Tag: Southern Alberta

  • Successful Emergency Adoption Event

    Successful Emergency Adoption Event

    By Calgary Humane Calgary, AB — Calgary Humane Society offers its sincerest thank-you to Calgarians for a successful emergency adoption event last week. From July 8 – 12, 125 cats, two degus, 20 dogs, two hamsters, one mouse, 19 rabbits, 12 birds, two snakes and one tortoise, a total of 179 animals (202 animals for…

  • Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Parts of Foothills

    Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Parts of Foothills

    1:28 PM MDT Monday 13 July 2015 Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for: M.D. of Foothills near Cayley M.D. of Foothills near High River and Aldersyde M.D. of Foothills near Longview and Eden Valley Res. M.D. of Foothills near Okotoks and De Winton M.D. of Foothills near Priddis and Brown-Lowery Prov. Park M.D. of Foothills…

  • Fildebrandt Calls on Ministers Responsible for Kananaskis to Appear Before Public Accounts

    Fildebrandt Calls on Ministers Responsible for Kananaskis to Appear Before Public Accounts

      CALGARY, AB (July 13, 2015): Today, Wildrose Shadow Finance Minister Derek Fildebrandt is calling on former ministers responsible for the latest Kananaskis boondoggle to appear before the public accounts committee. The call comes after new information revealed over $10.3 million had been spent on rehabilitating the golf course owned by Kan-Alta Management Ltd., a…

  • Women Entrepreneur Breakfast with Dr. Kellie Leitch in Okotoks

    Women Entrepreneur Breakfast with Dr. Kellie Leitch in Okotoks

      Dr. Kellie Leitch, MP for Simcoe-Grey, to be guest speaker at breakfast with Macleod MP John Barlow to discuss economic and leadership opportunities for women and the importance of mentorship OKOTOKS, AB – According to RBC a 10% per cent increase in the number of majority-owned women’s businesses would bring a $198 billion influx…

  • Schaal Wins Calgary Stampede Working Cow Horse Open

    Schaal Wins Calgary Stampede Working Cow Horse Open

    Calgary – Usually Calgary veterinarian Suzon Schaal rides in the Non-Pro Bridle class of the Stampede’s Working Cow Horse Classic. She rides pretty well, too. Schaal and her 12-year old mare, Genuine Brown Girl, have a fistful of Stampede Grand Champion’s buckles to their credit. This year, Schaal wanted to try another horse in the…

  • Alberta Riders Score Big Victory In Penning 10 Class

    Alberta Riders Score Big Victory In Penning 10 Class

      10 CLASS TEAM PENNING RESULTS Champion Team:  Kyle Dingreville, Millarville, Alberta Shane Hamilton,Okotoks, Alberta Alex Hansen, Chestermere, Alberta Reserve Champions:   Will Hanson, Carstairs, Alberta Beau Riedel, Didsbury, Alberta Bev Mailer, Leslieville, Alberta Calgary – Sometimes it seems that Team Cattle Penning at the Calgary Stampede is all about chemistry. There’s chemistry in the special rapport…

  • Decisive Farming Brings Crop Scouting App to the Canadian Market & Positions Itself For US Expansion

    Decisive Farming Brings Crop Scouting App to the Canadian Market & Positions Itself For US Expansion

      Decisive Farming Partners with Neucadia on licensing of AgraScout Mobile Crop Scouting Application. Calgary, AB / TheNewswire / Decisive Farming™ today announced a partnership with Neucadia, as a global reseller and the exclusive Canadian reseller of AgraScout, a mobile crop scouting application now fully ready to support both American and Canadian crops, pests and…

  • Wildrose Calls on NDP to Reinstate Child and Youth Advocate Funding

    Wildrose Calls on NDP to Reinstate Child and Youth Advocate Funding

      AIRDRIE, AB – (Friday), Wildrose Shadow Human Services Minister Angela Pitt called on the NDP to keep their campaign commitment to reinstate funding to expand the investigative powers of the Child and Youth Advocate Office. The department of Human Services recently reported the death of four children under provincial care. “My thoughts and prayers…

  • RCMP – Southern Alberta – Weekend Update

     RCMP Cochrane Detachment – Arson Morley Alberta Morley, AB – At approximately 0130 am on July 12th 2015 Members of Cochrane RCMP were dispatched to a complaint of a fire at the Morley Recreation Centre. Upon arrival there was a significant fire in a portion of the Centre. The Exshaw fire department was able to stop…

  • Calgary Stampede Champions 2015

    Calgary Stampede Champions 2015

      Attendance numbers for July 12, 2015: Stampede attendance, July 12, 2015  106,803 Cumulative attendance for 2015 1,168,509 Same day attendance in 2014 125,262 Cumulative attendance for 2014 1,263,428 Overall decrease 94,919 Same day 5 year average: 115,638 President and Chairman of the Board, Bill Gray and CEO, Warren Connell share some of the highlights…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: Playing Outside Fuels a Child’s Curiosity

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: Playing Outside Fuels a Child’s Curiosity

      For generations, parents have been telling their children to “go outside and play.” It’s good advice: playing outside is a big part of healthy childhood development. And it’s fun. “Children are eager to understand how the world works and they do this through play,” says Laura Crawford, provincial lead for Play and Physical Literacy for…

  • Ministers on task to implement the objectives of UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights

      In a mandate letter to Cabinet Ministers, Premier Rachel Notley outlines expectations for a renewed and improved relationship with indigenous peoples. The Alberta government will review its existing programs and policies in consultation with indigenous peoples to identify ways to implement the objectives and principles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of…

  • Search Begins for Shining Stars of Alberta Volunteers

    Search Begins for Shining Stars of Alberta Volunteers

    Do you know a volunteer who goes that extra mile? Someone who stands out as a true community hero? Then you know a perfect candidate for a 2015 Stars of Alberta Volunteer Award. Now in its 16th year, the annual awards program recognizes outstanding Alberta volunteers whose contributions have made a lasting impact and helped…

  • Blue Jays Super Camp Returns to Okotoks

    Blue Jays Super Camp Returns to Okotoks

    By Ashley Grant The Blue Jays Honda Super Camp has returned to Seaman Stadium after the extreme popularity that it received in 2013 and 2014. In 2013, Okotoks was the highest attended Super Camp in Canada outside of the Toronto Super Camp held at the Rogers Centre. The camp is run by the Toronto Blue…

  • Bruce Innes Benefit Concert Coming to Red Deer Lake

    Bruce Innes Benefit Concert Coming to Red Deer Lake

      Bruce Innes was in a bad accident back in October so his friends have rallied to help in with their musical talents. The concert will be on July 26th at 3pm at Red Deer Lake United Church (on Hwy 22X, just west of 37th St on the south side of the highway). For just…