Tag: Good News

Chris Koch Crossed the Finish Line in the Calgary Marathon Sunday

Nanton farmer and inspirational speaker Chris Koch posted this to Facebook yesterday: “Today I participated in the Calgary Marathon and crossed the finish line with a time of 4:23:12. It was an amazing day that was made even better by having my girlfriend Ally, my mom, and other family in Georgie and Todd participating in…

May 30, 2016
Planet Waves Horoscopes: May 30 to June 6, 2016

By Eric Francis ARIES – You are being called deeper into your awareness than you have in a long time. All the doors in your emotions that you typically walk past are now asking to be opened one by one. Through this process, you will gradually discover how you actually feel, and what you truly need.…

May 30, 2016
ATB Opens Entrepreneur Centre, Offers Free Banking for 2016 Startups

Edmonton — ATB Financial has opened the doors to its Entrepreneur Centre in Edmonton, a unique, dedicated space where business owners can meet to share ideas, garner support, and learn from banking and business experts. This Entrepreneur Centre is located at ATB’s Calgary Trail at Whitemud branch. The first ATB Entrepreneur Centre opened earlier this month in…

May 30, 2016
AHS Weekly Wellness News; Happy Trails – ATV Safety Tips

As snow-blowers and shovels are tucked away for another season, Albertans are venturing outdoors to enjoy the spring weather. Alberta Health Services (AHS) is reminding all Albertans, and particularly parents of children less than 16 years of age, to make ATV safety a priority. There are significant risks associated with the use of ATVs. Children…

May 30, 2016
C Ian McLaren Students Win Legion Award

Kiana Milne and Fletcher Zabek, grade 4 students at C. Ian McLaren School participated in the Turner Valley Legion Remembrance Day Essay Contest, and placed second and fourth respectively in the Div. 2 category! Wonderful achievement, especially when you consider that it was their first time writing an essay for a contest! Several other students…

May 30, 2016
Revolutionary Surgery Protects Young Brains

Alberta Children’s Hospital offers new procedure to ease pressure of hydrocephalus Story by Gregory Kennedy; photo by Paul Rotzinger CALGARY — Lauren Mitchell and Jamie Plessis’s infant daughter Baya faced an uncertain future in late 2015 when a routine checkup showed her skull was growing too rapidly — a sign of hydrocephalus, a buildup of…

May 29, 2016
Parachute Safe Kids Week Celebrates 20 Years

Come celebrate with us! This year marks the 20th anniversary of Parachute Safe Kids Week, a national awareness campaign developed to bring attention to predictable and preventable injuries in children. Parachute Safe Kids Week 2016 is focused on the top injury issues that affect children ‘At Home, At Play, and On The Road.’ Over the…

May 29, 2016
Building for Good

Kudos to Ryan King, a grade 11 student at École Secondaire Highwood High School for designing and building an amazing lemonade stand for Spitzee Elementary School student Tate Barton. Since losing his mother to cancer in 2013, Tate has set up a lemonade stand at High River’s Little Britches Parade on the May long weekend,…

May 29, 2016
Oilfields High Presents “Big Bad Musical”

May 31-June 2, 2016 Matinees: 10 am ($2), every day Evenings: 7 pm ($5), June 1 & 2 The notorious Big Bad Wolf is being slapped with a class-action lawsuit by storybooks of quirky characters who want to get even: Little Red Riding Hood, her Grandmother, the Three Little Pigs and the Shepherd in charge of…

May 29, 2016
Join Foothills Ride for STARS This September

A wonderful community event & opportunity to help STARS Saturday, September 17th It’s a full circle cycle …. STARS Air Ambulance flys out to equestrian accidents when we need them most. In return this fundraiser event exists to raise money for STARS and keep them in the air. It has also turned into a well…

May 29, 2016
Provincial Award Recognizes Innovation with On-It Regional Transit

By Ruby Gill, Digital Marketing and Communications Advisor, CRP On March 21st, at a conference in Red Deer, the Calgary Regional Partnership’s (CRP) regional transit pilot project received a bold indication that it’s on the right track. New category, first winner. The Alberta Transportation Minister’s Award for Innovation was awarded to the On-It Regional Transit Pilot…

May 28, 2016
Drillers Win Inaugural Rugby Tournament

Congratulations to the Oilfields School Drillers female rugby team on winning the inaugural “Mustang 7s” rugby tournament at Highwood High School earlier this month!

May 28, 2016
Province to Work with Indigenous Communities to Ensure Return of Sacred Ceremonial Objects

Introduction of Bill 22, An Act to Provide for the Repatriation of Indigenous Peoples’ Sacred Ceremonial Objects, is the first step in helping to ensure that all Indigenous communities will be able to reclaim sacred ceremonial objects in provincial collections, now and in the future. The Alberta government has begun conversations about Bill 22 with…

May 28, 2016
Highwood High: Cabin Builders

May 28, 2016
Province Supports Lower-Income Families in Calgary

The Government of Alberta is investing $13.5 million over three years toward Calgary’s Low Income Transit Pass. As part of ongoing work to reduce and prevent poverty, the Government of Alberta is investing in the Fair Entry program to share the cost of Calgary’s pass. “Calgary’s Low Income Transit Pass makes it easier for families…

May 28, 2016