Tag: Good News

  • Millarville Horticultural Society: Banding Bluebirds

    Millarville Horticultural Society: Banding Bluebirds

      Every second Tuesday of the month (Sept to May) at 7:30pm a speaker is arranged to talk and share their knowledge with the club. We meet at the Millarville church house. Tuesday, October 13 Suzanne Maidment will be speaking on banding bluebirds. Please remember to like us on Facebook! Whether you are a novice…

  • RCMP Calgary – Aboriginal Career Presentation

    RCMP Calgary – Aboriginal Career Presentation

      We’re Hiring – Join the RCMP! (Calgary, Alberta) – Learn how you can put ordinary behind you at a special recruiting presentation for Aboriginal people interested in a career like no other. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) offers an exceptional career, letting you make a real difference in your community and your country.…

  • Alberta Government Helping Reduce Violence in Homes and Communities

      Albertans affected by violence, abuse and bullying will be helped through government supports to community-led initiatives. Provincial Family and Community Safety Program grants will fund 76 local projects to prevent family and sexual violence, child sexual abuse. They will also provide supports for parents, early childhood development, and promoting healthy relationships. “Our province is…

  • Crossword Puzzle ~ September 12th, 2015

    Crossword Puzzle ~ September 12th, 2015

    All of our puzzles now include their solutions – click the link at the bottom of the page Click the image below for a printable pdf version of this week’s puzzle Click here for the solution to this week’s crossword puzzle

  • Minister shares vision for Status of Women

      Status of Women Minister Shannon Phillips welcomed a diverse group of women leaders to advise her on new Ministry. More than 70 women in leadership roles representing a broad cross section of Alberta society joined Status of Women Minister Shannon Phillips today to mark the beginning of a province-wide dialogue around the formation of…

  • Millarville Community School: Principal’s Welcome Back Message

    Millarville Community School: Principal’s Welcome Back Message

      The first day of school is filled with emotions sometimes experienced differently by parents and kids. Tears of joy mixed with tears of missing mom or dad sometimes are hard to distinguish. Regardless of how your first day went, we are excited that you have rejoined us for another school year here at the…

  • Plan It High River Focused on Supporting Community-led Events

    Plan It High River Focused on Supporting Community-led Events

                HIGH RIVER, AB: The Town of High River has implemented the Plan It High River project as an initiative to support community groups in planning and executing existing and new events.  “The outcomes from the project will be a new set of tools, processes and best practices that event planners and community groups can…

  • Turner Valley Legion Presents: Harvest Fest

    Turner Valley Legion Presents: Harvest Fest

      Silent Auction: Saturday, September 19, 2015, 9am to 8pm. Buffet Breakfast: 9:00 – Noon with Sausages, Bacon, Scrambled Eggs, Hash Browns, Pancakes, French Toast. Soup & Sandwich Lunch Special: 11:30 – 2:30 Buffet Dinner: 6:00 pm with Barbecued Pork Ribs. Entertainment: 5:00 – 8:00 pm. Meat draws and 50/50 draws. Friday preview and early…

  • Planet Waves Weekly Horoscope for September 11 – 18, 2015

    By Eric Francis Aries (March 20-April 19) — On our planet, it’s a helpful idea to keep busy with something productive that serves the greatest good for all concerned. If you have something of that nature that you love to do, and want to do more of it, then do more of it now —…

  • Creating the First Cultural Digital Library in Canada’s North

    Creating the First Cultural Digital Library in Canada’s North

    Professor leads project to bridge the information gap for some of Canada’s most isolated people. By Suzanne Vuch (Edmonton) When you live 400 kilometres from the nearest library, getting information can be a real challenge. Professor Ali Shiri of the University of Alberta’s School of Library and Information Studies is leading a project to address…

  • Waterton Wildlife Weekend 2015

    Waterton Wildlife Weekend 2015

    The Waterton Wildlife Weekend is a great opportunity to learn more about the animals living in the Rocky Mountains and the prairies. Fall is a time of shorter, crisper days, a time when leaves change to their autumn glory. It is a time when bears are busy bulking up, elk are bugling and migratory birds…

  • Tuition and Fees Freeze Begins for Post-Secondary Students

    Tuition and Fees Freeze Begins for Post-Secondary Students

    Alberta post-secondary students will have more money in their pockets as classes begin this month and a two-year tuition and fees freeze takes effect. Innovation and Advanced Education Minister Lori Sigurdson greeted students on their way to classes at Mount Royal University today and discussed the tuition freeze and rollbacks on market modifiers with them.…

  • Alberta Supports Healthy Pregnancies

    Alberta Supports Healthy Pregnancies

    Partners, friends and families of expectant mothers are encouraged to help prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in Alberta. To mark International FASD Awareness Day on Wednesday, September 9, the Alberta government reminds Albertans that services and information for pregnant women are available throughout the province. Albertans can get more information at an open house…

  • Okotoks Community Sustainability Plan: Community Engagement Needed

    Okotoks Community Sustainability Plan: Community Engagement Needed

      Help us achieve the Community Vision! The Town of Okotoks is inviting the community to help build our new Community Sustainability Plan. Building on our community visioning process, the Sustainability Plan will guide the Town’s strategies, goals and targets for a sustainable future, helping us move toward the new community vision. In 2014, the Town…

  • RCMP: “Women in Policing” Career Presentation

    RCMP: “Women in Policing” Career Presentation

    We’re Hiring – Join the RCMP! (Calgary, Alberta) – Learn how you can put ordinary behind you at a special recruiting presentation for women interested in a career like no other. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) offers an exceptional career, letting you make a real difference in your community and your country. No other…