Tag: Southern Alberta

Happy New Year from the Longview Library!

Happy New Year! The library is gearing up for a very active winter season. The Crib Club is meeting again from 2 to 4 every Thursday. Peggy Gillis is offering Drop In Knitting sessions again, if there is enough interest shown. And on Tuesday, January 19th. from 12 to 1 p.m. there will be…

January 17, 2016
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…

January 17, 2016
A Rocky Start to Another Tough Year for Alberta: ATB Economic Outlook

Calgary — The first half of 2016 is likely to be the roughest yet as the economic downturn continues in Alberta. Today, ATB Financial is releasing its latest quarterly Economic Outlook for the province, providing insight into what may happen in the months ahead. Capturing five primary economic indicators, the key results from ATB’s Alberta Economic Outlook…

January 16, 2016
Learn how to play safe this winter at Avalanche Awareness Day

As the snowpack deepens in Kananaskis Country, Albertans are invited to experience hands-on winter safety demonstrations and displays at the fourth annual Avalanche Awareness Day on January 17. Organized by Alberta Parks, this free event is focused on all aspects of snow safety, for both experienced and inexperienced winter recreationalists. “Our government is committed…

January 16, 2016
Kudos to Canada Post Black Diamond

By Pam Jones, Editor. Here’s a little “Good News” story of my own. We all hear a lot of negative comments about Canada Post so I thought I would share my experience. Last Monday, my husband, John was stranded in Phoenix, Arizona due to a truck breakdown and he ran out of his prescription medications.…

January 16, 2016
NDP Follows Wildrose Call for Senior Management Freeze, Time to Freeze Salaries Across Government: Wildrose

EDMONTON, AB: Wednesday, the NDP government followed Wildrose’s call for a senior management pay freeze, and now the NDP government must explore further freezes across the public sector, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. Since July 2014, senior managers have seen steady pay increases, despite the low price of oil and a record provincial deficit. The NDP…

January 16, 2016
ROYAL RAMBLE-Penguin Walk Resumes for 2016

Calgary, AB – The Calgary Zoo’s popular Penguin Walk returns for another royal waddle through the zoo. Starting on Sat. Jan. 9, 2016, the king penguins will be walking every day at 11 a.m. “A daily walk is a positive enrichment tool for the king penguins,” says Dr. Malu Celli, Curator, Calgary Zoo. “The birds…

January 16, 2016
Provincial Government Announces New Grants for Aboriginal Students

Graduate and undergraduate students to benefit from $1 million in awards; application deadlines in February By Casey Blais and Veronica Vincent The Government of Alberta has provided the University of Calgary with just over $1 million in new grant money for aboriginal student awards in 2016. Alberta Innovation and Advanced Education announced two new…

January 16, 2016
Calgary Transit welcomes first “Mask” CTrain car

Calgary Transit is pleased to announce the arrival of its first new Siemens Canada CTrain car to Calgary. The new cars costs approximately $3.2 million and are fully accessible. The cars were funded by the Government of Alberta. Calgary Transit is committed to improving the customer experience. The new Mask cars are helping fulfil Calgary…

January 16, 2016
TransCanada Lawsuit Spotlights Weak Climate Change Connection to Keystone

Rejection of the pipeline was never about climate change By Kenneth P. Green and Taylor Jackson, The Fraser Institute Jan 13, 2016/ Troy Media/ – The Keystone XL saga has taken a new twist. On Jan. 6, TransCanada (the company that would have built and operated the Alberta to Texas pipeline) launched two lawsuits over U.S. President…

January 15, 2016
CREB® Forecasts Downward Pressure on Prices in 2016

Calgary, January, 2016 – With no economic change on the horizon, demand for housing in Calgary will be weak in 2016, as sales activity is expected to fall by 2.2 per cent to 18,416 units, CREB® said today in its annual forecast. The annualized benchmark price is expected to decline by 3.44 per cent to…

January 15, 2016
Creating Learning Environments that Respect Diverse Sexual Orientations, Gender Identities and Gender Expressions

Education Minister David Eggen releases a new resource to assist school boards in drafting policies to support welcoming, caring, respectful and safe schools. Alberta Education has created a document called “Guidelines for Best Practices: Creating Learning Environments that Respect Diverse Sexual Orientations, Gender Expressions and Gender Identities” to assist school authorities when addressing the…

January 15, 2016
Wildrose More Than Doubles its Q3 Fundraising in Q4

EDMONTON, AB (January 15, 2016): Following a third quarter where Wildrose raised more money than all other parties combined, Wildrose more than doubled its Q3 total in Q4, Wildrose Executive Director Jeremy Nixon said today. Wildrose brought in over $589,000 in political contributions in Q4 of 2015. This is Wildrose’s second largest quarter ever in personal donations,…

January 15, 2016
Property Crimes Task Force and Calgary Police Service seize guns and drugs in joint trafficking investigation

January 15, 2016 – 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 Red Deer and Calgary yielded 9 guns, 12,159 rounds of ammunition, $14,400 cash and almost 400 grams of drugs. During the course…

January 15, 2016
Tax and Immigration Related Scams Hit Calgarians Hard in 2015

As tax season approaches, the Calgary Police Service is once again warning Calgarians of an aggressive scam where fraudsters purport to be with either the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) or Immigration Canada. In 2015, more than $386,875 was fraudulently obtained from 89 victims in Calgary. In addition to those who lost money, police have received…

January 15, 2016