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MD of Foothills Fire Burning Permits Available Online Now
High River, AB: Effective Monday, January 18, 2016, Fire Burning Permits are now available online through the MD’s website www.mdfoothills.com. Providing direct access to Fire Burn Permits online will make it easier for residents to apply and receive burning permits in a timely manner. The application process ensures that the applicant understands and…
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Okotoks Students Form Mock Town Council
On January 6, Grade 6 students from Westmount School had the opportunity to participate in a mock council meeting in the Town of Okotoks council chambers. Some of the students then performed the functions of mayor and councilors, while others came forward with ideas for town facility improvements. A favourite idea was a Frisbee…
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Parent Presentation on Social Media Safety by Expert Paul Davis
On January 14th, 2016, Paul Davis presented a seminar on Social Media Safety at Oilfields High School. The evening was very well attended and Paul gave some invaluable tips. He covered many topics, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google Searching, Emails in general and some websites that have further information. Some of these websites were www.netlingo.com,…
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Paul Pitcher, First Down Funding and Bret “Hitman” Hart; Tag Team Champions in Business
WASHINGTON, DC–(Marketwired – January, 2016) – A leading entrepreneur has joined forces with one of pro-wrestling’s bona fide legends to form an exciting new tag team in the world of corporate finance and business development. Paul Pitcher, who is a managing partner at First Down Funding, joins forces with actor, author and former WWE…
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Foothills School Division: Healthy Active School Symposium
Employee Services Assistant Superintendent Allen Davidson congratulated Blackie Principal Fred Woods, FSD’s Comprehensive School Health Lead, and participating School Health Champions on a highly successful Healthy Active School Symposium (HASS) on January 8 at the Highwood Memorial Centre in High River. Organized in partnership with Ever Active Schools, these symposium was designed to inspire…
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Bragg Creek’s Banded Creek School Among Youth Environmental Engagement Grant Recipients
The AEF believes in inspiring the next generation of eco-heroes by supporting Alberta’s young people (aged 25 and under) in their environmental efforts. With funds from founding program sponsor, ConocoPhillips Canada, and other sponsors and individual donors, the AEF provides micro-grants of up to $400 to environmental projects. The AEF intends to allocate over 100…
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See all Five Bright Planets Simultaneously!
All five bright planets will appear together in the morning sky from about January 20 to February 20, 2016. That hasn’t happened since 2005. An EarthSky reader asked us: When will all five visible planets be seen simultaneously? The last time that all five visible planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn) appeared in the…
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GRPF January Park Talk: Kananaskis Bear Aversion Program
Tuesday, January 26, 7pm Join Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park’s Randy Ramsden for a presentation about the “Kananaskis Bear Aversion Program”. In place since the late 1980s, this is the longest running grizzly bear aversion program in Canada. The program uses aversive conditioning to teach Grizzly Bears to avoid humans and vehicles. The ultimate goal…
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Montana Sage-Grouse will Migrate North this Spring
The State of Montana will work with Alberta in translocating up to 40 sage-grouse this year to help stimulate population growth. The Alberta government applied to the State of Montana to translocate up to 40 sage-grouse hens to Alberta in early April. It is the first of three such possible transfers proposed over the…
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Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Mildew in Closed Up Homes
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Calgary Buskers Set to Get Amped About Rockin’ Changes for 2016 Pilot Program
The City of Calgary is implementing some exciting changes to the busking program for 2016, including more flexibility for busking IDs, online application process and payment options, and the introduction of amplification at designated “busk stops” and Calgary Transit stations. “The art of street performance adds vibrancy to public spaces like parks, streets and transit…
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10 Questions to Think About Before you get a Pet
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Bell Let’s Talk Day 2016 is January 27: Join the growing global conversation and support Canada’s mental health!
Bell Let’s Talk national spokesperson Clara Hughes welcomes everyone to the mental health conversation on the sixth annual Bell Let’s Talk Day On January 27, talk, text, tweet and share to fight the stigma and grow Bell’s funding for Canadian mental health – let’s beat the record Bell Let’s Talk Day participation in 2015!…
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Millarville Community School: Gearing Up for an Active Year
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Calgary Mustard Seed: Students help our guests feel the warmth of the Christmas season
Children and teenagers living in and around Calgary are amazing. They are thoughtful, compassionate and generous. We see this on almost a daily basis during the month of December. That’s when students who have been collecting donations for people experiencing homelessness and poverty drop off socks and back packs at our downtown building. They are…
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