Author: Gateway Gazette Contributor

  • Turner Valley RCMP – Break & Enter Residence

    Turner Valley RCMP – Break & Enter Residence

    Thursday February 7th, 2019 at 3:00pm, 5 suspects were interrupted by a rural homeowner southwest of the Town of Turner Valley, Alberta after smashing several windows of the garage and the house, and stealing property.  The suspects fled in two cars. Two suspects were apprehended shortly thereafter on Highway 541 West of Longview after their vehicle hit the ditch…

  • Storm Water and Sewer Smoke Tests to be Completed Near Emerson Lake, High River

    Storm Water and Sewer Smoke Tests to be Completed Near Emerson Lake, High River

    HIGH RIVER, AB: Calgary Sewer Scope will be performing non-toxic smoke testing in the storm water and sanitary sewers near Emerson Lake starting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, February 13. The Town’s Utilities Division will be hand-delivering letters to residents who are located between 9 Avenue and 5 Avenue S.E. and 5A Street and 9…

  • Statement from the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Granville

    Statement from the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Granville

    Dear Prime Minister, With a heavy heart, I am writing to tender my resignation as the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence. I want to thank all Canadians, and in particular the residents of Vancouver-Granville, who put their trust in me and supported me as Minster of Justice and Attorney General…

  • John Barlow: Change is Needed in 2019

    John Barlow: Change is Needed in 2019

    We are well into the new year and time and again Foothills residents are telling me how crucial 2019 is for Alberta and for Canada. Over the last three years Canadians have gotten to know Justin Trudeau and they don’t like what they’ve seen. They’re tired of his mistakes. Mistakes including damaged relationships with key…

  • The City of Calgary Announces First $3 Million Funding for Mental Health and Addictions Programs

    The City of Calgary Announces First $3 Million Funding for Mental Health and Addictions Programs

    The City of Calgary congratulates 19 successful Calgary non-profits confirmed to receive $3 million in one-time funding as part of the $25 million community action strategy to tackle mental health and addiction. Registered non-profit organizations operating in Calgary were invited to apply for funding in October 2018. The City sought applications for programs aimed at…

  • Alberta RCMP Traffic Services Score Significant Drug Seizure in Banff

    Alberta RCMP Traffic Services Score Significant Drug Seizure in Banff

    Banff, Alta. – On Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019, Alberta RCMP Traffic Services made a significant drug seizure near Banff. A traffic stop led the RCMP member to form grounds that the lone occupant of the vehicle was in possession of cannabis for the purpose of distribution. A subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in the…

  • MLA Mark Smith Response to NDP Education Minister David Eggen’s Column

    MLA Mark Smith Response to NDP Education Minister David Eggen’s Column

    This is a response to NDP Education Minister David Eggen’s column (“Students at risk with Jason Kenney”) which was recently submitted to newspapers across the province: NDP Education Minister David Eggen’s recent letter to the editor (“Students at risk with Jason Kenney”) is baseless, the latest in a fear and smear campaign from a desperate, out-of-touch…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: February 11 – 18, 2019

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: February 11 – 18, 2019

    By Amy Elliott Aries (March 20-April 19) — Astrological weather for the next few days is likely to be edgy for just about everyone, though some may be able to burn that energy as fuel or ride with the tide. Don’t forget to go easy on yourself, as well as on others, and try to keep…

  • PSAC Forecast Update Shows Deteriorating Investor Confidence Weighs Heavily on Sector

    PSAC Forecast Update Shows Deteriorating Investor Confidence Weighs Heavily on Sector

    Calgary, Alberta – In its first update to the 2019 Canadian Drilling Activity Forecast, released today, the Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC) has revised the number of wells drilled (rig released) across Canada for 2019 to 5,600 wells. This represents a decrease of 1,000 wells, or 15 percent, from PSAC’s original 2019 drilling Forecast released…

  • Cupcakes for Kitties

    Cupcakes for Kitties

    The Nanton Animal Protection Society is hosting their annual fundraiser but they need your help!   Event runs 5 to 7pm on Monday, February 25th. You can’t buy happiness, but you CAN buy Cupcakes – and that’s pretty much the same thing, right!? Help support your local animal shelter AND animal welfare in Southern Alberta…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness: 10 Together – Your Wellness. Your Alberta.

    AHS Weekly Wellness: 10 Together – Your Wellness. Your Alberta.

    This year marks AHS’ 10th anniversary and we want to celebrate by partnering with you on your health and wellness journey. You are invited to join our family of active and engaged Albertans, also known as the ‘AHS Fit Fam’. This doesn’t just mean physical activity — although that’s a part of it. It could also mean…

  • Innovation Fund Cuts Emissions, Boosts Investment

    Innovation Fund Cuts Emissions, Boosts Investment

    Alberta’s most energy-intensive industries are investing more than $276 million in clean technologies that will create jobs, reduce operating costs and cut emissions. Using low-carbon fuels to make cement and recovering heat from a refinery to generate electricity are just two new technologies receiving funding through the $70-million Industrial Efficiency Challenge. The challenge helps large…

  • New Year Kicks Off With Slow Sales

    New Year Kicks Off With Slow Sales

    City of Calgary – As economic challenges linger into 2019, housing markets remain on a sluggish pace. January sales totalled 804 units, 16 per cent below last year and 21 per cent below long-term averages for the month. “The slow start to the year does not come as a surprise, as concerns about job losses and the…

  • Longview Library News: Freedom to Read – Love to Read

    Longview Library News: Freedom to Read – Love to Read

    There is a sign-up sheet in the library for a proposed Toddlers Group, to be held in the library from 10:15 to 11am on Thursdays. Focus will be on age appropriate stories for children 1-3 years. Older children will be welcome, but there will be a small charge for them. Freedom to Read Week is February 24th…

  • Travellers’ Advisory: Oversize Load to Travel on Highways 14, 834 & 15

    Travellers’ Advisory: Oversize Load to Travel on Highways 14, 834 & 15

    Drivers should be aware of a wide load travelling from Edmonton to the Fort Saskatchewan area this weekend. The 728-tonne, 48-metre-long piece of petrochemical equipment, called a polypropylene reactor, will be moved from Edmonton to the Industrial Heartland over four days, Feb. 10-13. At 12 metres tall and 10 metres wide, the reactor is roughly twice…