Tag: Good News

  • Turner Valley School Spring Theatre a Sweet Success

    Turner Valley School Spring Theatre a Sweet Success

    At the end of April the Turner Valley School performed Willie Wonka Junior. A BIG thank you to all students, staff and parents for their help with Spring Theatre. Without each and every one of your contributions it would not be possible. A special mention to Amanda Gentry for the art work and her time and effort in creating the beautiful…

  • Prostate Cancer DNA Test Uses Small Blood Sample, Predicts Response to Drug

    Prostate Cancer DNA Test Uses Small Blood Sample, Predicts Response to Drug

    May 4, 2016 – Breakthrough holds promise for precision and personalized therapies for different cancers. New tools developed at the Vancouver Prostate Centre (VPC) are substantially advancing the possibility of offering precise, personalized therapies to effectively treat treatment-resistant prostate cancer, also known as metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Detailed in a recently published paper in…

  • New Series ‘Tin Star’ to Film in High River this Summer

    New Series ‘Tin Star’ to Film in High River this Summer

    HIGH RIVER, AB: A new television series called ‘Tin Star’ produced by Kudos Film and Television will begin shooting in High River in June. The series was created by acclaimed British director and screenwriter Rowan Joffe. “High River often provides film companies with a very attractive location for filming; we have the perfect setting surrounded…

  • Apple Pay Now in Hands of ATB Customers

    Apple Pay Now in Hands of ATB Customers

      Edmonton — Starting now, ATB Financial MasterCard customers have a new, easy, secure and private way to pay that’s fast and convenient. Say hello to Apple Pay. Apple Pay allows ATB customers to use their iOS devices for everyday transactions, such as grabbing a coffee or picking up groceries. Apple Pay is easy to use, easy…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Pool Noodles

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Pool Noodles

    By Reena Nerbas Stains in Toilet Dear Reena, Can the “finish” on a toilet bowl deteriorate or erode from the point where reddish stains that appear to “flow” from the top of the bowl to the top of the water? The stains are removed with cleaner but reappear quickly. Thank you, Steve Dear Steve, You…

  • Help John Barlow in his Ride to Horizon

    Help John Barlow in his Ride to Horizon

    On Saturday, July 30th, 2016, John Barlow is participating in the 2016 Foothills Ride to Horizon. He will be biking from the Bar U Ranch to Bragg Creek in support of Easter Seals Camp Horizon. The funds raised go towards providing children with disabilities and medical conditions the opportunity to experience a true summer camp experience tailored to their needs.…

  • White Lion Christian Taekwondo and Foothills Christian Martial Arts for Global Citizenship

    White Lion Christian Taekwondo and Foothills Christian Martial Arts for Global Citizenship

    (Submitted) Turner Valley, AB – Did you know there are actually more humans in slavery today then in any other time in history? On Saturday the 30th, White Lion Taekwondo and Foothills Christian Martial Arts joined forces with other martial arts students across Canada to participate in a fundraising campaign that will help fight back…

  • Alex Trebek named Honorary President of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society

    Alex Trebek named Honorary President of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society

    After going almost 3½ decades without naming an Honorary President, you might say The Royal Canadian Geographical Society was waiting for “the right one” to come along. Yet, as the RCGS announces that Alex Trebek has been appointed to its top honorary position (joining the likes of explorer and geologist Joseph Tyrrell and former Governor…

  • Turner Valley School News – Spring has Arrived

    Turner Valley School News – Spring has Arrived

    The month of May has arrived with great weather and opportunities for us to be outside. May also promises to be a busy time here at Turner Valley School as well. But first I want to say a big thank-you to those that helped with the spring theater production. What a great show, the kids really did an outstanding performance and the…

  • Planet Waves Horoscope for May 9 – 16, 2016

    Planet Waves Horoscope for May 9 – 16, 2016

    By Eric Francis ARIES – You have a significant financial opportunity right in your vicinity, though it’s likely to come in the form of a discovery. You might think of this as figuring out how to use what you already have, to some unusual profit or benefit. In leaner times, people were more creative, and…

  • Gloomy Report Misrepresents Canada’s Environmental Performance

    Gloomy Report Misrepresents Canada’s Environmental Performance

    Contrary to the Conference Board’s report, Canada’s environmental performance is one of the country’s great success stories By Kenneth P. Green, Senior director, Natural Resource Studies, The Fraser Institute CALGARY, Alta. / Troy Media/ – It would hardly be an Earth Day (which took place last month) without the publication of a new report damning Canadians as…

  • Tim Hortons Donates $100,000 to Fort McMurray Wildfire Relief Efforts

    Tim Hortons Donates $100,000 to Fort McMurray Wildfire Relief Efforts

      Our thoughts are with those who have been affected by the wildfires in the Fort McMurray area. We are supporting with a multi-level program, reinforcing our unwavering commitment to our communities. To help with relief efforts, Tim Hortons is making a $100,000 donation to the Canadian Red Cross Alberta Fires Appeal. We have also…

  • From My Bookshelf: Featuring Alice Hoffman and Allen Eskers

    From My Bookshelf: Featuring Alice Hoffman and Allen Eskers

    By Lynn Willoughby The Marriage of Opposites ~ Alice Hoffman This novel had some interesting history, especially in regards to the setting.  It is the early 1800s on the island of St Thomas which is governed by Denmark. The small Jewish community here has been allowed to run their businesses and live their lives in…

  • Made-in-Alberta success story, SML Entertainment celebrates its 60th Anniversary

    Made-in-Alberta success story, SML Entertainment celebrates its 60th Anniversary

    “Regardless of the state of the Alberta economy, we have no plans to slow down our growth,” SML VP Dean Fisher.  Calgary, Alberta (May 4, 2016) – “We have come a long way since our humble beginnings as a juke-box company in 1956,” says Dean Fisher, Vice-President, SML Entertainment. “Throughout six decades, we have adapted…

  • What Makes a Red Rainbow?

    What Makes a Red Rainbow?

    Red rainbows happen when the sun is on the horizon. They’re created in much the same process that causes a sunset or sunrise to look red. Astrophotographer Göran Strand of Sweden kindly gave us permission to publish this photo, which shows a double rainbow … and a phenomenal double red rainbow. He shot the upper…