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Rowan House: We Rose, We Marched, We Danced!
Rowan House would like to thank everyone who came out for our inaugural One Billion Rising event. We had a great turn-out for the march to raise awareness about violence against women, and we feel there was quite a positive response from people we passed through town. We’d also like to extend our gratitude…
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Budget 2015 to be released March 26
March 05, 2015 – Albertans will learn how government will address the $7 billion fiscal challenge on March 26 with the release of Budget 2015. “For the last several months I have toured the province extensively, meeting personally with thousands of Albertans at speaking engagements and direct meetings to seek their ideas for how government…
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Calgary’s Historic Eamon’s Building Future is Uncertain
Calgary’s City Council will soon be deciding the fate of the Eamon’s Service Station building, and if Calgarians want the building to remain as part of our citys Calgary’s landscape, they need to act soon. A Calgary Herald article outlines some of the history and previous uses of the Eamon’s building, including the filming of…
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Turner Valley School News: March-ing Along
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Forsyth Statement on Prentice Blaming Albertans for PC Fiscal Woes
CALGARY, AB (March 5, 2015): Today, Wildrose Leader Heather Forsyth released the following statement on Premier Jim Prentice telling Albertans to “look in the mirror” in order to address the PC government’s fiscal woes: “For months, Mr. Prentice has been talking down to Albertans, acting like chicken-little, raising trial-balloons and shaking consumer and investor…
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Okotoks Art Gallery New Exhibits Take a Look at Nature
Two new exhibits are coming to the Okotoks Art Gallery from March 7th to April 25th. An opening reception will be held Saturday, March 7th from 1:00 to 3:00pm. This is a free event. Conversations with Nature by Janet Dwyer Small Gallery Janet Dwyer is inspired by the infinite variety and exact structures found in…
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Update on Lions Family Spray Park in Turner Valley
Just to dispel a few rumours that have been hitting social media, Barry Crane, from the Foothills Lions Club confirmed that the Spray Park will be Free of any admittance charge. The Grand Opening is being planned for May 30th, 2015 so watch for the details. That’s only three months away! There are a few…
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Tax Season Brings Privacy Risks
A popular commercial describes the pain associated with filing taxes, but tax season also brings privacy risks. The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) is reminding organizations to ensure tax statements are ending up in the right hands. Last year, there were five breach reports related to misdirected tax slips which affected 15…
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More Recognition for Calgary’s Airport Trail Tunnel
The Airport Trail Tunnel under the new runway at the Calgary International Airport continues to receive awards and recognition. The most recent honour The City has received is the 2015 Award in Excellence in Project Management from the Consulting Engineers of Alberta (CEA). Comments from the CEA judges reveal why the Airport Trail Tunnel continues…
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Alberta’s small business confidence plummets in February
Barometer index drops another 6.6 pts in February; down 25 points since November CALGARY – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released the latest Business Barometer survey results that show Alberta’s small business confidence index fell another 6.6 points in February to 48.2. It is the third straight month of significant declines, leaving…
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Alberta Prepares for Wildfire Season
Wildfire season in Alberta officially began on March 1. In preparation, the Alberta government is busy positioning crews, aircraft and other equipment in Alberta’s Forest Protection Area for immediate deployment as required. The province is also training new firefighting personnel and staffing Alberta’s lookout towers in readiness for wildfire season. Albertans living, working or visiting the…
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Alberta Sells Three Planes from its Fleet
Alberta is closer to being out of the airline business with the sale of three of four planes in the government air fleet. Fargo Jet Centre Inc. of Fargo, North Dakota was the successful bidder by offering nearly $6.1 million for the three King Air aircraft. This exceeded the minimum bid price by approximately $600,000, or…
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Celebrate St Patrick’s Day at the Legion this Friday
On Friday March 6th the Turner Valley Legion will be hosting a St Patrick’s celebration. Tickets are $30 which includes the dinner. The doors open at 4:30pm. The Irish Dancers take to the stage at 5:30pm. We will be serving roast beef, mashed potatoes, a veggie, broccoli, onion and Caesar salad, coleslaw and carrot cake…
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RCMP Canmore Investigates Fraud Online
On February 19th, 2015, Canmore RCMP received a report of a fraud over an online gear swap. The victim transferred money to the proposed seller of the gear, and never received the gear as discussed. After investigation, a suspect was identified and questioned by police. During the investigation, the suspect admitted to a number…
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Inventory Climbs in Calgary’s Housing Market
February sales activity remains low Click here to view the full monthly stats package. Calgary, March 2, 2015 –Year-over-year new listings growth eased from 37 per cent last month to nine per cent in February. However, as sales activity remained below long term averages for the month, Calgary inventory levels rose to 5,474 units in February.…
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