Author: Gateway Gazette Contributor

  • Continued Funding Means Hundreds of New Teachers

    Continued Funding Means Hundreds of New Teachers

    The Classroom Improvement Fund is continuing for the upcoming school year, helping to hire hundreds of teachers and support staff across the province.   Originally introduced as part of the collective agreement between the Teachers’ Employer Bargaining Association and the Alberta Teachers’ Association, the Classroom Improvement Fund (CIF) has enabled school boards to hire additional…

  • High River Spray Park to Open on June 1

    High River Spray Park to Open on June 1

    HIGH RIVER, AB: The High River Spray Park will be open for the season starting on Friday, June 1. The Spray Park will be open on weekends only until July (weather permitting): o   Friday 3 -7 p.m. o   Saturday, Sunday and stat holidays 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. The Town is pleased to offer free…

  • Boys and Girls Club Presents Postive Parenting Seminar

    Boys and Girls Club Presents Postive Parenting Seminar

    SATURDAY JUNE 9, 2018 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Boys and Girls Club Black Diamond Full Day Seminar Series The High River Parent Link Centre is facilitating a Positive Parenting Seminar. Strengthen your knowledge, skills and confidence to become an even more effective parent. The Power of Positive Parenting: Learn about reasonable expectations, assertive discipline,…

  • Yes 2 Me Scholarship Available

    Yes 2 Me Scholarship Available

    The Schizophrenia Society of Alberta is excited to announce our Yes 2 Me Scholarships for 2018! Through the support of Otsuka and Lundbeck it is our privilege to offer seven $2000 scholarships, awarded to those living with schizophrenia in Alberta. The deadline for applications is Thursday, July 26, 2018, incomplete applications will not be accepted. Applications are available…

  • Planet Waves Horoscopes: May 28 – June 4, 2018

    Planet Waves Horoscopes: May 28 – June 4, 2018

    by Eric Francis Coppolino ARIES — Most describe karma as a thing from the past, when what’s usually happening is that people manufacture it by the barrel. That’s another way of saying harming oneself, which in your current situation calls for avoiding what you know causes you problems or even confusion. This may take some…

  • NDP Secretly Re-hires Heaney Despite Ongoing Investigation

    NDP Secretly Re-hires Heaney Despite Ongoing Investigation

    EDMONTON, AB – Alberta’s United Conservatives are calling on the NDP government to explain why they quietly re-hired John Heaney, former Chief of Staff to the Premier, who is currently the subject of an ongoing investigation for alleged political interference in Freedom of Information (FOIP) requests. Newly released Government of Alberta documents reveal that Mr. Heaney, a former…

  • Instructional Leadership Tied to Student Success

    Instructional Leadership Tied to Student Success

    How would you spend $8 billion to support Alberta’s learners aged 5 to 18?  That is the task superintendent of schools from across the province are working on right now to meet Alberta Education’s May 31 budget submission deadline for school authorities. Often shaped after extensive stakeholder consultation, environmental scans, defined areas of need, and…

  • Update on Bragg Creek Area Wildfire – Councillor Suzanne Oel

    Update on Bragg Creek Area Wildfire – Councillor Suzanne Oel

    This update on the Bragg Creek area wildfire has been provided by MD of Foothills Councillor, Suzanne Oel, following her discussion with Fire Chief Smith.

  • AHS Weekly Wellness: The Emotions of Food

    AHS Weekly Wellness: The Emotions of Food

    We can experience many feelings around eating and drinking We all have a relationship with food. It’s a necessity of life that nourishes us. It may also bring us joy as it can delight the senses and stir pleasurable emotions. Some people may have an unhealthy relationship with food that can trap them in an…

  • Downtown Finishing Work Taking Place in High River Today

    Downtown Finishing Work Taking Place in High River Today

    HIGH RIVER, AB: Pro-Con Road Works Ltd. will be performing finishing work in the downtown area starting on Monday, May 28. The work will include repairing concrete curbs, gutters and sidewalks. Roads will be open during construction and pedestrian access will be maintained as repair locations will be localized restrictions. On May 28, crews will…

  • Turner Valley RCMP Arrest Repeat Offender and Recover Stolen Vehicles

    Turner Valley RCMP Arrest Repeat Offender and Recover Stolen Vehicles

    Turner Valley, Alberta – One male is facing several charges relating to a stolen vehicle investigation that led RCMP to piece together multiple thefts in different jurisdictions. On May 18, 2018 Turner Valley RCMP received a call of a suspicious vehicle on a rural property off Highway 22. On arrival RCMP located a male suspect sleeping…

  • Two Audience Favourites Star in 25th Anniversary of the Canadian Badlands Passion Play

    Two Audience Favourites Star in 25th Anniversary of the Canadian Badlands Passion Play

    Aaron Krogman returns as Jesus while Tim Hildebrand takes on the newly expanded role of Peter                           Photo Credits: Ron Nickel Drumheller, Alberta – For nine days in July, The Canadian Badlands Passion Play celebrates its 25th anniversary of live outdoor theatre portraying…

  • Behind the Badge: RCMP Southern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit

    Behind the Badge: RCMP Southern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit

    Airdrie, Alta.- Thursday, the RCMP in Alberta escorted Minister of Justice and Solicitor General, Kathleen Ganley, and President of the Cochrane Foothills Protective Association, Rosemary Lindsay, on a tour of the RCMP Airdrie Detachment for a rare behind-the-scenes look at its specialized Crime Reduction Unit (CRU). The Southern Alberta District CRU is one of four…

  • June is Wildflower Festival time in Waterton again!

    June is Wildflower Festival time in Waterton again!

    Waterton Park, Alberta:  The wildflowers of Waterton will occupy centre stage June 14 – 19, 2018, in Waterton Lakes National Park, as the 15th annual Waterton Wildflower Festival marks the return of summer to one of Canada’s most flower-friendly places.   Waterton is often called the Wildflower Capital of Canada, because of the unique blend…

  • B.C. Closing Doors to Investment

    B.C. Closing Doors to Investment

    Government policies mean the province is gaining an international reputation as a place where major projects can’t get done By Charles Lammam and Hugh MacIntyre The Fraser Institute More British Columbians think the province is on the wrong track than the right one, according to a new Angus Reid poll. And there’s good reason to…