Author: Gateway Gazette Contributor

St. John Ambulance, Alberta Council is pleased to announce the launch of our blended online certificate program for Standard First Aid with CPR, starting February 1st, 2019. This program was developed as part of an ongoing partnership between Yardstick Testing & Training and St. John Ambulance – Alberta Council to provide greater flexibility in access and learning…

LETHBRIDGE – Chinook Regional Hospital is one of 83 hospitals worldwide — and the only hospital in Alberta — to be commended by the American College of Surgeons for exemplary surgical outcomes. The college’s National Surgical Quality Improvement Program selected the local Alberta Health Services (AHS) facility from more than 800 participating hospitals around the…

Chateh, Alta. – On Jan 28, 2019, Chateh youth skated on a brand new public rink thanks to a partnership between the local RCMP and the Dene Tha’ First Nation Recreation and Cultural Society. A first of its kind in the community, the rink will facilitate sports year-round thanks to contributions from the Rink of Dreams Society, Sports…

Winter storm and snowfall alerts are expected to bring 15 to 30 centimeters of snow through the weekend. Beginning today, heavy snow is expected across Alberta that will continue until Sunday, bringing with it poor driving conditions and low visibility on highways. Drivers should consider postponing non-essential travel. Know before you go – check 511 Alberta for the latest…

Government has rescheduled four public information sessions on the Bighorn Country proposal for Feb. 1 – 4. In order to ensure Albertans have information on the proposed mix of parks and public lands in the Bighorn region, public information sessions are now scheduled for Drayton Valley, Edmonton, Red Deer and Sundre. Participants will have the…

When it comes to your red tape burden, there’s good news and bad news. The good news is, the federal government has started to cut regulations, and more provinces are taking meaningful steps to reduce the burden on you. The bad news? Your overall cost of compliance is still high. That’s why, for Red Tape…

Albertans may be built for the cold but a new survey finds most drivers aren’t prepared for it – and that’s a big problem with temperatures expected to plunge across the province next week. Turns out, a whopping seven in 10 Albertans don’t follow AMA’s recommendation to plug in their vehicles at -15 C; of that group,…

As outlined in Canada’s defence policy, Strong, Secure, Engaged, the Government of Canada is making investments to re-capitalize and extend the life of equipment to ensure our women and men of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) have the equipment they need to fulfill the Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF) core missions. In support of this, Parliamentary…