Author: Gateway Gazette Contributor

  • When Choosing a Nursing Home, Check the Clothing and Laundry

    When Choosing a Nursing Home, Check the Clothing and Laundry

    By Pat Armstrong, Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology, York University, Canada Last year, Elizabeth Wettlaufer pleaded guilty to killing eight nursing home residents while working as a nurse in southern Ontario between 2007 and 2016. The inquiry into this case has once again raised debate about how nursing homes are inspected and how the health and safety of…

  • Building Stronger Communities Across Alberta with Federal Gas Tax Fund

    Building Stronger Communities Across Alberta with Federal Gas Tax Fund

    First of two annual funding transfers now available for more than 350 communities across the province Edmonton, Alberta – Investing in modern efficient public infrastructure is key to promoting economic growth, strengthening the middle class and developing healthy sustainable communities. The Government of Canada has delivered the first of two $114.7-million annual instalments of the federal…

  • Small Business Owners Urge AB Government to Freeze Minimum Wage

    Small Business Owners Urge AB Government to Freeze Minimum Wage

    More than half of entrepreneurs report reducing and/or eliminating plans to hire young workers Calgary, August 15, 2018 – New findings from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) show local business owners want the Alberta government to take action to preserve jobs. Eighty-nine per cent of Alberta business owners surveyed urge the provincial government to…

  • Investigation Finds No Use of Force in Lethbridge Incident

    Investigation Finds No Use of Force in Lethbridge Incident

    The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has concluded its investigation into injuries sustained by a man while fleeing police in Lethbridge last year. On Aug. 15, 2017, ASIRT was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding serious injuries to a 41-year-old man during contact with a Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) member responding to a break…

  • Alberta Invests in Greener Public Transit

    Alberta Invests in Greener Public Transit

    Alberta commuters will have more options when it comes to getting around thanks to a new public transportation program that invests in green transit throughout the province. The $215 million Alberta Community Transit (ACT) Fund will be available to municipalities, Métis Settlements and transit commissions and authorities to invest in low and zero-emission transit vehicles,…

  • Healthy Hints from Pharmasave: Medication on Vacation

    Healthy Hints from Pharmasave: Medication on Vacation

      First of all, to make sure you stay healthy when you take a trip, don’t leave your medications at home! Keep these tips in mind for managing your medications on the road: Before your trip, review your dosage schedules with your doctor or pharmacist, especially if you’ll be crossing time zones – you may…

  • Calgary is the 4th Most Liveable City in the World

    Calgary is the 4th Most Liveable City in the World

    In this year’s Global Liveability Index 2018, Vienna displaces Melbourne as the most liveable city in the world. This free report summarises the survey’s latest findings, as well as highlighting the top ten most and least liveable cities. 1. Vienna, Austria 2. Melbourne, Australia 3. Osaka, Japan 4. Calgary, Canada 5. Sydney, Australia 6. Vancouver,…

  • Liberals Fail to Diversify Export Markets for Canadian Agriculture

    Liberals Fail to Diversify Export Markets for Canadian Agriculture

    Trade is critical to the Canadian economy; in fact, one-in-five Canadian jobs and 60% of Canada’s GDP are dependent on trade. Global trade tensions and diplomatic failures have created pressure on Canadian producers of products such as barley, corn, oats, pulses, soybeans and wheat. This is one reason Conservatives requested an emergency session of parliament to…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: How to Rid an Artificial Plant of Strange Odour

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: How to Rid an Artificial Plant of Strange Odour

    By Reena Nerbas Dear Reena, I read your column in our paper and quite enjoy it. I bought an artificial plant, with grass-like plumes a few months ago. This plant has a very strange and disgusting odor. I didn’t notice it at first but some days it is quite un-bearable. Is there anything I can…

  • Legislature Grounds Wading Pool Temporarily Closed

    Legislature Grounds Wading Pool Temporarily Closed

    A fault in the plumbing was discovered at the legislature grounds wading pool and the pool is temporarily closed to the public. The wading pool is immediately north of the domed fountain and is one of several pools on the grounds. The large reflecting pool, domed fountain and the Centennial Fountains on the Federal Building…

  • The Badgers are Back!

    The Badgers are Back!

    By Hunter Beeger Badgers have returned once more to Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park. It has been four years since the last sighting of these amazing creatures which add to the incredible amounts of biodiversity within the park. Our badgers are a specific subspecies of badger known as American Badgers (Taxidea taxus). These carnivores can live up…

  • Canada Revenue Agency Fraud Scam

    Canada Revenue Agency Fraud Scam

    Okotoks Alberta – RCMP have recently received reports of a telephone scam circulating where individuals posing as Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) tell the call recipient they own money to CRA and can pay with Google cards or some form of alternate gift card purchase. RCMP want to remind the public these requests for payment are not actual calls…

  • WestJet Gives Calgary More Sun and Fun this Winter

    WestJet Gives Calgary More Sun and Fun this Winter

    Airline adds Calgary/Montego Bay and more flights from YYC CALGARY/CNW/ – WestJet, the airline offering more flights to more destinations from Calgary than any other, will offer guests a new route to escape the cold this winter when the airline starts twice-weekly, non-stop service between Calgary International Airport (YYC) and Sangster International Airport (MBJ) in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The service begins November 3, 2018.…

  • Learning to Ride in Your Prime (and Fulfilling a Dream)

    Learning to Ride in Your Prime (and Fulfilling a Dream)

    By Maureen Tuffs So you want to ride but you’re too ‘old’? You’re never too old to learn something new…and maybe fulfil a dream! As people enter their middle plus years they begin to consider the memories of past plans and dreams that they have not had the time or opportunity to accomplish. Some refer…

  • New Council to Develop Tech Industry

    New Council to Develop Tech Industry

    Brad Zumwalt, a Calgary-based venture capitalist and CEO of Zinc Ventures, will co-chair the council tasked with advising government as it invests in necessary tech training and education to grow Alberta’s tech sector. Sixteen members have been selected by government to form the Talent Advisory Council on Technology to provide advice and input on strategies,…