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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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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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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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ASIRT concludes investigation into CPS police service dog incident
On October 29, 2014, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed by the Director of Law Enforcement to investigate injuries sustained by a man as a result of the deployment of a police service dog. On October 28, 2014, shortly after 8 p.m., a vehicle that had been reported stolen came to the…
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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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Priority Crimes Task Force and Calgary Police Service Collaborate on Major Trafficking Bust
Red Deer, Alberta – A joint investigation between the Priority Crimes Task Force and Calgary Police Service (CPS) has put a significant dent in an organized crime trafficking operation after search warrants in Calgary and Red Deer yielded large amounts of guns, ammunition and drugs, and sent three people to jail. Calgary Police Service…
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AHS Weekly Wellness News: Talking to Your Teen About Bullying
Teens can be under a lot of pressure as they deal with hormonal changes, heartbreaks, anxiety about school, relationships, etc. With so much going on in your teen’s life, it is important to watch for signs that they may be struggling with bullying. If your teen seems unusually anxious, worried about going to school or…
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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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Millarville Community School: A New Year Welcomes New Faces
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