Tag: Southern Alberta

  • High River Returns to Water Conservation Level 2

    High River Returns to Water Conservation Level 2

    HIGH RIVER, AB: Effective immediately the Town of High River is returning to Water Conservation Level 2. This means that lawns can be watered twice a week and swimming pools and other recreational facilities can once again be filled. “The water treatment plant is again fully operational and the reservoir is now at capacity. Moving…

  • Showband wins World Championship!

    Showband wins World Championship!

    The Calgary Stampede Show Band becomes the only marching band to win three consectutive WAMSB World Championships! This also makes their fifth championship title, something which no other marching band in the world has ever done. With a score of 95.1, the Calgary Stampede Showband claimed top honors at the World Association of Marching Show…

  • Update on the Ben Steiger Memorial Golf Tournament

    Update on the Ben Steiger Memorial Golf Tournament

    Okay here’s an update on the Golf Tournament….. We are SOLD OUT!!!! If you are talking to people and they are interested in playing in the golf tournament. We have started a waiting list for anyone that still would like to play. Because there is that chance that people will cancel or not pay. We…

  • The Perseid Meteor Shower

    The Perseid Meteor Shower

    You can see the Perseid Meteor Shower but be prepared for a late night…. [weaver_iframe src=’http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-perseid-meteor-shower#when’ height=600 percent=100 style=”style”]

  • Edible and Medicinal Weeds of Glenbow

    Edible and Medicinal Weeds of Glenbow

    Please Pre-Register for this program being presented on Sunday, August 24, 2014 from 1:00 to 3:00pm. This is a guided walk so wear comfortable shoes. We see them everyday, as we drive by or walk right past their flowers, seedheads, and leaves. We curse them as we work tirelessly to pull them out of our…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness Tip: Backyard Safety

    AHS Weekly Wellness Tip: Backyard Safety

    Manage the risks During the summer months, children spend countless hours playing in their backyards. There are many potential hazards in the backyard that can result in injuries. Protect your children by managing the risks. Survey the Yard Make sure all fence gates are self- closing and self-latching. Have a fence separate the play area…

  • Leadership Candidates Call on PC Alberta to Hold Public Debate

    Leadership Candidates Call on PC Alberta to Hold Public Debate

    Ric McIver and Thomas Lukaszuk, two of the candidates for PC Alberta leader and Premier, today called on the PC party to work with Alberta media outlets to coordinate or support a public debate. “Make no mistake,” said Ric. “I believe the party has been doing great work engaging members and raising awareness; however, this…

  • My Wash Barn in Turner Valley Grand Opening Postponed

    My Wash Barn in Turner Valley Grand Opening Postponed

    Karen and Rick owners of My Wash Barn have decided to postpone their Grand Opening in support of the Millarville Fair which takes place on the same days as their originally scheduled Grand Opening. Not to worry though, they have only postponed the Grand Opening and will still be holding this fundraising event for the…

  • From My Bookshelf ~ Featuring Jhumpa Lahiri and Richard C. Morais

    By Lynn Willoughby The Lowland ~ Jhumpa Lahiri Growing up in Calcutta in the 1960s, Subhash and Udayan Mita are inseparable brothers . Udayan, as an adult, is drawn to the Naxalite movement, a rebellion waged to eradicate inequality and poverty. Mao Tse Tung, Castro and Che Guevara were their heroes. Udayan becomes more and…

  • Help Lethbridge win the 2019 Canada Winter Games!

    Hundreds of athletes will head to Southern Alberta to watch alpine, freestyle, cross country skiing, snowboarding and biathlon events at the 2019 Canada Winter Games……if the bid to hold the games is successful! The 2019 Winter Games Bid Tour is coming to Lethbridge on 21st August, 2014! Should the 2019 Canada Winter Games Bid be…

  • Bat encounters increasing in South Zone of Alberta Health Services

    Bat encounters increasing in South Zone of Alberta Health Services

    SOUTH ZONE – A recent increase of bat encounters across the South Zone of Alberta Health Services (AHS) is prompting AHS to warn residents to keep their distance from bats. “We have seen an increasing number of human and bat interactions in the last few weeks. That is concerning because of the possibility of rabies,”…

  • Four-legged friends join in Alberta’s fight against invasive mussels

    Specialized detection dogs are following their noses and protecting Alberta from invasive zebra and quagga mussels. The Alberta – Montana Canine Mussel Detection Pilot is the first of its kind in Canada and uses highly trained specialized dogs on both sides of the border to sniff out zebra and quagga mussels attached to boats. “We…

  • Alberta takes a natural approach to flood and drought mitigation

    New programs focus on improving watershed health to protect Alberta communities and flood-affected fish habitat. The Watershed Resiliency and Restoration Program (WRRP) and the Southern Alberta Fisheries Enhancement and Sustainability (FISHES) Program will provide a combined $31 million over three years for restoration and enhancement projects in flood and drought-prone areas. “Leveraging the land’s natural…

  • Visit Black Diamond and Take a Shot at this Contest

    There is not much time left in the Photo/Video Contest with final submission date set as August 15th, 2014. Don’t delay as no late submissions will be accepted. You can win one of four $500 Black Diamond Shopping Sprees! There are four categories: Category 1) Residential (Black Diamond resident only) Picture of people having fun…

  • XperienceLife Charity Ride – August 16th

    XperienceLife Charity Ride – August 16th

    Love to Ride…. Then Ride to Love! Show your support for a family in need by participating in the XperienceLife charity motorcycle ride for the O’Brien/Liknes family & the Foothills Humane Society. The family is dealing with the loss of their 5yr old son Nathan and his grandparents in the tragic abduction recently in Calgary.…