Tag: Southern Alberta

  • rabble: A national housing strategy: Without one Calgary suffers

    rabble: A national housing strategy: Without one Calgary suffers

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  • Foothills School Division: Moving Forward with the New Provincial Government

    Foothills School Division: Moving Forward with the New Provincial Government

    Education Budget Following the NDP’s election victory on May 5th, Drew Chipman, Assistant Superintendent of Corporate Services, explained that the Division will move forward based on the budget numbers received from the previous administration. While FSD expects that the budget figures may look different in the final analysis based on the NDP campaign platform, the…

  • Library Hosting Second Newcomers Meeting…..it’s just not for those new to our community

    Library Hosting Second Newcomers Meeting…..it’s just not for those new to our community

      Second (in the series of 3) Newcomers Meeting is happening at the Library TONIGHT at 7 pm. New to Turner Valley/Black Diamond area? Looking for volunteer opportunities or new friends with whom to explore bird watching, hiking, travel, movies or summer outings? Guest speakers tonight will focus on summer special events such as the…

  • Okotoks Dawgs: Academy Wins Two More Championships

    Okotoks Dawgs: Academy Wins Two More Championships

      The Dawgs Pee Wee team returned to Okotoks after a very successful weekend at the St. Albert Early Bird Tournament The Dawgs won the tournament, defeating the host St. Albert by a final score of 5-2. In the semi-final game vs. Martensville, Matt Neufeld pitched 4 strong innings in a back and forth battle which…

  • Canadian Angus National Convention coming to Calgary

      Canadian Angus National Convention Will Feature Industry Leaders and Producers From Across Canada ROCKY VIEW, AB – The 2015 Canadian Angus National Convention will be held in Calgary, Alberta, June 4 through June 6. National Convention includes the Annual General Meeting for the Canadian Angus Association (CAA) coupled with tours, events and hospitality amongst…

  • PM Announces Lois Mitchell as Lieutenant Governor of Alberta

    PM Announces Lois Mitchell as Lieutenant Governor of Alberta

      May 20, 2015 – Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced the appointment of Lois Mitchell as the next Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. Ms. Mitchell is an accomplished businesswoman, long-time volunteer and community leader in Alberta. With over 25 years of business expertise, Ms. Mitchell is currently a senior partner and founder of Rainmaker Global…

  • Calgary Group Proposes Alternate Option to City Council Funding Models

    Calgary Group Proposes Alternate Option to City Council Funding Models

    New model proposes no tax hike; to provide one-third of Green Line funding Calgary, Alberta (May 19, 2015) — LRT on the Green (LRTOTG), a Calgary-based not-for profit organization, believes the City of Calgary should consider an alternate funding model to the new forms of taxation shortlisted in the Transportation Funding Capital Mechanisms Report that will…

  • Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: National Hemochromatosis Awareness Month

    Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: National Hemochromatosis Awareness Month

    (Iron Overload, Hereditary Hemochromatosis) The Facts Hemochromatosis is primarily an inherited (genetic) condition that allows too much iron to be absorbed and stored throughout the body. It’s one of the most common genetic disorders in Canada. 1 in 9 Canadians carries the defective gene for this condition, and 1 in 300 Canadians is affected with the…

  • Oilfields High School: Shrek, the Musical

    Oilfields High School: Shrek, the Musical

      Senior Drama at Oilfields is bringing Shrek, the Musical to the community next week. Show dates are May 26th, 27th, 28th, and 29th; daily matinee curtain time is 10:30 am, and evening performances on the 28th and 29th begin at 7pm. Matinees, $2 and evenings $5, tickets available at the door. House opens 30 minutes…

  • Access to Cemetery During Road Construction

    Access to Cemetery During Road Construction

      High River – Fifth Street E. from 2 Avenue S.E. north to the Little Bow Canal is currently closed while the road is reconstructed as part of the Town of High River’s infrastructure replacement program. Access to the cemetery will be maintained throughout construction, but access availability will change depending on construction activities. Residents…

  • Oil Industry Doesn’t Have a Leg to Stand on When it Comes to a Royalty Review

    Oil Industry Doesn’t Have a Leg to Stand on When it Comes to a Royalty Review

    The oil industry will find it hard to sustain the argument that it is fair that the government derives a mere 55 cents on a $55 barrel of oil sands oil and a maximum of 9 per cent when it reaches anything higher than $120 By Doreen Barrie, Political Scientist, University of Calgary CALGARY, AB/…

  • Checking in on the Osprey

    Checking in on the Osprey

      The FortisAlberta Osprey-cam reveals mother Osprey sitting on three eggs. You can keep checking in on the Osprey family and you might be lucky enough to glimpse the eggs. The babies should make an appearance sometime in June. Read more about the birds and the role FortisAlberta plays. Watch the Ospreys here: http://original.livestream.com/fortisab You can…

  • Wordfest Youth Program Introduces the Authors and Illustrators for 2015

    Wordfest Youth Program Introduces the Authors and Illustrators for 2015

      Wordfest Youth brings writers from across Canada and around the world in contact with young readers at fun, educational events that promote a love of reading and a deeper appreciation of the written word. The 20th annual Wordfest runs October 13-18, 2015, in Calgary and the Bow Valley. Participants encounter funny stories, sad stories…

  • Premier Designate Notley, new cabinet sworn in on May 24

    Premier Designate Notley, new cabinet sworn in on May 24

    May 20, 2015 – Today, Premier Designate Rachel Notley made a series of announcements regarding the swearing-in of Cabinet and the Legislative session. “During this transition period our focus has been on listening carefully to the briefing and advice we have been receiving from the public service, naming a Cabinet and making some decisions about…

  • RCMP Turner Valley – Home Invasion – Suspect in Custody

    In the early morning hours of Wednesday May 20th, 2015 in the town of Black Diamond, a home was entered and a 21 year old male pointed a firearm at the homeowner demanding money. Tanner Dallas RUSSELL, (21 yrs old) was arrested and charged with: – Break & Enter, commit – Assault with Intent to…