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  • The Best Age for Kids to Get a Part-time Job and What Those Jobs Are

    The Best Age for Kids to Get a Part-time Job and What Those Jobs Are

    With the school year coming to an end, many kids are looking for a part-time job to keep themselves busy and to make some spending money so we asked some parents what age and what type of job for that age group would be best.  The same was asked of parents in 2012 and the…

  • Better, Faster Health Care for Sylvan Lake

    Better, Faster Health Care for Sylvan Lake

    Residents and visitors to Sylvan Lake can now receive treatment for non-life-threatening injuries, including stitches and basic fractures, 16 hours a day, including evenings and weekends. A grand opening celebration for the new Sylvan Lake Ambulatory Care Centre was held on Thursday at the NexSource Centre.  The event was attended by Minister of Health Sarah…

  • A Teacher’s Insights – The Calgary Stampede Foundation’s Education Program on a Working Cattle Ranch

    A Teacher’s Insights – The Calgary Stampede Foundation’s Education Program on a Working Cattle Ranch

    “It’s a completely different educational experience when a class observes a Chinook arch – the look and feel of it, and how the surrounding environment responds to it – than reading about weather in a textbook,” says Kathleen Meuse, highly-regarded educator, long-time teacher with the Calgary Board of Education and current OH Ranch Education Coordinator.…

  • Summer Fun, Renewed Camping at Gregoire Lake

    Summer Fun, Renewed Camping at Gregoire Lake

    Camping and outdoors recreation are resuming at Gregoire Lake Provincial Park following two years of extensive repairs, rebuilding and redevelopment. Celebrated for its lovely campsites and unique opportunities for canoeing, fishing, hiking, swimming and more, Gregoire Lake Provincial Park was badly damaged by the 2016 Horse River wildfire. The Government of Alberta has since invested…

  • Justin Trudeau Refuses to Hear From Those Affected by the Liberals’ New Firearms Legislation

    Justin Trudeau Refuses to Hear From Those Affected by the Liberals’ New Firearms Legislation

      Ottawa, Ontario – With the Liberals’ constant refusal to grant additional meetings to hear from those most affected by new firearms legislation, Conservative members of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, Pierre Paul-Hus, Glen Motz and Blaine Calkins issued the following statement: “Canada’s Conservatives believe that the safety of Canadians should be…

  • Okotoks Celebrations Feature New Parade Route

    Okotoks Celebrations Feature New Parade Route

    Okotoks Parade and Children’s Festival is Saturday, June 16 – 11am to 3pm This year’s theme is Proud to be Canadian! *Please note that this year’s Parade will commence on Poplar Ave and head West on North Railway Street and then loop back and head East on Elizabeth Street.* The Okotoks Parade & Children’s Festival have been a hugely popular event…

  • From My Bookshelf: Lisa Genova

    From My Bookshelf: Lisa Genova

    By Lynn Willoughby Every Note Played ~ Lisa Genova The genre of this book is “medial fiction.”  Like Genova’s other books, she spares none of the ghastly details and the loss of control of bodily functions and dignity when living with ALS.  Genova herself is a neuroscientist and her knowledge and research is impeccable.  But…

  • NDP Votes Against Alberta Energy Jobs and Workers

    NDP Votes Against Alberta Energy Jobs and Workers

    EDMONTON, AB – Alberta’s NDP government has once again defeated a common-sense motion in the Legislature to stand up for Alberta’s energy jobs and defend provincial jurisdiction following recent overreach by the federal government. United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney put forward Motion 505, which calls on the NDP to formally request federal legislation prohibiting the consideration…

  • More than 400,000 Unfilled Jobs in Canada: Alberta’s job vacancy rate remains steady at 2.4% in Q1 2018

    More than 400,000 Unfilled Jobs in Canada: Alberta’s job vacancy rate remains steady at 2.4% in Q1 2018

    Toronto/Calgary – The national rate of job vacancies maintained last quarter’s record high of 3 per cent, with about 407,000 private sector jobs remaining unfilled for at least four months, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)’s latest Help Wanted report. The observed job vacancy rate – the proportion of unfilled jobs relative to…

  • Alberta Celebrates First Philippine Heritage Month

    Alberta Celebrates First Philippine Heritage Month

    Deputy Premier and Health Minister Sarah Hoffman proclaimed June as Philippine Heritage Month in Alberta.   The Government of Alberta is proud to recognize and celebrate the tremendous contributions of generations of Filipinos to the province’s faith, civic and cultural communities by designating June of each year as Philippine Heritage Month in Alberta. “Alberta is…

  • Riley on Re-Reading Books

    Riley on Re-Reading Books

    In this episode of Riley’s Reading Ramblings, Riley J. Froud gets a bit nostalgic about re-reading books! So dive in and enjoy this Gateway Gazette Feature Video…

  • Preventing Gender-based Violence Through Education

    Preventing Gender-based Violence Through Education

    More than 300 boys from 11 junior high schools in the Calgary region have graduated from a program that teaches tolerance and aims to make schools safer. WiseGuyz is a voluntary one-year program run by the Calgary Sexual Health Centre. It teaches students about human rights, sexual health, gender and positive relationships. The program is…

  • Guide to Concussions

    Guide to Concussions

    What is a concussion? A concussion is a brain injury that cannot be seen on routine X-rays, CT scans, or MRIs. It affects the way a child may think and remember things, and can cause a variety of symptoms. What are the signs and symptoms of a concussion? Your child does not need to be…

  • This Saturday, Hundreds of Volunteers Search the Streets for Homeless / In-Crisis Veterans during the 2018 VETS Canada Tour of Duty

    This Saturday, Hundreds of Volunteers Search the Streets for Homeless / In-Crisis Veterans during the 2018 VETS Canada Tour of Duty

    ACROSS CANADA, 9 JUNE 2018 – Veterans Emergency Transition Services Canada (VETS Canada) is hosting its third annual Coast to Coast Tour of Duty in communities across Canada on Saturday June 9th at 13h00 local time.  The Tour of Duty is a national Walk with a dual purpose; to encourage countrywide awareness and dialogue regarding Veteran homelessness / Veteran…

  • Both Kenney and Nixon Acclaimed as UCP Candidates in their Ridings

    Both Kenney and Nixon Acclaimed as UCP Candidates in their Ridings

    Kenney acclaimed as United Conservative candidate in Calgary-Lougheed CALGARY, AB: June 1st, United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney was acclaimed as the UCP candidate in Calgary-Lougheed for the 2019 Alberta General Election. “It is an honour to represent the people of Calgary-Lougheed in the Alberta Legislature, and I am honoured to have the opportunity to stand as…