Tag: Good News

  • Reserve Your Site Online and Be a Happy Camper

      Gathering with family and friends, relaxing by an evening fire pit and sleeping under the stars at a provincial campground are not too far away. To help visitors connect with the summer camping season sooner, the Reserve.AlbertaParks.ca online campsite reservation system will soon launch to accommodate pre-booking of campsites. The system will open for…

  • Cabinet ministers take five per cent pay cut; MLAs asked to follow suit

    Cabinet ministers take five per cent pay cut; MLAs asked to follow suit

    Effective February 1, cabinet ministers will voluntarily take a five per cent wage reduction as part of their commitment to exercising fiscal discipline in these challenging times. “While work on our overall budget challenges is ongoing, Albertans are clearly telling us that they expect their political representatives to be part of the solution. All members…

  • Rt Revd Libby Lane Consecrated at York Minster

    Rt Revd Libby Lane Consecrated at York Minster

    The Rt Revd Libby Lane has been consecrated as the first female bishop in the Church of England in a packed service at York Minster today attended by more than 100 bishops from the Church of England and women bishops from across the Anglican Communion. In a statement shortly after being consecrated, Bishop Libby said she had been…

  • Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Rough Sledding?

    Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Rough Sledding?

    Every year, emergency departments treat children injured in sliding accidents. When minor bruises and bumps give way to broken bones and serious injuries of the head and spinal cord, it’s a sign that parents and children should be reminded of safety while playing outside. There are several precautions you can take that can help protect…

  • From Memory to Remembrance: Liberation of the Netherlands

    From Memory to Remembrance: Liberation of the Netherlands

      70 years ago Canadian troops played a pivotal role in liberating the Netherlands. This lecture is part of a nation-wide series in which Canadian and Dutch historians takes us back to the highlights of the Canadian military campaign that led to the capitulation in Wageningen on May 5, 1945. Please join us Thursday, February…

  • Distribution of $70,000 Calgary Animal Abuse Fund

    Distribution of $70,000 Calgary Animal Abuse Fund

    By Calgary Humane on January 29, 2015 Calgary, AB — The Calgary Animal Abuse Fund, organized by Vets To Go, originated as a response to the discovery of a husky (Shadow) and cat (One-Tooth) found deceased with their mouths taped shut and the ensuing public outrage. The goal in creating the fund was to raise a reward…

  • Millarville School News: Alberta Education Accountability Pillar

    Millarville School News: Alberta Education Accountability Pillar

      As an annual check-up on the education system, the Accountability Pillar provides an opportunity for Alberta Education and school authorities to ensure that we are equipping students for success. The Accountability Pillar uses a set of 16 indicators consisting of surveys of students, parents and teachers on various aspects of quality; student outcomes such as dropout…

  • Western Direct Insurance Brings CFL’s Grey Cup to High River

    Western Direct Insurance Brings CFL’s Grey Cup to High River

      High River, AB, January 27, 2015: Western Direct Insurance, a proud sponsor of the Calgary Stampeders, celebrated the city’s Canadian Football League championship (on Tuesday) in High River, Alberta by bringing the Grey Cup to École Joe Clark Elementary School where kids had an opportunity to celebrate the city’s championship victory with the famous…

  • 33rd Annual Horse Breeders and Owners Conference

    33rd Annual Horse Breeders and Owners Conference

    This article is courtesy of the Horse Industry Association of Alberta  A total of 486 horse enthusiasts left their farms and convened at the 33rd annual Horse Breeders and Owners Conference in Red Deer for a weekend filled with fun and education. Delegates came from all over BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Yukon,…

  • Speaker Series Supports High River’s Economic Recovery

    Speaker Series Supports High River’s Economic Recovery

      HIGH RIVER, AB: As part of the Town of High River’s strategies for economic recovery after the 2013 flood, two of Canada’s most sought-after public speakers on business and marketing will be coming to town to share their inspirational stories and motivating experiences with the community. “Our local businesses are key to the foundation…

  • Calgary’s Round Tables on Sustainability – Future Cities and Inner-city Re-development

    Calgary’s Round Tables on Sustainability – Future Cities and Inner-city Re-development

      Pathways 2 Sustainability Calgary is a citizen led initiative focused on defining practical solutions to achieve Calgary’s sustainability goals as outlined by the imagineCALGARY Sustainability Plan. On January 29th, Sustainability Resources and Host Partner Brookfield Residential will host Calgary’s Round Table on Sustainability with guest speakers that include: Druh Farrell, City of Calgary Ward 7…

  • Alberta Government to Resolve 2013 DRP Flood Applications by Summer

    The Alberta government is aiming to close out all remaining 2013 Disaster Recovery Program files by increasing the number of caseworkers assisting flood victims and providing nearly $20 million in immediate funding to assist with repairs. In an effort to close out remaining 2013 DRP cases by summer of 2015, government will allocate an additional…

  • Minister of Veterans Affairs affirms Government’s commitment to Canada’s Veterans and their families

    Minister of Veterans Affairs affirms Government’s commitment to Canada’s Veterans and their families

    The Honourable Erin O’Toole addresses the Rotary Club of Toronto TORONTO/CNW/ – The Honourable Erin O’Toole, Minister of Veterans Affairs, delivered the keynote address (on Friday) at a Rotary Club of Toronto meeting focussed on care, compassion and respect for Canada’s Veterans. The Minister thanked the Rotary Club of Toronto for its outstanding contributions to…

  • Sheep River Library Presents the 2015 Winter Speaker Series: Community and Land

    Sheep River Library Presents the 2015 Winter Speaker Series: Community and Land

    This series via teleconference runs on Tuesday evenings at 7pm. You can catch it at the library! **TONIGHT** Tuesday January 27: Prairie Species at Risk; Joel Nicholson, Species at Risk, Senior Biologist ESRD Video Conferencing from the Medicine Hat Library, Joel Nicholson presents a glimpse into wildlife species dependent on prairie grassland. The mixed grass…

  • Investor Optimism Remains for the Heartland

      Industrial growth continues despite surge of economic uncertainty in Alberta Alberta’s Industrial Heartland – Industrial construction projects and plans for $14+ billion in future growth in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland will generate valuable income and employment. Details of industry’s investment plans were highlighted at the annual Stakeholder Update and Luncheon hosted by Alberta’s Industrial Heartland…