Tag: Good News

  • Best Bar None Awards Celebrate the Very Best in Calgary’s Nightlife

    Best Bar None Awards Celebrate the Very Best in Calgary’s Nightlife

    Fifty-two Calgary bars, clubs, pubs, lounges and casinos received 2015 Best Bar None accreditation for their commitment to high customer service and safety standards. The 4th annual Best Bar None Calgary Awards Night on June 15th at the Telus Spark also recognized venues that demonstrate outstanding commitment to fun and safe drinking environments. This year’s…

  • More articles from other sections

    More articles from other sections

    Don’t forget, the Gateway Gazette is part of a larger, publication network called Panoptic News. Be sure to check out other articles posted in the other sections too! While some of these sections may seem more logical at specific times of year, they are available year round for those who have a desire to access…

  • Planet Waves ~ Weekly Horoscope for June 19 – 26, 2015

      By Len Wallick Aries (March 20-April 19) — Let ‘connections’ be your key word. Itemize connections you have made in the recent past. Define ‘recent past’ as no more than three years back. Try to go beyond making a mental inventory. Go through business cards, correspondence, phone records, social media relationships and ‘favorites’ of…

  • Foothills School Division: BYOD Feedback

    Foothills School Division: BYOD Feedback

    The Board was treated to an engaging presentation on FSD’s “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) pilot, by outgoing Director of Learning Technologies, James Aitchison – who retires at the end of this month following a 34 year career in Education – along with Kristie Tjader, who teaches grade 6 French Immersion at École Percy Pegler…

  • Mayor Nenshi Celebrates Eco-Youth Achievements at 26th Annual Mayor’s Environment Expo

    Mayor Nenshi Celebrates Eco-Youth Achievements at 26th Annual Mayor’s Environment Expo

    Mayor Naheed Nenshi was on hand to meet with the next generation of environmental enthusiasts, as he hosted the 26th Annual Mayor’s Environment Expo this week. The Mayor visited with several youth Eco-Leaders and interacted with their projects, which included topics like planting vertical gardens and creating recycled art. Twenty Calgary schools participated in The City’s six-month…

  • Okotoks Works with Businesses and Non-Profits to Support Kids

    Okotoks Works with Businesses and Non-Profits to Support Kids

      Alberta’s Promise and its partners stand together in their promise to create safe and caring communities for children and youth in Alberta. Keeping this promise requires many dedicated players from the business, non-profit, and municipal sectors to work together. The Town of Okotoks, an Alberta’s Promise partner since 2006, is a great example of…

  • 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…

  • Jumpstart Day a Success in High River

    The Town of High River Community Programing department would like to thank all the sponsors and volunteers that made the Jumpstart Day event on Saturday, May 30 a success. Over $4,000 was raised thanks to the RCMP, High River Fire Department and the generosity of High River citizens. A special thank you to Miss Jellison’s…

  • 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”,…

  • Propane Value Adding a Boost for Alberta

      Province would realize $1.2 billion in new tax revenue and 1,500 direct construction jobs from new propane processing facility  Alberta’s Industrial Heartland – Alberta would gain full time, stable jobs and an added $65 million annually in government tax revenue from each new industrial facility adding value to propane. A new report from Stantec,…

  • Heartland Filming in High River June 19 and 22

    Heartland Filming in High River June 19 and 22

      High River, AB: The Town of High River is honoured to once again stand in as the fictional community of Hudson on the popular television series Heartland as crews continue filming season 9. Crews will arrive in High River on the evening of Friday, June 19 and begin setting up equipment and vehicles along…

  • Pumps and storm outfalls in place to support emergency preparedness

    Pumps and storm outfalls in place to support emergency preparedness

        HIGH RIVER, AB: Residents may have noticed that water drainage pumps have recently been moved to key locations along the dikes in town. This is a regular part of the Town’s emergency preparedness measures in preparation for flood season. The dikes in High River have been built with storm outfalls inside the structure…

  • Big Rock “Stuffie” Sale Supports Mexican Students

    Big Rock “Stuffie” Sale Supports Mexican Students

      Former Big Rock School teacher/guest teacher Mary Donaldson (who also continues to support the Foothills Young Authors’ Conference as Co-Chair and Treasurer) is involved with a project in the Huatulco, Mexico area (Oaxaca Province) called Proyecto Escuelas Rurales (the Rural Schools Project).  The program builds and funds schools in poor communities outside Hutulco in the…

  • Addressing Calgary’s Wicked Challenges

    Addressing Calgary’s Wicked Challenges

      Calgary’s future is being considered on Friday this week by experts and vested interests from across the landscape. “We are a young city. We are a distant city. We are a city prone to both drought and flood. If we don’t build to respond to those, one of these three things will no longer…

  • Edmonton Gears Up to “Meat Up” for the second annual PORKAPALOOZA BBQ Festival

    Edmonton Gears Up to “Meat Up” for the second annual PORKAPALOOZA BBQ Festival

      Edmonton, AB – Edmontonians love their BBQ!  It’s why the inaugural Porkapalooza BBQ Festival was a sizzling success and why Alberta Pork is doing it again this Father’s Day weekend! “We thought we’d get 10,000 people last year but 25,000 showed up, over double our expected numbers,” said Karen Gurba, marketing manager for Alberta…