Tag: Southern Alberta

ALERT 2015 Year in Review

Edmonton… ALERT is the province’s response to organized and serious crime and in 2015 the integrated unit arrested nearly 500 offenders and seized more than $36 million worth of drugs and proceeds of crime. In the past year ALERT has arrested 485 criminals, including gang members, outlaw bikers, drug cartel members, and child sex…

January 7, 2016
Foothills HASS Designed to Inspire Students to be Wellness Leaders in their Schools

Foothills area schools are collaborating with Ever Active Schools on a Healthy Active School Symposium (HASS), an event to provide Alberta school communities with the knowledge, skills and resources to enhance student wellness, and focus on supporting Student Voice and Action in schools. More than 200 participants – most of them students – will…

January 7, 2016
Agriculture Summit Focuses on Trade, Innovation and Growth

Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier will discuss enhanced trade and growth opportunities during a gathering of Canadian and American agricultural leaders in Denver, Colorado, from January 8 to 10. The annual Legislative Agricultural Chairs (LAC) Summit brings together provincial agriculture ministers and U.S. state legislators to examine issues that affect the North American agriculture sector.…

January 7, 2016
Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation Wants Your Christmas Trees!

Did you know that real and artificial trees help provide a natural habitat to the patients in our care? For all of our patients, we try to provide them with as natural an environment as possible. This helps them feel less stressed in their surroundings, which in turn aids their recovery. On January 3rd,…

January 7, 2016
Jean Statement on Keystone XL Legal Fight

EDMONTON, AB (January 7, 2016): Today, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean released the following statement on TransCanada’s decision to file a legal claim over the Obama administration’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline. “I fully support TransCanada’s pursuit to recover the enormous costs and damages it has faced as a result of a decision…

January 7, 2016
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…

January 7, 2016
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.

January 7, 2016
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…

January 6, 2016
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…

January 6, 2016
Liberals Can’t Change the Rules of Democracy Without Canadians Having a Say

High River, AB – Conservative MP John Barlow today reacted to comments from Liberal Minister‎ Dominic LeBlanc that the Liberal Party is intent on ramming through changes to Canada’s electoral system without Canadians having a say through a referendum. “On its own, the Liberal government does not have the mandate to change our electoral…

January 6, 2016
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…

January 6, 2016
Bill 6 Information Session at Millarville Racetrack Hall Tonight

Bill 6 Information Session regarding WCB and OH&S Concerns and Solutions Wednesday January 6, 2016: 7:00 – 10:00pm at MRAS – Upper Hall Hosted by: John Lohnes, Sasha Noval and Lori Lohnes. This is a FREE 20 minute information session on what WCB and OH&S will mean for you. They will also be talking…

January 6, 2016
CREB: Housing Market Characterized by Slow Demand

Elevated supply levels placed downward pressure on prices in December Click here to view the full monthly stats package. Calgary, Jan. 4, 2016 – With the focus shifting toward the holiday season, December sales activity slowed to 878 units in the city, 18 per cent below last year at this time and well below the…

January 6, 2016
Alberta RCMP Traffic Statistics from 2015 Holiday Season (UPDATE)

Edmonton, AB – The RCMP are reporting that over the holiday period of December 23, 2015 through January 3, 2016, there was a general reduction in serious traffic related events when compared to the same time period last year. Even though enforcement was equal to last year, the RCMP saw fatalities down to 1 compared…

January 6, 2016
Oldest Marmot in Captivity Passes Away

Calgary Zoo (January 2016) – Harriet our 14 year old Vancouver Island marmot passed away during hibernation from liver cancer that had spread to her lungs. She was the oldest Vancouver Island marmot in captivity and the last remaining founders for the captive breeding program. She has left a special legacy and will be missed by…

January 6, 2016