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Alberta Celebrates 20th Annual National Aboriginal Day
The Alberta government is celebrating National Aboriginal Day with a free public event on Friday, June 17, at Edmonton City Centre mall. “National Aboriginal Day gives us all the chance to connect with Indigenous culture and history, to appreciate its diversity, complexity and beauty. Reconciliation begins with understanding. I can think of few better ways…
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Longview Library News: Story Time for Summer
The library will be having a Story Time for ages 2-5 over the summer months, Children must be accompanied by an adult, or an older, responsible sibling. Times for these will be posted at a later date. Looking forward to September, Joan is hoping to get an adult colouring group together to visit, colour…
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Province Listens to Disability Community on Safety
The Government of Alberta is seeking feedback on proposed safety ideas for a team of community stakeholders. The consultation will run until July 6, 2016, as part of ongoing work to support the safety and dignity of persons with developmental disabilities. Albertans can visit humanservices.alberta.ca/pddconsultation to fill out a questionnaire and participate in an interactive…
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Update on Prescribed Fire in Waterton Lakes National Park
Here is an update from this morning’s briefing: the fire management team were able to burn approximately 3 hectares in the Coppermine drainage of the Red Rock Prescribed Fire Area. if the weather cooperates, they will try to burn more of the targeted 400 ha. this afternoon or tomorrow. The goal of fire management in national parks…
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Century 21 Announces Winners of Black Diamond Parade Day Draws
The Century 21 office in Turner Valley set up a booth on the parade route on June 4th and gave away some great prizes! Thanks to the realtors at our local office for this opportunity: Katrina Warkman, Tim Hemus and Sarah Michel. And the winners are…. The children’s prize gift pack was Lyla. The seasons pool…
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High Rvier Planning and Development Services Launches Customer Satisfaction Survey
HIGH RIVER, AB: The Town’s Planning and Development Services Division has launched a survey that invites residents, developers and business owners/operators to share ongoing feedback on their interactions with Town staff. “Our division hosted workshops in October 2015 and April of this year and, based on the feedback from participants, we are offering this survey…
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Military Honoured With ‘National Heroes’ Coin from Royal Canadian Mint
By 2Lt Derek Gagnon, 38 CBG PAO The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) was one of four groups honoured today by the Royal Canadian Mint in the unveiling of their ‘National Heroes’ series of collectors coins. Along with paramedics, police and firefighters, the CAF will see a 15 dollar silver coin available for purchase, with theCAF…
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A Horse In My Back Yard: Some Things You Need to Know
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Bear Safety Training for Ranch Families
Friday June 17, 2016, 1:30 to 5:00 pm Bar U Ranch Join us for an afternoon to learn about bear safety. This workshop is targeted specifically at safety concerns for southwestern Alberta farm and ranch owners, workers, and family members (all ages welcome) as they go about their daily routines, living and working in close…
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AFD Petroleum Fuels Fort McMurray Evacuation
EDMONTON, Alberta—While residents were evacuating the city of Fort McMurray during the wildfire, AFD Petroleum employees and volunteers were busy topping up their vehicles for the long drive to safety. When the evacuation started on May 4, the AFD Petroleum camp 27 kilometres north of Fort McMurray took in as many people as it could safely hold. However,…
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Murdoch Mysteries’ Station House No. 4 Back in Action
Production underway on 18 new episodes of the #1 Canadian scripted program* TORONTO, June 2016 /CNW/ – Production has commenced on Season 10 of one of Canada’s most beloved and longest-running dramatic series, Murdoch Mysteries. Coming off its highest-rated season yet on CBC as the country’s top-rated homegrown scripted program for the 2015/16 television season*…
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Branch Out: Crystal Phillips’ Story
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Government Implements Provincially Co-ordinated Donation Strategy to Support Fort McMurray Families
The Alberta government and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo are partnering with the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Canada to co-ordinate the collection and distribution of donations for Fort McMurray residents, following the wildfire. ADRA Canada will receive, sort, store, catalogue and distribute material donations for residents affected by the Wood Buffalo wildfire.…
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Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Healthy Roses
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Top Talent Awarded at Skills Canada National Competition
Next Stop: WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 MONCTON, June 8, 2016 /CNW/ – (Skills Canada National Competition) – For two days in Moncton, at the 22nd Skills Canada National Competition, the best and brightest students and apprentices in skilled trades and technologies from across the country were tried, tested and judged. Today they received official recognition for…
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