Tag: Southern Alberta

  • RCMP High River – Missing person ***Located***

    RCMP High River – Missing person ***Located***

    The High River RCMP would like to thank the public for their assistance in locating this missing person. He was spoken to by members of the Calgary Police Service on March 12, 2014 and this matter is now considered concluded. No additional information is being release. Related article

  • Suspect identified and arrested in Langdon serious assault – Update #1

    Strathmore, Alberta – Following a serious assault at a Langdon business near Strathmore (yesterday) morning, an individual was arrested in this matter by Calgary Police Services this afternoon. Patrick GEDDES, a 38-year-old man from Langdon, was charged with Attempted Murder, Aggravated Sexual Assault and Forcible Confinement and has yet to speak to bail. Investigators are…

  • The North West Foothills Recreation Board Needs Your Input

    The North West Foothills Recreation Board Needs Your Input

    Who We Are The North West Foothills Recreation Board (NWFRB) was founded in 2010 to explore and develop recreation projects within Council Divisions 3, 4 and 5 of the Municipal District of Foothills (Millarville, Priddis, Red Deer Lake & De Winton Areas). NWFRB is a Committee of the Municipal District of Foothills (M.D.) Council. The…

  • Turner Valley School News: Lego in the Library

      Spring Cleaning? Downsizing Your Toy Box? Looking for a good home for your Lego? Turner Valley School Library is looking for Lego Donations for our Lego Club. Our new noon hour Lego Club in the Library Learning Commons has attracted a huge following of students and could use some Lego donations to build up…

  • Organ Donation Works

    Organ Donation Works

      National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: April 18 to April 25 Story by Devon Jolie Organ donation saved Kristy Thackeray’s life when she was just 13. Years later, it would save her daughter’s life, too. Diagnosed with restrictive cardiomyopathy, a condition in which the heart turns fatty and fibrous, making it hard to…

  • NDP Reveals Skyrocketing Ambulance Alerts as PC Hospital Crisis Spreads

    NDP Reveals Skyrocketing Ambulance Alerts as PC Hospital Crisis Spreads

    EDMONTON – Today, NDP Leader Rachel Notley revealed a staggering rise in ambulance red alerts in Edmonton and Calgary as the PC hospital crisis spreads to our ambulance services. “Families depend on our hospitals and first responders to provide the care they need,” said Notley. “When a loved one’s life is in danger, no one…

  • RCMP officers seek suspect and vehicle in serious assault

    Strathmore, Alberta – On April 16, 2015 at approximately 07:00 a.m., Strathmore RCMP officers were dispatched to the report of a woman who had been assaulted in a local business. The woman was immediately taken to hospital via EMS. Thus far, investigation suggests that a male individual was driving a 2000 blue Chevrolet Tracker. The…

  • RCMP Edmonton for BC RCMP – Missing Person – Travis Moore

    RCMP Edmonton for BC RCMP – Missing Person – Travis Moore

      Dawson Creek RCMP are seeking public assistance to locate a missing person. Travis MOORE was last seen on April 3rd 2015 as he travelled from Dawson Creek BC to Caroline Alberta. Travis is travelling in a 2009 white GMC pickup truck bearing Alberta licence plate 86J190. Police are asking the public to call if they should happen…

  • Member of Parliament John Barlow announces support for the Willow Creek Gathering

    Federal Funding Supports Celebration of Western Canadian Cowboy Heritage Stavely, Alberta – The Government of Canada has provided the Willow Creek Cowboy Poetry and Music Society with $2,000 in funding through the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program in support of the 15th edition of the Willow Creek Gathering. John Barlow, Member of Parliament…

  • Prentice PCs Unload Almost $60M in Severances Over Three Years

    Prentice PCs Unload Almost $60M in Severances Over Three Years

      EDMONTON, AB  – While Jim Prentice will bring in the largest tax hike in Alberta history, the Prentice PCs have unloaded almost $60 million in severances over the past three years, the Wildrose announced today. In the three years from 2011 to 2014, the PCs rolled out $31 million in severance payments across government…

  • Rachel Notley’s NDP to improve access to long-term care by opening new beds

    Rachel Notley’s NDP to improve access to long-term care by opening new beds

    EDMONTON – Today, NDP Leader Rachel Notley announced the NDP’s plan to improve patients’ access to long-term care. “The PCs are forcing hundreds of patients to spend months waiting for long-term care,” said Notley. “After years of PC neglect, New Democrats will put families first and improve access to long-term care by opening the new…

  • Help Colour Black Diamond

    Help Colour Black Diamond

    Black Diamond’s Economic Development Manager David Petrovich and Rod Ross, Planning & Development Officer, will be holding a workshop on April 21 at 7pm in the Black Diamond Council chambers where they will explore the possibilities of getting a fresh coat of paint on some of our downtown buildings. Its intended to be a fun,…

  • Federal Government Honours Emile Blokland for High River Flood Efforts

    Federal Government Honours Emile Blokland for High River Flood Efforts

    Today, John Barlow, Member of Parliament for Macleod, presented Mr. Emile Blokland with a Peace Tower flag in recognition of his handling of the High River flood in June 2013. “This is a deserving recognition for Mr. Blokland and the residents of High River who showed unwavering commitment and courage in the face of incredible…

  • Millarville School News: Be Awesome, Be Better, Be a Team Player

    Millarville School News: Be Awesome, Be Better, Be a Team Player

    Welcome back from Spring Break! Believe it or not, we are in the last few months of the school year, with only a little over 2 and half months left! We look forward to making this short amount of time for learning both memorable and exciting. We started the year with the three phrases –…

  • First Playoff Trip for Most of Flames Roster

    First Playoff Trip for Most of Flames Roster

    Canucks vs Flames – 2015 SCP First Round By Aaron Vickers – NHL.com Correspondent CALGARY — It’s about enthusiasm, not inexperience. Open minds, not star-struck eyes. It’s the message Calgary Flames coach Bob Hartley delivered to his players about to skate in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time. “Our team is built on…