Tag: Good News

  • Turner Valley Legion News – December 2014

    Turner Valley Legion News – December 2014

    The Legion will be closed Dec. 21st thru Jan 5th In the Kitchen Volunteers are needed to help in the kitchen – if you are able to help by preparing vegetables, or cover a morning shift 8:30 – 1:00 pm or afternoon shift 4:00 – 7:30 please talk to Bonnie. Please Note: Due to the…

  • A Thermostat That Knows When You’re Home — Or Asleep

    A Thermostat That Knows When You’re Home — Or Asleep

    By Brian Feldt, Reporter – St. Louis Business Journal Emerson asked teams participating in last weekend’s GlobalHack hackathon to do something no one in the company had ever done. The innovators were Sensi Sensibility — a team that included Bill MacMillan, Christine Stavridis, Martin McGreal, and Tara Pham — which built an app called Sensibility.…

  • Play as you are: Olympians set positive goals for LGBTQ in Canadian sport

    Play as you are: Olympians set positive goals for LGBTQ in Canadian sport

    By Callum Ng The news: On Tuesday (December 2nd) the Canadian Olympic Committee announced plans to foster LGBTQ inclusivity in national sport. The #OneTeam Athlete Ambassador program will hit schools to speak about mental fitness and equality, supported by a first-ever school resource on LGBTQ issues. Egale Canada, the foremost national charity promoting LGBTQ human rights,…

  • Canadian Red Cross supporting relief efforts in Philippines as Typhoon Hagupit makes landfall

    Canadian Red Cross supporting relief efforts in Philippines as Typhoon Hagupit makes landfall

    CALGARY – Dec. 8, 2014 — With the support of the Canadian Red Cross, the Philippine Red Cross is better prepared to provide relief to communities affected by Typhoon Hagupit, which made landfall on the weekend. While the extent of damages has not yet fully been assessed as emergency responders work around the clock to…

  • Points of Light 2014

    Points of Light 2014

    The Sheep River Health Trust kicked off the annual Points of Light campaign in November. Points of Light provides community members with an opportunity to make a charitable donation as a tribute to, or in memory of someone special.  We acknowledge them with a Christmas light on trees in front of the Oilfields General Hospital…

  • Canada lands China for opening match of FIFA Women’s World Cup

    Canada lands China for opening match of FIFA Women’s World Cup

    The FIFA Women’s World Cup is six months away and on Saturday Canada learned which countries are in its group as it gets set to welcome all competitors. Canada (ranked eighth in the world) is in Group A, as is custom for host nations, and will be joined by New Zealand, China, and Netherlands in…

  • From the Teacher’s Desk ~ Finding Joy in the Craft of Teaching

    By Leonard Quilty We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world. – Buddha One of the things that drew me into the teaching profession thirty years ago was that I felt I had something important to say to my students. Of course, my…

  • New Provincial Park a Special Gift to all Albertans

    New Provincial Park a Special Gift to all Albertans

    Three hundred and eighty hectares of undisturbed native grassland has been donated to Alberta’s provincial parks system.     At the request of donor Gottlob Schmidt, who resides on the land near Hanna, the land will become Antelope Hill Provincial Park. Antelope Hill has high ecological value because it has never been cultivated. It features rare…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Tip for Freezing Cheese

    By Reena Nerbas Discoloured Leather Furniture Dear Reena, We have two red leather chairs; the one I sit on has a whitish or a discoloration on the area where my head rests. I did try leather cleaner but it started to take the red off and left a rough spot on top of the discolored…

  • An Entertaining Evening

    An Entertaining Evening

    (Contributed) What is Glen Mead lll? Where is it? It is an adult seniors living complex,on the southern side of Black Diamond, near the High Country Lodge and the Oilfields Hospital. It is not a so-called “old folks home” It is a happy place, on a large acreage, where people are able to care for…

  • Charity Check Stop Checking for Okotoks Community Donors

    Charity Check Stop Checking for Okotoks Community Donors

    The 8th Annual Charity Check Stop will be held on December 9, 2014, 2 pm to 4 pm on Milligan Drive at Okotoks Drive in Okotoks, Alberta.  Emergency Services personnel from the community, including Okotoks Municipal Enforcement, Okotoks RCMP, Okotoks Fire Department, and Foothills Victim Services will be involved in collecting food, unwrapped toys, and/or…

  • From My Bookshelf ~ Featuring Matthew Thomas and Emma Healey

    From My Bookshelf ~ Featuring Matthew Thomas and Emma Healey

    By Lynn Willoughby We Are Not Ourselves ~ Matthew Thomas Eileen Tumulty has had a very harsh childhood with wild swings between her alcoholic mother and her gregarious, good time father, loved by everyone. When she meets Ed Leary she thinks he will be the perfect partner. He is a scientist, they will live the…

  • MoneySense: 2015 Charity 100: A smarter way to give

    MoneySense: 2015 Charity 100: A smarter way to give

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  • NASA’s New Orion Spacecraft Completes First Spaceflight Test

    NASA’s New Orion Spacecraft Completes First Spaceflight Test

    Major Milestone on Agency’s Journey to Mars NASA marked a major milestone Friday on its journey to Mars as the Orion spacecraft completed its first voyage to space, traveling farther than any spacecraft designed for astronauts has been in more than 40 years. “Today’s flight test of Orion is a huge step for NASA and…

  • Nature Conservancy of Canada Invites you to Give the Gift of Nature

    Nature Conservancy of Canada Invites you to Give the Gift of Nature

    A Gift of Canadian Nature is sure to please – perfect for nature lovers, animal lovers and those on your list who have everything, these symbolic gifts of habitat give twice, once to your loved one and once to Canada’s wilderness. Help NCC protect Canada’s natural beauty today. Begin your shopping by selecting your gifts…