Author: Gateway Gazette Contributor

  • Respecting Indigenous Rights in Castle Parks

    Respecting Indigenous Rights in Castle Parks

    The Government of Alberta has signed a historic agreement with the Piikani Nation to ensure that treaty rights, traditional practices and Indigenous knowledge are better protected and fostered in the Castle region. To support Indigenous knowledge and culture in the Castle provincial parks, Alberta Parks and the Piikani Nation have signed Cooperative Management Terms of…

  • More Job Losses Under NDP Government

    More Job Losses Under NDP Government

    Edmonton, AB: With 184,000 Albertans unemployed and the unemployment rate moving up to 7.3 per cent, it’s clear that NDP policies are making a bad situation worse. “While an out-of-touch NDP continues to tell Albertans how good they have it, we know that that many Albertans are still struggling to make ends meet,” said Richard Gotfried,…

  • Rowan House is Raising the Volume on Domestic Violence Awareness for the Month of November

    Rowan House is Raising the Volume on Domestic Violence Awareness for the Month of November

  • What is the Herbarium Project?

    What is the Herbarium Project?

      For years now, a small group of dedicated Glenbow Ranch Park Foundation volunteers have met nearly every Thursday, rain or shine, to work on a citizen science herbarium project. Throughout these years, they have created a bond of friendship through long walks, hours spent preserving their specimens, sharing their work with botanists, and many…

  • Big Valley Jamboree Announces 2019 Line-up

    Big Valley Jamboree Announces 2019 Line-up

      Camrose, AB — The Big Valley Jamboree is thrilled to announce some of the biggest names in country music as part of this year’s lineup, making Camrose, Alberta the premier destination for country music fans at BVJ on the 2019 August Long Weekend (August 1-4). The fun gets underway on Thursday night, at the…

  • MLA Pat Stier Debates Bill 8 – Emergency Management Amendment Act, 2018

    MLA Pat Stier Debates Bill 8 – Emergency Management Amendment Act, 2018

    By Pat Stier, MLA MLA Pat Stier participated in a debate earlier this week with the Minister of Municipal Affairs. They were debating Bill 8 the Emergency Management Amendment Act, 2018 in Committee of the Whole. Bill 8 includes a number of amendments to the Emergency Management Act (EMA) including: Clarifying liability when individuals ignore a mandatory…

  • Sculpture Dedication Caps Year of Anniversary Celebrations

    Sculpture Dedication Caps Year of Anniversary Celebrations

    It was the encouragement of his honours English teacher that helped put poet Rollie Pemberton on the path to “The Garden.” The poem is scrawled like graffiti (in Pemberton’s own hand) all over a massive steel and bronze sculpture dedicated to Alberta’s teachers that was unveiled Oct. 5 at the Alberta Legislature. Formerly Edmonton’s poet…

  • We’re Hiring – Attend the “Women in Policing” Career Presentation

    We’re Hiring – Attend the “Women in Policing” Career Presentation

    Edmonton, Alberta – The RCMP is looking for motivated and dedicated women to join our team. Learn how you can be part of Canada’s national police force at a special recruiting presentation for women. From Constable to Commissioner, anything is possible for the proud and dedicated women who serve in this historic organization. Since 1974, women have…

  • Alberta Formalizes Relationship with Physicians

    Alberta Formalizes Relationship with Physicians

    Proposed legislation would formalize government’s long-standing relationship with the Alberta Medical Association (AMA). An Act to Recognize AMA Representation Rights would amend current legislation to make the AMA the exclusive representative when government consults physicians on compensation and benefits. The AMA would also be the non-exclusive representative regarding other health matters that concern physicians, such as…

  • Healthy Hints from Pharmasave: What is Your Risk of Prostate Cancer

    Healthy Hints from Pharmasave: What is Your Risk of Prostate Cancer

    Prostate Cancer Risk Factor Quiz Take this quiz to learn about what can affect your risk of developing prostate cancer. While we don’t know the exact causes of cancer, there are trends that men with prostate cancer share. How old are you?  The older you are, the greater your chance of developing prostate cancer. If…

  • CREB: Oversupplied Market Weighs on Prices

    CREB: Oversupplied Market Weighs on Prices

    City of Calgary, November 1, 2018 – Elevated inventory levels compared to sales, are causing prices to ease further in Calgary’s housing market. Citywide benchmark prices totaled $426,300 in October, trending down for the fifth consecutive month and resulting in a year-over-year decline of 2.9 per cent. “Job growth in this city remains a concern, as…

  • Pumpkin Griddle Cakes With A Surprise Topping…

    Pumpkin Griddle Cakes With A Surprise Topping…

    By Jorj Morgan This fall recipe really cheered me up. We had a rainy summer and a couple of she-devil hurricanes here in the mountains of North Carolina, and it all but killed the autumn leaves. Before they can turn golden, orange and red, they’re blown to the ground. This would be deeply upsetting, if…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Salty Tips

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Salty Tips

    By Reena Nerbas Removing Window Decals Dear Reena, To deter birds from flying into my patio windows I put decals on the windows. I took the decals off and they have left sticky goo which I can’t remove. Do you have any advice? Anne Dear Anne, Your best bet is to wash the sticky residue…

  • High River: Statutory Holiday Facility Closures

    High River: Statutory Holiday Facility Closures

    HIGH RIVER, AB: Most Town of High River facilities will be closed on Sunday, Nov. 11 and/or Monday Nov. 12 for the Remembrance Day Statutory Holiday.   Sunday, November 11 Parent Link Centre – Closed Bob Snodgrass Recreation Complex – Closed Recycling Centre – Closed Monday, November 12 High River Municipal Office – Closed Family and Community Support…

  • Alberta Funds Edmonton Valley Line West

    Alberta Funds Edmonton Valley Line West

    The province is investing in Edmonton’s Valley Line West LRT expansion to provide more affordable public transit options for Albertans in the capital region. The route expansion will move 60,000 Edmontonians between downtown and Lewis Estates every day, providing a faster commute which will mean more time to spend with families and friends. The province…