Tag: Good News

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: Quitting Tobacco with AlbertaQuits.ca

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: Quitting Tobacco with AlbertaQuits.ca

    People use tobacco for different reasons, and there is no shortage of good reasons to quit. Longevity, quality of life, the sheer cost of cigarettes or chewing tobacco, the impact smoking has on your friends and loved ones: these are all major factors that may motivate you to quit. For all these motivations though, quitting…

  • Canadian Army Set to Commence Their Largest and Most Complex Exercise of 2016

    Canadian Army Set to Commence Their Largest and Most Complex Exercise of 2016

    Wainwright, Alberta – As part of contributions to the operational readiness of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), over 6000 CAF personnel will participate in Exercise MAPLE RESOLVE 2016, the Canadian Army’s largest and most complex training event of the year. Exercise MAPLE RESOLVE will take place in Wainwright, Alberta, from May 23 to June 6, 2016.…

  • From My Bookshelf: Featuring Andrew Morton and Sebastian Faulks

    From My Bookshelf: Featuring Andrew Morton and Sebastian Faulks

    By Lynn Willoughby 17 Carnations ~ Andrew Morton The Royals, the Nazis and the Biggest Cover Up in History This book of non-fiction gives us one version of Edward VIII, later the Duke of Windsor, his wife, Wallis Simpson and the bizarre and truly scary plot to reinstate him as a puppet king once the…

  • The Generosity of Albertans and the ‘Spectacle of Giving’

    The Generosity of Albertans and the ‘Spectacle of Giving’

    UAlberta sociologists weigh in on why the Fort McMurray wildfire triggered the largest financial response in Canadian history. By Geoff McMaster The response Albertans have shown residents of Fort McMurray over the past two weeks has been nothing short of astonishing. Instantly and with unfettered generosity, people have offered money, shelter, food, clothing, fuel, child…

  • Gastown Historic District National Historic Site of Canada

    Gastown Historic District National Historic Site of Canada

    Gastown Historic District is an intact urban area of business and commercial buildings dating for the most part from 1886 to 1914, representing, through the visual qualities of the buildings, an early Western Canadian city core and the economic flowering of the Western Canadian economy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The District…

  • Government of Canada Marks “Seal Day on the Hill 2016”

    Government of Canada Marks “Seal Day on the Hill 2016”

    OTTAWA, ONTARIO — On Tuesday, May 17th,  Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Hunter Tootoo, and Parliamentary Secretary and Member of Parliament for Labrador, Yvonne Jones, issued the following statement regarding Seal Day on the Hill 2016: “Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada is proud to…

  • Innovative Natural Playground to Open in Birchwood Park

    Innovative Natural Playground to Open in Birchwood Park

    HIGH RIVER, AB: Construction on the Town of High River’s innovative natural playground in Birchwood Park is now complete and the playground will open to the public on Tuesday, May 24. It is the first of its kind in the community and will encourage children to use imaginative and open-ended play. Natural playgrounds provide a…

  • 2016 Calgary International Reggae Festival: Uniting Cultures Through Reggae Music

    2016 Calgary International Reggae Festival: Uniting Cultures Through Reggae Music

    Today the Calgary International Reggae Festival (ReggaeFest) announced the line up for the 2016 festival taking place August 18 – 20. Leading this amazing collection of Reggae stalwarts is the legendary Glen Washington and the newest dancehall craze in Jamaica Razor B.   “Glen has been one of those artistes we’ve been courting for several…

  • Calgary Humane Society: Make a Snuffle Mat for your Dog

    Calgary Humane Society: Make a Snuffle Mat for your Dog

    Snuffle mats are great for providing mental stimulation and focusing the mind of your pooch. They can be used in place of a food dish and are an excellent boredom buster. Try making your very own, we guarantee your pup will be just as excited as the adorable Tyson! See Tyson’s adoption profile: http://bit.ly/1Y2r0f4

  • Bar U Ranch NHS to open 2016 with Hometown Heroes weekend

    Bar U Ranch NHS to open 2016 with Hometown Heroes weekend

    Historic Site opened its doors to welcome visitors for the 2016 season This year, Parks Canada continues to improve its visitor offer with even more innovative and educational events and activities as well as new investments in visitor facilities. At the Bar U Ranch, Parks Canada is hosting a Hometown Heroes Weekend on May 21…

  • This Is How You Snowshoe When There’s No Snow!

    This Is How You Snowshoe When There’s No Snow!

    Last month Turner Valley’s very own Lori Cloakey-Collins of Cougar’s Sports Bar ran yet another successful Snowshoe Softball Tournament. Lori has been involved in running these tournaments for thirty years and there’s no-one better qualified. Proof of this is in the fact that the tournament was a full-house and raised $3,000 for the Oilfields Food Bank.…

  • Alberta High School Video Contest winners 2016

    Alberta High School Video Contest winners 2016

    Labour Minister Christina Gray with contest winners: First place: Seth Dunham, “A Workplace Nightmare”, School: St. Paul’s Academy: Centre for Learning at Home, Okotoks Second place: Jilliane Kell, “Only a Second”, School: Bert Church High School, Airdrie Third place: Christian Montiel, “Mashed Potato”, School: Harry Ainlay High School, Edmonton

  • All About Raising Chickens

    All About Raising Chickens

    By Ellen Roberts Raising chickens is something I have been doing for my whole life. It’s not only for eggs and food, but for fun. Raising chickens for egg laying is mostly very easy. The major challenge is protecting backyard chickens from predators such as rats. Since the turnover for chickens is only 10-12 weeks,…

  • Allora & Calzadilla: Echo to Artifact explores Canada’s prehistoric past, June 3–August 28, 2016 at your AGA

    Allora & Calzadilla: Echo to Artifact explores Canada’s prehistoric past, June 3–August 28, 2016 at your AGA

    Edmonton, AB — In the summer of 2014, artists Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla made a research trip to Alberta to visit the Burgess Shale and the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology to explore the region’s prehistoric past. The Art Gallery of Alberta opens the resulting exhibition, Allora & Calzadilla: Echo to Artifact on June…

  • Grade Six Girls from North Vancouver Create Hike Safe App

    Grade Six Girls from North Vancouver Create Hike Safe App

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