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Province Honours Child Development Professionals
Ten caring and committed professionals were celebrated at the 2015 Child Development Professional Awards of Excellence. Selected from over 120 nominees, award recipients were recognized for the significant role they play in young children’s lives. Nominees work in child care, early childhood development programs and services, and in Parent Link Centres. “Our government understands quality…
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Being a Snowbird: Is It The Right Choice For You?
By Bob Lowry Comments left on a post a week or so ago asked me to look into the pitfalls and joys of living in two different locations, the so-called snowbird or rainbird lifestyle. Would your satisfying retirement benefit from such an arrangement? I decided to ask an expert. Barbara Torris is a blogging buddy…
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Turner Valley School News: Welcome to November!
Can you believe fall has all but disappeared and winter is knocking at our door? As we go through this change please remind your little ones to dress appropriately for the weather and to watch for ice. The students and staff at Turner Valley School continue to work hard to achieve outstanding educational outcomes. It is…
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Canada Post Redefines Convenience: A drive-thru, a fitting room and self-serve kiosks with innovative store
Concept store tests fresh ways of meeting online shoppers’ evolving needs Ottawa (Ont.) – Canada Post is taking customer convenience to a new level with the Drive-thru Parcel Centre that officially opened today in Richmond Hill, Ont. Two of its many innovations – a drive-thru for parcel pickup and a fitting room – are…
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Rowan House Annual Wish Book Campaign Returns
Shelter looking for donations to provide special support during the holiday season The holidays are meant to be a time of joy and family coming together, but unfortunately, that’s not always the case. “Christmas can be a very difficult time of year for families in the shelter as they deal with the emotions of leaving an…
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Brooks WMBL Baseball
After careful consultation and consideration our goal is to bring a Western Major Baseball League (WMBL) team to the City of Brooks. The city of 15,000 is a perfect fit for the expanding league full of entertainment for any age group. The WMBL consists of 11 teams across Alberta and Saskatchewan, and are looking to…
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Turner Valley Students Hold Unique Fundraiser for Legacy Park
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Alberta Supports Veterans’ Transition to New Jobs
The Alberta Government joins Manitoba and Ontario in recognizing Department of National Defence (DND) training and testing requirements. This agreement will allow current and retired Canadian Forces members to operate commercial vehicles without additional testing. Previously, military veterans were unable to transfer their credentials when they left their military careers. This agreement allows conversion from…
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Canadian Pacific Holiday Train ready to brighten communities, warm hearts for 17th year
The Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train will be traveling across Canada and the United States again this November and December raising money, food and awareness for food banks and hunger issues. Since its launch in 1999, the program has raised more than C$10.6 million and 3.6 million pounds of food for North American food banks…
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New Director Appointed for Calgary’s Historic McDougall Centre
Bob Hawkesworth has been appointed Executive Director of the Premier’s southern Alberta office. Hawkesworth served as a Calgary city councillor for more than 20 years and represented the city as an MLA for two terms. He has recently been operating a consulting business in Calgary, specializing in energy management, sustainability and public participation. He will…
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Millarville-Stockland 4-H Beef & Sheep Club: November 2015
The Millarville Stockland 4-H Club held their parent meeting on October 7th followed by our reorganizational meeting on October 14th. We were sad to see some of our old members go but happy to welcome some new ones (Jolene Bohn, Harry Rawn and Jessie Blatz). Our new executive is as follows: President – Sierra…
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From My Bookshelf: Featuring David A. Poulsen and Michael Crummy
By Lynn Willoughby Serpents Rising by David A. Poulsen This author lives just west of Clareshom and clearly enjoyed using Calgary as the locale for the plot to unravel. It is a mystery and you will enjoy his references to not only familiar places and diners in and around Calgary, but also his large…
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Province Honours Wildland Fire Crews Following Challenging Season
Alberta’s dedicated wildland firefighters protected people and property during one of the busiest wildfire seasons on record. These highly trained and experienced fire crews were called out to combat more than 1,700 fires that covered nearly 500,000 hectares. “We are committed to the safety of Albertans by protecting their communities and their livelihoods from…
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MCS Principal’s Message: Working Together for Improvement
Welcome back from your weekend (or week-long) of Halloween fun! We hope your little goblins and ghouls had a great time! Last week, Ms. Davis and I met with the rest of the Foothills School Division’s administration, executive team and board members to collaboratively look at our data results from last year. One of my…
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens on the Great Wall of China
SHANGHAI /PRNewswire/ — “The Force“ is strong in China! The much anticipated “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” debuted its new trailer on the Great Wall of China on the evening of October 20. The grand campaign entitled “The Force Awakens on the Great Wall” was organized by the Walt Disney Company on the Juyongguan section…
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