Tag: Southern Alberta

  • Turner Valley School News: Halloween Parade

    Turner Valley School News: Halloween Parade

    Our Halloween Parade will take place on Thursday, October 30 at 1:30 in our school gymnasium. The students will being going to the gym to showcase their costumes at that time. Family and friends are welcome to come and join us. If parents wish to help their children with their costumes they will be getting…

  • Alberta RCMP Statement re: Ottawa attacks

    “Today our thoughts and sympathies are with the victims of the attacks. These acts of violence impact all Canadians, and particularly the men and women who serve this country in uniform and their loved ones, “ said Deputy Commissioner Marianne Ryan, Commanding Officer of the RCMP in Alberta. “I want to assure all Albertans that…

  • Nominate an Outstanding Educator in Your Community

    Nominate an Outstanding Educator in Your Community

    Students, parents, colleagues and community members are encouraged to nominate an outstanding teacher or principal for the 27th annual Excellence in Teaching Awards. Nominations for pre-kindergarten teachers will also be accepted for the first time since the awards began. The 2015 awards will recognize approximately 130 semi-finalists, 20 of whom will receive an Excellence in…

  • Happy Trail pathway will be temporarily closed from Centre Street to 7 Street N.W.

    Happy Trail pathway will be temporarily closed from Centre Street to 7 Street N.W.

    High River AB: The Happy Trails pathway between Centre Street and 7 Street N.W. is anticipated to be closed for four to five days beginning later this week. The closure is to accommodate the Golf Course and Lineham Dike tie in work. More than seven kilometres of dikes have been constructed in High River this…

  • Four days of advance polls begins

    Advance Polls in each of the four electoral divisions: Calgary-Elbow; Calgary-Foothills; Calgary-West; and Edmonton-Whitemud begin today, Wednesday, October 22 and are available through Saturday, October 25, 2014. All Alberta electors resident in these Electoral Divisions can vote at Advance Poll locations from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Advance Poll locations are printed on Notice of…

  • Prentice government advances plan to boost seniors care spaces across Alberta

    Prentice government advances plan to boost seniors care spaces across Alberta

    The government is addressing the growing need for continuing care spaces in Alberta. As the next step in ensuring seniors have accommodation options that fit their needs, a targeted 1,500 continuing care living spaces will be constructed in both rural and urban areas. “Albertans want their government to make fiscally prudent decisions that reflect their…

  • Former Cargill employee fined for tampering with wastewater samples

    Former Cargill employee fined for tampering with wastewater samples

    A Provincial Court judge has fined Pushp Pal Singh $7,500 for contravening a condition of an approval. The offenses occurred in Cargill’s High River facility between February 2012 and March 2012. An agreed statement of facts indicates that Singh, an employee of Cargill at the time of the offenses, tampered with three composite treated wastewater…

  • REVISED: ASIRT investigating police pursuit in Calgary area

    On October 19, the Director of Law Enforcement assigned the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) to investigate a motor vehicle collision which resulted in a young woman being seriously injured. RCMP were called when a 21-year old female who has a mental disability drove the family’s ATV off their property near Gleichen and onto…

  • Remediation of High River Boulevards Underway

    HIGH RIVER, AB: Parks crews and contractors are actively remediating a number of boulevards throughout town, starting with the southeast and southwest quadrants. This is part of dozens of remediation and reconstruction projects the Town of High River has been actively working on this year. “The assessments carried out in the spring identified the level…

  • Sheep River Library OUT LOUD: Meet Harry Sanders

    Sheep River Library OUT LOUD: Meet Harry Sanders

    The Sheep River Library OUT LOUD special event and speakers series is drawing to a close. Be sure to sign up for the remaining three sessions. Terry Fallis will be returning on Thursday, October 23rd (this session is almost full).  Robert Greenwood of Sun Ergos, in his solo performance, will be representing 22 characters from…

  • Statement from Premier Jim Prentice on the situation in Ottawa

    Premier Jim Prentice issued the following statement: “On behalf of all Albertans, I would like to offer my sincere thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and comrades of the soldier shot today while standing on guard at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. “As the situation in Ottawa is ongoing, we will continue to…

  • View Partial Solar Eclipse at Pop-Up Observatory on University of Calgary Campus

    View Partial Solar Eclipse at Pop-Up Observatory on University of Calgary Campus

    Rothney Astrophysical Observatory to bring tips and tools to viewing event Thursday By Gloria Visser-Niven October 21, 2014 – Faculty, students and staff will be able to observe the partial solar eclipse on Thursday afternoon, weather permitting, with the help of the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory (RAO). The RAO, part of the Department of Physics and…

  • Initiative to Improve Patient Flow, Keep Ambulances on Road

    Initiative to Improve Patient Flow, Keep Ambulances on Road

    Rapid Transfer Units to open within next six weeks at two city hospitals EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS) today announced a local pilot project that will see the creation of Rapid Transfer Units and increased capacity at two emergency departments. The pilot project will also change how Emergency Medical Services (EMS) crews transfer patients…

  • RCMP Calgary – Stolen Property recovered

    Calgary, Alberta  –  RCMP Auto Theft Section  in conjunction with Calgary Police Service Auto Theft concluded a three month investigation on a rural chop shop.  The stolen property was being stored in a Quonset near Conrich, in the Rockyview County.  The stolen property has  an approximated value of $ 250,000.00.  The stolen property which has…

  • City Hall School Celebrated 15th Anniversary

    City Hall School Celebrated 15th Anniversary

    On Thursday, October 16th, The City of Calgary City Hall School celebrated 15 years of teaching young Calgarians how they, as young citizens, can be directly involved in strengthening their communities and shaping their city. The City Hall School program allows teachers to move their classrooms to the Municipal Building for a week-long, custom designed…