Tag: Southern Alberta

  • Albertans pause to remember victims of traffic collisions

    Albertans pause to remember victims of traffic collisions

    Albertans will join Canadians to pay tribute to family and friends taken too soon. Today marks the National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims. Last year in Alberta, there were 358 traffic-related fatalities and 18,650 injuries. In Canada, almost 2,100 people were killed, and another 165,000 were injured, in 2013. “One fatality on our…

  • Oilfields High School: National Bullying Awareness Week

    Oilfields High School: National Bullying Awareness Week

    Hello and welcome to National Bullying Awareness Week – November 16-22! It’s an opportune time to address the impact of digital technology. As these technologies become increasingly accessible to our youth, harmful and dangerous behaviours that were once most prevalent on school grounds are now moving into even more public forums. Through digital tools such…

  • International Education Week

    International Education Week

    November 17 – 21 is 2014 International Education Week – an annual event celebrated during the third week of November by over 100 countries around the world, including Canada. It is also recognized by provincial and territorial governments active in international education. Alberta Education has participated since 2006. International education provides students with exposure to other…

  • Police investigating bomb hoax at Lethbridge College

    Police investigating bomb hoax at Lethbridge College

    Lethbridge, Alberta – Lethbridge Regional Police are investigating after a bomb threat at Lethbridge College (Tuesday) afternoon.  At approximately 1:39 p.m. the Lethbridge College received a bomb threat from an unknown male via telephone. Police responded immediately and bomb threat protocols were initiated, including evacuation of College buildings as a precaution. Following a search no…

  • Foothills School Division: Ed Plus School Closure and Consultation

    Foothills School Division: Ed Plus School Closure and Consultation

    Trustees approved a motion directing the Superintendent to investigate the possible closure of FSD’s Education Plus locations in High River and Black Diamond, and consult with the families, students and communities that would be directly affected. Superintendent John Bailey explained that the school division is considering amalgamating its alternative education programs, including Education Plus, in…

  • New Tools Promote Animal Health and Safety

    New Tools Promote Animal Health and Safety

    Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development is unveiling new tools to support livestock producers participating in programs that support animal health and safety. The Premises Identification (PID) online registration system has been updated to provide a more user-friendly way for producers to register or update their information. The mandatory PID program is the first step in…

  • RCMP Cochrane – Drug Trafficking charges

    At approximately 2:30 am on November 9th, 2014 Cochrane RCMP conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the parking lot of the Boys and Girls club on 5th Avenue in Cochrane. The driver of the vehicle appeared nervous, and Police detected the smell of marijuana emanating from the vehicle’s interior. Subsequent investigation revealed drug…

  • Turner Valley School News: Leighton Centre Reflections

    Turner Valley School News: Leighton Centre Reflections

    The students of Mrs. Gouin’s Grade 1-2 class visited the Leighton Centre in October. These are some of their reflections. My favourite part was the big hill where we got to do echoes. I liked that we got to do painting. I painted a mountain. By Kenneth I remember that there were antlers. They felt…

  • Calgary Police Chief Rick Hanson among the Calgary Stampede’s Western Legacy Awards winners

    Calgary Police Chief Rick Hanson among the Calgary Stampede’s Western Legacy Awards winners

    Calgary – At the end of October, the Calgary Stampede honoured three inspiring individuals and one remarkable group based on their commitment to western heritage and values at the tenth annual Western Legacy Awards. This year’s recipients are community leaders who genuinely embody the values and commitment to community that southern Alberta is known for:…

  • MP Barlow submits questions to Government about High River Gun Seizures

    November 18, 2014 – Ottawa, Ontario John Barlow, M.P. for Macleod, has formally submitted two questions through the Order Paper to the Government regarding the High River Gun Seizures that occurred during the summer floods of 2013. If a question intended to obtain information from a Government Department involves a lengthy, detailed or technical response,…

  • Wildrose motion would be first step in entrenching Alberta landowner rights in Charter of Rights and Freedoms

    CALGARY, AB (November 13, 2014): The Wildrose was joined by federal Conservative Lethbridge MP Jim Hillyer to announce a new legislative motion that will be the first step in entrenching Alberta landowner rights in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Motion 501, to be introduced by Wildrose Lacombe-Ponoka MLA Rod Fox, supports a new…

  • Chief, Ministers, Residents Celebrate Bridge Opening

    Chief, Ministers, Residents Celebrate Bridge Opening

    Local residents joined First Nations and government leaders to celebrate the official re-opening of the Highway 547 bridge over the Bow River. The original bridge, known as Aapaistaan on the Siksika Nation, was severely damaged, and 60 metres of the Bow River embankment washed away, during the devastating 2013 floods. (Friday’s) celebration marks an end…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: November is Diabetes Month

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: November is Diabetes Month

    How to lower your risk Diabetes is a large and growing health problem for Albertans. There are approximately 19,300 Albertans newly diagnosed with diabetes each year. November marks diabetes month and an opportunity to raise awareness of this disease and educate Albertans on what they can do to protect their health. Did you know your…

  • Alberta Increases Support for Foster and Kinship Caregivers

    Alberta Increases Support for Foster and Kinship Caregivers

    The Alberta government is supporting foster and kinship care families with a 2.1 per cent cost of living increase and one day of respite care per child per month. Increased financial support will help these caregivers continue providing high quality care to children and youth, and an automatic day of respite each month ensures caregivers…

  • Tougher Tobacco Laws will Protect Alberta Youth

    Tougher Tobacco Laws will Protect Alberta Youth

    The Alberta government is taking action to protect youth from tobacco by banning flavoured tobacco products and prohibiting smoking in vehicles when children are present. “These changes include the strictest ban on flavoured tobacco in Canada. More than half of young tobacco users are using flavoured tobacco. By restricting access to these products, we can…