Tag: Southern Alberta

  • Energy Minister to strengthen trade relationship with China

      Energy Minister Margaret McCuaig-Boyd will support Alberta-China energy partnerships on a mission to China from October 10-16. Minister McCuaig-Boyd will encourage investment in Alberta’s energy industry, while also sharing energy and environmental best practices. This trip follows Premier Rachel Notley’s mission to eastern Canada and the United States to promote Alberta as a healthy…

  • Town of Okotoks Wins National Award for 2015 Visitor & Activities Guide

    Town of Okotoks Wins National Award for 2015 Visitor & Activities Guide

    The Town of Okotoks is thrilled to announce that Economic Development has won a national Marketing Canada Award from the Economic Developers Association of Canada (EDAC) for the 2015 Okotoks Visitor & Activities Guide! “The Economic Development team is very excited and proud to have received this recognition and distinguished award,” says Economic Development Manager Shane Olson. “We…

  • New Player Impact Program Hits the Ice

    New Player Impact Program Hits the Ice

    The Calgary Police Service is partnering with the Western Hockey League (WHL) and the Calgary Flames to launch a new education program aimed at teaching young hockey players about making good decisions. The Player Impact Program is going to be mandatory training for WHL players and it will cover topics such as responsible social media…

  • Turner Valley School News: Principal’s October Message

    Turner Valley School News: Principal’s October Message

    Can you believe the first month of school is over? It has been an amazing month here at Turner Valley School. Everyone is settling into the routines of school and students have been hard at work in their classes. As we look back at September we are deeply thankful for the support our parents and…

  • Beat the Silent Killer: Carbon monoxide is colourless, odorless and deadly

    Beat the Silent Killer: Carbon monoxide is colourless, odorless and deadly

      Carbon monoxide (CO) is known as the silent killer because it is an invisible, tasteless and odourless gas that can be deadly. November is Carbon Monoxide Awareness Month in Alberta. CO is produced when fuels such as propane, gasoline, natural gas, heating oil or wood do not burn completely in fuel-burning appliances and devices…

  • Fire Prevention Week: Keep your cool when the alarm sounds

    Fire Prevention Week: Keep your cool when the alarm sounds

    Have two ways out Imagine waking up to hear your smoke alarm beeping. You are groggy, confused and scared. This is a time when many people panic and end up making serious – sometimes fatal – mistakes. In fact, according to research from the Office of the Fire Commissioner, how a person reacts in a…

  • Alberta RCMP and Traffic Sheriffs out for impact on Thanksgiving weekend

    Alberta RCMP and Traffic Sheriffs out for impact on Thanksgiving weekend

      Edmonton, AB – Alberta’s RCMP and Sheriff’s Traffic officers will be out on the province’s roadways this coming Thanksgiving weekend participating in a Canada-wide campaign designed to remind motorists that public safety is the goal behind all traffic enforcement initiatives. Sponsored by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, Operation Impact will see law…

  • RCMP Stettler – Fatal Motorcycle Collision

    RCMP Stettler – Fatal Motorcycle Collision

    On October 8, 2015 at 1:01 pm, Stettler RCMP members were dispatched to a collision involving a semi truck and a motorcyclist on Highway 11, approximately 1 km south of the junction with Highway 12. Stettler Regional Fire Rescue and Emergency Medical Services attended where the driver of the motorcycle, a 64 year old male from…

  • Working Together, 9-1-1 Emergency Communication Officer Helps Woman Save Husband’s Life

    Working Together, 9-1-1 Emergency Communication Officer Helps Woman Save Husband’s Life

    It’s normal to wake up from a nightmare momentarily disoriented, short of breath and heart pounding. Unpleasant as they are, it usually only takes a few minutes to settle down and go back to sleep. But for Ann Scrymgeour, there would be no rest to follow once awoken in the darkest hours of the night…

  • High River RCMP – Recover more than 20 stolen vehicles

    High River RCMP – Recover more than 20 stolen vehicles

      High River, AB – On October 8, 2015 the High River RCMP, Okotoks RCMP, RCMP Auto Theft, and with assistance of the Calgary Police Service executed a search warrant on a Quonset north of High River. Police recovered 21 stolen vehicles of various makes and models.  All of these vehicles had previously been reported as stolen from the residents…

  • Meet Cory Morgan – Libertarian Party Candidate – 2015 Federal Election

    Meet Cory Morgan – Libertarian Party Candidate – 2015 Federal Election

    Cory was born in Red Deer in 1971, raised in Banff and now resides in Priddis, Alberta. He was a founding member of the Wildrose Party and has served in the provincial executive positions of VP Policy and Southern zone director since the party’s inception. Cory ran for the Wildrose Party in Calgary Mountainview in…

  • Cooking up Fire Safety

    Cooking up Fire Safety

      Albertans are cooking up more than food in their kitchens. Did you know that cooking fires continue to be the number one cause of home fires and home fire injuries in Alberta? Most kitchen fires can be avoided by paying attention when cooking in the kitchen. Follow these safety tips to avoid a kitchen…

  • Chris Koch Encourages Others To Be All They Can Be

    Chris Koch Encourages Others To Be All They Can Be

      HIGH RIVER, AB: The Town of High River has invited Chris Koch, a motivational speaker born and raised in the small farming and ranching community of Nanton, Alberta, to share his inspiring message of “if I can…” with residents. Born without arms or legs, “It was clearly established early in my life that I…

  • Regimental Ball Raised the Roof

    Regimental Ball Raised the Roof

    By Pam Jones, Editor. One hundred and twenty-five people did a lot of things on Saturday, September 26th at the Turner Valley Detachment’s RCMP Regimental Ball held at the Millarville Rodeo Hall. Dressed in their finery, community members mingled with law enforcement officers and their ‘better halves’ and did a whole lot of laughing, talking,…

  • Warm up to fire safety: Keeping warm and safe this winter

    Warm up to fire safety: Keeping warm and safe this winter

      The cold Alberta winters mean many of us use a number of heat sources to keep our homes comfortable and warm. These include furnaces, portable heaters and wood-burning stoves. While these certainly keep us warm, they also create some fire risks if they aren’t used properly. Here are some tips that will keep you…