Tag: Good News

  • New Yard Waste Drop-off Station to Open this Weekend in High River

    New Yard Waste Drop-off Station to Open this Weekend in High River

      HIGH RIVER, AB: A new drop-off station where residents can take grass, leaves, branches and other yard waste will open on Friday, March 4 at the south end of 1A Street at 1 Avenue N.E. (see map attached). The previous yard waste drop-off station located south of the former sprung structures on 1 Street…

  • AGA Opens Exhibition of Ground-Breaking First Nations Artists

    AGA Opens Exhibition of Ground-Breaking First Nations Artists

     7: Professional Native Indian Artists Inc. features the work of Jackson Beardy, Eddy Cobiness, Alex Janvier, Norval Morrisseau, Daphne Odjig, Carl Ray and Joseph Sanchez Edmonton, AB – The Art Gallery of Alberta opens 7: Professional Native Indian Artists Inc. March 5, offering the opportunity for gallery-goers to see work by one of Canada’s most…

  • Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Trans Fat FAQ

    Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Trans Fat FAQ

      Trans fats have been in the news a lot recently. Have you retained the important facts? Refresh your knowledge with our trans fat FAQ. We’ve thrown in some bonus questions on cholesterol as well. What are trans fats? Trans fats, sometimes referred to as trans fatty acids, are formed when vegetable and other liquid…

  • Modern Day Veteran Helping to Change the Legion for the Better

    Modern Day Veteran Helping to Change the Legion for the Better

    The Royal Canadian Legion was founded by Veterans and for Veterans. We are a member-based organization and it is through our membership that we are able to provide the supports we do for Veterans and their families. However, we sometimes hear that the Legion is no longer relevant, or is not representing the needs of…

  • Equi-Health Canada Gives Back

    Equi-Health Canada Gives Back

      Equi-Health Canada is donating a portion of March income in honor of Horse Protection Day CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA, February 29, 2016 /EINPresswire.com/ — Equi-Health Canada believes strongly in the protection of all horses through education and training. In honor of Horse Protection Day, March 1, Equi-Health Canada is pleased to announce that for the…

  • Alberta Wins 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts

    Alberta Wins 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts

    GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – Chelsea Carey took a deep breath in the hack and then delivered a last-rock draw for a single point that earned her Alberta team the Scotties Tournament of Heart championship Sunday evening. It took Carey’s last rock for her Calgary team of third Amy Nixon, second Jocelyn Peterman, lead Laine Peters,…

  • Small Planet Airlines: Revenues up 27%, Profits more than double

    Small Planet Airlines: Revenues up 27%, Profits more than double

      Small Planet Group has announced financial results for the year 2015. The company carried 1.8 million passengers – 40% more than in the previous year – and saw its revenues grow 27%. Meanwhile full year profit for a second year in a row grew double. Profits now are being reinvested into cabin interior and other growth…

  • Celebrate French Heritage and Cultures Throughout March

    Celebrate French Heritage and Cultures Throughout March

      French cultures will be on vivid 3D display as Alberta celebrates Les Rendez-vous de la Francophonie, March 3 to March 23. The province is kicking off this annual, national celebration on March 2 at noon with a public event in the Legislature rotunda hosted by the Hon. Robert E. Wanner, Speaker of the Legislative…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Hiccups and Stuck Lids

      By Reena Nerbas Smelly Drain Dear Reena, The overflow drain in my bathroom sink stinks really badly. Wondering what I can use to clean it out and get rid of the smell? Colleen Dear Colleen, The first step in getting rid of sink odors is to plug the sink. Fill the sink with 2-4…

  • Pat Stier, MLA Livingstone Macleod

    Pat Stier, MLA Livingstone Macleod

    Pat Stier, your MLA for the riding of Livingstone Macleod, invites you to contact him with any of your questions or concerns.

  • Calgary’s New Central Library Set for a 2018 Opening

    Calgary’s New Central Library Set for a 2018 Opening

    A cornerstone for the future of the Calgary Public Library is the New Central Library. Providing approximately 240,000 sq. ft. of usable library space, the New Central Library will be a multi-faceted family destination and gathering place with a physical collection of approximately 600,000 books and specially designed space for programs and technology. Construction is…

  • Mind the Information Gap: New Study Maps Evidence of Conservation Impacts on Human Wellbeing

    Mind the Information Gap: New Study Maps Evidence of Conservation Impacts on Human Wellbeing

    Paris/Arlington, Va. –­ Researchers highlight the merits of a new technique to ensure research findings are more visible and accessible, reveals an article released in Nature today. Focusing on nature conservation efforts and their links to human well-being, an international team of experts from the field of conservation, evidence synthesis and international development has developed…

  • Researchers Track Impact of Marine Pollution and Acidification

    Researchers Track Impact of Marine Pollution and Acidification

    University shares in $1.8 million funding from MEOPAR and Irving Shipbuilding to study marine ecosystems in Arctic waters By Andrea Kingwell The isolated Arctic hamlet of Cambridge Bay on Nunavut’s Victoria Island is 3,500 kilometres and a world away from Halifax, Nova Scotia, but what the two coastal communities share is a treasure trove of…

  • Alberta Supports Public Transit with Third Call for GreenTRIP Projects

    Alberta Supports Public Transit with Third Call for GreenTRIP Projects

    The Government of Alberta is seeking applications for the Green Transit Initiatives Program (GreenTRIP). GreenTRIP provides funding to municipalities to support local priorities for sustainable, affordable and environmentally sound public transit in their communities. “Support for transit is support for all Albertans. GreenTRIP capital infrastructure spending will create much-needed jobs – employing construction workers to…

  • Planet Waves Monthly Horoscope for March 2016

    Planet Waves Monthly Horoscope for March 2016

    By Eric Francis Aries (March 20-April 19) — You may have the sensation that you’re sitting out in a lobby of a theater, while the most fabulous show ever is going on right on the other side of those doors. Yet you may feel like you can’t find your way into that other room, the…