Tag: Southern Alberta

  • High River RCMP Mac Store Armed Robbery

    At approximately 4:30 AM this morning a lone male entered the mac’s Convenience Store located at 625 5th Street SE in High River. The suspect produced a knife and demanded cash from the employee. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken and suspect fled the area on foot. The suspect is described as being average…

  • Public Meeting in Black Diamond: Tim Horton’s Proposal

    Public Meeting in Black Diamond: Tim Horton’s Proposal

    On Tuesday, December 2nd at 7pm at the Griffiths Centre, there will be a presentation and open discussion on the proposal to develop a Tim Horton’s in Black Diamond. This is a perfect opportunity to learn about the background and the issues. All are welcome to attend and share your views. The meeting has been…

  • Freezing Drizzle Advisory for Foothills

    Freezing Drizzle Advisory for Foothills

    Alerts for: Okotoks – High River – Claresholm 10:16 AM MST Thursday 27 November 2014 Freezing Drizzle Advisory in effect for: M.D. of Foothills near Cayley M.D. of Foothills near High River and Aldersyde M.D. of Foothills near Longview and Eden Valley Res. M.D. of Foothills near Okotoks and De Winton M.D. of Foothills near…

  • RCMP High River – Road Advisory

    RCMP High River is advisory of icy road conditions and light snow on Hwy 2, between 48 Ave and Cayley.

  • RCMP Lake Louise – Winter Driving Conditions

    RCMP Lake Louise – Winter Driving Conditions

    The Lake Louise RCMP are advising the public to be mindful of the winter driving conditions on the Trans Canada, through the mountains. As Environment Canada still has a heavy snow fall warning for the Banff national parks area, plows are busy clearing snow and are sometimes working in tandem. Do not pass while this…

  • Town Assumes Interim Snow Removal Responsibilities for Downtown Sidewalks

    Town Assumes Interim Snow Removal Responsibilities for Downtown Sidewalks

    High River, AB: The Town of High River has assumed temporary responsibility for ensuring that all sidewalks in the downtown area will remain clear of snow for the 2015 season. Council directed administration to begin clearing downtown sidewalks after every snowfall in order to maintain access to businesses in this area. This includes Macleod Trail…

  • Body Condition Scoring Your Horse

    Body Condition Scoring Your Horse

    Body condition scoring is a method of evaluating body fat in relationship to body musculature. The system developed by Dr. Don Henneke assigns a numerical value from 1 to 9 based on the deposition of fat on horses in the areas of the loin, ribs, tailhead, withers, neck and shoulders (see Figure 1 and Table…

  • Gleichen RCMP- Workplace injury

    On November 25, 2014. around 14:30hrs, The Gleichen RCMP responded to a fatal workplace injury RCMP attended a job site 3km’s south of highway 901 by the Bow River near Carsland Alberta.  A worker was removing a temporary bridge at the time and working along side another employee, who was using an excavator to pull cement blocks away from the…

  • Ladies Shinny in Black Diamond

    Ladies Shinny in Black Diamond

    Ladies Shinny is being held Thursday Evenings from 8:15 to 9:45 this season. The cost is $7.00/person and is at the Scott Seaman Sports Rink in Black Diamond. This is weather dependent as it’s an outdoor rink. Helmets are required and everyone is welcome! This is a fun time where all skill levels are welcome.…

  • RCMP High River Charity Checkstop

    RCMP High River Charity Checkstop

    This year High River Emergency Services, along with Victim Services, will hold the second annual Charity Check Stop.  On December 3, 2014 from 2pm to 4pm members will be conducting a “check stop” on Center Street to accept donations.  This year we have chosen the Rowan House (an emergency shelter) and the High River Food…

  • Foodapalooza to Raise Money for Inn From the Cold

    Foodapalooza to Raise Money for Inn From the Cold

    By Calgary Rants Back in 2012, my pal Joey Oberhoffner came up with a pretty cool idea to help with a fundraiser that I was running to help some families that were guests of the Inn From The Cold at Christmas. Through this event, we were able to raise close to $10,000 in one night,…

  • Big Rock Teacher Honoured

    Big Rock Teacher Honoured

    Jennifer Markides, a Montessori teacher at Big Rock School, was honoured at the Rupertsland Métis Recognition Dinner held in Edmonton on November 12th. The event promotes Métis excellence and recognizes success in employment, business and academic achievement. Jennifer received a $10,000 Métis Education Foundation Graduate Award while in the second year of her Master’s program…

  • AHS: Better Choices Better Health Online

    AHS: Better Choices Better Health Online

    Do you have a chronic condition like diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, high blood pressure, obesity, chronic pain or others? Join this program to: Learn to manage your symptoms better Discover tips to manage your day-to-day activities Get support from others with long-term health problems Share you experiences and help others About the Better Choices, Better…

  • Cause of Residue on Surgical Instruments Identified

    Cause of Residue on Surgical Instruments Identified

    LETHBRIDGE — Chinook Regional Hospital was expected to return to a normal surgical schedule Monday after Alberta Health Services (AHS) officials identified the cause of a fine dark residue found on some surgical instruments early last week. Fifty-five surgeries, day procedures and other medical procedures were postponed today, bringing the total number of postponements to…

  • RCMP Cochrane – Theft from Semi Truck Trailer

    RCMP Cochrane – Theft from Semi Truck Trailer

    Theft from vehicle under $5000 Cochrane RCMP are seeking public assistance in identifying unknown subjects that stole truck batteries and fuel from a parked semi trailer in Cochrane. Sometime between 2014-11-15 and 2014-11-17 a blue semi tractor was parked in the vicinity of the Cochrane bottle depot located at 205 Railway Street. During this time…