Tag: Southern Alberta

  • Okotoks Family Resource Centre Offers Support and Assistance

    Your family doesn’t have to miss out on some of the best times in your kids’ lives due to lack of funds. Occasionally families experience difficulties and can benefit from additional services. Programs offered through the Centre are based on low income guidelines (click for table) and include: • fee assistance for recreation • emergency…

  • Alberta Power Prices Spiking Due To One Company

    Alberta Power Prices Spiking Due To One Company

    On Monday afternoon, electricity prices spiked above 90 cents per kilowatt hour during another period of high heat and little wind. To put this in perspective, one (1) load of laundry – washed and dried – is $7.00 at these rates. The high rates are due to one (1) company, TransCanada, taking advantage of the…

  • Test of Outdoor Sirens and High River ALERT

    HIGH RIVER, AB: After an initial test in July the Town will be performing the first regularly scheduled quarterly test of its emergency notifications systems at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 6. This is part of the Town’s emergency preparedness plan and will include the outdoor sirens and High River Alert system. The tests will…

  • Thunderstorm Watch for: Okotoks – High River – Claresholm

    12:38 PM MDT Friday 01 August 2014 Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for: M.D. of Foothills near Cayley M.D. of Foothills near High River and Aldersyde M.D. of Foothills near Longview and Eden Valley Res. M.D. of Foothills near Okotoks and De Winton M.D. of Foothills near Priddis and Brown-Lowery Prov. Park M.D. of Foothills…

  • Running with the Bulls in Strathmore This Weekend

    Presented by Strathmore Lakes Estates: Be the Star of the Show Come see the one and only Running with the Bulls in Canada. This is our 11th consecutive year hosting this exciting event in our arena. Get your fix by watching fearless men and women run for their lives! You can reserve tickets now for…

  • Foothills Lions Club Helping Promote Local Business

    The Lion’s Campground has generously created a board to allow local businesses to put up information about themselves. Thanks to the Lions, you can take your business card, menu or information brochure to the campground and ask their office to place it on their board (Maximum 8.5’ X 11’). The board is available now and…

  • Come out to Longview for a Great Weekend of Music & Art in the Park

    August 16th and 17th, 2014 at Smith-Fuller Centennial Park Come and treat your senses to a weekend of funky and fantastic music, art and crafts in Longview. Admission is by donation and the gate receipts will be donated to local causes and other local charitable service groups still to be announced. Please donate what you…

  • CanSIA Releases “Made in Alberta” Blueprint for a Strong Solar Industry

    Recommendations pave way to give Albertan’s a solar choice Ottawa –  The Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) released their policy position paper today on solar energy policy options for Albertans. The paper, “From Proven Reserve to Developed Resource: Realizing the True Value of Solar Energy in Alberta”, is the result of research and consultations with…

  • Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Are You Prepared for an Emergency?

    Before help arrives – what you can do When you arrive on the scene of an accident, you need a clear plan of action. Otherwise it’s easy to panic. Your first priority is to make sure that you and the injured people will be safe from any other hazards. Check the area for anything that…

  • Horse Owners – Poisonous Plant Alert

    We just got a final diagnosis on 3 horses that were showing neurological symptoms similar to EPM. The toxic plant is called “Singletary Pea“. The seed pods are poisonous and can be ingested from grazing or eaten from baled hay. These horses were eating locally baled round bales that were a grass hay mix of…

  • Macleod Trail Closure Extending up to 4 Avenue on August 1, 2014

    High River, AB: Starting 6:00 a.m. August 1, 2014, the Macleod Trail closure will be extended to include the area between 3 Avenue and 4 Avenue. The closure is to allow for the rebuilding of the sidewalk for safe access to Town and Municipal offices, allow infrastructure road work to be completed and expedite the…

  • Wiley Park and Athletic Track Closed for Remainder of Summer

    The Town of Okotoks will be installing a new pathway through Wylie Park between July 30 and September 1. To facilitate the safety of all residents Wiley Park and Wiley Park Athletic Track will be closed for the duration of the construction project. Park access will be restricted and residents are asked to find alternate…

  • MD of Foothills: Fire Restriction Order – Burning / Fire Ban

    There is a Burning Ban on all open fires including burning barrels and Fire Works in the Municipal District of Foothill #31. All open fires are to be extinguished and any open burning permits cancelled. This ban will be in effect until all areas in the MD of Foothills receive substantial moisture and approval is…

  • Bar U Old Time Ranch Rodeo: Traditional Skills Still Used Today

    Bar U Ranch National Historic Site – Action so close you can taste it! Old Time Ranch Rodeo returns to the Bar U Ranch National Historic Site on Sunday August 10th beginning at noon. Established in 1882, the Bar U was one of the foremost ranching operations in Canada. Now, teams of working cowboys from…

  • Theft of Tent Trailer in Black Diamond – More Information

    A tent trailer has been stolen out of the driveway of a home in Black Diamond. It happened some time between Monday night July 28th and Tuesday morning July 29th. The owners have filed a police report and have learned that one of their neighbours had an attempt made to steal their trailer also. This…