Tag: Southern Alberta

  • Child and Youth Advocate releases investigative review involving serious injury of a 17-year-old

    Child and Youth Advocate releases investigative review involving serious injury of a 17-year-old

    Serious injury occurred after suicide attempt “This young lady had over 20 placements by the time she was 17 years old. While Makayla has recovered physically from her injuries, she still has emotional difficulties. There needs to be a recognition of the debilitating effects of loss and trauma on youth and how it can impair…

  • Foothills School Division Students Engaged in Learning

    Foothills School Division Students Engaged in Learning

      FSD Students’ Matter Committee Junior and senior high school student representatives serving on this year’s committee participated in their first session of the school year on November 13th. Their discussion and feedback focused on: How to improve school Education Plans: Prior to the session, student reps met with their school administrators regarding school goals…

  • Alberta’s Forest Industry Stable in First Half of 2015…

    Alberta’s Forest Industry Stable in First Half of 2015…

    Industry faces challenges and embraces opportunities  Edmonton – In the first half of 2015 Alberta’s forest sector began to slow, but remains stable. Values of lumber, pulp and paper, and panelboard manufactured by Alberta Forest Products Association (AFPA) members totaled $750 million in the 1st quarter of 2015 and $718 million in the 2nd quarter.…

  • Development Workshop Provides Opportunity for Positive Collaboration

    Development Workshop Provides Opportunity for Positive Collaboration

      High River, AB: Local stakeholders in the private development sector provided their feedback on the Town’s development review and approval processes at a recent workshop hosted by the Planning and Development Services department. “Town Council and staff are committed to fostering a ‘people-first’ community that is investment-ready for development and will serve the public…

  • Senior Owners and their Pets

    Senior Owners and their Pets

      Pets can be a WONDERFUL addition to an older adult’s life. Pets provide companionship, exercise, routine and, in some cases, social connections. Older adults with pets often report a greater quality of life due to these benefits and at Calgary Humane Society we LOVE hearing about amazing relationships between senior pets and senior owners.…

  • Christmas Message from MLA Pat Stier

    Christmas Message from MLA Pat Stier

    2015 Christmas Greeting, As the MLA for the provincial constituency of Livingstone Macleod, it is my sincere pleasure to have this opportunity to once again say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone in Southern Alberta. Christmas time is for me normally where I reflect back on how I have celebrated this wonderful occasion…

  • Be a Safety Santa this Holiday Season

    Be a Safety Santa this Holiday Season

    It can be tough sledding for first responders during the festive season. Police officers, firefighters, EMS personnel and tow truck operators face inclement weather and long work hours, often while helping people who are suffering immeasurably. But you can do your part to keep emergency responders safe and ensure they get home to their loved ones this Christmas. And…

  • More articles from other sections

    More articles from other sections

    Don’t forget, the Gateway Gazette is part of a larger, publication network called Panoptic News. Be sure to check out other articles posted in the other sections too! While some of these sections may seem more logical at specific times of year, they are available year round for those who have a desire to access…

  • Santa’s Visit Brings Smiles to Sick Kids

    Santa’s Visit Brings Smiles to Sick Kids

      Each year Santa Claus visits the Pediatrics Unit at Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge. He comes a few days before Christmas Eve so he can spend a little more time with the kids who are in hospital and help them with their healing.

  • Alberta Giving Grants to Raise Awareness of Dangers of Fentanyl and Other Drugs

    Proceeds of Crime grants will be available to police and their community partners to raise drug awareness and prevention. Proceeds of Crime grants are supported with funds forfeited to the province following federally-prosecuted Criminal Code offences. They are available to police agencies throughout the province and helps fund police drug prevention and awareness programming with…

  • #AskAnAddict – Fentanyl – Part 1

    #AskAnAddict – Fentanyl – Part 1

      Calgary Police Service Throughout 2015, illicit fentanyl has become a public health crisis across Alberta and many parts of Canada. We’ve reached out to an unusual partner to share the real truths behind fentanyl use in Calgary – Meet Reanne. This is the first of a four part series where we presented Reanne with…

  • Foothills School Division: Ongoing Projects in New Year

    Foothills School Division: Ongoing Projects in New Year

      Current projects: 1. New K-9 school at west 32nd Street north of Okotoks: Aiming to start construction in September 2016. The project will receive project management support from Alberta Infrastructure. With all of the other projects FSD currently has ongoing, Alberta Infrastructure’s involvement will be very helpful to the division. 2. Modernization of École…

  • December 4th RCMP Checkstop blitz takes 153 impaired drivers off Alberta roads

    December 4th RCMP Checkstop blitz takes 153 impaired drivers off Alberta roads

      Edmonton, AB – The numbers are now in on the RCMP’s latest Alberta – wide checkstop blitz  and the results indicate that there are still drivers getting behind the wheel when they are in no shape to drive. On Friday, December 4th, the RCMP conducted checkstop operations in 259different locations within local RCMP jurisdictions…

  • SAIT Filmmaker Debuts First Feature-Length Film

    SAIT Filmmaker Debuts First Feature-Length Film

      What does it take to be an independent filmmaker in Canada? “Develop a thick skin,” says SAIT alumnus Thomas Robert Lee (FVP ’10). A first-time writer and director, his film Empyrean was screened at the Calgary International Film Festival(CIFF) in August. “Hold yourself up to a level of quality in the kind of film you…

  • Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Stress and Illness

    Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Stress and Illness

      Stress is a health problem in itself, but it can also lead to other physical and emotional complications. Stress can indirectly cause other health problems by affecting your behaviour. Signs that you’re under stress may include: unhealthy nutrition – you may skip meals, or overeat, or eat too much of the wrong foods –…