Tag: Southern Alberta

  • MP John Barlow to Host Meetings to Discuss Proposed Physician-Assisted Dying Legislation

    MP John Barlow to Host Meetings to Discuss Proposed Physician-Assisted Dying Legislation

      John Barlow, MP for Foothills will host several meetings across the riding to discuss the proposed Physician-Assisted Dying Legislation. These meetings are an opportunity for constituents to provide their thoughts and comments on this important issue. March 29th – Redwood House, Redwood Meadows  -with Special Guest MP Michael Cooper Member of the Committee on Physician-Assisted Dying…

  • CPAWS Alberta: we take Mike Morrison (#mikesbloggity) into the outdoors

    CPAWS Alberta: we take Mike Morrison (#mikesbloggity) into the outdoors

    Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society has released its first in a series of videos about what 3 million Albertans do in the outdoors, and our need to enjoy our wilderness sustainably. Our recent survey of 1300 Albertans shows: – over 3 million (76%) Albertans pursue outdoor recreation – over 450,000 of us snowshoe – 88% of Albertans want…

  • Rowan House Hope & Healing Gala Fast Approaching

    Rowan House Hope & Healing Gala Fast Approaching

    Emergency Shelter’s Annual Fundraiser Almost Two-Thirds Sold High River, AB – The countdown is on as Rowan House Emergency Shelter hits the one month mark until its annual Hope & Healing Gala. The event, set for Saturday April 23rd, plans to be another entertaining evening with an important message, and a few tickets are still…

  • Government of Canada announces new investments in Banff National Park 

    Government of Canada announces new investments in Banff National Park 

    Investments in the recovery of Species at Risk and improvement of the ecological integrity of the forest ecosystems Banff National Park, AB – The Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, announced over $39 million in funding for Banff National Park to invest in the recovery of Species at Risk and improve the ecological…

  • Calgary Humane Society: Mouse Care

    Calgary Humane Society: Mouse Care

    By Calgary Humane   Welcome to March, CHS Supporters! March is one of our favorite months at Calgary Humane Society because everything starts to turn green, our summer camp program starts to take shape and we start to plan our flower beds for the summer season. This year we have an interesting influx of little…

  • Reel Reflections ~ Easter Eggs in the Golden Age of Film

    Reel Reflections ~ Easter Eggs in the Golden Age of Film

    By E.P. Whinters Reflection on: Hail, Caesar! I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from Hail, Caesar!, the Coen Brothers’ most recent film. Their past projects have been varied and often eccentric, but one thing they always are is humourous, even if the humour is black. Comparing my exposure to them in the past, Hail,…

  • Three simple steps boat owners can take to combat invasive species

    Three simple steps boat owners can take to combat invasive species

  • Grade 7 Students Take on Roles of Mini Architects and Engineers in Okotoks

    Grade 7 Students Take on Roles of Mini Architects and Engineers in Okotoks

    Following approval in December 2015 of a new K-9 school for Foothills School Division (FSD) at west 32nd Street in Okotoks, Grade 7 Science classes at Westmount School (Okotoks) and Heritage Heights School (DeWinton) have been creating their own design plan for the school incorporating principles from units on Heat and Temperature, and Structure and…

  • ‘If you drink and drive…you’ll make someone cry’

    ‘If you drink and drive…you’ll make someone cry’

    Grade 6 student’s powerful message on impaired driving selected as overall winner for provincial liquor bag contest One child’s powerful message on the dangers of impaired driving emphasizes the hope that Alberta’s roads will be safer. Keana Hollmann, a Grade 6 student from Tofield School, is the overall winner of the inaugural Students Against Drinking…

  • ATB Financial Launches New Crowdlending Platform

    ATB Financial Launches New Crowdlending Platform

    Edmonton—Inspired by the success of its Alberta BoostR online crowdfunding platform, ATB Financial has unveiled a new way to support the province’s small businesses, this time through crowdlending. ATB LendR gives Albertans the opportunity to, as a crowd, loan money to budding entrepreneurs. Once an entrepreneur reaches half of its funding goal, ATB will provide…

  • AHS Weekly Wellnless News ~ Immunization: Be Aware; Get Protected

    AHS Weekly Wellnless News ~ Immunization: Be Aware; Get Protected

      The week of April 25, 2016 isn’t only the last week of the month: it’s also Immunization Awareness Week, and Alberta Health Services (AHS) is encouraging parents to learn more about arming their children against disease by visiting immunizealberta.ca. Developed for Albertan parents, together with Albertan parents, the immunizealberta.ca website provides parents with information…

  • RCMP Okotoks: Investigate Suspicious Person

    RCMP Okotoks: Investigate Suspicious Person

    Okotoks, Alta., – On March 21, 2016 at approx. 9:15 p.m.,  Okotoks RCMP responded to a complaint of a suspicious male who approached a 15-year-old who was walking in front of the Foothills Composite High School. The male grabbed the youth with both hands and said “empty your pockets”.  When the youth said no, the…

  • High River Operations to Begin Spring Residential Road Cleanup in April

    High River Operations to Begin Spring Residential Road Cleanup in April

      HIGH RIVER, AB: The Town of High River operations department will begin their annual residential street sweeping program in April to remove sanding materials and other debris that has accumulated on roads during the winter months. The street cleaning program began in early March on major thoroughfares, downtown, and town-owned parking lots. Residential streets…

  • RCMP promotes attention behind the wheel this Easter weekend

    RCMP promotes attention behind the wheel this Easter weekend

      Edmonton, Alta.,  – Easter weekend will see an increase in traffic volume on Alberta’s roads and highways.  The RCMP is reminding motorists that paying attention and having patience behind the wheel goes a long way in reducing the possibility of a collision.  While it’s exciting to get away with family and friends for the weekend,…

  • NDP Legislation Leads to Cancelled Power Contracts, Higher Power Bills

    The NDP government’s changes to provincial carbon costs have resulted in yet another major power company cancelling its power purchase agreement, and businesses and families could be left to pick up the pieces, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. The NDP implemented a 66 per cent increase to the price of carbon under the Specified Gas…