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  • Celebrating Alberta’s Spirit with Culture Days

    Celebrating Alberta’s Spirit with Culture Days

    Alberta Culture Days helps celebrate our province’s arts, diversity and community spirit. Minister Leela Sharon Aheer, Associate Minister Dale Nally and Mayor Cathy Heron present the Alberta Culture Days Feature Celebration Site placard to the St. Albert Cultivates the Arts Society. From Sept. 27 to Sept. 29, community and cultural organizations will host free, public…

  • Ask Biella: “How do we remain positive when so much negativity surrounds us in our world?”

    Ask Biella: “How do we remain positive when so much negativity surrounds us in our world?”

    Biella focuses on Shifting Perspective to Appreciation and developing an Appropriate proportional view of Positivity and negativity.

  • Five Days of Fall Festival Begins This Week

    Five Days of Fall Festival Begins This Week

    HIGH RIVER, ALBERTA – Each year, thousands of people attend the Five Days of Fall Festival to witness the energy and beauty of High River. The five events take place September 24th – 29th and include the Heritage Inn Balloon Festival, Eamons Garage Fundraiser, Balloon Glow, River City Classics Burn-Out Night, River City Classics Show…

  • Indigo Love of Reading Foundation launches 11th Annual Adopt a School Program, Aiming to Raise One Book for Every Student

    Indigo Love of Reading Foundation launches 11th Annual Adopt a School Program, Aiming to Raise One Book for Every Student

    182 high-needs elementary schools across Canada will benefit from this grassroots fundraiser TORONTO/CNW/ – The Indigo Love of Reading Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of its 2019 Adopt a School program, now in its 11th year supporting children’s literacy. From September 14 to October 6, 2019, Indigo, Chapters and Coles stores, together with their communities, will fundraise for…

  • Another Bold Step on Free Trade

    Another Bold Step on Free Trade

    Alberta is showing leadership by lifting more internal trade restrictions. Alberta is taking another bold step toward free trade within Canada by doing away with eight more of its exceptions under the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), and narrowing two more. This comes on the heels of Alberta’s decision to eliminate 13 CFTA exceptions in…

  • Who is Running in the Foothills for the 2019 Federal Election?

    Who is Running in the Foothills for the 2019 Federal Election?

    We have three candidates (at this time*) that have put their names forward to represent our Foothills communities in Ottawa: BARLOW, John Conservative Party of Canada / Parti conservateur du Canada HESSION, Greg People’ s Party of Canada / Parti populaire du Canada LACEY , Bridget Green Party of Canada / Le Parti Vert du…

  • Creating Community Capacity to Address Dementia

    Creating Community Capacity to Address Dementia

    The Government of Alberta is taking action to help create communities where people with dementia are valued and supported. Minister Pon joins The Brenda Strafford Foundation, Alberta Innovates, and Alberta Health Services to celebrate the launch of a new resource to help communities address dementia. Under the Alberta Dementia Strategy and Action Plan, new resources…

  • Manitoba Dump Dogs Arrive in Calgary Looking for Foster Homes and Furever Homes

    Manitoba Dump Dogs Arrive in Calgary Looking for Foster Homes and Furever Homes

    The Manitoba Homeless Dump Dog Rescues arrived in Calgary September 18th. There was a tremendous amount of volunteer and foster support last week at Springbank Pet Resort and Vet Hospital. It was like a miracle. The veterinarian and his staff were all so kind and incredibly helpful to all the dogs and fosterers as they…

  • Release of High-risk Offender Michael Christopher DELMAS

    Release of High-risk Offender Michael Christopher DELMAS

    In the interest of public safety, the Calgary Police Service is issuing the following public information and warning in regards to the release of an inmate on completion of his sentence. Michael Christopher DELMAS, 36, was released to the Calgary community today, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, after serving a six-and-a-half-year sentence for one count of…

  • Millarville Horticultural Society: Garden Retreat

    Millarville Horticultural Society: 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 October 8 at 7:30pm. We are lucky to have Stacey Laursen from Garden Retreat to speak about greenhouses…

  • High River RCMP Seeking Public Assistance in Animal Cruelty Investigation

    High River RCMP Seeking Public Assistance in Animal Cruelty Investigation

    High River, Alta – On September 20th 2019 High River RCMP responded to a call of a cat being shot by a BB gun near Emerson Lake. The cat suffered minor injuries and is expected to survive. Police are looking for any witnesses in regards to this occurrence. If you have information about this occurrence, please contact the High River RCMP Detachment at (403)652-2357,…

  • Protecting Communities from Illicit Drugs: Minister Schweitzer

    Protecting Communities from Illicit Drugs: Minister Schweitzer

    Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Doug Schweitzer issued the following statement on the shuttering of three drug houses by the Alberta Sheriffs this week: “Illicit drugs are a scourge that plague our communities and harm Albertans – from the violence perpetrated by the criminals who sell them to the crimes committed by those under…

  • Foothills Green Party Candidate to Host Innovative Campaign Events; “Songs for the Green Evolution”

    Foothills Green Party Candidate to Host Innovative Campaign Events; “Songs for the Green Evolution”

    Turner Valley, AB – Federal Green Party candidate for the riding of Foothills, Bridget Lacey, has announced that her campaign will be hosting several special events over the upcoming month during which she will share the Green Party platform. However, these events will feature a unique twist; she will be both speaking as well as…

  • Meadow Ridge School Opens in Okotoks

    Meadow Ridge School Opens in Okotoks

    September 17th was the Grand Opening of the new K-9 school. The name was chosen in reflection to the wetlands west and north of the school, a future outdoor learning space for students.  Existing property setbacks ensure this natural area will remain to provide an environmental legacy. The school will be home to approximately 900…

  • Sheriffs in Calgary Close Another Drug House

    Sheriffs in Calgary Close Another Drug House

    Alberta Sheriffs have shuttered a house in southeast Calgary after their investigation confirmed drug activity was taking place on the property. The Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) unit of the Alberta Sheriffs obtained a court order authorizing them to close the house at 2227 47 Street SE for 90 days. Under terms of the order,…