Tag: Southern Alberta

  • Get on Board for the Alberta 55 Plus Provincial Winter Games!

    Get on Board for the Alberta 55 Plus Provincial Winter Games!

    Are you fifty-five years or older and enjoy competing in your sport or recreational activity? The Alberta 55 Plus Winter Games are being held in Lethbridge on February 19th – 22nd and you could represent your area at these games. The events are Alpine Skiing, Badminton, Bowling – 5-pin, Bridge – Duplicate, Carpet Bowling, Cross…

  • RCMP Lake Louise – Single Vehicle MVC/Hwy 1 Road Closure UPDATE

    (2014-11-12) Lake Louise RCMP, and Emergency Service are Currently on scene of a semi that has lost control and has blocked both east bound lanes, of Highway 1, three kilometres east of Lake Louise. Passenger vehicles are being rerouted to highway 1A but commercial vehicle traffic is having to wait. There are no reported injuries…

  • Support Our Troops licence plate raised more than $220,000

    Support Our Troops licence plate raised more than $220,000

    About 4,000 Alberta vehicles now display a Support Our Troops licence plate, and for each one sold, $55 went to help military families in Alberta. Since it was introduced on July 22, 2014, the Support Our Troops licence plate has given Albertans a new way to show their respect for—and help aid—Canadian service men and…

  • Join the 55 Plus Women’s Indoor Soccer Team

    Join the 55 Plus Women’s Indoor Soccer Team

    We are looking for female soccer players who will be 55 years old by December 31, 2014. The 55 Plus Winter Games are being held in Lethbridge from February 19th to 22nd and for the first time they are including indoor soccer for women. We are hoping to recruit a team from Zone 2 which…

  • Oilfields High School: Mental Health Awareness Conference

    Oilfields High School: Mental Health Awareness Conference

    Any students in grades 11 who are interested in the issue of Mental Health awareness are invited to apply to attend a FREE international conference in Toronto! Young people recognize that it’s time to start doing things a little differently. And who better to develop workable, sustainable initiatives for change than students themselves? That’s why…

  • ASIRT investigates CPS officer-involved shooting in downtown Calgary

    ASIRT investigates CPS officer-involved shooting in downtown Calgary

    The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has been directed by the Director of Law Enforcement to investigate a Calgary Police Service (CPS) officer-involved shooting. On October 31 at approximately 2 a.m., the Calgary Police Service received a complaint of Uttering Threats with a Firearm at an apartment complex located at 433 Macleod Trail SE.…

  • ASIRT assigned to investigate a pursuit that ended in man taken to hospital with serious injuries

    The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has been assigned to investigate a Calgary Police Service pursuit of a stolen vehicle that started within city limits and ended south of Calgary in RCMP jurisdiction. The incident began at 8 p.m. on October 28 when the Calgary Police Service received a call regarding a suspicious vehicle…

  • Remembrance Day Service in Diamond Valley

    Remembrance Day Service in Diamond Valley

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #78, Turner Valley held their Remembrance Day service at Oilfields High School this morning. Lunch followed at the Legion in Turner Valley and the wreaths were placed around a portable cenotaph in the Veterans Hall. Please enjoy the pictorial display below.      

  • Longview Library: It’s Beginning to Look Alot Like Christmas

    Longview Library: It’s Beginning to Look Alot Like Christmas

    The Longview Library has some very special events arranged for the Longview School children to celebrate the Christmas season. On November 18, AM, the children in Grades 3 & 4 will be making Candy Cane Mice and Snowmen Pencils. In the afternoon, it will be the Grades 5 & 6’s turn. On November 20, AM,…

  • Rowan House Emergency Shelter Launches New Purple Ribbon Campaign

    Rowan House Emergency Shelter Launches New Purple Ribbon Campaign

    Foothills Communities Encouraged to End the Silence on Family Violence High River, AB  – November is Family Violence Prevention Month and Rowan House Emergency Shelter is looking to raise awareness with a new Purple Ribbon campaign. On Wednesday, November 12th, staff and volunteers will visit High River businesses encouraging them to display a purple ribbon…

  • HCRCWA: A Message from the R.C.M.P.

    HCRCWA: A Message from the R.C.M.P.

    Did you know that Turner Valley R.C.M.P. responded to 359 False or Abandoned 911 calls last year? That means our detachment alone received almost one such call each day, seven days a week. The calls seem to be the result of either cell phone pocket dials or young people playing with phones. 911 calls are…

  • Disaster recovery assistance available for southwest Alberta

    The Alberta government is committing up to $30.7 million to help residents, small business owners, agricultural producers and municipalities recover uninsurable losses from flooding this past summer. Between June 16 and June 23, municipalities, First Nations and property owners in Southern Alberta experienced intense rainfall that resulted in significant localized flooding. Disaster recovery programs provide…

  • Federal funding flowing to Alberta communities

    Federal funding flowing to Alberta communities

    Canada’s Gas Tax Fund supports local infrastructure priorities throughout Alberta The Hon. Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social Development and Minister for Multiculturalism, the Hon. Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, Regional Minister for Northern Alberta and the Hon. Diana McQueen, Minister of Municipal Affairs for Alberta celebrated today a renewed federal Gas Tax Fund…

  • AHS using Ebola scenarios to train health teams

    AHS using Ebola scenarios to train health teams

    Simulations show staff how to stay safe, prevent spread of disease Story and Photo by Colin Zak An actor posing as a patient walks into the emergency department at South Health Campus, claiming he recently returned from West Africa and has influenza-like symptoms. The triage team – unaware this ‘patient’ is an actor – launches…

  • Okotoks is Making it Fun to Shop Locally this Holiday Season!

    Okotoks is Making it Fun to Shop Locally this Holiday Season!

    Olde Towne Passport Program Nov 21 to December 31, 2014 Head down to Olde Towne Okotoks and take part in the Christmas Passport Program! Shop in Olde Towne Okotoks for a chance to win a $1000 shopping spree! With each $10 purchase at a participating store, receive one stamp. When your passport has 10 stamps,…