Author: Gateway Gazette Contributor

  • Telephone Town Halls for Bighorn Country

    Telephone Town Halls for Bighorn Country

    Environment and Parks Minister Shannon Phillips is hosting telephone town halls to consult people on the Bighorn Country proposal. The Government of Alberta has proposed a mix of parks and public lands in the Bighorn region that would preserve natural landscapes while creating new opportunities for economic development, tourism and recreation in the region. In…

  • Alberta RCMP Starts 2019 by Tackling Impaired Driving and Sharing Intersection Safety Tips

    Alberta RCMP Starts 2019 by Tackling Impaired Driving and Sharing Intersection Safety Tips

    Edmonton – This past holiday season, RCMP ran Checkstops across Alberta. From Dec. 22, 2018 to Jan. 2, 2019, Alberta RCMP laid 81 charges for impaired operation by alcohol and five charges for impaired operation by drugs. As we enter into a new year, Alberta RCMP encourages drivers to maintain safe driving habits on all…

  • Guru Gobind Singh Ji: Statement from Premier Notley

    Guru Gobind Singh Ji: Statement from Premier Notley

    Premier Notley issued the following statement to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. “Today (January 13) Sikhs here in Alberta, across Canada and around the world mark the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. “As the last human Guru of Sikh faith, Guru Gobind Singh Ji established and initiated the Sikh…

  • Market Access a Major Economic Issue Going into 2019

    Market Access a Major Economic Issue Going into 2019

    Alberta’s economy is experiencing a strange problem. We have a strong workforce that is producing high quality products, with customers waiting to buy these products. However, our people can’t get these products to the buyers who want them.  This is because of political failure, both provincially and federally. Pipelines can’t get built, much of our…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness: Winter Eye Care

    AHS Weekly Wellness: Winter Eye Care

    Your eyes need extra care in the winter. We asked ophthalmologist Dr. Jessica Ting, from the Eye Institute of Alberta, and optometrist Dr. Scott Lopetinsky for advice to keep your eyes at their best all season long. Wear sunglasses. In winter, around 80 per cent of the sun’s UV rays bounce off the snow and…

  • Investigation Continues into Lethbridge Officer-involved Incident

    Investigation Continues into Lethbridge Officer-involved Incident

    As of the morning of Jan. 8, 2019, ASIRT has been directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the response of a Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) officer to a report of an injured animal in distress. On Jan. 5, 2019 at approximately 10 p.m., a LPS member responded to the 1600 block of Scenic Drive South…

  • High Country Rural Crime Watch: Suspicious Vehicles and Individuals

    High Country Rural Crime Watch: Suspicious Vehicles and Individuals

    The Turner Valley R.C.M.P. has asked us to circulate the following announcements: In the past three days, Turner Valley R.C.M.P. have responded to reports of two suspicious vehicles in the MD Foothills area. First vehicle: A four-door Silver Honda Ridgeline. The car is stolen and does not match its license plate. Its occupants at the time were…

  • Historic School Build Makes Significant Progress

    Historic School Build Makes Significant Progress

    Thousands of students are now learning in new or modernized schools across Alberta as part of the largest infrastructure build in the province’s history. Since May 2015, the provincial government has funded 244 school projects. So far, 169 are complete with 12 more expected to be finished by June 2019. Combined, all of the projects…

  • Today’s Blood System: No Longer Unsafe or “Unspeakable”

    Today’s Blood System: No Longer Unsafe or “Unspeakable”

    By Dr. Graham Sher It happened over 20 years ago, before Canadian Blood Services opened its doors, but it is not at all something we shouldn’t speak about. Just the opposite: it’s a story that bears retelling, and one that requires context. While Canadian Blood Services was not involved in the making of the CBC’s dramatic…

  • Building a Future for all Albertans

    Building a Future for all Albertans

    This year, Alberta’s economic recovery will reach more kitchen tables as new legislation makes life easier and more affordable for the province’s most vulnerable. An Act to Combat Poverty and Fight for Albertans with Disabilities came into effect on Jan. 1, 2019, and enacted the first increase to Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) benefits…

  • Strong Majority of Albertans Support Bighorn Country

    Strong Majority of Albertans Support Bighorn Country

    Edmonton, AB – A new public opinion survey shows the vast majority of Albertans support greater conservation in the Bighorn region of the Rocky Mountains west of Nordegg. The Government of Alberta is currently consulting on a proposal for a new network of parks and public land in west-central Alberta called Bighorn Country. Bighorn Country includes…

  • Statement from MLA Mike Ellis

    Statement from MLA Mike Ellis

    CALGARY, AB – Mike Ellis, United Conservative MLA for Calgary-West and Opposition Critic for the Solicitor General, has issued the following statement, concerning the conduct of NDP Environment and Parks Minister Shannon Phillips: “In a statement to media this past weekend, the NDP government’s Minister of Environment and Parks, Shannon Phillips, cited RCMP advice to validate…

  • Calling for Vision and Leadership

    Calling for Vision and Leadership

    by Esir Pretne “It’s the economy stupid!” is a phrase we will hear alot this year – 2019. Why? Climate change and carbon taxes? Volatility in the energy industry? Angst among youth re the future of work? Regional economic disparities and trade disputes? Yes, all of the above reflect an economy in transition and cries for vision…

  • Longview Library News: Book Bingo

    Longview Library News: Book Bingo

    New books at the library are: The Reckoning by John Grisham, Heads You Win by Jeffery Archer and The 6 Keys: How to Unlock your Genetic Potential for Ageless Strength, Health and Beauty by Jillian Michaels. For young people, Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan, (Young Adult.) Lynda, our librarian, has started a Book Bingo contest. Patrons are to fill out…

  • Hiking in Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park

    Hiking in Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park

    What a gorgeous start it has been to 2019! Sunny days, beautiful sunrises and sunsets, and lots of fresh snowfall in the mountains. Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park is a stunning setting to view the white-capped mountains and if you have not been here lately – now is a perfect time to visit! We are excited…