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Does My Horse Need a Companion?
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Inspiring Young Albertans Shine at Great Kids Awards
Province celebrates children and youth who inspire, change lives and make Alberta a better place. Sixteen award winners recognized with a prestigious award include: Breanna Warren, Cochrane, age seven During first week of school, Breanna approached a school administrator with a $250 contribution towards fundraising for her school’s playground. She raised the money making and…
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Enrolment Growth Funding Supports Every Alberta Student
The government is providing school authorities with funding, through Budget 2016, for enrolment growth. This will ensure that school authorities receive funding for all eligible Kindergarten-to-Grade-12 students. Many schools across the province are seeing an increase in their student populations. It is projected that provincial K-12 enrolment growth will be about 8,200 students – or…
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C. Ian McLaren Students Win Silver at APEGA Science Olympics
Foothills School Division Trustee Jeannine Tucker applauded a team of grade 5 and 6 C. Ian McLaren students on winning an overall Silver Award at this science competition for grade 1-12 students held annually in Calgary. Under the guidance of teacher Jason Ash, students J.B., Makayla Brown, Ryan Nielsen, Connor Poyhia, Sven Goplen, and Umar…
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Rupert’s Baby: One Woman’s Search for Her Past
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Infrastructure Investment at the University of Calgary to Increase Space for Health and Social Work Programming
A $17-million investment through Budget 2016 will allow the University of Calgary to explore redevelopment options for its oldest buildings. The Alberta government is committing $8.6 million each year for two years for the planning phase of the MacKimmie Block and Tower buildings and Professional Faculties redevelopment. Through the planning stage, University of Calgary officials…
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Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Keeping the Fridge Clean
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Leading the Way to More Inclusive Health Care
Student advocacy committee wins Community Leader Award for improving how health professionals connect with LGBTQ patients. By Bev Betkowski Most of us wouldn’t hesitate to see a doctor for a checkup. But if you’re gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, it can be a less than comfortable experience. Inspired to change that, a group of University…
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The Multiple Benefits of Community Gardens
By SalvationArmy.ca In Fort Erie, Ont., newcomers and low-income families are finding hope and a better quality of life at an unexpected place—a Salvation Army community garden. “When vulnerable people attend to their garden they find food security, friendship, purpose, belonging and more,” says Anne Watters, community and family services worker at The Salvation Army.…
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The Province Introduces Coverage for Special Infant Formula
The Alberta government has listened to the concerns of families and will provide coverage for medically required, specialized infant formula beginning May 1. Government-sponsored benefit programs will provide coverage for Neocate infant formula when an infant is unable to tolerate common infant formula because of a complex food allergy or a specific medical condition. The…
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BC Communities Hosting Conference to Attract Entrepreneurs to the Elk Valley
FERNIE, BC–(Marketwired – April 28, 2016) – The Elk Valley Economic Initiative (EVEI) announced today that it is hosting its first economic development conference June 16 to 18 in Fernie, BC. The 2 1/2-day event, titled the adVenture Capital Conference, is designed to introduce prospective entrepreneurs and investors to business opportunities in British Columbia’s Elk…
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Alberta Beef Presents Alberta’s Largest Food Festival – Alberta Burger Fest
More than 100 local restaurants cook up burgers for a cause CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwired) – Alberta Burger Fest, presented by Alberta Beef, is kicking off its 2016 festival with a record number of restaurant participants. From downtown Calgary to Shaganappi to Symons Valley, over 100 locally-owned restaurants representing 38 neighbourhoods across the city have stepped up to…
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Planet Waves Weekly Horoscope for May 2 – 9, 2016
By Eric Francis Aries (March 20-April 19) — Once you know what matters to you, everything else falls into place. Therefore, consider your priorities carefully. If having more money is on your list, I suggest you take that a step or two further and ask yourself what you would do with it. Money is a symbol,…
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Green Streak Runs to Eight Straight
UAlberta named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for eighth year in a row. By Michael Brown When the University of Alberta created the Office of Sustainability in 2008, it did so not to fend off apathy, but rather to link the university’s growing appetite to do right by the environment with the pockets of sustainability…
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Albertans Urged to Prepare for Disasters
Disasters and emergencies can strike at any time and Alberta families are being reminded to take simple steps to keep themselves and their loved ones safe. Emergency Preparedness Week runs May 1-7. The goal of the annual nationwide event is to raise awareness that all Canadians have a role to play in building safer and…
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