Tag: Southern Alberta

  • RCMP High River – Home Invasion

    On October 5, 2014 at approximately 6:00 am, High River RCMP responded to a break and enter to a residence in the central southeast area of High River. Three males and a female allegedly went to a residence, where one of the males sprayed a resident of the home with pepper spray when the door…

  • RCMP Strathmore – Animal Cruelty

    Animal Cruelty -Wheatland County At approximately 12:30 AM, on Saturday September 28th 2014, Strathmore RCMP received an assistance call to a rural property North East of Strathmore AB. Strathmore RCMP were advised the two family cats were found deceased in the driveway upon their return home. Upon investigation it  was determined the death of these two cats…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness Tip: Stop Stigma, Learn More About Mental Illness

    AHS Weekly Wellness Tip: Stop Stigma, Learn More About Mental Illness

    Each year, more than 500,000 Albertans visit a doctor about their mental health. Although there are many types of mental health problems, the most common ones are clinical depression and anxiety disorders. Mental Illness Awareness Week, October 5 – 11, gives Alberta Health Services an opportunity to provide information designed to help Albertans be more…

  • Fire Prevention Week: Smoke Alarms in Your Home

    Fire Prevention Week: Smoke Alarms in Your Home

    LOCATING/INSTALLING SMOKE ALARMS: Read and follow the manufacturer’s instructions carefully. For best performance, an alarm should be mounted on the ceiling in or near the centre of the room, hall or stairway, and at the head of each stairway leading to an occupied area. Optimum location for wall mounts is at least 15 cm (6…

  • High River Road Work Update as of October 3

    High River Road Work Update as of October 3

    A couple of items to take special note of are: 7 & 8 Streets SW (north of MacLeod Trail) & 5 Avenue o   Road work is scheduled to begin with milling on October 6th on 7 Street, 5 Avenue, and 8 Street in that order.  The milling process is expected to be done in one…

  • Do You Have What it Takes? Volunteer Firefighters are Needed in Alberta

    Do You Have What it Takes? Volunteer Firefighters are Needed in Alberta

    We are about to enter Fire Safety Week and we should reflect on the work of our local fire departments. Would you consider volunteering for your fire department? Here is one man’s story about his commitment. Pride and Appreciation As a member of a local Hutterite colony I feel very proud to serve as a…

  • UCalgary Sets Annual Fundraising Record

    UCalgary Sets Annual Fundraising Record

    $129 million in donations helps enhance the student experience and research opportunities At Community Report Thursday (September 25th), President Elizabeth Cannon announced the University of Calgary has set a new annual fundraising record of $129.3 million. The fundraising record demonstrates broad community support for the University of Calgary’s journey to becoming one of Canada’s top-five…

  • Millarville Saddle Sores Welcome New Members

    Millarville Saddle Sores Welcome New Members

    The Millarville Saddle Sores 4-H Club is looking for new members. This fun and family-oriented organization is for youth (ages 7 to 20) with a passion for horses. Focusing on the 4-H motto, “learn to do by doing,” the club develops life skills, team building, goal setting and leadership skills through monthly youth-run meetings, record…

  • Wildrose Announces $2 Billion Investment in Schools

    CALGARY, AB – (October 2nd) in Calgary-West, Wildrose Education Critic Bruce McAllister along with Calgary-West candidate Sheila Taylor announced a Wildrose commitment to tackle Alberta’s classroom shortage by investing $2 billion over four years into new schools, modernization and maintenance. “Wildrose is committed to building more than just starter schools, but the full schools Alberta…

  • The 2015 Stampede Queen and Princesses are Crowned

    The 2015 Stampede Queen and Princesses are Crowned

    Calgary – (Monday night) in a dazzling horseback ceremony, Mick Plemel, Haley Peckham and Kimberly Stewart were crowned as the 2015 Calgary Stampede Queen and Princesses. The 2014 Stampede Queen Danica Heath and Princesses Shannon Black and Stephanie Patterson gave their farewells and presented the crowns to the new Queen and Princesses. Mick Plemel –…

  • Auditor General Report on Chronic Disease Management

    Auditor General Report on Chronic Disease Management

    Merwan Saher, Auditor General of Alberta, released his office’s audit into how the Department of Health and Alberta Health Services manage healthcare delivery for individuals with chronic disease—a long-lasting condition that usually becomes worse and often cannot be cured. The purpose of chronic disease management is to provide care that helps people with chronic disease…

  • Red Cross grant supports community programming in High River

    Red Cross grant supports community programming in High River

    HIGH RIVER, AB: Residents are invited to enjoy free drop-in sports at the field house located in the Bob Snodgrass Recreation Complex every Sunday thanks to a grant from the Canadian Red Cross. Activities will include a variety of sports and will run from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sundays starting October 5. “We are…

  • New Clinic Helps Heart Patients Who Can’t Stand To Stand Up

    New Clinic Helps Heart Patients Who Can’t Stand To Stand Up

    Libin Institute backs new clinic and research for sufferers of orthostatic intolerance Dr. Satish Raj is a cardiac electrophysiologist with big plans to help patients with a hard-to-treat condition called orthostatic intolerance. “Basically these patients do not deal well with gravity,” says Dr. Raj,  an alumnus from the clinical cardiac electrophysiology fellowship program at the…

  • Scrapping long-term care cuts not enough, more nursing beds needed

    Scrapping long-term care cuts not enough, more nursing beds needed

    EDMONTON, AB – Premier Jim Prentice must immediately commit to adding more long-term care capacity in order to avoid an emergency room crisis, Wildrose Seniors Critic Kerry Towle and Health Critic Heather Forsyth said today. According to recent reports, Alberta Health Services CEO Vickie Kaminski has pledged to abandon a long-standing plan to cut thousands…

  • Alberta Provincial Archives Exhibit tells Alberta First World War Stories

    Alberta Provincial Archives Exhibit tells Alberta First World War Stories

    Visitors to the Provincial Archives of Alberta can enjoy a free exhibit of vintage artifacts and print pieces that document Albertans’ experience throughout the Great War. To commemorate the centennial anniversary of the First World War, the Provincial Archives has produced Alberta & the Great War, an exhibit dedicated to how the war affected Albertans…