Tag: Southern Alberta

  • A Click Can Save Your Life

    A Click Can Save Your Life

    About 200,000 Albertans risk their lives every day by not wearing proper occupant restraints. For the month of March, Alberta Transportation’s traffic safety focus is the use of occupant restraints for adults and children while travelling in vehicles. Seatbelts distribute the force of a collision evenly to the stronger parts of a person’s body and…

  • Kraft Hockeyville: Okotoks Makes the Cut

    Kraft Hockeyville: Okotoks Makes the Cut

    Okotoks is one of the 10 finalists! The top 10 finalists for Kraft Hockeyville were announced on Saturday, March 5 and Okotoks is one of them! “The campaign to secure Okotoks as a finalist for Kraft Hockeyville has brought our community closer together, showcased our tremendous community spirit and love of hockey, as well as the outstanding commitment of…

  • Throne Speech highlights supports for children, job creation and economic diversification

    Throne Speech highlights supports for children, job creation and economic diversification

    Government’s spring agenda focuses on investment in children in low-income families, job training and job creation. A new child benefit plan will help 380,000 children living in low-income households, while government works to create new jobs and opportunities, build on traditional economic strengths, diversify markets and products, and increase accountability and responsible public fiscal management.…

  • Travelling Outside Alberta? Be sure to pack medical travel insurance

    Travelling Outside Alberta? Be sure to pack medical travel insurance

      If you’re travelling outside of Alberta, it’s a good idea to purchase medical travel insurance – even if you’re staying in Canada. If Albertans need access to health care services while they’re out of the province and within Canada, those services may not be fully covered by the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan. If…

  • What Alberta Men think about Violence Against Women in 2016

    What Alberta Men think about Violence Against Women in 2016

    ALBERTA – The results of the 2nd Alberta Men’s Attitudes about Violence Against Women Survey are in and show a shift in the right direction. The survey, conducted for the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters by Leger offered four key insights from the results: In general, there is a positive shift in attitudes since 2012,…

  • RCMP Cochrane – Pedestrian Hit and Run   

    RCMP Cochrane – Pedestrian Hit and Run   

    On 2016-03-08 at 0750 hrs, Cochrane RCMP responded to a call of a 11 year old boy that was hit by a Red SUV, while walking in a marked Crosswalk at the intersection of Glenpatrick Drive and Glenblow Road. The 11 year old was walking across Glenpatrick Drive, when a Red SUV, rolled up and hit the 11 year…

  • Wildrose Launches Petition to Support New Recall Legislation

    Wildrose Launches Petition to Support New Recall Legislation

    EDMONTON, AB: (Monday), Wildrose launched a new petition campaign for Albertans to support recall legislation such as that to be introduced by Wildrose Drayton Valley-Devon MLA Mark Smith with his upcoming Bill 201. The petition can be signed online or downloaded at SupportRecall.ca. Bill 201, the Election Recall Act, is scheduled to be introduced this…

  • Helping Rowan House Emergency Shelter

    Helping Rowan House Emergency Shelter

    Get Involved! New volunteer opportunities available at Rowan House. Rowan House Emergency is looking for your volunteers interested in working with children. The following positions are available Child Support for Women’s Drop-In Group Last Thursday of each month 5:30pm – 8:30pm in Okotoks Volunteers with experience facilitating children’s programs (ie: art, music and dance) Evenings…

  • ASIRT Seeking Witnesses in CPS Incident

    On February 27, 2016, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed by the Director of Law Enforcement to investigate a sensitive incident involving members of the Calgary Police Service (CPS). ASIRT is seeking the public’s assistance in locating two individuals who may have witnessed an incident involving two CPS police officers and a…

  • Turner Valley School: Leprechaun Trap Building

    Turner Valley School: Leprechaun Trap Building

    Challenge in the Learning Commons Hello Artists! It’s time for the tricky leprechaun trap building challenge. This is a fun St Patrick’s Day design process for you and your family to participate in. A Leprechaun trap can be made out of virtually anything…and might include lots of glittery materials and tiny treats to tempt little people…maybe even some lucky…

  • RCMP Cochrane – Break & Enter to Business 

    RCMP Cochrane – Break & Enter to Business 

    On March 8th, 2016 between 04:30 and 05:30 in the morning 2 male suspects committed a Break and Enter at the Roger’s store at 25 Quarry Street.  The suspects entered through the front door of the store and stole an undisclosed amount of electronics. Value of items is yet to be determined. Cochrane RCMP are in the process…

  • Statement from Minister McLean celebrating International Women’s Day

    Statement from Minister McLean celebrating International Women’s Day

      Minister Stephanie McLean issued the following statement on International Women’s Day, which was first observed in 1908. “International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate women’s accomplishments and our society’s progress towards gender equality, and to reflect on the work we still need to do. “In Alberta under our government, progress has taken the…

  • High River Fire Chief Receives Exemplary Service Medal

    High River Fire Chief Receives Exemplary Service Medal

      High River, AB-His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, presented honours to more than 150 remarkable Canadians being recognized for their excellence, courage or exceptional dedication to service. The second Bar to the Fire Services Exemplary Service Medal was presented to Mr. Len Zebedee, High River Fire Department Fire Chief,…

  • Okotoks RCMP attend fatal Collision

    Okotoks RCMP attend fatal Collision

    Okotoks, Alberta – At approximately 8:00 am the RCMP were called to a single vehicle collision on Dunbow Road, just East of 80 Street. Upon arrival RCMP located the one deceased female who had been ejected from the vehicle. It appears the vehicle had been travelling east on Dunbow road when the driver lost control…

  • Calgary Police: WinSport Investigation Concludes

    Calgary Police: WinSport Investigation Concludes

    The Calgary Police Service has concluded its investigation into the double fatality on the WinSport sliding track and can confirm no charges will be laid in connection with this incident. Investigators with the Centralized General Investigations Section have been able to interview the victims and after a thorough review of the scene, have confirmed the…