Tag: Southern Alberta

  • UAlberta Occupational Therapy Students Develop “Sensory Room” to Help People With Disabilities

    UAlberta Occupational Therapy Students Develop “Sensory Room” to Help People With Disabilities

    Easter Seals Camp Horizon benefits from UAlberta student clinical placements By Laurie Wang Bragg Creek, AB – We all have that place we like to go to recharge. For the campers at Easter Seals Camp Horizon, this place is a room with squishy toy bears that light up, bubbles to blow, noise makers and a…

  • RCMP Airdrie – Beware of Hail Damage Repair Frauds

    RCMP Airdrie – Beware of Hail Damage Repair Frauds

    Airdrie, Alberta – Following intense Hail Storms in Airdrie last week, many citizens have suffered loss and damage to their residences. Airdrie RCMP has been made aware of ongoing construction frauds. Fraudsters attend door to door at residences which have apparent hail damage. The fraudster speaks to the occupant of the residence, and offers to…

  • It’s Miracle Treat Day Tomorrow at your Local Dairy Queen

    It’s Miracle Treat Day Tomorrow at your Local Dairy Queen

    The annual Miracle Treat Day means that every blizzard purchased will help out the Children’s Miracle Network. The High River and Okotoks Dairy Queens are earmarking those funds for the Alberta Children’s Hospital. Stop by either High River or Okotoks stores tomorrow at any time during the day and pick up a treat to make…

  • Wildrose Calls for Public Inquiry into Government Spending Abuses

    CALGARY, AB – Following a damning Auditor General’s report that cast light on the rampant misuse and abuse of tax dollars in the Premier’s Office, Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith is today calling for a full and broad public inquiry into government-wide spending practices to determine whether or not the same kinds of practices are taking…

  • RCMP Airdrie – Request Assistance to Identify Robbery Suspect

    Airdrie, Alberta – The Airdrie RCMP are seeking assistance in identifying a male suspect in a robbery from ATB Financial located at 404 Main Street in Airdrie, Alberta. On August 12th, 2014 at approximately 4:51 pm, a lone male entered the Alberta Treasury Branch Financial Bank. The male approached an empty wicket, threatened to shoot…

  • Lukaszuk Proposes Change To Diploma Exams, Tax Credit and Red Tape Review

    Lukaszuk Proposes Change To Diploma Exams, Tax Credit and Red Tape Review

    “The 50-50 weighting of our diploma exams doesn’t give enough credit to the hard work teachers and students do all year,” said PC leadership candidate Thomas Lukaszuk in an open letter to Alberta’s teachers. Rebalancing the weighting will be one of his education changes if voted in as PC leader, he pledged. Lukaszuk also recognized…

  • Donate to the High Country Lodge Garage Sale

    Donate to the High Country Lodge Garage Sale

    The High Country Lodge in Black Diamond is planning to have a garage sale in September to help raise funds for the recreation department. If you have any GOOD used items that you would like to donate for the sale, it would be greatly appreciated! Please contact Michelle Germain at the lodge (403-933-4028) or by…

  • Prentice will provide leadership our province needs: Menzies

    Prentice will provide leadership our province needs: Menzies

    (Claresholm) Former Member of Parliament for Macleod and long time PC supporter Ted Menzies announced at a campaign event with supporters on Monday evening that he will be supporting Jim Prentice for Leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta. Menzies worked for thirty years as a farmer, and from 2004 – 2013 represented a…

  • Charges in Demonstration Assaults

    Charges in Demonstration Assaults

    The Calgary Police Service has charged three people in relation to assaults that took place during a demonstration in downtown Calgary. During the evening of Friday, July 18, 2014, a large demonstration took place on Macleod Trail near City Hall. Several people from opposing sides clashed and a number of altercations took place. Police were…

  • Red Deer RCMP remind drivers to keep license plates clear

    Red Deer RCMP would like to remind the public that it is an offence to have an obscured or partially obscured license plate on your vehicle; the offence falls under Alberta’s Traffic Safety Act, section 71(1) and the fine is $115. The most common items obscuring license plates are trailer hitches, plug covers for trailer…

  • Closing in on the Provincial Leadership Election

    Closing in on the Provincial Leadership Election

    Messages from the Candidates: Jim Prentice We have less than a month until the vote for the leadership of our Party. Your involvement is critical. Our province is at a crossroads. We have great opportunity ahead that can only be seized if we have the right leadership and a return to good government. Help me…

  • RCMP Airdrie – Request Assistance to Identify Vehicle

    RCMP Airdrie – Request Assistance to Identify Vehicle

    Crossfield, Alberta – On 7 August, 2014 at approximately 10:30 am, Airdrie Rural RCMP received a complaint of theft of construction materials. Ten minutes prior, at 10:20 am, two males in a red Chevrolet pick-up truck pulled up to a residence undergoing renovations on Harrison Street in Crossfield. The males loaded a a large amount…

  • Bar U Ranch Rodeo 2014

    Bar U Ranch Rodeo 2014

    The dust has settled and the winners of the Bar U Old Time Ranch Rodeo have been announced. In first place was Meadow Springs Ranch, holding onto the title, and in second place was Pekisko Creek Ranch followed by Esser Livestock. The Top Hand award went to Ryley Miller. Meadow Springs Ranch will represent the…

  • Farmers – It’s What We Stand For

    Farmers – It’s What We Stand For

    By: Sarah Wray, FarmOn Since we launched #FARMVOICES in February, the movement has gained traction around the world, hitting 23 different countries to date. We have come to understand that farmers across the planet, regardless of country, race or creed, aren’t so different from one another. All seem to share similar joys when it comes…

  • 2014 Season ends as Dawgs fall 7-5 to Mavericks, lose series 3-1

    2014 Season ends as Dawgs fall 7-5 to Mavericks, lose series 3-1

    The Cinderella season of the Okotoks Dawgs (4-5) came to an end at the hand of the 2014 Western Divison Champion Medicine Hat Mavericks (6-2) in a 7-5 loss. The Dawgs led for most of the game and it looked like they would force a deciding game five on the road, just like in the…