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Canadian Red Cross: Home Repairs And Rebuilding Lives After the Alberta Floods
By Diana Coulter, Canadian Red Cross November 14, 2014 – Chuck Shifflett’s house stood for more than a century in High River until last year’s floods nearly swept it into the history books. But with a lot of love and determination, and some help from the Canadian Red Cross and its partners, Shifflett is slowly…
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FSD News: Trustee Highlights – Fall 2014
MacMillan Hutterite Colony Visit Superintendent John Bailey and Trustees Christine Pretty, Jeannine Tucker, Doug Gardner and Michael Pollard thoroughly enjoyed a recent visit to tour the school and community. Superintendent Community visits Since joining FSD in early August, John Bailey has been busy getting to know our schools and community partners. Recent highlights have included…
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High Country Learning Commons
FSD’s 18 Learning Commons Facilitators gathered on September 30th for their first professional development session of the 2014-15 school year. The highlight was a tour of all High Country Learning Commons including Longview, C. Ian McLaren, Oilfields, Turner Valley and Millarville as well as Red Deer Lake and Heritage Heights schools. The purpose was to…
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Niagara Parks and Canadian Wildlife Federation Partner Together
The Niagara Parks Commission (NPC) and the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) are pleased to announce they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), designed to support and enhance the stewardship and conservation practices, as well as public outreach and educational programming of both organizations. According to NPC Chair Janice Thomson, “This MOU will be…
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CFR41 Champions Declared
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Stampede Blog: Stampede Horses Dominate CFR
By Bonni Clark, communications advisor Three dozen Calgary Stampede bucking horses are happily frolicking in the snow-covered pastures near Hanna, celebrating a triumphant series of performances in the horse roughstock events at the Canadian Finals Rodeo. In the six CFR performances, ending Sunday, Stampede horses captured six buckles for round-winning scores. That’s half the available…
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Alberta Arming Communities to Fight Climate Change
The Municipal Climate Change Action Centre’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support local energy efficiency initiatives are getting a boost from the Alberta government. The Centre is a one-stop shop that provides tools and resources to help Alberta municipalities through education, technical assistance and expertise, best practices, policy review and rebates to help…
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Westmount’s “Socktober” Campaign for Rowan House
A Message from Grade 7 Students at Westmount School: Do you want to be a leader? Well we need Community Leaders to help us support an important group of people in our community! Let’s all participate in the campaign of “Socktober” for the entire month of November. Socktober is a campaign where we will donate…
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Rowan House’s Sherrie Botten Recognized as an Inspiration
Alberta Inspiration Awards: Leadership in Family Violence Prevention Alberta Human Services is pleased to present the 2014 Inspiration Awards. The awards recognize Albertans who demonstrate a commitment to ending family violence. Each year during Family Violence Prevention Month, extraordinary Albertans receive awards to honour their leadership in preventing family violence in their communities and across…
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Canada Council of the Arts: The Best Canadian Books of 2014 Revealed
Ottawa, November 18, 2014 – The Canada Council for the Arts announced today the 14 winners of the 2014 Governor General’s Literary Awards. See the full list below. “By celebrating the GG literary awards, we want to highlight the work of Canada’s best authors, illustrators and translators. The voices of these artists and thinkers are…
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Sean Michaels Wins the 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize
(Toronto, ON) – Sean Michaels has been named the winner of the 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize for Us Conductors, published by Random House Canada. The announcement was made at a black-tie dinner and award ceremony hosted by Rick Mercer, attended by nearly 500 members of the publishing, media and arts communities. CBC Television was the…
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New Tools Promote Animal Health and Safety
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development is unveiling new tools to support livestock producers participating in programs that support animal health and safety. The Premises Identification (PID) online registration system has been updated to provide a more user-friendly way for producers to register or update their information. The mandatory PID program is the first step in…
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Turner Valley School News: Leighton Centre Reflections
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Calgary Police Chief Rick Hanson among the Calgary Stampede’s Western Legacy Awards winners
Calgary – At the end of October, the Calgary Stampede honoured three inspiring individuals and one remarkable group based on their commitment to western heritage and values at the tenth annual Western Legacy Awards. This year’s recipients are community leaders who genuinely embody the values and commitment to community that southern Alberta is known for:…
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Wildrose motion would be first step in entrenching Alberta landowner rights in Charter of Rights and Freedoms
CALGARY, AB (November 13, 2014): The Wildrose was joined by federal Conservative Lethbridge MP Jim Hillyer to announce a new legislative motion that will be the first step in entrenching Alberta landowner rights in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Motion 501, to be introduced by Wildrose Lacombe-Ponoka MLA Rod Fox, supports a new…
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