Tag: Southern Alberta

  • RCMP Okotoks – Home Invasion with a Firearm

    Okotoks, Alberta – On February 24, 2015 at approximately 10:30 a.m., a rural residence in the Municipality of Foothills was unlawfully entered.  A lone male wearing a mask entered a residence and pointed a firearm at a 77-year-old elderly male demanding money. An undisclosed amount of cash was stolen and the suspect fled in a black 2007 GMC Yukon bearing Alberta licence plate number…

  • A Message from Alberta Education Minister Gordon Dirks on Pink Shirt Day

    A Message from Alberta Education Minister Gordon Dirks on Pink Shirt Day

    As you may know, Pink Shirt Day originated in Nova Scotia in 2007 when a Grade 9 student was bullied by other students for wearing a pink polo shirt to school.  In response, hundreds of students showed up the following morning wearing pink both as a way to support the student and to demonstrate that…

  • Government Conducts Simulated Disaster Exercise

    The Alberta government and emergency management experts will be holding a three-day emergency disaster exercise to help better prepare Alberta for future disasters. “We’ve had our fair share of disasters in Alberta and it’s important that we continue to improve the way we prepare and respond. With the learnings from this exercise, we’ll ensure that…

  • Mould Education Sessions Planned for March

    Mould Education Sessions Planned for March

      HIGH RIVER, AB: Bow Valley College, in cooperation with the Town of High River, is hosting several mould education sessions with expertise provided by Alberta Health Services. The sessions will be held on: •                   Monday, Mar. 2 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. •                   Monday, Mar. 9 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. •                   Wednesday, Mar.…

  • Alberta RCMP Calgary Major Crimes Investigation Shooting

      In the early hours of February 23 2015, the Calgary Police Service was called to the Peter Lougheed Hospital in Calgary due to a reported shooting victim who died shortly thereafter. The investigation revealed that a home invasion robbery had taken place at a rural property NW of Carstairs. Three masked suspects entered the property and a struggle…

  • Prentice Tax Trial Balloons Damaging Business Confidence

    Prentice Tax Trial Balloons Damaging Business Confidence

      EDMONTON, AB (February 20, 2015): The relentless series of trial balloons from Premier Jim Prentice on raising job-killing taxes is shaking consumer confidence and hurting small businesses as they deal with low growth forecasts, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. Prentice has talked about raising income taxes, sin taxes, gas taxes, bringing in a…

  • Turner Valley School News From the Learning Commons: Dog Tales Comes to Turner Valley School!

    Turner Valley School News From the Learning Commons: Dog Tales Comes to Turner Valley School!

      Literacy for Life’s Dog Tales program is off to a howling start at Turner Valley School. Twenty students in grade 3-6 are sitting down with a four-legged friend for 15 minutes of quality reading time each week thanks to local Literacy for Life volunteers and their pets. The Dog Tales concept provides students with…

  • Millarville Racing and Ag Society Honoured

    Millarville Racing and Ag Society Honoured

    The Honourable Verlyn Olson, Minister of Agriculture, presented Millarville Racing and Ag Society with the Alberta Century Award for their 108 year commitment to the Agriculture community. Bill Jackson graciously accepted this award on behalf of the MRAS in Edmonton earlier this year.

  • Foothills Lions Club Helps “Face Off in the Foothills”

    Foothills Lions Club Helps “Face Off in the Foothills”

    The Foothills Lions Club made a donation to the High Country Rockies Minor Hockey last week.  The donation is going to help off-set the costs of hosting the “Face-Off in the Foothills” Atoms Hockey Tournament taking place in March at the Oilfields Regional Arena in Black Diamond.

  • Alberta Party Selects Candidate for Highwood Constituency

    Alberta Party Selects Candidate for Highwood Constituency

      Contender becomes the first identified candidate for the riding south of Calgary. HIGH RIVER, AB – With an expected early provincial election, the Alberta Party has selected a candidate for the Highwood Constituency, making them the first party to officially do so for the riding. 10-year High River resident Joel Windsor has been selected…

  • RCMP Olds Detachment – Marihuana Grow *Update*

    RCMP are now able to release further information regarding the people that have been charged in relation to the illegal marihuana grow operation that was taken down on February 12 outside of Olds. Xiang WU (45 yrs old) male from Calgary Huy Kham LANH (29 yrs old) male from Calgary Juan YANT (42 yrs old)…

  • Colourful New Banners Adorn Seven Downtown Bridges

    Colourful New Banners Adorn Seven Downtown Bridges

    Seven of Calgary’s downtown bridges and Olympic Plaza have recently been outfitted with colourful new banners by local artist Karen Klassen. The banners, commissioned through The City of Calgary’s Centre City Banner Program, and in partnership with Public Art, highlight moments of discovery as told through six Grimm’s fairy tales. “In each of these fairytales…

  • CRP: Moving forward with the Calgary Metropolitan Plan

    CRP: Moving forward with the Calgary Metropolitan Plan

    By CRPadmin There has been significant dialogue on the progress of the Calgary Metropolitan Plan (CMP) the past few days. We wanted to provide you an update. We also want to address Rocky View County’s press release suggesting the Province of Alberta to stop funding the Calgary Regional Partnership (CRP). Which we respectfully disagree with…

  • Shell Canada Elevates Outstanding Environmental Achievements Through Emerald Award Sponsorship

    Shell Canada Elevates Outstanding Environmental Achievements Through Emerald Award Sponsorship

      EDMONTON, Alberta – Shell Canada Ltd intensified their commitment to environmental excellence today by announcing their $50,000 sponsorship of the Public Education & Outreach Award category at the 24th Annual Emerald Awards. The Public Education & Outreach Award recognizes community-based individuals, organizations and initiatives that demonstrate leadership and creativity in educating the broader public…

  • RCMP Cochrane – Shooting Range Incident

    At 1500 hrs, Cochrane RCMP were called to assist EMS with a call of someone being shot in the neck in a hunting accident. It was determined one male was wounded in the neck by his friend while they were at a shooting range on Hwy 68, 2 km’s south of Jumping Pound Creek.  The shooter fired…