Tag: Southern Alberta

  • Calgary Transit and Shaw Communications expand public Wi-Fi to CTrain stations in the downtown corridor

    Calgary Transit and Shaw Communications expand public Wi-Fi to CTrain stations in the downtown corridor

    Calgary Transit, with Shaw Communications Inc., has announced six new locations for public Wi-Fi servicing CTrain stations within the downtown corridor. These locations include: 3 Street 4 Street 6 Street 7 Street 8 Street Downtown West – Kerby “The success of public Wi-Fi at our stations at Chinook, Shaganappi Point, City Hall, Centre Street and…

  • RCMP High River – Theft from Sobeys

    RCMP High River – Theft from Sobeys

    High River, Alberta – On Tuesday March 8th,  2016 at approximately 4:30 pm two males entered the local Sobeys Grocery Store .  The pair are believe to have information regarding the theft of approximately $500.00 worth of meat and seafood items taken from the store.  Security footage has been reviewed and these two males have been identified as persons of interest. If you recognize either male or…

  • Turner Valley School News: March is Nutrition Month

    Turner Valley School News: March is Nutrition Month

    All of Turner Valley School will be participating in a variety of nutrition related activities during the month of March. Some of the things we will be doing this month are: making “Four Food Groups Placemats” and sorting our snacks into the appropriate groups daily making and tasting some delicious (new) healthy snacks in class participating in the school-wide Fruit…

  • Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: The Growing Obesity Epidemic

    Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: The Growing Obesity Epidemic

    Experts tell us that there is a global obesity epidemic and, troublingly, our children are also at risk. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that obesity is one of the world’s most neglected public health problems, and it affects both adults and children alike, in both developed and developing countries. In 2008, the WHO’s records…

  • RCMP Cochrane – Single Vehicle Collision Hwy 1

    RCMP Cochrane – Single Vehicle Collision Hwy 1

    On March 10, 2016 at approximately 3:20 am, the Cochrane RCMP responded to a complaint of a single vehicle rollover on Hwy 1 near Range Road 33.  An eastbound blue Ford Escape drifted off the road to the left, then over-corrected across both eastbound lanes of Hwy 1 before entering the south ditch and rolling…

  • Albertans Encouraged to Know their Care Options

    Albertans Encouraged to Know their Care Options

    EDMONTON – Winter is traditionally a busy time of year for health care services, and Emergency Departments (EDs) and hospitals across Alberta are again seeing this impact. Alberta Health Services’ (AHS’) capacity strategies continue to support efficient and quality delivery of care; however, Albertans are reminded that they also play a role in helping ensure…

  • Lethbridge Police Service Converts Shotguns into New, Less-Lethal Tool for Frontline Officers

    Lethbridge Police Service Converts Shotguns into New, Less-Lethal Tool for Frontline Officers

    In late 2015, LPS re-purposed its Remington 870 shotguns to fire soc rounds instead of bullets after a gap in force options was identified following several incidents where police were called to deal with armed individuals suffering from a mental health crisis. In all three cases, the subjects were taken safely into custody, but in…

  • Calgary’s Field of Crosses

    Calgary’s Field of Crosses

    There is a park reserved along Calgary’s Memorial Drive for 3,000 white crosses which are displayed each year on November 1st and removed November 12th. Each cross is inscribed with the name, rank, regiment, date of death and age at death of a Southern Alberta soldier killed in action. The Canadian Legacy Project is thrilled…

  • On the Go With Goose

    On the Go With Goose

    By Kristina Barnes, Calgary Stampede Communications Manager, Western Events & Agriculture Known simply as Goose, he’s a man with classic cowboy looks and an immense love of horses. For the past 24 years, Ken ‘Goose’ Rehill has been travelling North America with the Calgary Stampede’s bucking horses. From Houston to Hermiston, Armstrong to Ellensburg; where…

  • Wind Warning in Effect for the Foothills

    Wind Warning in Effect for the Foothills

    Wind warning 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 near Turner Valley and Black Diamond M.D. of…

  • David Swann Reacts to Throne Speech

    David Swann Reacts to Throne Speech

    David Swann looks for more from the NDP government after the Throne Speech “This was a mom and apple-pie throne speech,” says Alberta Liberal Leader David Swann. “There were a lot of feel good moments but very little concrete commitment to new or difficult ideas.” Today’s throne speech by Lieutenant Governor Lois Mitchell introduced a…

  • Alberta and BDC Partner to Support Alberta Businesses

    Alberta and BDC Partner to Support Alberta Businesses

    Economic Development and Trade Minister Deron Bilous and the President of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) Michael Denham have signed a Letter of Intent to help Alberta businesses grow and diversify. The Letter of Intent lays the foundations for a strong partnership between the Government of Alberta and the BDC that will explore…

  • Airdrie RCMP Close East Lake Ramp, Requesting Witnesses Attend – UPDATE

    Airdrie RCMP Close East Lake Ramp, Requesting Witnesses Attend – UPDATE

    UPDATE – Airdrie RCMP Ask Residents to Avoid East Lake Ramp, Requesting Witnesses Attend Airdrie, Alberta – RCMP would like to advise that East Lake Ramp / East Lake Crescent are now open. The RCMP would like to thank the public for their patience. The RCMP continues to request anyone who may have witnessed the…

  • Rowan House: Help Bring Hope

    Rowan House: Help Bring Hope

    Less than two months until annual gala takes centre stage at Lynnwood Ranch “I never thought I would be [in this situation]. I didn’t really understand domestic violence, I had never been in a situation like that before; and before I knew it, I was in way over my head and I didn’t know how…

  • Inn From the Cold Calgary Van Damaged

    Inn From the Cold Calgary Van Damaged

    The cargo van used for critical daily shelter pick ups was broken into and is not driveable according to Inn from the Cold’s Twitter feed. The volunteers were waiting on an estimate for the cost to repair the van but say damage was to the steering column, ignition & dash. In this economic climate organizations such as this are even…