Tag: Good News

  • Red Deer’s 2019 Canada Winter Games Bid Vessel

      Red Deer’s bid established them as a community ready to successfully host the largest multi-sport and cultural event for youth in the nation in 2019. When Red Deer’s Bid Committee submitted their bid document to the Canada Games Council office in Ottawa, they sent it in style – in a miniature chuckwagon. 2019 Games…

  • Snowflakes & Blossoms Donates to Rowan House

    Snowflakes & Blossoms Donates to Rowan House

    Every donation made to Rowan House is gratefully accepted and makes a difference in the lives of women and children in shelter. Just $200 gives one person (woman or child) shelter, food, basic necessities and support for one day. Just $25 could put gas in a woman’s car and help her get to court or other important…

  • From the Teacher’s Desk: Building an Inner Citadel

    By Leonard Quilty If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry That’s how I see my job as an educator. To somehow spark in…

  • Sudoku Puzzle ~ November 7th, 2015

    Sudoku Puzzle ~ November 7th, 2015

    Our Sudoku puzzles now include their solutions – click the link at the bottom of the page Click the image below to open a printable pdf version Click here to see the solution to today’s Sudoku puzzle.

  • Debunking Myths and Redefining Beer

    Debunking Myths and Redefining Beer

    We all want to live a well-balanced lifestyle – but wading through the noise around healthy living can be exhausting. We’re programmed to believe that kale is good and beer is bad, but is that really the case? Abbey Sharp, registered dietitian and nutritionist, is an avid believer that by taking a balanced approach, you…

  • Foothills Christmas Events for November and December

    Foothills Christmas Events for November and December

    November 6 to 8 Millarville Christmas Market, Millarville Racetrack November 7 St. George’s Christmas Tea and Bake Sale, St George’s Anglican Church, Turner Valley November 14 Diamond Valley Christmas Market, Griffith‘s Memorial Centre, Black Diamond November 21 Christmas Tea and Bazaar, Lewis Memorial United Church, Turner Valley Turner Valley Legion Christmas Market, Royal Canadian Legion, Turner Valley…

  • Oilfields Food Bank: You Can Help Stock Up

    Oilfields Food Bank: You Can Help Stock Up

      We’re headed into our busiest time of year. We hope you can participate as you are able. Monday Nov 9 – Fire Dept. Food Drive – Turner Valley Tuesday Nov 10 – Fire Dept. Food Drive – Black Diamond, Longview (unloading the collected items will be done by volunteers with help from the Boy Scouts…

  • Exercise Program Lightens Load on Health System

    Exercise Program Lightens Load on Health System

    Participants report fewer doctor, emergency department visits Story by Tara Grindle; Photo by Paul Rotzinger At 73, Calgarian Shirley Servis was worried about her loss of flexibility, particularly the risk of falling on winter ice. That’s when her doctor recommended she join the Alberta Health Services (AHS) Supervised Exercise Program, which she started at her…

  • Planet Waves Weekly Horoscope for November 6 – 13, 2015

    Planet Waves Weekly Horoscope for November 6 – 13, 2015

        By Len Wallick Aries (March 20-April 19) — It’s not likely anybody is trying to pull the wool over your eyes, even though it’s always possible. Neither is it necessarily true that you are in denial, although it can happen to the best of us on occasion. It does appear, however, that you…

  • The Hens Can Stay

    The Hens Can Stay

      Both Black Diamond and Turner Valley Councils voted to allow Backyard Hens in the community following a successful pilot project held in both communities. The Animal Bylaws will be amended to reflect this: Turner Valley Bylaws – PDF Black Diamond Bylaws – PDF Check in with your respective town offices for the rules and regulations and…

  • Emerald Awards Celebrate Silver Anniversary

    Emerald Awards Celebrate Silver Anniversary

      Alberta Emerald Foundation opens nominations for prestigious environmental award EDMONTON, AB – “The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking,” said Albert Einstein. “It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” For the past 25 years, the Alberta Emerald Foundation has embodied a similar concept as Einstein’s as their…

  • Oilfields’ Rising Sun Facility in Black Diamond Scores High

    Oilfields’ Rising Sun Facility in Black Diamond Scores High

    Congratulations to the staff at the Oilfields General Hospital! The Health Quality Council of Alberta released their report of Long Term Care Family Experience – and OGH scored 9.2/10 for overall rating. They are the #1 facility in the Calgary zone, and rate #7 out of 160 facilities in Alberta! We are so proud of…

  • Albertans Inducted into 4-H Hall of Fame

    Albertans Inducted into 4-H Hall of Fame

    Two outstanding Albertans are being recognized for their long-time service to 4-H and their communities. Dorothy Carlson from Cherhill and Sherry Howey from Valleyview are the 82nd and 83rd inductees into Alberta’s 4-H Hall of Fame. “This year’s 4-H Hall of Fame inductees exemplify the selflessness and dedication of 4-H volunteers, and stand as an…

  • Report Commends High River’s Recovery

    Report Commends High River’s Recovery

    A review completed by the Conference Board of Canada (CBoC) commends High River on its recovery and resiliency-building efforts following the 2013 Southern Alberta floods. The report commended the Town on its focus on increased planning, education of staff and the broader community, and enhanced cooperation and collaboration between governmental, private, and not-for-profit recovery stakeholders.…

  • On-It Regional Transit system information session in High River Today

    On-It Regional Transit system information session in High River Today

      Thursday, November 5 5:30 p.m. Bob Snodgrass Recreation Complex High River   Representatives from the CRP regional transit pilot project will be holding an information session at the Bob Snodgrass Recreation Complex on Thursday November 5 from 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. They will be providing information and answering questions about the upcoming transit pilot…