Author: Gateway Gazette Contributor

  • Grande Prairie RCMP Searching for Missing Child – UPDATE #8

    Grande Prairie RCMP Searching for Missing Child – UPDATE #8

    Grande Prairie, Alberta –  On July 12, 2018 Peace River RCMP were called to a construction berm on the Peace River off 94 Street approximately 220 KM away from where a 2 year old boy went missing on Friday July 6, 2018. On arrival a body was recovered. The body has been tentatively identified and it is…

  • Tax Credit Supports Jobs and Investment in Alberta

    Tax Credit Supports Jobs and Investment in Alberta

    The third intake of the Capital Investment Tax Credit will support more than 1,350 jobs, with 21 Alberta businesses investing billions of dollars to build or upgrade their facilities. The first two rounds of the government of Alberta’s Capital Investment Tax Credit (CITC) saw per capita private-sector investment in the province rise to more than…

  • Chuck Wagon Inspired Fajitas!

    Chuck Wagon Inspired Fajitas!

    Jorj Morgan We just returned from a FABULOUS trip. The whole dang family visited the Resort at Paws Up in Montana to do a little dude ranching. My favorite activity was herding the cattle. Yes, this city slicker, hubby, sons and daughters-in-law rode horses down a grassy field, through a running creek and into a…

  • Filming to Take Place in High River July 12-19

    Filming to Take Place in High River July 12-19

    HIGH RIVER, AB: Television crews will be in High River from July 12 – 19 and will film most of their scenes on 3 Avenue S.W. and in other areas in the downtown between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 10 p.m. To accommodate filming, there will be temporary parking restrictions on 3 Avenue S.W.…

  • Nominate Albertans Who Help Prevent Family Violence

    Nominate Albertans Who Help Prevent Family Violence

    Albertans are encouraged to nominate people or organizations who inspire action in their communities to prevent and stop violence. Nominations are open for the seventh annual Inspiration Awards. These awards honour Albertans whose work helps to advance healthy relationships and end family violence, sexual violence, child abuse and bullying. “Albertans across the province are making…

  • Supporting Alberta’s Military Families

    Supporting Alberta’s Military Families

    Alberta will co-lead a federal pilot project to help military families settle into their new communities when they are posted to Alberta. The Military Families and Veterans Pilot Project will improve  access to important services such as doctors, schools and spousal employment. “This pilot is an exciting project that will help military families settle in…

  • Calgary’s Airport Trail Expansion Moving Ahead

    Calgary’s Airport Trail Expansion Moving Ahead

    A critical Calgary airport and industrial access road across the city’s northeast is moving ahead thanks in part to a Government of Alberta investment.   The governments of Canada, Alberta and Calgary, along with the Calgary Airport Authority, have committed to fund the completion of Calgary’s Airport Trail between 36 Street NE and 60 Street…

  • Imamat Day Statement from United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney

    Imamat Day Statement from United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney

    CALGARY, AB (July 11, 2018) – It is a pleasure to be able to join with Ismailis in Canada and around the world in celebrating Imamat Day. Today is the anniversary of the accession of His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan as Imam of the Shi’a Ismaili Muslims in 1957. As Minister of Citizenship and Immigration…

  • Imamat Day: Statement from Premier Notley

    Imamat Day: Statement from Premier Notley

    Premier Rachel Notley issued the following statement on Imamat Day: “On this day in 1957, His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV became the 49th hereditary Imam and spiritual leader of the world’s Shia Ismaili Muslims. “As Founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network, His Highness has dedicated his life to global humanitarian…

  • Glenbow Ranch Park and Alberta Beef Partnership

    Glenbow Ranch Park and Alberta Beef Partnership

    We here at the Glenbow Ranch Park Foundation are excited to showcase our partnership with Alberta Beef Producers through our Explore Grasslands Program. This partnership came into fruition on June 21st at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park. Students from Airdrie’s R.J Hawkey School attended the park and were greeted by the Copithornes (the Ranchers who are…

  • High River RCMP Investigate Assault Complaint

    High River RCMP Investigate Assault Complaint

    High River, Alberta – On July 8, 2018 High River RCMP responded to a complaint of an assault.  The assault happened at approximately 11:15 a.m. in the back alley between 4th and 5th Avenue SW. The victim was in his vehicle along the back alley with his driver window open when the male suspect got his attention by…

  • Nurse Unlawfully Accessed Health Information

    Nurse Unlawfully Accessed Health Information

    A registered nurse pleaded guilty to accessing health information in contravention of the Health Information Act (HIA) and received a $3,000 fine, plus a victim fine surcharge of 30 per cent of the imposed fine, on June 25, 2018. In 2016, two individuals requested audit logs of accesses to their health information in Alberta Netcare, the provincial…

  • Longview Library is Ready for Summer

    Longview Library is Ready for Summer

    The library welcomes Longview resident, Lisa Penner, to our staff. You will find Lisa, with her warm welcoming smile, on the desk when Lynda is unable to be in. The Grade 5/6 class from the Longview School visited the Library in May. They were interviewing businesses about their history in Longview. Ivor McCorquindale and Janet…

  • Farm Families Honoured in Camrose

    Farm Families Honoured in Camrose

    Alberta families who have farmed the same land for 100 years or more are being recognized with Century Farm and Ranch awards. Recipients of the award receive a bronze plaque to commemorate this significant milestone. A total of 96 families are being recognized across the province, including 27 families who will be honoured in Camrose…

  • Dogs (and other creatures) of War Find Shelter in Afghanistan Thanks to the Love of a Soldier and a Special Dog

    Dogs (and other creatures) of War Find Shelter in Afghanistan Thanks to the Love of a Soldier and a Special Dog

    The Nowzad mission statement is; ‘To relieve the suffering of animals in Afghanistan; including companion animals, working equines, stray and abandoned dogs and cats and all other animals in need of care and attention, and to provide and maintain rescue, rehabilitation and education facilities for the care and treatment of such animals with no voice but…