Author: Gateway Gazette Contributor

  • Found an Orphaned or Injured Baby Wild Animal?

    Found an Orphaned or Injured Baby Wild Animal?

    How to tell if baby animals are orphaned, injured or perfectly fine—and what to do if they need your help It’s common to see baby wild animals outside during spring, as a new generation makes its way into the world. Baby wild animals might seem like they need our help, but unless the animal is truly…

  • NASA and Peanuts Worldwide to Collaborate on Deep Space Learning Activities

    NASA and Peanuts Worldwide to Collaborate on Deep Space Learning Activities

    NASA and Peanuts Worldwide are joining forces to collaborate on educational activities that share the excitement of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with the next generation of explorers and thinkers. The collaboration, formalized though a Space Act Agreement, provides an opportunity to update the Snoopy character by Charles M. Schulz, for space-themed programming with content…

  • Turner Valley: April 28 Day of Mourning

    Turner Valley: April 28 Day of Mourning

    Every year on April 28 we pay our respects to, and remember, the thousands of workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness as a result of work-related incidents. Sadly, Alberta lost 162 men and women to workplace injury or illness in 2018. On April 28, we remember. Take a moment to honour lives…

  • “Angel of the North” Delivering her Third Generation of Babies

    “Angel of the North” Delivering her Third Generation of Babies

    Not every 77-year-old doctor is motivated to continue a job that involves 80 unpredictable hours a week and getting up in the wee hours of the night. But Dr. Lalita Malhotra is not every doctor. Dr. Malhotra, an obstetrician and gynecologist originally from Delhi, India, has been in Canada since 1975. That was the year…

  • Calgary Transit and Calgary Alpha House Partner to Help the City’s Vulnerable

    Calgary Transit and Calgary Alpha House Partner to Help the City’s Vulnerable

    After a successful pilot program in 2018, Calgary Transit and Calgary Alpha House will continue their partnership to help our city’s vulnerable population connect to medical aid, housing support and addiction services. The pilot focused on the CTrain system from Sunalta Station to Victoria Park Stampede Station, and due to its success will continue through…

  • The Air Canada Foundation Makes “Every Bit Counts” for Thousands of Children across Canada!

    The Air Canada Foundation Makes “Every Bit Counts” for Thousands of Children across Canada!

    The Air Canada Foundation is proud to strenghthen its partnership with Children’s Miracle Network and its 14 Canadian member hospitals through the “Every Bit Counts” onboard collection program MONTREAL /CNW Telbec/ – The Air Canada Foundation is pleased to announce that, to further strengthen its partnership with Children’s Miracle Network (CMN), all funds raised in 2019 on board…

  • Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) at Foothills Country Hospice – Town Hall Meeting

    Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) at Foothills Country Hospice – Town Hall Meeting

    The Foothills Country Hospice Board of Directors is revisiting the decision not to be a provisioning site for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) at the hospice. This Town Hall meeting will provide an opportunity for learning and conversations about MAiD. Topics of Discussion How MAiD has evolved since legalization in Canada and in the Calgary…

  • To Grow Up Healthy, Children Need to Sit Less and Play More

    To Grow Up Healthy, Children Need to Sit Less and Play More

    New WHO guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for children under 5 years of age 24 April 2019  Geneva – Children under five must spend less time sitting watching screens, or restrained in prams and seats, get better quality sleep and have more time for active play if they are to grow up healthy,…

  • From My Bookshelf: The Rosie Result

    From My Bookshelf: The Rosie Result

    By Lynn Willoughby The Rosie Result ~ Graeme Simsion This is the third “Rosie” book and I  have loved every one. They are quirky, funny, tender and philosophical. This one deals with eleven year old Hudson – Rosie and Don’s son.   When Hudson corrects his teacher’s grammar, it is not appreciated. When Hudson’s awkward…

  • Housing First in Practice: Challenges and Adaptations in Alberta

    Housing First in Practice: Challenges and Adaptations in Alberta

    In 2008, Alberta committed to ending chronic homelessness through a Housing First approach. Developed in New York City, Housing First emphasizes that housing is the first need for someone experiencing homelessness. Clients are offered permanent housing in the community, followed by any services they may need. As Housing First has spread internationally, it has been adapted to local…

  • Calgary Police: Search Continues in Homicide Investigation

    Calgary Police: Search Continues in Homicide Investigation

    The Calgary Police Service is continuing the search for evidence in the suspected homicides of Jasmine LOVETT and Aliyah SANDERSON. Investigators would like to again ask the public for information that could help the investigation. Specifically, anyone who witnessed a Caucasian man in his mid-30s driving a grey, luxury SUV in the Bragg Creek and/or East…

  • An un-BEE-lievable Discovery

    An un-BEE-lievable Discovery

    City of Calgary staff are buzzing after an endangered bee was found in the bee boulevard along Canyon Meadows Drive. The endangered bee — a Gypsy Cuckoo Bumble Bee (Bombus Bohemicus) – was found on the site last year and identified this winter. The large and distinctive bee has seen a decline in population over…

  • Avalanche Canada Launches New Mobile App

    Avalanche Canada Launches New Mobile App

    New Mobile App Ready to Download It’s here! Avalanche Canada’s new mobile app is live and ready to download. If you’ve got the old app on your device, you’ll want to get the new one. We’ve made a lot of improvements. Easier access to the daily regional forecasts and avalanche advisories. Get hourly weather data…

  • Winter Storm Warning for the Foothills

    Winter Storm Warning for the Foothills

    Warnings 8:52 AM MDT Saturday 27 April 2019Winter storm warning in effect for: M.D. of Foothills near Cayley M.D. of Foothills near High River and Aldersyde M.D. of Foothills near Longview and Eden Valley Res. M.D. of Foothills near Okotoks and De Winton M.D. of Foothills near Priddis and Brown-Lowery Prov. Park M.D. of Foothills…

  • Historic Release Bolsters One of Canada’s Most Endangered Birds

    Historic Release Bolsters One of Canada’s Most Endangered Birds

    Conservation Collaboration Benefits Greater Sage-Grouse With the release of 66 greater sage-grouse into the wild, the Calgary Zoo, in partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and Parks Canada, has significantly boosted one of Canada’s most endangered birds at a time when fewer than 250 remain in their habitat. This milestone release is the…