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Sheep Creek Arts Council Celebrates Alberta Arts and Culture Days in Turner Valley
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The Museum Of The Highwood Announces Home Again: The High River Historic Homes Tour 2014
Saturday, September 20, 2014 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. See what eight High River historic homes (and a church) look like from the inside out! The Museum of the Highwood is delighted to present its eighth Historic Homes Tour. This year is more significant than ever. Several of the featured structures sustained extensive damage in…
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Awesome News from Around Millarville School – September 2014
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Town of Black Diamond: Tree Debris Cleanup
Council and staff are highly appreciative of everyone who has helped with cleanup around town. Lots of our amazing residents have been helping out neighbours, friends and family to begin removing all of the debris left by this week’s “winter” surprise. Town crews will be continuing to clean up Town property through next week until…
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Thank You Mr. Hancock
On behalf of Progressive Conservatives and all Albertans, I would like to thank Premier Hancock and his wife Janet for their enormous contributions to our province throughout their time in public life. I have always admired the Premier’s extensive understanding of public policy, and his passion for issues like education and children’s literacy which have…
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Calgary Humane Society Looking for Public’s Help to Identify a Dog Left With Devastating Injuries
Warning: Graphic Photos September 11, 2014, Calgary, AB — On Friday September 5, 2014, a white female Bulldog cross was found wandering around a strip mall in the Ogden area of SE Calgary. The dog, affectionately named “Ruby” by the veterinary clinic who admitted her, was suffering from severe neglect. A good samaritan had picked…
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RCMP Commissioner Presents Bravery Award at Spruce Meadows Masters Tournament
OTTAWA – September 12, 2014 –RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson will present Musical Ride member, Cst. James Guthrie, with a Commissioner’s Commendation for Bravery at the Spruce Meadows Masters tournament today. The presentation will take place after the Musical Ride performance at Spruce Meadows at 4:30 (MT). In March 2011, Cst. Guthrie, accompanied by two other…
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Okotoks Economic Development: Roger Brooks Presentation Follow Up
The Town of Okotoks, Okotoks Network, Okotoks & District Chamber of Commerce, Community Futures Highwood, Olde Towne Okotoks and Okotoks Economic Development in particular, wish to extend warm thanks and appreciation to all residents, business and land owners of our community for attending the Roger Brooks Community Assessment of Okotoks presentations last week. We hope…
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Quest Program at Oilfields High Prepare for a New Season
The Quest class is gearing up for our Ignition trip to the Kootenay Plains/Icefields Parkway region of Alberta. Our activities will include flat and moving water canoeing, hiking, team building activities and an interpretive tour of the area surrounding the Athabasca Glacier. The nationally, award-winning Quest program engages students through flexible scheduling, outdoor education and…
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Black Diamond Selected to Join “Becoming a Community Leader”
An exciting announcement will be made this morning at 10:00 am at the Sheep River Library by Black Diamond’s Mayor, Sharlene Brown. If you would like to see an increase in volunteerism, greater community ownership and pride, increased business profitability, improved performance for yourself and those around you and the strengthening of your community’s resiliency,…
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Alberta Forest Products Association Forest Regeneration Statistics
Alberta Forest Companies Plant 65 Million Trees in 2014…Industry Plants 16 Trees for Every Albertan Edmonton, September 10, 2014 – Members of the Alberta Forest Products Association (AFPA) planted 65 million trees in forests throughout Alberta during the summer of 2014. This works out to 16 trees for every person in Alberta and an average…
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Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Arthritis – a term for many disorders
Arthritis is a general term for several chronic and painful joint disorders. It affects people in different ways, depending on the type. The two most common forms are rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects about 1% of the population. People of any age can get it, but the condition most often strikes around the age of 30…
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It’s Dragon Time at the Calgary Zoo
Calgary, AB – The Calgary Zoo was delighted to debut four new and very active Komodo dragons in August, two females and two males. The dragons reside in the enclosure next to Loka our older female who has been a “star” over the course of the summer months. The four juveniles are from the Colchester…
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Cooking up a Creative Storm with Arts, Science and Engineering at This Year’s Beakerhead
Member of Parliament Joan Crockett announces support for the Beakerhead Creative Society September 11, 2014 – Calgary – The Beakerhead Creative Society will receive $86,000 through the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program to present the 2nd edition of the Beakerhead Festival. Activities on offer will include temporary installations, exhibits of large-scale interactive art…
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FSD News: High School HUB Helps Student Exceed
Todd Schmekel, Assistant Superintendent of Learning Services, shared the recent success story of a student in highlighting the benefits of flexible programming in FSD to meet the varying learning needs of all students. In this case, a student who scored a phenomenal 95% on the written portion of her Social Studies diploma exam credits FSD’s high…
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