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AUMA Announces New CEO
The AUMA Board is pleased to announce that Sue Bohaichuk has accepted the position of Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2016. “The Alberta Urban Municipalities Association Board was pleased to see many candidates of such a high caliber from across the country,” said Lisa Holmes, AUMA President. “I am proud to announce that…
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Okotoks’ Big Rock Part of Historic Project
The Okotoks Erratic, a seven-million kg glacial erratic considered sacred by southern Alberta First Nations, was selected for inclusion in the CyArk 500 Challenge list of world’s most significant cultural heritage sites. (Photos courtesy Alberta Culture and Tourism) CyArk was founded in 2003 to ensure heritage sites are available to future generations, while making them…
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Brant Christian School Looking at Building New School in Foothills
Brant Christian School has expressed interest in building a new school on land somewhere between High River and Okotoks within FSD’s attendance boundaries. Brant and FSD have had some preliminary discussions about the possibility of Brant joining FSD and operating as a Christian alternative program under FSD’s authority. Trustees approved a motion “directing the…
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Parent Math Nights
The Calgary Regional Consortium is hosting three math sessions for parents of students in Kindergarten to Grade 6 in February and March 2016. The sessions will focus on understanding how learners move from counting, to reasoning about addition and subtraction, to “knowing” facts and the differences between addition and multiplication — as strategies for…
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Alberta Welcomes Collaboration that will Grow Tourism in Canada and the Province
Culture and Tourism Minister David Eggen issued the following statement regarding the Canadian Council of Tourism Ministers’ meeting, held in Winnipeg. “Tourism is critical to our province’s success as we work to create jobs in the short term and diversify the economy over the long term. “I enjoyed the opportunity to discuss tourism issues…
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Oilfield High School Students “Borrowed” Human Books
By Pam Jones, Editor. Very few people had heard about a “Human Library” until a short while ago. Nadine Russell, the Library Tech at Oilfields High School, saw a Facebook page that explained how the New York Public Library had hosted a Human Library. Intrigued by the idea, Nadine put her many connections and imaginative…
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Suncor Energy and Canadian Oil Sands reach agreement to support acquisition
Amended offer increases exchange ratio to 0.28 of a Suncor share for each COS share Amended offer supported by COS Board and Seymour Schulich Amended offer expected to expire at 4:00 p.m. (MT) on February 5, 2016 Shareholders are urged to tender their shares (All dollar amounts referenced are in Canadian dollars) CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwired –…
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Know an Albertan EcoHero? Nominate Them for an Emerald Award
Alberta Emerald Foundation receives nominations for provincial “Environmental Oscars” EDMONTON, AB – “The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking,” said Albert Einstein. “It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” For the past 25 years, the Alberta Emerald Foundation has embodied a similar concept as Einstein’s as their…
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Millarville-Stockland 4-H Club January News
Submitted by Jackson Collard, Club Reporter The Millarville-Stockland 4-H Beef and Sheep Club ended 2015 with a farm tour on December 20, 2015, organized by Martie Blatz. After visiting several farms we had a lovely lunch thanks to Dawn Jardie and Paul Rishaug. The Club then had a busy start to the new year. On…
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Moving to a New Level of Care
When it came time for 90-year-old Howard Osgood to move into a supportive living facility, his family got help from AHS Story by: Lisa Squires Seniors might worry about the prospect of moving from their own homes into supportive living or long-term care, but planning ahead can make the transition easier, as the Osgood family…
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From My Bookshelf: Elizabeth George and Will Ferguson
By Lynn Willoughby A Banquet of Consequences Elizabeth George This author of the Inspector Lynley crime novels has been around for 2 decades. I have read many of her books and always enjoy the working relationship and its problems between Lynley and Barbara Havers, his partner. So I was disappointed in this book…
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Millarville Community School: A New Year Welcomes New Faces
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Happy New Year from the Longview Library!
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Family Literacy Day at Turner Valley School
Family Literacy Day is a national awareness initiative created by ABC Life Literacy Canada in 1999 and held annually on January 27 to raise awareness of the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy-related activities as a family. Taking time every day to read or do a learning activity with children is crucial to a child’s development. Even just 15 minutes…
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On Second Thought……The Future of Weather
By Jonathan Pollard “The trouble with weather forecasting is that it’s right too often for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it.” – Patrick Young, American author Folks, a ‘cold front’ isn’t just a between-the-sheets phenomenon, and thermocline isn’t just another fun word to spell with Alphagetti.…
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