies that build facilities to turn ethane, methane and propane feedstocks into products such as plastics, fabrics…

  • From My Bookshelf: Final Report

    From My Bookshelf: Final Report

    By Lynn Willoughby Final Report ~ Rick Mercer This book is a winner!  I always watched the Rick Mercer Report on CBC and enjoyed his take on politics, fashions, elections, how fortunate we are as Canadians and whatever else was in the news of the week.  Not only does this book have many of his well…

  • Albertonectes: Alberta’s Last Sea Dragon

    Albertonectes: Alberta’s Last Sea Dragon

    ROYAL TYRRELL MUSEUM OF PALAEONTOLOGY During the Cretaceous Period, the Western Interior Seaway split North America into two landmasses. Part of the seaway was the Bearpaw Sea—a warm, shallow sea that covered 1.7 million square kilometres of coastal plain about 74 million years ago. It was home to many marine reptiles, ammonites, fishes, and other aquatic…

  • Government Seeks Help to Find Wildfire Arsonist

    Government Seeks Help to Find Wildfire Arsonist

    Alberta Agriculture and Forestry and the RCMP are looking for witnesses who may have seen an arsonist who started a wildfire northeast of Slave Lake in May. The McMillan wildfire began near the community of Wabasca on the afternoon of Saturday, May 18 at around 2 p.m. The wildfire originated at approximately kilometre 40 on…

  • Christmas in the Country 2019

    Christmas in the Country 2019

    Two weekends of Christmas cheer in Alberta’s beautiful Foothills region! Over 2500 pieces of fine craft and unframed artworks by local artists will fill the museum and galleries of the historic Leighton home this November, in perfect time for getting a head start on purchasing season gifts and getting into the Christmas spirit. Beautiful decorations, festive…

  • Royal Canadian Mint Silver Collector Coin Honours Métis Leader and Father of Manitoba Louis Riel

    Royal Canadian Mint Silver Collector Coin Honours Métis Leader and Father of Manitoba Louis Riel

    WINNIPEG, Oct. 22, 2019 /CNW/ – The Royal Canadian Mint has unveiled a fine silver Special Edition Proof Dollar marking the 175th anniversary of the birth of Louis Riel. In addition to featuring an evocative portrait of the founder of Manitoba, this is the first coin produced by the Mint to be engraved with Michif, the official language of the…

  • Immunity-boosting Tips for a Healthier Winter

    Immunity-boosting Tips for a Healthier Winter

    We all have a good reason to say, “I can’t get sick right now.” Getting the flu obviously takes a toll on our physical health, but it can also interfere with our busy lives and the lives of others in our communities. While it is difficult to find any absolute guarantee that you won’t get…

  • Volunteer Snow Angels Needed in Diamond-Valley

    Volunteer Snow Angels Needed in Diamond-Valley

    The Snow Angel program is a volunteer-based initiative which ensures that seniors and those with mobility issues are able to have their sidewalks and pathways cleared of snow if they are not able. Volunteer Snow Angels are needed.  If you are interested, please call your municipal office for the address of someone in your area…

  • New Report Shows Education Choice Saved Alberta Taxpayers $1.9 Billion

    New Report Shows Education Choice Saved Alberta Taxpayers $1.9 Billion

    By Franco Terrazzano CALGARY, AB: Alberta’s independent schools and home education saved taxpayers $1.9-billion over eight years, according to a new report commissioned by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) and Alberta-based Parents for Choice in Education (PCE). “The province’s own data shows clearly that independent schools and home education are a bargain for taxpayers, since these students receive only a fraction…

  • Fast Evolution Explains the Tiny Stature of Extinct ‘Hobbit’ from Flores Island

    Fast Evolution Explains the Tiny Stature of Extinct ‘Hobbit’ from Flores Island

    It’s not every day that scientists discover a new human species. But that’s just what happened back in 2004, when archaeologists uncovered some very well-preserved fossil remains in the Liang Bua cave on Flores Island, Indonesia. The diminutive size of this new human species, Homo floresiensis, earned it the nickname “Hobbit.” Shockingly, researchers believed it had…