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  • Calgary Council Approves Green Line Program

    Calgary Council Approves Green Line Program

    On Tuesday, June 16, City Council approved Administration’s Green Line recommendation on the updated Stage 1 alignment (from 16 Avenue N. to Shepard) along with changes to construction staging. “Council’s approval today is a pivotal step in achieving the vision of Green Line promised to Calgarians,” said Michael Thompson, General Manager of Green Line. “The…

  • Disc Golf Course Coming to Okotoks

    Disc Golf Course Coming to Okotoks

    Disc golf is coming to Okotoks!  Disc golf is becoming a popular outdoor activity; it is similar to golf but a disc is used instead of a ball and the hole is a metal basket. The use of the Okotoks course will be FREE and available to users during normal park hours (5am to midnight).  With the help of volunteers,…

  • Changing Tracks for a Changing World

    Changing Tracks for a Changing World

    It’s an unprecedented time to be graduating from post-secondary. Graduates around the world are finding new and unorthodox ways to celebrate their academic achievements before bravely stepping into a changing landscape of work and opportunity. The future’s unknown, and a little scary. But the SAIT class of 2020 is making plans. They’re finding their way…

  • More Provincial Historic Sites Reopening for Summer

    More Provincial Historic Sites Reopening for Summer

    More provincial historic sites and museums will reopen on June 20 as part of stage two of Alberta’s relaunch strategy. The successful reopening of the Royal Alberta Museum and Royal Tyrrell Museum has paved the way towards the reopening of many more provincial sites. “Albertans are truly eager to get back out and explore the…

  • From My Bookshelf: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

    From My Bookshelf: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

    By Lynn Willoughby The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek ~ Kim Michele Richardson In 1935 President Franklin Roosevelt announced The Works Progress Administration. The Pack Horse Library Project was part of an effort to create jobs for women and bring books and reading material to Appalachia, into the poorest and most isolated areas in eastern Kentucky that…

  • Fairness Alberta Report Shows Eight Ways to Improve Equalization

    Fairness Alberta Report Shows Eight Ways to Improve Equalization

    EDMONTON, AB, June 16, 2020 – Fairness Alberta released an analysis today outlining eight concrete proposals to improve Canada’s Equalization Program.  The first four recommendations would make the program fairer for Albertans, resulting in an approximate $3 billion reduction of their $17 billion annual net tax contribution made to the rest of Canada, and the remaining…

  • Is Mindless Eating Destroying Your Health?

    Is Mindless Eating Destroying Your Health?

    Mindless Eating vs. Mindful Eating Do you know the difference? Which do you think best describes your eating habits? Mindfulness is a familiar word and has become a way of life for many. The most renowned voice on the subject, Jon Kabat Zinn, describes it as:  “Mindfulness is an awareness that arises through paying attention…in the service of…

  • Foothills Country Hospice: Celebrating Father’s Day

    Foothills Country Hospice: Celebrating Father’s Day

    Gotzke Family Story Foothills Country Hospice has gained a very special place in our family’s lives. I will never forget the day we walked into the building for our tour of the facility on behalf of my Dad, Roland Gotzke. The feeling I had the moment we walked in was surreal, hard, but beautiful at…

  • Turner Valley Campground Open; Pool and Spray Park to Open in July

    Turner Valley Campground Open; Pool and Spray Park to Open in July

    The Town of Turner Valley staff are working hard to adjust plans to accommodate the opening of municipal facilities in response to the Province’s revised relaunch strategy. The Dr. Lander Memorial Pool and spray park are expected to open July 6 as part of the second stage. Turner Valley Municipal Campground opened on June 17…

  • A Nodosaur’s Last Meal

    A Nodosaur’s Last Meal

     ROYAL TYRRELL MUSEUM OF PALAEONTOLOGY The world’s best-preserved armoured dinosaur, the nodosaur Borealopelta markmitchelli, continues to answer important questions about its biology and behaviour. In a new study, published June 3, 2020 in the journal Royal Society Open Science, researchers have described the stomach contents preserved in this exceptional specimen. A distinct mass about the size of…

  • More Protection for Commercial Tenants

    More Protection for Commercial Tenants

    Proposed legislation will safeguard businesses from eviction, and more, as Alberta deals with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Bill 23, the Commercial Tenancies Protection Act, would protect eligible commercial tenants from having their leases terminated due to non-payment of rent as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. If passed, the act would also prevent landlords from…

  • Earliest Sunrises Come Before the Summer Solstice

    Earliest Sunrises Come Before the Summer Solstice

    Posted by Bruce McClure For the Northern Hemisphere: June is a super month for an early morning walk. The dawn light is beautiful at this time of year. At mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, your earliest sunrises of the year happen around now. For the Southern Hemisphere: If you relish the daylight, as many do, you’ll be…

  • Surplus Food Rescue Program

    Surplus Food Rescue Program

    June 15, 2020 Ottawa, Ontario – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, today launched the $50 million Surplus Food Rescue Program. The program aims to move surplus food commodities such as potatoes and other possible horticulture, fish and seafood, and meat through the food system as efficiently as…

  • Update 95: COVID-19 Pandemic in Alberta

    Update 95: COVID-19 Pandemic in Alberta

    June 18 at 5 p.m. Hospitalization rates remain low with 34 people in hospital, six of whom are in intensive care. In total, 6,938 Albertans have recovered from COVID-19. Latest updates 49 new cases bring the number of total active cases to 489. Cases have been identified in all zones across the province: Calgary zone:…

  • Healthy Hints from Pharmasave: Are You at Risk of a Stroke?

    Healthy Hints from Pharmasave: Are You at Risk of a Stroke?

    Stroke is the third-largest killer of Canadian adults, after heart disease and cancer. It’s also the primary cause of physical disabilities and is second only to Alzheimer’s disease as a cause of mental disability. In Canada, there are more than 50,000 strokes a year. About 6% of deaths in Canada are due to stroke –…