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  • Shannon Stubbs Issues Statement on Trans Mountain Expansion Delay

    Shannon Stubbs Issues Statement on Trans Mountain Expansion Delay

    TWO HILLS, AB, April 18, 2019 – Shannon Stubbs, Conservative Shadow Minister for Natural Resources, issued the following statement on the Liberal government’s decision to extend the deadline to make a final decision on the Trans Mountain Expansion until June 18th:  “Today’s announcement, two days after the Alberta election, and the day before the Easter long-weekend,…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness: Together4Health

    AHS Weekly Wellness: Together4Health

    Share Your Upcoming Wellness and Community Events with Albertans on Together4Health This April, Alberta Health Services (AHS) marked a major milestone – 10 years as a single, provincewide healthcare organization – and we are celebrating as 10 Together. Healthcare is more than treating disease and illness, it is also about looking at a preventative approach…

  • Foothills Country Hospice: We Love Our Volunteers

    Foothills Country Hospice: We Love Our Volunteers

    WE LOVE OUR VOLUNTEERS We really do! Did you know our VOLUNTEERS contribute more than 10,500 hours per year? They are a group of MULTI-TALENTED, COMPASSIONATE & CARING people – their dedication & commitment unwavering. Many have been with us since the Hospice first opened its doors in 2008. We are so incredibly lucky our 100+…

  • The Sweet Truth of Easter

    The Sweet Truth of Easter

  • Faith Forum: Not Good News, Great News!

    Faith Forum: Not Good News, Great News!

    Sometimes it’s all one can do to not turn off the news after a few minutes (although I think some people do at times!). A person may keep watching it and listening, hoping to hear something not depressing, violent or discouraging. A teenager murders twenty of his schoolmates in the US, four members of a…

  • The ‘A’ Words – Autism and Advocacy – Go Hand in Hand

    The ‘A’ Words – Autism and Advocacy – Go Hand in Hand

    With early intervention and the right supports, children with autism can learn and thrive. But too many doors are closed to these children By Sharon McCarryExecutive DirectorThe Little Red Playhouse “As soon as I mentioned the ‘A’ word, I knew she would not be calling me back.” This was what one of the parents I…

  • Astronomers Release 1st Real Black Hole Image

    Astronomers Release 1st Real Black Hole Image

    By Deborah Byrd  EarthSky On Wednesday, in coordinated press conferences across the globe, researchers unveiled a history-making image – the 1st ever – of the “shadow” of a supermassive black hole. On April 10, 2019, in coordinated press conferences around the world, researchers unveiled the first direct visual evidence – a photo, albeit in the…

  • Parkinson Canada Targets Gaps in Services and Treatments

    Parkinson Canada Targets Gaps in Services and Treatments

    TORONTO /CNW/ – Whether you are newly diagnosed with Parkinson’s or the care partner to someone in their third decade of living with this life-changing disease, timely information, care and treatments makes the difference between living well and experiencing hardship. This April, during Parkinson Awareness Month, Parkinson Canada wants Canadians to know that they can now…

  • Notre-Dame de Paris: From Searing Emotion to the Future Rebirth of a World Heritage Site

    Notre-Dame de Paris: From Searing Emotion to the Future Rebirth of a World Heritage Site

    On the night of April 15, 2019, in Paris, the emotions were raw. “Notre Dame is burning, the whole of France is crying, the whole world is crying,” said Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris. “It’s terrible, frightening, painful, a tragedy, a nightmare.” “This place leaves no one untouched. When you enter this cathedral, it inhabits you,”…

  • Canadian Students Talk Science with David Saint-Jacques

    Canadian Students Talk Science with David Saint-Jacques

    Alberta students share their Living Space project results with Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques  BEAUMONT, AB, April 17, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ – Astronauts are modern-day explorers and are role models for young Canadians. They can inspire our youth to reach for greater heights – even space itself! Today, a few months after inviting young Canadians to participate in the Living Space project, Canadian Space Agency(CSA)…

  • Residential Street Sweeping to Start Next Week in High River

    Residential Street Sweeping to Start Next Week in High River

    HIGH RIVER, AB: On Tuesday, April 23, 2019, the Town’s road crew will begin their annual street sweeping program. Every Spring, street sweepers are used to clear major thoroughfares and residential streets of gravel and other debris that have accumulated over winter. “One of the main reasons we sweep the streets is to keep pedestrians,…

  • Millarville Horticultural Club: Wild Gardens

    Millarville Horticultural Club: Wild Gardens

    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.  Tuesday May 14th is the next meeting.  It is our spring potluck. 6:30pm is the dinner, bring your favorite dish for 5-6 people, Julie Walker…

  • Faith Forum: Born to Die

    Faith Forum: Born to Die

    When you look down into the face of a newborn baby, you’re looking down into their sweetness. You may have unanswered questions as you look down into their little face. Questions such as wondering who they look like the most, what their growing up years will look like, what will they be when they grow…

  • Healthy Hints from Pharmasave: Reducing Cancer’s Death Toll Through Prevention

    Healthy Hints from Pharmasave: Reducing Cancer’s Death Toll Through Prevention

    Ever heard the saying “prevention is the best medicine”? While there are a number of factors that contribute to the risk of developing cancer and affect its prognosis, a study published in the medical journal The Lancet found that 9 risk factors contributed to more than one-third of cancer deaths around the world annually. But unlike risk factors…

  • Forest Industry Congratulates UCP on Successful Election Campaign

    Forest Industry Congratulates UCP on Successful Election Campaign

    Will Work with UCP Government to Ensure a Strong Future for Forestry  Edmonton, April 17, 2019 – The Alberta Forest Products Association congratulates Premier-Designate Jason Kenney and his UCP team on their election victory. “We look forward to working with the incoming government to ensure a strong future for the 40,000 Albertans who depend on forestry…