Tag: Southern Alberta

  • See you at Premier Notley’s Stampede pancake breakfast

    See you at Premier Notley’s Stampede pancake breakfast

    Premier Rachel Notley and your MLAs will be flipping pancakes, scrambling eggs and serving sausages at the annual Premier’s Stampede Breakfast on Monday, July 6. This family event runs from 7-9 a.m. in the west gardens of McDougall Centre, 455 – 6 Street SW, Calgary. The formal program starts at 8 a.m. Come and enjoy…

  • June Sales Consistent with Typical Levels

    June Sales Consistent with Typical Levels

      Calgary inventory levels ease   Calgary, July 2, 2015 – Despite the 18 per cent year-over-year decline in June home sales, for a total of 2,183 units, transaction levels remain only five per cent below the 10 year average for June and three per cent above levels over the past five years. “We’ve seen less…

  • From Three Designations to One, Alberta Accountants Unite

    From Three Designations to One, Alberta Accountants Unite

    The Chartered Professional Accountants Act comes into force effective July 1, merging Alberta’s three professional accounting organizations. The resulting organization, the Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta, will issue a single designation: Chartered Professional Accountant, or CPA. “The proclamation of a single professional designation marks a major step for the accounting profession in Alberta, making it…

  • Healthy Development Group: Further Friendship Trail Expansion Discussion

    Healthy Development Group: Further Friendship Trail Expansion Discussion

      (submitted) John Waring and Diane Osberg made presentations at the last meeting concerning a possible extension of the Friendship Trail. Diane has seen great success with “Friends of….” groups in her work with libraries and brought this idea forward. These types of groups can help with fundraising, gathering volunteers and awareness of the project…

  • Highflying Team Comes in for a Landing

    Highflying Team Comes in for a Landing

    Snowbirds fly in for afternoon of fun at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Story and photo by Janet Mezzarobba It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s the Snowbirds! The Canadian Armed Forces Snowbirds came in for a landing at Alberta Children’s Hospital, bringing smiles and fun to patients and families on July 16. Along with the…

  • 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…

  • Town of Okotoks Asks Residents Please Adhere to Watering Schedule

    Town of Okotoks Asks Residents Please Adhere to Watering Schedule

    Thank you to Town residents and businesses for doing your part and adhering to the scheduled watering days and times. The recent heavy rainfall has assisted in returning the water levels in our reservoirs to normal heading into this weekend. While the community did a great job last week, further prolonged periods of hot, dry…

  • Wildrose Announces Nomination Date for Calgary-Foothills

    Wildrose Announces Nomination Date for Calgary-Foothills

      CALGARY, AB (July 3, 2015): At the Calgary Stampede Stomp on July 2, Wildrose announced Aug. 15 for its Calgary-Foothills nomination vote in light of a looming byelection. “The people of Calgary-Foothills deserve a new moderate and fiscally responsible voice at the table to hold the NDP accountable,” Wildrose Leader Brian Jean said. “This…

  • Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for MD of Foothills

    Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for MD of Foothills

      1:14 PM MDT Friday 03 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…

  • Renewed call for assistance to locate Man Wanted for Dangerous Driving, Flight from Police

      Alberta – Alberta RCMP renews its call for the public assistance in locating wanted individual and parole violator, Stanley Dick, a 31-year-old man from Drumheller, Alberta. Dick is wanted for numerous charges from Blackfalds, Drumheller and Red Deer. Drive while disqualified; Flight and Dangerous driving  (3 charges in total) – Red Deer Driving disqualified to…

  • Person Found of Highway 1 near Morley Road – Update #1

    Cochrane, Alberta – On July 1, 2015 at 11:45 p.m. Cochrane RCMP officers were dispatched to the report of a man on the ground on Highway 1 by Morley Road in Cochrane, Alberta. It was soon discovered that the individual was deceased and an investigation was initiated. RCMP Southern Alberta Major Crimes Unit investigators, assisted…

  • RCMP High River – Theft of Generators

    High River, Alberta – On May 28, 2015, a male identifying himself as Jason Jones contacted a local area rental store.  The male stated that he was with a local construction company and wanted to rent two generators under the company account.  The male provided a purchase order number, and later that day, attended the rental shop to…

  • Southern Alberta Lions Clubs Donate Over $19,000 to Sheldon Kennedy Centre

    Southern Alberta Lions Clubs Donate Over $19,000 to Sheldon Kennedy Centre

    Just over $19,000 was recently donated to the Sheldon Kennedy Child Advocacy Centre by Southern Alberta Lions Clubs. The Centre deals with children, youths and adults who have been victims of sexual assault. It is a basic one-stop shopping approach. Instead of first going to see the police, then driving across town to see the…

  • Live, Work and Play Safely in the Summer Heat

    Live, Work and Play Safely in the Summer Heat

      Whether the summer sun heats up your workplace, home or holiday, a few precautions can help you stay safe, keep the power on, and protect our forests. Enjoyable as sunny weather can be, the heat can pose a hazard to people’s health and safety, and to our environment. Alberta Health Services has issued 72-hour…

  • Small Business Perspective not Reflected in AB Minimum Wage Hike

      Only 4% of business owners say it will help with attraction/retention of employees CALGARY, June 30, 2015 – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) today released the findings of a minimum wage survey conducted with small business owners across Alberta.  When asked: What impact would an increase in the minimum wage from $10.20…