Tag: Good News

Marv’s Rockin’ Classic Car Show

There was music and food and cars on the streets of Black Diamond on Sunday for Marv’s Classic Soda Shop’s annual Show and Shine. The Foothills Lions Club was cooking up a storm with pancakes in the morning followed by BBQ’d burgers in the afternoon. There was dancing to the music of Marty Antonni and…

July 26, 2016
Energy Efficiency Open House to be Held in Lethbridge

Alberta’s Energy Efficiency Advisory Panel will hold an open house in Lethbridge as it continues to engage with the public. Panel members and technical experts will be on hand to speak with southern Albertans about their vision for energy efficiency and community energy systems programming and suggested actions. Lethbridge open house Wednesday, July 27 5:30…

July 26, 2016
SAIT Alumnus Captures Conflict with His Camera

Photojournalism alumnus Gavin John (JA’13) knew he wanted to work in conflict zones taking pictures and telling stories long before he ever graduated. “My mom asked me a while back, ‘when is that moment when you’ll realize you’ve made it?’ I told her it would be me putting on my flak jacket and helmet for…

July 26, 2016
Rosie MacLennan named as Rio 2016 Team Canada Flag Bearer

London 2012 gold medallist to lead Team Canada into Opening Ceremony TORONTO/CNW/ – On Thursday, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Prime Minister Justin Trudeauannounced that two-time Olympian and London 2012 gold medallist, Rosie MacLennan, would lead Team Canada into the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony. The announcement took place at an event in Ottawa…

July 25, 2016
Edmonton K-Days – Summer Festival Fun For All

Culture and Tourism Minister Ricardo Miranda has issued the following statement about K-Days. “One of Alberta’s most popular summer festivals is set to begin and, as Minister of Culture and Tourism, I want to welcome everyone to K-Days 2016, July 22-31, at Edmonton Northlands. “K-Days is a tradition for Albertans and visitors from across Canada…

July 25, 2016
Planet Waves Horoscopes: July 25 – Aug 1, 2016

By Eric Francis ARIES — This will develop as one of the most creative and exciting times of the year, if you can stay focused in the moment. You seem to have some concern about the future, which might translate to not quite feeling what is possible. Yet you don’t need to have faith in…

July 25, 2016
Tour of Alberta 2016: Stage by Stage Routes Announced

KEY TIME TRIAL LATE IN RACE Edmonton, Alberta – The Tour of Alberta presented by ATB Financial, set to hit Alberta roads September 1 through 5, 2016, announced the 606-kilometre stage by stage route today. A time trial contested late in the week is considered one of the unique features of this edition of the…

July 25, 2016
ATB Encouraging Investors to ‘Choose Alberta’ with Unique, New GIC

Edmonton — ATB Financial—Alberta’s largest homegrown financial institution—has launched a new guaranteed investment certificate (GIC) that’s tied directly to the performance of Alberta’s economy. The Choose Alberta GIC offers a 1.65 per cent guaranteed return and a one-time bonus connected to the provincial unemployment rate. As Alberta’s unemployment rate drops, the bonus increases, with a maximum bonus…

July 25, 2016
Calgary Stampede Blacksmith Classic Fires Up Friendly Competition

It’s Team World Champion Blacksmiths for the Win Calgary – You know it’s a friendly competition when the winners whoop it up at Ranchman’s alongside the teams they beat to take the title. That was the picture at the iconic watering hole Sunday night as Team World Champion Blacksmiths (WCB) celebrated their victory in the…

July 24, 2016
Calgary Affordable Housing Project, Stepping Stone Manor Ready to Open its Doors

A new purpose-built, affordable and supported home for 30 homeless and vulnerable Calgarians Calgary, Alberta – Stepping Stone Manor, a 30-unit assisted-living apartment is the first new construction project to be completed through the RESOLVE Campaign for the Calgary Homeless Foundation (CHF) with on-site supports provided by the Calgary John Howard Society (CJHS). The building is…

July 24, 2016
Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park Hosted Successful Parks Day

Many thanks go out to all the volunteers, sponsors, supporters, staff, and hardy visitors who made 2016 Parks Day at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park a great day out. It was a bit cooler than 2015, and a mite wet at times, but we had almost 700 people attend. From Cochrane Lions’ Rodeo Royalty to face…

July 24, 2016
The CRTC Takes Measures to Ensure Canadians Have Access to Local Programming

New minimum thresholds for local news will be imposed on all local private television broadcasters. Also, the large private broadcasters will now have the necessary flexibility to keep local stations open and fund the production of local news programming. This represents up to $67 million that could be available for local news. In addition, the CRTC…

July 24, 2016
From My Bookshelf: Kathryn Kruitenbrouwer

By Lynn Willoughby All the Broken Things ~ Kathryn Kruitenbrouwer In 1983, in Toronto, Bo lives with his mother and his sister. He is fourteen. The family are Vietnamese refugees. His sister is now four and so severely disfigured and grotesque from the effects of Agent Orange that her mother, Rose, will never allow her outside.…

July 24, 2016
TD I ThinkFirst! Contest Winners

The annual TD I ThinkFirst! Contest encourages students in grades K-8 from across Canada to submit creative art projects, explaining in their own words why and how they “ThinkFirst!” to prevent injury when they are active at play, school or at home. With the ongoing support of TD Bank Group, the top 3 individual submissions…

July 23, 2016
GRPF: Migrators From Far and Wide

What bird travels 4300km every year to return here to Glenbow Ranch? The Osprey! The Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, is a skilled fisherman and on average catches 1 out of every 4 fish they hunt. It usually only takes 12 minutes to make their first catch, which would put most human fishing experts to shame! Osprey are not only…

July 23, 2016