Tag: Southern Alberta

  • Ric McIver issues statement on the need for new and modernized schools in Alberta

    Ric McIver issues statement on the need for new and modernized schools in Alberta

    “(Wednesday night) I was at a forum for PC leadership candidates and the Calgary Association of Parents and School Councils. We heard a great deal about the need for new and modernized schools to meet the needs of Alberta’s growing population. One of my fellow candidates – who didn’t attend the forum – made a…

  • Late Night Observing for the Public at the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory (RAO)

    Milky Way Nights For three moonless nights in July and in August the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory is open to the public for late night observing. Drop in for a chance to observe alongside our research scientists. If conditions are clear then we will view distant planetary nebula, globular clusters and galaxies. We will have several…

  • Macleod Riding Remains Conservative

    Macleod Riding Remains Conservative

    Elections Canada has reported the following Preliminary Results (as of 1am, July 1st) in the Macleod Riding By-Election: Green Party – Larry Ashmore: 1,042 or 5.8 % Conservative – John Barlow: 12,394 or 68.8 % NDP – Aileen Burke: 766 or 4.2 % Liberal – Dustin Fuller: 3,062 or 17.0 % Christian Heritage Party -David Reimer:…

  • Turner Valley Resident Strikes One Off His Bucket List

    Turner Valley Resident Strikes One Off His Bucket List

    Jim Nicolson has completed a bicycle trip along the Trans Canada Trail from Castelgar to Hope, BC in 16 days. A total of 640 km on the rail beds of the Columbia & Western Railway (C&W) and the Kettle Valley Railway (KVR). Armed with a detailed guide book, laminated maps, the trail signage and, most…