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  • Wildlife Conflict Solutions Workshop

    Wildlife Conflict Solutions Workshop

    Foothills County residents are invited to attend this event on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Old Rothney Farm on the Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area. In an effort towards coexistence with wildlife, multiple agencies will be putting on presentations and demonstrations about fencing, bear spray training, reducing conflicts, what to do if you…

  • Victoria Mayor Tours Oil Sands with Canada Action

    Victoria Mayor Tours Oil Sands with Canada Action

    Canada Action, Calgary Councillors to Tour Cenovus’ Foster Creek Oil Sands Facility with Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps and Industry Leaders  CALGARY, ALTA.: Canada Action in partnership with the City of Calgary are excited to host Mayor of Victoria, Lisa Helps, on a tour through the Alberta oil- sands on April 26, 2019 as an act of…

  • Hospitals Must Adapt so Infants can ‘Room-in’ with Opioid-dependent Mothers

    Hospitals Must Adapt so Infants can ‘Room-in’ with Opioid-dependent Mothers

    Mary Malebranche, Clinical Lecturer, University of Calgary Opioid use in pregnancy has risen dramatically in recent years, along with the opioid epidemic within the general Canadian population. One study found an alarming increase in the number of infants born to opioid-dependent women in Ontario — from 46 in 2002 to almost 800 in 2014. Up to 80 per…

  • The Royal Canadian Mint Marks 50 Years of Progress in the Journey to Equal Rights For LGBTQ2 Canadians With $1 “Equality” Circulation Coin

    The Royal Canadian Mint Marks 50 Years of Progress in the Journey to Equal Rights For LGBTQ2 Canadians With $1 “Equality” Circulation Coin

    TORONTO, ONTARIO, APRIL 23, 2019 – While Canadians’ are known for their strongly held values of diversity, inclusion and equality, for many years, LGBTQ2 Canadians were not treated equally. Today, the Royal Canadian Mint is proud to launch a one-dollar circulation coin commemorating 50 years of progress in recognizing the rights of LGBTQ2 Canadians.  It was…

  • Nature Conservancy of Canada and Partners Welcome New National Program to Protect Nature

    Nature Conservancy of Canada and Partners Welcome New National Program to Protect Nature

    The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and its partners applaud a new federally-funded $100 million program to safeguard important habitats for species at risk. The Natural Heritage Conservation Program (NHCP), announced today (April 23, 2019) by Catherine McKenna, Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will support privately protected areas in ecologically sensitive landscapes, from…

  • Healthy Hints from Pharmasave: More Things You Can Do to Cut Your Cancer Risk

    Healthy Hints from Pharmasave: More Things You Can Do to Cut Your Cancer Risk

    Aside from your weight, smoking, and drinking, the Harvard study found other lifestyle factors that can increase your risk of developing cancer. Here are some other ones that are likely to affect your health here in North America: low intake of fruits and vegetables “unsafe” sex air pollution Just as with the three main factors, there…

  • Avoiding Batty Stowaways

    Avoiding Batty Stowaways

    Summer is here, and with it comes camping and other activities that involve travelling inter-provincially or perhaps down into the United States. While you want to take the experience home with you, that should not include accidentally packing up a bat! Alberta is home to at least nine species of bats and while they are…

  • VeloGuide Brings On-demand ‘Ride and Guide’ Sharing App to Global Cycling Enthusiasts

    VeloGuide Brings On-demand ‘Ride and Guide’ Sharing App to Global Cycling Enthusiasts

    Calgary, Alberta – VeloGuide is revolutionizing the cycling tourism industry with its easy to use ‘ride and guide’ sharing app, connecting globetrotting cyclsts with local guides. Founded by Calgary local, Joel Goralski, in collaboration with a core team of visionaries, professional riders and cycling enthusiasts, VeloGuide includes a growing network of more than 1600 local…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Kitchen Helpers

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Kitchen Helpers

    By Reena Nerbas Threading a Needle Dear Reena, I have never had difficulty threading a needle before; however, recently I started having trouble seeing the eye of the needle. Do you have any simple tricks for this? Kennedy Dear Kennedy, A magnifying glass can help with this challenge. Here is a hack that works like…

  • Join the Dark Night

    Join the Dark Night

    Help us to raise awareness about the value of dark skies and the impacts of light pollution Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area Are you tired of watching the same old cat videos on YouTube? Why not try skunks, or bears or synchronized elk dancers? All of these animals star in the Ann & Sandy…

  • High River RCMP Arrest Male after Break and Enter at Lease Site

    High River RCMP Arrest Male after Break and Enter at Lease Site

    High River, Alta. –  High River RCMP charge male with numerous criminal offences after a break and enter to a rural site. On April 14, 2019, High River RCMP received a call of a break and enter at Canadian Natural Resources oilfield site. High River and Okotoks RCMP members responded and located a suspect vehicle. The suspect vehicle attempted to…

  • Canadian Tulip Festival… Re-Rooted

    Canadian Tulip Festival… Re-Rooted

    “Celebrating the end of winter… and the end of a war” A glimpse back in time to 1945 with personal stories of the Second World War – The Heritage Pavilion 33 musical performances produced by Ottawa impresario Julian Armour – The Dutch Theatre Tulip stories with an eye to the future – The Tulip Pavilion Digital Tulip Bed Tours – The GrowIt Mobile…

  • Okotoks RCMP is Seeking the Public’s Assistance in Locating a Missing Female – UPDATE

    Okotoks RCMP is Seeking the Public’s Assistance in Locating a Missing Female – UPDATE

    Okotoks RCMP is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing female – Located Okotoks, Alta. – Okotoks RCMP would like to advise that Journey Godbout has been located. She is safe and unharmed. RCMP would like to thank the public and the media for their assistance.   Okotoks, AB- The Okotoks RCMP is seeking the public’s assistance…

  • Replacing Plastic Packaging at the Grocery Store

    Replacing Plastic Packaging at the Grocery Store

    Metro plans to let customers bring their own containers to stores in Quebec. You can bet other retailers will follow suit By Sylvain CharleboisSenior FellowAtlantic Institute for Market Studies Metro announced recently that it would become the first major grocery store chain in the country to allow customers to bring their own reusable containers for packaging…

  • Does a Year in Space Make You Older or Younger?

    Does a Year in Space Make You Older or Younger?

    Posted by EarthSky Voices  The NASA Twins study – featuring astronaut twins Scott and Mark Kelly – was the perfect space experiment. Scott spent a year in space aboard the International Space Station. Mark remained on Earth. The results? Results from NASA’s Twins Study, which took place from 2015-2016, were published April 11, 2019, in the journal Science. NASA said that…