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By Kirsten Olson, Office and Fund Program Administrator CPAWS Southern Alberta The connection between the Lougheed family and the development of parks in Alberta is long and storied. James Alexander Lougheed, a young lawyer from Ontario, made his way west, offering his services to the Canadian Pacific Railway. Arriving in Medicine Hat in 1883, he…

A new affordable housing project in Calgary’s Temple community means more than 120 seniors with low income will have a safe and affordable home. The Government of Alberta is investing $20 million to provide 70 supportive housing units for people aged 55 and older who have trouble finding traditional housing and 50 apartments for seniors…

Government is looking for a diverse cross-section of members to represent Alberta’s billion-dollar local food industry.   Applications are now open for Alberta’s first ever Local Food Council. The aim of the council will be to provide recommendations on provincial policies, programs, pilot projects or initiatives to support the continued growth and sustainability of Alberta’s…

Work is set to begin on a new Citadel community centre, with the province teaming up with the community association to provide programs and services for kids and families in northwest Calgary.   The Alberta government is providing almost $600,000 in matching funding through the Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) to support construction of the…

9 JUNE 2018, ACROSS CANADA – Veterans Emergency Transition Services Canada’s (VETS Canada’s) third annual Coast to Coast Tour of Duty [a national Walk to encourage countrywide awareness regarding Veteran homelessness / homelessness prevention, and to locate Veterans in crisis from coast to coast] took place in twenty-one cities across Canada on Saturday, 9 June…

It’s Child Safety Week and Alberta Health Services (AHS) is reminding all Albertans to make all-terrain vehicle (ATV) safety a priority this week and every week. ATVs pose significant risk to all users and particularly children less than 16 years of age, who have not yet developed to the point of having the strength, skills…

The Government of Canada announces strategy to reduce chronic homelessness by 50% over the next ten years Homelessness has an economic and social impact on every community in Canada. The Government of Canada is committed to helping those who are in need and believes that one homeless Canadian is one too many. Today, the Honourable…

Intuition ignites shared success     Cudlobe Angus 2018 Inaugural CAB Canadian Commitment to Excellence honoree By Nicole Lane Erceg   It began on the whim of a teenager, fifty years ago.   Dyce Bolduc, determined to carve his own path in the beef business, purchased three Angus females at a local auction. It seemed like the…