Tag: Good News

  • First Nations Students to Benefit from New Education Partnership

    First Nations Students to Benefit from New Education Partnership

    Students from five First Nations in northern Alberta will benefit from an agreement between the Government of Alberta and the Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council. This agreement is the first of its kind in Alberta. The Kee Tas Kee Now agreement outlines the framework for establishing a First Nations education authority. It enhances supports…

  • From My Bookshelf ~ Featuring  Ian Caldwell and Elaine Neil Orr

    From My Bookshelf ~ Featuring  Ian Caldwell and Elaine Neil Orr

      By Lynn Willoughby The Fifth Gospel – Ian Caldwell  Ten years ago Caldwell collaborated with Dustin Thomason and they wrote a wonderful book called “The Rule of Four”.  When I saw that Caldwell had finally written a new book, I couldn’t wait to get started. This is an intellectual thriller set inside the walls…

  • Sustainable Solutions in the Augustana Cafeteria

    Sustainable Solutions in the Augustana Cafeteria

    By Christopher Thrall From field to fork at Augustana Campus Lilas Bielopotocky has worked at Augustana Campus in food services for 27 years. Starting out as a cook, she worked her way up to the top of the cafeteria as the supervisor where she is in charge of planning menus, hiring, supervising staff and ordering…

  • $14,000 in Scholarships and Prizes Awarded as Canadian Angus Youth Gather In Ottawa

    $14,000 in Scholarships and Prizes Awarded as Canadian Angus Youth Gather In Ottawa

    ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB – Fifty-one Canadian Angus youth braved the cold in Ottawa and converged in the nation’s capital for the eleventh annual Guiding Outstanding Angus Leaders (GOAL) Conference held February 13-15, 2016. CJAA members participated in many events as well as workshops throughout the weekend. Highlights from the event included touring the Parliament…

  • Expansion of Midwife Services Would Increase Choice for Families, Save Health Care System Money: Wildrose

    Expansion of Midwife Services Would Increase Choice for Families, Save Health Care System Money: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB (February 16, 2015): In order to improve choice for pregnancy care, generate savings and lessen strain on Alberta’s health care system, a Wildrose government would improve access to midwifery services for new moms and families and remove the cap for how many women can use the service, the Wildrose Official opposition said today. Midwifery care…

  • Doc’s Nurse-for-a-Day Stint takes Facebook by Storm

    Doc’s Nurse-for-a-Day Stint takes Facebook by Storm

    Dr. Laurance Lequier and nurse Brittany Collins on their 12-hour shift Story by: Sharman Hnatiuk In less than four days, a photo of Dr. Laurance Lequier, Medical Director of the Stollery Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), who worked as a registered nurse for the day, spread to more than 250,000 Facebook users. The annual fundraiser…

  • Science Fiction to Science Fact

    Science Fiction to Science Fact

      Super-skyscrapers which will dwarf the Shard, under water bubble cities and origami furniture are all likely to be reality in 100 years’ time. That’s the verdict of a new study which paints a vivid picture of our future lives; suggesting the way we live, work and play will change beyond all recognition over the…

  • Join Students Across Canada and Walk for Wildlife

    Join Students Across Canada and Walk for Wildlife

    The Canadian Wildlife Federation’s Walk for Wildlife is a national campaign encouraging people of all ages to get outside, connect with nature and learn about wildlife. National Wildlife Week (NWW) runs April 10th – 16th, 2016 and this year we are focusing on our winged creatures. From birds to bees to butterflies, we are “Giving…

  • Dentistry Students Raise $60,000 for Local Charity

    Dentistry Students Raise $60,000 for Local Charity

    (School of Dentistry) Funds to help provide dental care in remote areas and countries By Tarwinder Rai, University of Alberta First year School of Dentistry students Nicholas Churchill, Brenda Pham and Emily Ervin present a $60,000 cheque to Kindness in Action vice-president Dave Maskell. The dental students at the University of Alberta are proving to…

  • Planet Waves: Can You See What Truly Nourishes You?

    Planet Waves: Can You See What Truly Nourishes You?

    Note: Planet Waves Horoscopes has moved from their regular Friday schedule. Please watch for them early next week!  By Amanda Painter Generally speaking, our culture has difficulty recognizing what truly feeds and nourishes it. From reality TV shows to fast food, from misogynistic song lyrics to obsessions with brand-name fashions and technology, it can be…

  • Air Canada and Bombardier Sign a Landmark Order for up to 75 Bombardier C Series Aircraft

    Air Canada and Bombardier Sign a Landmark Order for up to 75 Bombardier C Series Aircraft

      Bombardier Commercial Aircraft and Air Canada announced today that the parties have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the sale and purchase of 45 CS300 aircraft with options for an additional 30 CS300 aircraft, which also includes conversion rights to CS100 aircraft. Air Canada will become the first North American mainline, international network carrier for the C…

  • Reel Reflections: Film from Books

    Reel Reflections: Film from Books

    By E. P. Whinters Movies come from two sources – they either start as a visual story, created for the screen through what you see and what the characters say, or they start as a print-source first, a book or a comic. The two movies that I will reflect on today started as novels, Room by…

  • AlbertaSat Students Taking their Place Among Space Industry Leaders

    AlbertaSat Students Taking their Place Among Space Industry Leaders

    The team building Alberta’s first satellite are mixing with the big names in space exploration. By News Staff, University of Alberta A team of University of Alberta students designing and building Alberta’s first satellite are playing a big role in a space industry symposium this week, rubbing shoulders with government, corporate and academic leaders. Six…

  • CPAWS Statement re: Federal Court Decision on Maligne Lake Legal Challenge

    CPAWS Statement re: Federal Court Decision on Maligne Lake Legal Challenge

    EDMONTON – Conservation groups remain hopeful that a concept proposal for overnight commercial accommodations at Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park will be stopped after a Federal Court ruling confirmed that proposals violating park management plans cannot be approved. The February 8 ruling came in response to a legal challenge brought by the Canadian Parks…

  • Protection Measures in Place Early to Prepare for Wildfire Season

    Protection Measures in Place Early to Prepare for Wildfire Season

    Alberta’s wildfire season officially starts in two weeks, bringing into effect annual restrictions on burning activities. Beginning March 1, a permit is required for all planned fires in Alberta’s Forest Protection Area, with the exception of campfires. “By beginning one month early, we can more effectively monitor burning activities and also ensure that our firefighters…