Tag: Southern Alberta

  • RCMP Turner Valley – Injured Hiker

    In the late evening hours of November 29th, 2014, Turner Valley RCMP were called to assist with a pair of injured/stranded hikers in the Cat Creek area of Kananaskis. After hunting for the day, a male became injured and unable to walk, leaving him to sit huddled in the weather with another associate while temperatures…

  • Don’t Risk Life and Limb Putting Up Lights, Researchers Warn

    Don’t Risk Life and Limb Putting Up Lights, Researchers Warn

    CALGARY — New research that looks at traumatic injury cases treated at Foothills Medical Centre underscores the need to exercise caution while installing Christmas lights. At least 40 people in Calgary have sustained life-threatening injuries over the last 10 years as a result of falling while installing Christmas lights, according to the study. Two people…

  • Alberta men stand together against violence toward Aboriginal women

    Alberta men stand together against violence toward Aboriginal women

    The Prentice Government and the Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association pledge to take a stand against violence towards Aboriginal women through the Moose Hide Campaign. The campaign asks men and boys to wear moose hide swatches to show their support for the elimination of violence against Aboriginal women and to honour the women and girls…

  • SUBWAY® Restaurants Raises Nearly $200,000 for Alberta School Programs

    SUBWAY® Restaurants Raises Nearly $200,000 for Alberta School Programs

    Typically, when schools want to raise funds for programs or initiatives, they need to turn to selling chocolate bars or holding bake sales. Now, thanks to SUBWAY® Restaurants, Alberta schools have been able to take advantage of a healthy and profitable program called Peel-a-Deal. How it works: 20,000 cards, that come with ten peel-off coupons…

  • AB Small Business Confidence Stays Strong in November

    Sixty one per cent of entrepreneurs identify rising wage costs as a major constraint CALGARY – After reaching its highest level in two and a half years in October, Alberta’s small business confidence dropped by one point in November to 73.6, according to the latest Business Barometer survey results released today by the Canadian Federation…

  • Alberta Accountants Find Strength in Numbers

    The proposed Chartered Professional Accountants Act seeks to merge Alberta’s three professional accounting bodies to improve labour mobility. Unification in the accounting profession is a growing national and international trend. Since June 2013, the Alberta government has been working with the three self-regulating accounting associations – the Certified General Accountants Association of Alberta, the Certified…

  • RCMP Banff/Lake Louise – Road Conditions

    RCMP Banff/Lake Louise – Road Conditions

    Deteriorating Road and Weather Conditions Banff and Lake Louise Detachments are investigating a number of motor vehicle collisions on Highway 1 between Banff and the B.C. border. Due to poor visibility and deteriorating road conditions travel is not recommended on Highway 1 at this time.

  • QEII – Olds overpass – Update

    Olds, Alberta – Olds RCMP officers and emergency services have dealt with the collisions on Highway 2 at the Olds overpass. All vehicles involved have been removed and the highway reopened. Although local EMS attended no serious injuries were reported. Officers advised that the road and weather conditions remain the same in the area and…

  • Alberta Focused on Fiscal Restraint

    Despite positive second quarter results, declining oil prices require government to be diligent in fiscal planning. Oil prices continued to slide this week, with West Texas Intermediate (WTI) closing at $74.09 US per barrel yesterday. With ongoing uncertainty with global prices, the Prentice Government continues to be focused on making decisions based on sound, conservative…

  • Christmas Shopping in Turner Valley

    Christmas Shopping in Turner Valley

    Don’t let the cold weather keep you in this weekend. You should get out and support our local businesses. Turner Valley is the place to be on Saturday! Stop in at Daisies n’ Dirt, just off main street, near Coyote Moon and pick up some homemade Christmas gifts. Santa will be stopping by so bring…

  • RCMP Calgary – looking for owners of recovered property

    RCMP Calgary – looking for owners of recovered property

    In October 2014, The RCMP auto theft investigators executed a search warrant at a rural property. Several saddles were seized during this operation however police have yet to identify the rightful owner of these saddles. There is indications these saddles may have been stolen out of Saskatchewan as well as Alberta. RCMP have been canvassing…

  • Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: What is Your Risk of Prostate Cancer?

    Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: What is Your Risk of Prostate Cancer?

    Prostate Cancer Risk Factor Quiz Take this quiz to learn about what can affect your risk of developing prostate cancer. While we don’t know the exact causes of cancer, there are trends that men with prostate cancer share. How old are you? The older you are, the greater your chance of developing prostate cancer. If…

  • Weather Warnings for Parts of Alberta

    Weather Warnings for Parts of Alberta

    Winter storm warning for Banff, Hinton, Grande Cache, Jasper, Nordegg, Whitecourt, Crowsnest Pass, Waterton Lakes, Kananaskis, Canmore, and surrounding areas. 30 to 50 cm of snow expected. Note that some areas may see up to 75cm. Snowfall warning for City of Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan, Smoky Lake, Drayton Valley, Camrose, Rocky Mountain House, Spruce Grove, Grande…

  • Two large RCMP drug seizures on southern Alberta roads

    Calgary, AB – Over the past week, two routine traffic safety vehicle stops on southern Alberta roads resulted in the seizure of a significant amount of illegal drugs that police believe were destined for communities in this province and in Ontario. “More and more, we are seeing routine traffic safety stops result in drug seizures.…

  • Alberta patient being tested for several illnesses including Ebola Virus Disease

    Alberta patient being tested for several illnesses including Ebola Virus Disease

    November 27, 2014 – Alberta Health Services (AHS) is managing a patient with an unknown illness at South Health Campus, right now. Due to this individual’s travel and symptom history, AHS has decided to test this individual for several illnesses, including Ebola Virus Disease. The risk of this patient having Ebola is very low; however,…