Tag: Automotives

  • SW Calgary Ring Road Holding Public Meetings

    SW Calgary Ring Road Holding Public Meetings

    By Suzanne Oel, Councillor On Tuesday, October 28th there is a public meeting on the SW Calgary Ring Road at Spruce Meadows. The meeting is scheduled to run from 4:30 to 8:00pm at the British House. For a list of other meetings on the Ring Road go to the Alberta Transportation website. The M.D. of…

  • High River Road Work Update as of October 3

    High River Road Work Update as of October 3

    A couple of items to take special note of are: 7 & 8 Streets SW (north of MacLeod Trail) & 5 Avenue o   Road work is scheduled to begin with milling on October 6th on 7 Street, 5 Avenue, and 8 Street in that order.  The milling process is expected to be done in one…

  • The World’s Most Eco-Friendly Car: Made From Hemp!

    The World’s Most Eco-Friendly Car: Made From Hemp!

    By Sarah Burke, Greener Ideal The Cannabis plant often gets a bad rap for its extra-curricular uses, but people may be shocked to discover that the hemp plant has over 50,000 uses, from clothes, to medicine, to fabrics, to fuel… to… well, even cars. Henry Ford Makes the First Hemp Car In the 1940s, the…

  • Work begins on final Highway 63 twinning project

    Work begins on final Highway 63 twinning project

    The Alberta Government forges ahead to complete the twinning of 240 kilometers of Highway 63 from Highway 55 near Grassland to Fort McMurray by 2016. Premier Jim Prentice announced (Thursday) that work on the final 12-kilometre stretch of Highway 63 just north of Highway 55 has begun, a clear sign that the government will continue…

  • AMA Survey Puts a Finger on Albertans’ Texting and Driving Habits

    AMA Survey Puts a Finger on Albertans’ Texting and Driving Habits

    [break] Albertans’ thumbs are getting plenty of exercise these days. If you’ve pulled up to a red light lately and think you’ve noticed the drivers around you staring into their laps as they madly scratch at their phones, you aren’t alone. A recent AMA survey probed a little deeper into behaviours like text messaging while…

  • AMA News: A First-Hand Senior Driver Evaluation Experience

    AMA News: A First-Hand Senior Driver Evaluation Experience

    This gentlemen took the test and wants to relate his experience for other seniors. [weaver_iframe src=’http://ama.ab.ca/2014/08/19/senior-driver-evaluation-experience/?WT.mc_id=10952&utm_source=enews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ama-enews-201408′ height=600 percent=100 style=”style”]

  • School is back and so are children crossing the street

    School is back and so are children crossing the street

    Alberta drivers need to take extra care and attention because school has started and children will once again be active in school zones, playgrounds and neighbourhoods. Between 2008 and 2012, approximately 240 children under 15 were killed or injured while riding their bicycle or simply crossing the street on average each year. “The death of…

  • AHS: ATV safety urged ahead of long weekend

    AHS: ATV safety urged ahead of long weekend

    CALGARY – As Albertans gear up for the August long weekend, Alberta Health Services (AHS) is reminding all residents, and particularly parents of children less than 16 years of age, to be mindful of the significant risks associated with the use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). “We know that children less than 16 years of age…

  • STARS promoting motorcycle injury prevention before Labour Day weekend

    STARS promoting motorcycle injury prevention before Labour Day weekend

    Alberta, August 26, 2014 – STARS air ambulance is asking motorists, and particularly motorcyclists, to take caution this Labour Day long weekend after responding to 46 serious motorcycle and dirt bike related incidents in Alberta in 2013. There were 31 incidents involving motorcycles and 15 involving dirt bikes. Five motorcycle incidents occurred during last year’s…

  • Highwood River Bridge down to one lane for upgrades

    Highwood River Bridge down to one lane for upgrades

    Crews begin major upgrades on Highway 547 Highwood River Bridge near Okotoks. The work includes: Resurfacing the bridge with a new concrete deck and deck joints; Upgrading the guardrails to modern standards; Repairing abutments; and Re-paving the approaches to the bridge. This work will extend the life of the bridge by another 25 years at…

  • Okotoks Shone with Cars and Quilts on Sunday

    Okotoks Shone with Cars and Quilts on Sunday

  • Want to Know the Safest Way to Eat Seafood? With Traceability

    Want to Know the Safest Way to Eat Seafood? With Traceability

    By Contributing Authors The dreaded mislabeled fish. We are constantly being inundated with articles, wallet guides and the occasional refrigerator magnet telling us which fish are safe to eat and which fish are not. We follow the guidelines, only to learn that there’s a good chance our seafood may not be what it says on…

  • Cars and Quilts to Fill Up Olde Towne Okotoks This Sunday

    Cars and Quilts to Fill Up Olde Towne Okotoks This Sunday

    It’s the 6th annual Olde Towne Okotoks Show & Shine and Quilt Stroll this weekend. This year the theme is 60`s Rock N Roll. The fun starts Saturday night with the annual Poker Run. The participants will start off in their rides at The George Traditional House at 6pm. Following the Poker Run, the drivers…

  • XperienceLife Charity Ride – August 16th

    XperienceLife Charity Ride – August 16th

    Love to Ride…. Then Ride to Love! Show your support for a family in need by participating in the XperienceLife charity motorcycle ride for the O’Brien/Liknes family & the Foothills Humane Society. The family is dealing with the loss of their 5yr old son Nathan and his grandparents in the tragic abduction recently in Calgary.…

  • AMA: Slow Down for Emergency Personnel on the Road

    AMA: Slow Down for Emergency Personnel on the Road

    There was a close call for RCMP and a tow truck driver near Lake Louise this week that prompts the need to reiterate the law protecting those who work on our roadways. By Sonu Purha, AMA On a summer day in 2009, a tow truck pulled to the side of an Edmonton highway with its…