Tag: Good News

  • Looking Back on the History of the Pony Express

    Looking Back on the History of the Pony Express

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  • Harper Government Announces Winners of Canada’s Coolest School Trip Contest!

    Harper Government Announces Winners of Canada’s Coolest School Trip Contest!

    Students will spend five unforgettable days exploring La Mauricie National Park and the historic sites of Québec City as VIPs Hillsborough, New Brunswick  – The Honourable Rob Moore, Regional Minister for New Brunswick, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) and Member of Parliament for Fundy Royal, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Spring Cleaning

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Spring Cleaning

    By Reena Nerbas Chemical Sensitivity Dear Reena, I have a disorder called ‘Chemical Sensitivity’, which is sensitivity to a huge array of products. So I buy a lot of less toxic products such as; vinegar and baking soda but I tend to react to those as well. I would like to remove the spots on…

  • Eight Canada Research Chairs Announced

    Eight Canada Research Chairs Announced

    Federal funding of $5.8 million supports innovative research and entrepreneurship at University of Calgary By Drew Scherban At first glance it looks like a regular university lab, but after a few moments it’s evident that something out of the ordinary is happening here. Researchers swipe at large displays, images moving from left to right, up…

  • National Bird Project – Vote for Canada’s National Bird

    National Bird Project – Vote for Canada’s National Bird

    There are more than 450 species of birds across Canada, but not one of them has been designated as our national bird — a title that for too long hasn’t been made official. It’s time to change that. The Royal Canadian Geographical Society along with Canadian Geographic are asking Canadians to vote for the bird…

  • From My Bookshelf ~ Featuring Alice Hoffman and Ann-Marie MacDonald

    From My Bookshelf ~ Featuring Alice Hoffman and Ann-Marie MacDonald

    By Lynn Willoughby The Museum of Ordinary Things ~ Alice Hoffman Coralie is the daughter of The Professor, a dark, sinister, tyrannical master of a freak show on Coney Island in the early 1900s. Coralie is the “Mermaid” who performs daily alongside the Wolfman, the Butterfly Girl, a one hundred year old turtle, plus other…

  • BBC: Lindo Wing Confirmed for Royal Birth

    BBC: Lindo Wing Confirmed for Royal Birth

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  • Diamond Valley Volunteer Appreciation Celebration

    Diamond Valley Volunteer Appreciation Celebration

      Bring your favourite volunteer to the Turner Valley Golf Club on Thursday, April 16, 2015 starting at 5pm. Food, refreshments and gifts will be provided free of charge at this open house as we take time to recognize and show appreciation to the many volunteers who contribute their valuable time and energy to the…

  • Creative Logic ~ April 11th, 2015 Puzzle – Week 225

    Creative Logic ~ April 11th, 2015 Puzzle – Week 225

    Keep your mind fit with our Creative Logic puzzles provided by Mr Larry Berg of High River, Alberta.

  • Capital Plan Boosts Health Facility Construction, Maintenance in Calgary and Southern Alberta

    Capital Plan Boosts Health Facility Construction, Maintenance in Calgary and Southern Alberta

    Alberta’s five-year capital plan significantly increases investment in health facilities to meet Albertans’ needs in Calgary and southern Alberta The Alberta government has budgeted $3.4 billion for health facilities over the next five years, including $653 million for maintenance and renewal, and $2.7 billion for ongoing and new major construction projects across the province. Maintenance…

  • Province Joins United Effort to Preserve Iconic Edmonton Church

    Province Joins United Effort to Preserve Iconic Edmonton Church

      Plans to proceed with Provincial Historic Resource designation of the McDougall United Church have revived efforts to preserve one of the city’s most distinctive heritage landmarks. A commitment by the McDougall United Church Council to pursue designation for the 105-year-old building will also see the creation of a new community partnership to help support…

  • Turner Valley School News: Hey Kids! Get ready to be Jumpcredible

    Turner Valley School News: Hey Kids! Get ready to be Jumpcredible

      Turner Valley School is pleased to be holding a Heart & Stroke Foundation JUMP Rope for Heart event on Thursday April 16th at 2pm. All money raised will support the Heart & Stroke Foundation in their mission to promote children’s health and fund vital heart and stroke research. JUMP Rope for Heart encourages kids…

  • RCMP – St Alberta: Oilers Hockey Game to Raise Funds for Wynn/Bond Families

    On Saturday, April 18, 2015, at 7:15 p.m., at the Go Auto Arena in Servus Place, the Oliers Alumni, including Ryan Smyth, Jason Strudwick, Fernando Pisani and many more former Oilers will facing off against a RCMP team to raise funds to support the Dave Wynn family and the Derek Bond family. Fernando Pisani spearheaded…

  • Planet Waves ~ Weekly Horoscope for April 10 – 17, 2015

      By Eric Francis Aries (March 20-April 19) Relationships are not everything and everything is a relationship. Or as Thaddeus Golas once wrote in The Lazy Man’s Guide to Enlightenment, “We are equal beings and the universe is our relationships with one another.” What has recently developed with another person is likely to have shifted your…

  • Community Flood Mitigation Projects Help Keep People and Property Safe

    Community Flood Mitigation Projects Help Keep People and Property Safe

    From north to south, and east to west, the Government of Alberta is supporting communities to advance long-term flood protection and drought mitigation in Budget 2015. The first round of Alberta Community Resilience Program grants will support 21 projects in 16 municipalities to erect flood barriers, upgrade water management infrastructure, construct or expand dry ponds…