Tag: Good News

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: A Drink can Pack more Punch with Age

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: A Drink can Pack more Punch with Age

      You may not be whooping it up at the bar or falling down drunk at Sunday dinner, but as you age, you could be drinking too much alcohol without even knowing it. Coping with unresolved grief, stress, boredom, anxiety, depression and loneliness can all lead older adults to drink more, says Cindy King, program…

  • Project Green Day – Black Diamond

    Project Green Day – Black Diamond

    By Tanya Thibodeau & Pam Jones If you’ve never experienced first hand the feeling of “community” I recommend you mark your calendars for the Project Green Day event for next year. For that matter, why wait, keep your eyes peeled for other community opportunities in the Gateway Gazette and even around Facebook, it’s well worth…

  • From My Bookshelf ~ For the Love of Books: Featuring Gabrielle Zevin and Will Schwalbe

    From My Bookshelf ~ For the Love of Books: Featuring Gabrielle Zevin and Will Schwalbe

      By Lynn Willoughby The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry ~ Gabrielle Zevin I loved this little book about books. I think it is a very clever concept – especially if you are a family of readers. A.J. Fikry owns a small bookstore on an island off Cape Cod. His wife has died, his book…

  • The start of the market season

    The start of the market season

    Be sure to stop by next Saturday! Chin Up Cafe in Turner Valley, 9am to 5pm Saturdays. Vendors, if you’re interested visit: https://gatewaygazette.ca/sunandfun/chin-up-cafe-new-market-opening/

  • Oilfields – Shrek the Musical

    Oilfields – Shrek the Musical

    By Tanya Thibodeau Cast and crew have been busy putting together the final touches for this year’s spring production – Shrek the Musical. I had the opportunity to hang around for a bit during their weekend dress rehearsal and boy are these kids characters, especially when in character. Chatting with Jasmine Sousa, recently moved here…

  • Oilfields High Quest Team Heads to the BC Coast

    Oilfields High Quest Team Heads to the BC Coast

      All the  best to students, staff and parent volunteers who are adventuring out to the Sunshine Coast, BC next week. Activities include: ·         Open Water SCUBA certification ·         Kayaking to the Copeland Islands Provincial Marine Park (overnight) ·         Hiking part of the Sunshine Coast Trail ·         Stand-up paddle boarding, ·         Low Ropes Course. ·         Exploring…

  • Local Artists to Create Calgary’s Largest Yarn-Bombing

    Local Artists to Create Calgary’s Largest Yarn-Bombing

    On June 9th, 2015 the Calgary Homeless Foundation (CHF), in collaboration with This is My City Art Society (TMC), will unveil Calgary’s largest yarn bombing as a kickoff to celebrate the beginning of its newest affordable housing build! CHF has purchased a home that has been slated for demolition; in its place, a brand new,…

  • Employers Welcome $507 Million WCB Refund

      Business owners want refund of surplus triggered at a more reasonable level CALGARY – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) welcomes the half billion dollar surplus distribution from the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) to employers across Alberta.  In a letter to CFIB dated May 14th, 2015, WCB President Guy Kerr announced $507 million…

  • University to Grant Canadian Music Icon Ian Tyson Honorary Degree

    University to Grant Canadian Music Icon Ian Tyson Honorary Degree

    The University of Lethbridge Senate is pleased to announce its fourth 2015 Honorary Degree recipient – Canadian music icon Ian D. Tyson. “It’s very exciting to have one of our country’s foremost musicians and entertainers accept our offer of an honorary degree,” says University of Lethbridge Chancellor Janice Varzari. “His music has long reflected the…

  • Girls Get Active!

    Girls Get Active!

    Saturday, May 30, 2015 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm at the Okotoks Recreation Centre. Spend a day with the girls! Back by popular demand! Girls 9 to 13 years old are invited to a fun day of activities. This afternoon of fun provides an opportunity for girls to participate in a wide variety of healthy activities.…

  • Premier Designate Notley Statement on School Budgets

    Premier Designate Notley Statement on School Budgets

    Premier Designate Rachel Notley issued the following statement May 12, 2015: “I have asked that the outgoing Government of Alberta extend the school budget deadline by a month – to the end of June. The people of Alberta voted last week for a new government that is committed to funding enrolment growth properly. We will…

  • Tour of Alberta Initial Teams Announced

    Tour of Alberta Initial Teams Announced

      Orica-GreenEdge, Giant-Alpecin, Katusha, Cannondale-Garmin and Drapac First Teams Announced for 2015 Tour of Alberta presented by ATB Financial Edmonton, Alberta – The Tour of Alberta presented by ATB Financial scheduled for September 2 – 7, 2015, announced its initial five teams today, including four World Tour teams, led by Australia’s top team Orica-GreenEdge, the…

  • Millarville Horticulture Club: Don’t Miss the Annual Plant Sale

    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. June 4 is our annual plant sale at the Millarville Race track quonset. 7pm sharp. Locally grown perennials and shrubs grown by our club…

  • Wordfest Announces Indigenous Voices Series at 20th Festival

    Wordfest Announces Indigenous Voices Series at 20th Festival

    Drew Hayden Taylor, Richard Van Camp and Aaron Paquette Among Artists to Appear in Expanded Indigenous Voices Series at 20th Wordfest Calgary, AB – In celebration of its anniversary year, Wordfest is presenting a dedicated Indigenous Voices Series featuring renowned artists from First Nations, Inuit and Metis communities at the 20th Festival, October 13-18, 2015. Drew…

  • Taking the Plunge into Digital Marketing

    Taking the Plunge into Digital Marketing

    Forget Mad Men: Here’s the new office setup By Sharon MacLean, Troy Media EDMONTON, ALTA. —  You’ve finally decided to take the plunge. It’s time to update your company marketing using digital strategies and tactics. Where do you begin? Even the job titles are confusing. What’s a content manager, anyway? Does that person also refresh…