Tag: Good News

  • FSD: Announcing New Director of Inclusive Learning

    FSD: Announcing New Director of Inclusive Learning

    HIGH RIVER, AB — Foothills School Division is pleased to announce Loriann Salmon as its new Director of Inclusive Learning, effective April 27, 2015. Loriann will assume the role from Pam Rannelli, the division’s new Assistant Superintendent of Learning Services (since February 26, 2015). Currently serving as Vice Principal at Dr. Morris Gibson School in Okotoks, Loriann…

  • Planet Waves Weekly Horoscope for April 17 – 24, 2015

      By Eric Francis   Aries (March 20-April 19) — Take care of unfinished business. Make sure you’ve said what you have to say, and done what you have to do. I suggest you go back and do an inventory of what you have not completed and any promises you have not kept. Choose from…

  • RCMP High River – Missing person ***Located***

    RCMP High River – Missing person ***Located***

    The High River RCMP would like to thank the public for their assistance in locating this missing person. He was spoken to by members of the Calgary Police Service on March 12, 2014 and this matter is now considered concluded. No additional information is being release. Related article

  • The North West Foothills Recreation Board Needs Your Input

    The North West Foothills Recreation Board Needs Your Input

    Who We Are The North West Foothills Recreation Board (NWFRB) was founded in 2010 to explore and develop recreation projects within Council Divisions 3, 4 and 5 of the Municipal District of Foothills (Millarville, Priddis, Red Deer Lake & De Winton Areas). NWFRB is a Committee of the Municipal District of Foothills (M.D.) Council. The…

  • Choosing Your Financial Advisor

      Choosing a financial advisor is as important as choosing investments.  With either, taking time to make the right decision can have a big impact on portfolio performance over the long term.  There is much to consider. Seek a professional who fits your financial goals.  Many advisors are specialists and, just as you wouldn’t use…

  • Mother’s Day Kitchen Traditions

    Mother’s Day Kitchen Traditions

    MISSION, KS—(Marketwired – Apr 15, 2015) – (Family Features) There’s no better place than the kitchen to honor your special bond with a woman who has taught you all you know about cooking and baking. Whether she’s your mom, or a woman who has been like a mom in your life, Mother’s Day is the…

  • Turner Valley School News: Lego in the Library

      Spring Cleaning? Downsizing Your Toy Box? Looking for a good home for your Lego? Turner Valley School Library is looking for Lego Donations for our Lego Club. Our new noon hour Lego Club in the Library Learning Commons has attracted a huge following of students and could use some Lego donations to build up…

  • Organ Donation Works

    Organ Donation Works

      National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: April 18 to April 25 Story by Devon Jolie Organ donation saved Kristy Thackeray’s life when she was just 13. Years later, it would save her daughter’s life, too. Diagnosed with restrictive cardiomyopathy, a condition in which the heart turns fatty and fibrous, making it hard to…

  • Member of Parliament John Barlow announces support for the Willow Creek Gathering

    Federal Funding Supports Celebration of Western Canadian Cowboy Heritage Stavely, Alberta – The Government of Canada has provided the Willow Creek Cowboy Poetry and Music Society with $2,000 in funding through the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program in support of the 15th edition of the Willow Creek Gathering. John Barlow, Member of Parliament…

  • Help Colour Black Diamond

    Help Colour Black Diamond

    Black Diamond’s Economic Development Manager David Petrovich and Rod Ross, Planning & Development Officer, will be holding a workshop on April 21 at 7pm in the Black Diamond Council chambers where they will explore the possibilities of getting a fresh coat of paint on some of our downtown buildings. Its intended to be a fun,…

  • Federal Government Honours Emile Blokland for High River Flood Efforts

    Federal Government Honours Emile Blokland for High River Flood Efforts

    Today, John Barlow, Member of Parliament for Macleod, presented Mr. Emile Blokland with a Peace Tower flag in recognition of his handling of the High River flood in June 2013. “This is a deserving recognition for Mr. Blokland and the residents of High River who showed unwavering commitment and courage in the face of incredible…

  • Millarville School News: Be Awesome, Be Better, Be a Team Player

    Millarville School News: Be Awesome, Be Better, Be a Team Player

    Welcome back from Spring Break! Believe it or not, we are in the last few months of the school year, with only a little over 2 and half months left! We look forward to making this short amount of time for learning both memorable and exciting. We started the year with the three phrases –…

  • Pro Playoff Hockey Back in Alberta, ATB Place Lights Up!

    Pro Playoff Hockey Back in Alberta, ATB Place Lights Up!

    Calgary (and Edmonton) — For the first time in six years, there is pro playoff hockey in Alberta, and ATB Financial is helping tell the storey on the Edmonton skyline. Yes, the Edmonton skyline. “Congratulations to Calgary, to their captain, Mark Giordano and to the players and management and fans in Calgary,” says Dave Mowat, ATB Financial…

  • Revamped Code of Conduct ensures Visa, MasterCard rate cuts will be Passed on to Small Merchants

    Revamped Code of Conduct ensures Visa, MasterCard rate cuts will be Passed on to Small Merchants

      Better disclosure, dispute settlement and rules for mobile payments among key wins TORONTO – As credit card fee reductions promised by Visa and MasterCard begin to take effect later this week, Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) president Dan Kelly joined Finance Minister Joe Oliver at the Arts Market in Toronto (Monday) to announce…

  • Prime Minister’s Volunteer Awards: MP John Barlow Encourages Nominations

      High River, AB – John Barlow, Member of Parliament for Macleod, is reminding community members that the call for nominations for the Prime Minister’s Volunteer Awards was recently announced by the Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development Canada, on behalf of the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada. The…