Tag: Animals

  • It’s Baby Season at Kayben Farms!

    It’s Baby Season at Kayben Farms!

    You can visit Kayben Farms, just outside of Okotoks, Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm or weekends and holidays (for the summer) from 10am to 5pm. Visit the Sunshine Adventure Park with your family and have lunch at Jo-Jo’s Cafe.

  • Parks Canada Warn Visitors to Watch for Bears

    Parks Canada Warn Visitors to Watch for Bears

    Before you go into the woods tonight…..check out the Parks Canada website for the latest bear sightings and trail closures: http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/mtn/ours-bears/miseajour-update.aspx The months of July, August and September are busy in our parks for both bears and tourists. If you see a bear while visiting our mountain parks follow the advice for safe viewing on…

  • Canadian Angus Association 50, 75 and 100 Year Long-Term Recognition Awards Presented at National Convention

    Canadian Angus Association 50, 75 and 100 Year Long-Term Recognition Awards Presented at National Convention

      ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB – The Canadian Angus Association (CAA) honoured 550 years of membership at their National Convention banquet on Saturday, June 6, presenting six 50-year, two 75-year and one 100-year long-term recognition awards. The awards recognize breeders who have been a member of the Association for 50, 75 and 100 consecutive years.…

  • Stolen Horse Nightmare

    Stolen Horse Nightmare

      This article is provided courtesy of the Horse Industry Association of Alberta By Cpl E.A. Turco, RCMP Livestock Investigator Your worst nightmare has come true. Your horse is missing. Calm down and breathe. First, has he gotten out of his enclosure and maybe just strayed? Look for physical signs-a downed fence, open gate or…

  • Free Spay/Neuter Clinic Coming to Turner Valley this Summer

    Free Spay/Neuter Clinic Coming to Turner Valley this Summer

      High Country SPCA are having a spay and neuter clinic on August 16th, 2015 at the Diamond Valley Veterinary Clinic for stray animals and for those who may not be able to afford the procedure for their pets. Volunteers are also needed to help with the clinic. Anyone looking for an application or interested…

  • Canadian Angus Foundation Announces Scholarship Recipient, Ambassador, Outstanding Young Angus Breeder and Junior Angus Stockman of the Year Award

      ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB –  Canadian Angus Foundation award recipients were announced on Saturday, June 6th, at the Angus National Convention in Calgary, AB. just before the fourth annual Building the Legacy Sale. The 2015 Robert C. McHaffie Junior Ambassador is Patrick Holland of Montague, Prince Edward Island. The Dick Turner Scholarship recipient is Allison…

  • Canadian Angus Association Announces New Board Members and Executive

    Canadian Angus Association Announces New Board Members and Executive

      ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB – The Canadian Angus Association is pleased to announce the new Board Members who joined the Board during the Canadian Angus National Convention in Calgary, AB in early June, as well as the new executive. David Johnson and Tracey Willms replace retiring directors Kevin Blair and Jon Fox in Saskatchewan. The…

  • Fourth Annual Building the Legacy Sale Surpasses $162,000

      ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB – The fourth annual Canadian Angus Foundation Building the Legacy Sale far exceeded expectations by raising more than $162,000 for the Canadian Angus Foundation on Saturday, June 6th, during the Canadian Angus National Convention in Calgary, AB. The sale was initiated in 2012 to support the Foundation in preserving and…

  • Veteran to hike Rideau Trail from Kingston to Ottawa to raise money for PTSD service dogs

    Veteran to hike Rideau Trail from Kingston to Ottawa to raise money for PTSD service dogs

      OTTAWA /CNW/ – On Sunday, June 21, 2015, Canadian Armed Forces veteran Hilaire “Nick” Nicolas will launch “Boots 4 Pups” by beginning an 11-day hike along the historic Rideau Trail to raise awareness and funds for Citadel Canine Society—a registered Canadian charity that is dedicated to helping improve the lives of veterans and first…

  • Blackie’s Green Day

    Blackie’s Green Day

      Foothills School Division Trustee Michael Pollard commended Blackie School staff and students on a wonderful Green Day held on June 1st. Assistant Superintendent Pam Rannelli said the event “demonstrated what authentic learning looks like and brought the community into focus. Activities included student presentations on “Caring for Our Watersheds”, “Ferruginous Hawks, Habitat and Management”,…

  • Council to Discuss ‘the Birds and the Bees’ at Upcoming Meeting

    Council to Discuss ‘the Birds and the Bees’ at Upcoming Meeting

      High River, AB: Council will consider a delegation regarding the possibility of permitting urban chicken coops and backyard beehives within town limits at its June 22 meeting. The current Animal Control Bylaw 4247/2009 would permit chicken coops and/or beehives only with the permission of the Town’s Chief Administrative Officer. “A brief survey has been…

  • Orphaned Kittens: What to do if you Find Kittens in your Community

    Orphaned Kittens: What to do if you Find Kittens in your Community

    By Lindsay Black, AARCS Calgary, Alta – Kitten season is upon us once again and Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society (AARCS) and other animal welfare groups are being inundated with calls about orphaned kittens. “In the past 24 hours, we are aware of three calls about newborn kittens found without a mother cat that were…

  • The Long Way Home Pauses in Okotoks

    The Long Way Home Pauses in Okotoks

    By Pam Jones, Editor. A journey from Nipawin, Saskatchewan to Chilliwack, B.C. can be daunting at the best of times but riding a horse and walking alongside it is a sheer feat of determination. I had the pleasure of meeting Kate MacEachern, Rebecca Santanna and her team members last week as they came through Okotoks…

  • Stampede Critters are back! Suggest a name to win your spot in the Stampede Parade

    Stampede Critters are back! Suggest a name to win your spot in the Stampede Parade

    This summer the Critters are back! Last year we said farewell to our Calgary Stampede street sweeping Critters. For 13 years Dixie, Samson, Rocky and Alfalfa kept the Calgary Stampede parade route clean on parade day. Since the Critters’ retirement last year, The City has worked to design and build four new Critters, including a…

  • Calgary Zoo Enmax Osprey Cam: There are Chicks!

    Calgary Zoo Enmax Osprey Cam: There are Chicks!

    The live Osprey Cam set up by Enmax at the Calgary Zoo revealed three babies as they hatched yesterday. Watch as the parents feed their offspring and prepare them for flight over the summer months: https://www.enmax.com/community/keeping-up-with-the-ospreys