Tag: Good News

  • MD Foothills Reeve is now a Mayor

    MD Foothills Reeve is now a Mayor

      HIGH RIVER, AB: The reeve for the MD of Foothills is now a mayor. At the regular council meeting on January 6, 2016, Council of the MD of Foothills voted to change the name of reeve to mayor, with deputy reeve also changing to deputy mayor. Whether called a reeve or a mayor, the…

  • Airdrie RCMP – Missing Person – Natalya NILES

    Airdrie RCMP – Missing Person – Natalya NILES

    Airdrie RCMP would like to thank the public for the assistance received in locating Natalya NILES, age 15, who had been reported missing. On January 6, 2016, Natalya was located alive and well.

  • GR-APE EXPECTATIONS: Calgary Zoo Announces Female Gorilla Pregnancy

    GR-APE EXPECTATIONS: Calgary Zoo Announces Female Gorilla Pregnancy

      Calgary, AB (January 2016) – The Calgary Zoo is delighted to share its 14 year-old female gorilla, Kioja, is pregnant and expecting her first offspring in early March 2016. This marks the first gorilla pregnancy since 2008, when Yewande was born into the zoo’s gorilla troop. “We are excited for this new addition to…

  • Giant squid surfaces in Japanese harbor

    Giant squid surfaces in Japanese harbor

    Rare encounter with a giant squid. First one caught on camera was in 2012. Spectators on a pier in Toyama Bay in central Japan were treated to a rare sighting of a giant squid. Footage provided by Diving Shop Kaiyu, and posted at YouTube by CNN on December 28, 2015. Source: EarthSky News

  • Pender Harbour: Bidding Farewell to ‘The King’

    Pender Harbour: Bidding Farewell to ‘The King’

    TORONTO – Amidst the controlled chaos that is a morning at Mike DePaulo’s barn on the Woodbine backstretch – hotwalkers marching horses along the shed row, exercise riders getting legged up, stalls being mucked – lives a familiar routine. A simple game of call and answer that breaks the monotony of the day. “Pennn-dahhh,” comes…

  • Oilfields High to Celebrate Literacy Day with Collection of Human Books

    Oilfields High to Celebrate Literacy Day with Collection of Human Books

      For Literacy Day at Oilfields we will be holding our first Human Library. We have an amazing selection of ‘Human Books’ coming in to share impactful stories from their lives with our grades 7-9. It is going to be an exciting day as we have every ‘Human Book’ from medal winning Olympians, to Firefighters…

  • It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a plesiosaur!

    It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a plesiosaur!

    New addition to the Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science highlights strength of vertebrate paleontology program. By Jennifer Pascoe on January 4, 2016 Soaring through the sky in the Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science swims a Cretaceous sea monster. Spanning 50 feet from head to tail, the Elasmosaurus platyurus belongs to a group of ancient long-necked…

  • Cancer care in Alberta remains strong, focused on provincial care

    Cancer care in Alberta remains strong, focused on provincial care

      Alberta Health Services remains committed to a strong, provincial cancer program as we believe that provides the best possible care, support and services to cancer patients and families. A recent change to the leadership of the cancer program does not change this commitment. Our focus is on providing patients with great care. Cancer is…

  • Glen Mead Lodge in Black Diamond Gets New Furniture

    Glen Mead Lodge in Black Diamond Gets New Furniture

    Diane Bray, President of the Foothills Lions Club presented a cheque for $2,200 to Joyce Frandsen, of the Foothills Foundation Society. This cheque completes the Foundation’s fundraising for new furniture at the Glen Mead Lodge for seniors. Joyce was very excited and is looking forward to the seniors’ having new couches and chairs. Most of…

  • Foothills Lions Help Turner Valley School

    Foothills Lions Help Turner Valley School

    Before Christmas two students from Turner Valley School made a presentation to the Foothills Lions Club asking for support for the new playground they are hoping to build. Raya Mowatt and Maya Perez Robinson made the presentation and were thrilled to receive a cheque from the Lions Club in the amount of $1,000.  

  • Turning Possibilities into Reality with Foothills SNAPS H.I.R.E. Program

    Turning Possibilities into Reality with Foothills SNAPS H.I.R.E. Program

    Seventeen-year-old Jessica McNutt is dreaming big about her future – and making it happen. As a recent graduate of the H.I.R.E (Having Inclusive Rewarding Employment) program, it didn’t take her long to make her entrepreneurial dreams a reality. She celebrated with friends and family on December 5, 2015, during the grand opening celebration of Jessica’s…

  • Okotoks Town Council Approves 2016 Budget

    Okotoks Town Council Approves 2016 Budget

    December 15, 2015 Town Council has approved the $52.7 million 2016 Operating Budget, The 2016 budget will include a 1.6% municipal tax increase, meaning the owner of a typical home will pay approximately $35 per year ($2.92 per month) more in municipal taxes in the coming year. The Town experienced 3% new assessment growth. The additional revenue…

  • Okotoks FCSS Community Grant Applications

    Okotoks FCSS Community Grant Applications

    2016 grant applications are available for non-profit organizations and social service groups that are involved in the delivery of preventive social services to Okotoks residents. Programs must provide preventative social services that meet provincial funding criteria. 2016 also has an Innovation Fund, which is for pilot projects that are innovative or add a new/enhanced element to an…

  • Another Different Puzzle to Entertain You

    Another Different Puzzle to Entertain You

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  • From My Bookshelf: Featuring Emma Donahue and Stephen King

    From My Bookshelf: Featuring Emma Donahue and Stephen King

    By Lynn Willoughby Astray    Emma Donahue This is the most interesting concept for short stories I have ever read.  Each is only 4 or 5 pages long and at the end is the newspaper story that inspired Donahue to write the fictional story that lead to the headline.  Brilliant!! Each character from the pages…