Tag: Good News

  • Town Undertaking Several Parking Initiatives for Downtown Area

    Town Undertaking Several Parking Initiatives for Downtown Area

    High River, AB: The Town of High River is working on several initiatives to maximize parking in the downtown area that will support increased pedestrian and vehicle traffic. In the new downtown design, angle parking has been replaced with parallel parking, so additional parking is being created in adjacent areas to ensure there is ample…

  • Millarville Horticulture Club ~ Weeds and Teas

    Millarville Horticulture Club ~ Weeds and Teas

    Every second Tuesday of the month (Sept to May) a speaker is arranged to talk and share their knowledge with the club. We also organise a bus trip and a plant sale in June.  February 10 we will be viewing and ordering from seed cataloges at the Millarville Church house at 7:30 pm. Bring your…

  • Poker-Playing Program Knows When to Fold ’em

    Poker-Playing Program Knows When to Fold ’em

    UAlberta researchers solve heads-up limit Texas hold ‘em poker. By Julie Naylor, University of Alberta (Edmonton) In a world first, researchers in the Computer Poker Research Group at the University of Alberta have essentially solved heads-up limit Texas hold ‘em poker with their program, called Cepheus. “Poker has been a challenge problem for artificial intelligence…

  • Millarville School News: What’s Happening in the Classrooms

    Millarville School News: What’s Happening in the Classrooms

    Kinders are inquirying into what we learn from our families by investigating family trees. They will also find out who does all the work around the house! Mom? Dad? The Grade 1s are researching arctic animals and one student wants to find out how reindeer fly. Hopefully they will find some answers! The Grade 2s…

  • Tour of Alberta presented by ATB Financial’s 2015 Host Communities Announced

    Tour of Alberta presented by ATB Financial’s 2015 Host Communities Announced

    SPRUCE GROVE, ALBERTA – From September 2 – 7, 2015, the Tour of Alberta presented by ATB Financial will make stops through seven official host communities this year, with support from the Municipal District of Greenview and Parks Canada. Previously announced, the City of Grande Prairie and County of Grande Prairie will host the first…

  • Planet Waves for January 16 – 23, 2015

    Planet Waves for January 16 – 23, 2015

    By Eric Francis Aries (March 20-April 19) Your role in a group or organization that you’re affiliated with is about to change. So too will the purpose of that group in your life. Developments will occur in a series of events over the coming week, and you’ll want to take them one at a time,…

  • 2014 Disaster Relief Fund Donor Report now Available

    2014 Disaster Relief Fund Donor Report now Available

    HIGH RIVER, AB: A report on the disbursement and use of funds donated to the High River Disaster Relief Fund is now available and can be viewed on the Town of High River website at www.highriver.ca. under “Town Hall” then “Plans and Reports”. The report was presented to council by the Community Donations Advisory Committee…

  • Turner Valley School News: Family Literacy Day Heads to the Beach

    Turner Valley School News: Family Literacy Day Heads to the Beach

    Bring Your Family! Read on the Beach! It’s time to grab your sunnys and your flip flops, unfold your beach blanket, put on your Hawaiian shirt or sarong, find your favourite book or board game and surf on down to the gym to get beachy with some Family Literacy Day fun! Come to the “Reading…

  • Kananaskis Avalanche Awareness Day 2015

    Kananaskis Avalanche Awareness Day 2015

    11:00 – 15:00 on Jan 18, 2015 at the Burstall Pass Parking Lot A hands-on FREE day of activities, demos, and information on avalanche and winter safety and survival, to mark Avalanche Awareness Week. Learn about winter recreation opportunities in Kananaskis, winter survival techniques (fire starting and quinzee construction), ecology and wildlife. Activities include: Snowpack…

  • Governments of Canada and Alberta Support Upgrades to the North Lift Station in Turner Valley

    Governments of Canada and Alberta Support Upgrades to the North Lift Station in Turner Valley

    Turner Valley, Alberta – The Town of Turner Valley will receive a combined total of $551,332 from the federal and provincial governments to upgrade its North Lift Station. John Barlow, Member of Parliament for Macleod, on behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, and Ron Casey, Member of the…

  • Town Receives Funding for Murals

    Town Receives Funding for Murals

    High River, AB: The Town of High River has received grant funding from the Calgary Foundation to create two new murals for the community. The murals will be located in the downtown area and are expected to be completed by June, 2016. “The murals will be a visual depiction of the town’s renewal and recovery…

  • Millarville School News: Happy New Year

    Millarville School News: Happy New Year

    Welcome back! We are happy to return to learning with your students! We hope you had a restful and happy holiday season with your families. New year – new resolutions! This month as a staff, we have resolved to focus on activities with the students that involve understanding the benefits of caring for those around…

  • London’s Iconic Red Phone Booths Go Green: The ‘SolarBox’ Mobile Charging Station

    London’s Iconic Red Phone Booths Go Green: The ‘SolarBox’ Mobile Charging Station

    By Sarah Burke, GreenerIdeal Ask yourself: When was the last time you used a phone box to make a call? Last week? Last month? Last year? 2 years? 3 years? Yeah, it’s been a while for me too. Still, I bet if you’ve ever visited London (or are planning to) that you still wouldn’t be able to help but…

  • WHOAS: A New Year Update

    WHOAS: A New Year Update

    Well 2015 is upon us and although the snow is starting to accumulate in wild horse country the wild horses are doing exceptional well this winter.  The snow is not heavy and the horses are easily able to paw through it to find enough forage to keep up their body condition.  This winter, in the…

  • Stamp Celebrates Life and Legacy of Sir John A. Macdonald on the 200th Anniversary of his Birth

    Stamp Celebrates Life and Legacy of Sir John A. Macdonald on the 200th Anniversary of his Birth

    Ottawa (Ont.) – On the 200th anniversary of Sir John A. Macdonald’s birth, Canada Post issued a stamp to celebrate the country’s first prime minister, a nation builder whose achievements shaped the nation. Designed by Montréal’s Paprika, the stamp mixes a traditional photo with modern design to create a fresh look at a subject who…