Author: Gateway Gazette Contributor

  • Healthy Hints from Pharmasave: Staying Healthy after Menopause

    Healthy Hints from Pharmasave: Staying Healthy after Menopause

    It used to be that the average lifespan of a woman in North America only extended into the early 60s. Now that women are living into their 70s, 80s and beyond, this brings a whole new dimension to women’s health. The main health concerns after menopause are osteoporosis, heart disease and breast cancer. We’ve been…

  • Budget 2019: A Plan for Jobs and the Economy

    Budget 2019: A Plan for Jobs and the Economy

    Budget 2019 is a balanced plan to create jobs, grow the economy and protect vital services. Budget 2019 takes bold action to get Albertans back to work. It creates the right conditions to bring jobs, growth and investment back to Alberta while getting our fiscal house in order to stop the reckless dive into debt.…

  • Samaritan’s Purse Responding in Texas After EF-3 Tornado

    Samaritan’s Purse Responding in Texas After EF-3 Tornado

    Samaritan’s Purse Disaster Relief Units are on their Way to Dallas, Texas, as We Prepare to Help Hurting Homeowners. Samaritan’s Purse U.S. Disaster Relief teams are on the ground in Texas after an EF-3 tornado and two other twisters devastated Dallas communities late Sunday, ripping up hundreds of homes, along with churches and businesses, on…

  • Canadian Naval Heroes: Lieutenant-Commander Margaret Brooke 1915-2016

    Canadian Naval Heroes: Lieutenant-Commander Margaret Brooke 1915-2016

    Born in 1915 in Ardath, Saskatchewan, Margaret Martha Brooke enrolled in the Royal Canadian Navy as a Nursing Sister Dietician on March 9, 1942, at the rank of Sub-Lieutenant. She ultimately attained the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on April 1, 1957, while serving in the RCN from 1942 to 1962. On May 12, 1942, the Battle…

  • High River RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance after a theft from a local business

    High River RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance after a theft from a local business

    High River, Alberta –  High River RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance after a theft from a local business. On Thursday September 19th, a bald Caucasian male was caught on surveillance video stealing some equipment from a local business in High River. High River RCMP have not been able to identify the suspect and are looking for assistance from…

  • Extra Yard Waste Collection Free to Okotoks Households in October!

    Extra Yard Waste Collection Free to Okotoks Households in October!

    Wondering what to do with all those leaves and grass clippings from fall yard clean?! During the month of October, place your extra yard waste beside your green organics cart for pick up on your regular collection day! Just ensure your extra grass and leaves are in any compostable bag. Small branches can either be…

  • Bat Week Takes Flight in Alberta

    Bat Week Takes Flight in Alberta

    Government is inviting kids to go batty over Bat Week, which runs Oct. 24-31. To encourage young Albertans to learn about – and respect – the province’s many bat species, the province is holding a colouring and drawing contest to coincide with Bat Week. From Oct. 24 to Nov. 4, young Albertans are encouraged to…

  • Construction Looms as Community Rallies Behind #BuildThemUp in Big Way

    Construction Looms as Community Rallies Behind #BuildThemUp in Big Way

    We are so grateful to our community for helping to create Calgary’s first Centre for Child & Adolescent Mental Health through our Build Them Up campaign. Since the project was announced last year, the response has been overwhelmingly positive. Donations for the centre have now reached $18 million! Support for this crucial initiative extends far…

  • Protecting Patients in Addiction Treatment

    Protecting Patients in Addiction Treatment

    The Alberta government has ordered the Addiction Recovery Network to cease operating in light of concerns about patient safety. Alberta Health has received numerous complaints alleging poor safety, quality of care and inappropriate financial practices of the facility in Clearwater County. “Our government will not stand by while any company seeks to take advantage of…

  • Safe and Efficient Tool to Reduce Seniors’ Medication Overload

    Safe and Efficient Tool to Reduce Seniors’ Medication Overload

    McGill University Health Centre Montreal – The elderly are often prescribed multiple medications for different health conditions. While some medications are needed, polypharmacy and medication overload can be costly and even harmful. However, reducing the number of potentially inappropriate medications that seniors take on a daily basis is an ongoing challenge. In one of the largest…

  • Upcoming Budget: Statement from Minister Toews

    Upcoming Budget: Statement from Minister Toews

    President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Travis Toews issued the following statement ahead of the 2019 provincial budget: “Like many finance ministers before me, I am preparing to present our government’s budget and choosing the shoes that I will wear in the Alberta legislature for this important occasion. For Budget 2019, I have…

  • Priddis Pub Victimized by Vandals

    Priddis Pub Victimized by Vandals

    High Country Rural Crime Watch Association We’re writing to let you know about ANOTHER Break & Enter that took place at the Priddis Water’s Edge Pub, yesterday, October 21, 2019.  The first B&E occurred overnight on October 13, 2019.  There’s even more damage this time.  These are both under investigation by RCMP.  The owners are feeling victimized and our community is frustrated…

  • Cochrane Unveils First Canadian Fully On-Demand Transit System

    Cochrane Unveils First Canadian Fully On-Demand Transit System

    The Town of Cochrane revealed the name of the new local transit system at the Cochrane Trade Show in May. COLT: Cochrane On-Demand Local Transit was the highlight of the Town booth. Mayor Jeff Genung is looking forward to sharing details with the community. “As the only community in Canada to offer a fully on-demand,…

  • Fair Vote Canada calls for a Cooperative Government and National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform

    Fair Vote Canada calls for a Cooperative Government and National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform

    Great news! After two back-to-back false majority governments, Canadians finally have a House of Commons where parties will have to work together, ensuring respect for the views of a broader range of voters. Most Canadians will be relieved that one party with 39% of the popular vote will no longer be able to impose the…

  • Indigenous Misrepresentation: Chiefs Respond to Edmonton Climate Strike

    Indigenous Misrepresentation: Chiefs Respond to Edmonton Climate Strike

    (October 18, 2019) Today the Indian Resource Council, an organization representing over 100 oil and gas producing First Nations, met in Edmonton to discuss ways in which they can further assume control over their oil and gas resources from the Government of Canada. This happened against the backdrop of Climate Justice Edmonton’s climate strike, including a presence…