“I wouldn’t trade places with Calgary or Edmonton for anything. I know they’re at the heart of a very vigorous economy, but if you look at the quality of life in both of those communities, I don’t think they can compare with us”
Despite falling 12 places in the rankings, Lethbridge remains one of the 50 best Canadian cities to live in. via Lethbridge Herald
“That isn’t something I’d support — you’ve got to keep it all above board and as transparent as possible”
Maybe there’s a reason you never hear about marijuana grow-ops in Chestermere anymore. via Calgary Sun
“It won’t do anyone any good to move them and have to move again six months later”
The Bow Valley Food Bank could be on the move this summer to make room for a Greyhound bus depot and expanded Tourism Canmore office. via Canmore Leader
“And it can’t just be a chalk drawing.”
Public art fans flocked to Communitea Cafe Monday to catch a glimpse of the finalists for Canmore’s 2008 public art process. via Canmore Leader
“We were just lucky we were there at that time of night and happened to notice it, a couple hours later and the fire would have been a lot bigger.”
Tragedy was averted early yesterday morning, thanks to the quick actions of a Calgary paramedic. via CANOE
“What we’ve been working on for years is the Village component — the 1,300 units”
A massive $1.5 billion development in Canmore will create a traditional European-style hill village with “Old World” architecture, the Herald has learned. via Calgary Herald
Logically, good skin-care products should come from places with cold, dry climates that suck out every bit of moisture. via The Georgia Straight
Stephen Brockwell hosts an evening of award-winning poetry and a conversation on writing with three of Canada’s most respected and acclaimed poets. via Rabble.ca
“It’s interesting. It’s not scary in any way, but it’s different.”
It looks like the bears in Ontario and Quebec think the groundhogs got it all wrong. via The Globe and Mail
“I give him lots of credit, because they could hardly say those words aloud in Edmonton”
Airdrie Echo - After a proposed amendment to the smoking bylaw was met with no opposition, Airdrie is now the second municipality in the province to ban occupants from lighting up in hotels and motels around … via Airdrie Echo
“Between 24 and 48 hours after every snowfall, crews would go out and record every species that crosses the path. We then identify species of interest and backtrack them to determine their corridor usage”
Remote cameras, animal trackers and trail sensors are being used to create a more complete picture of wildlife activity in the eastern Bow Valley. via Canmore Leader
“I feel it’s unfair to us as a family that my other two might not get the same learning experience as my first one.”
Some Canmore parents are upset about a new policy that limits the number of children admitted to the French immersion program at Elizabeth Rummel School. via CBC
“N Roll May 24-25 Gage Park, Brampton Fri. 5-11 pm; Sat 12 noon - 11 pm The Rotary Club of Brampton’s popular ribfest, called Rib ‘n”
Join us, Coast to Coast Against Cancer Foundation, this summer in the fight against childhood cancer. via Pedal
“For (the province) to continue to pursue the bear after emerging from the den in the winter, to capture a female and kill her, and to leave her two cubs likely to their own deaths, to me needs a lot of explanation.”
- Environmentalists are unhappy with Alberta wildlife officials for tracking down and destroying a grizzly sow with two cubs months after she killed a hunter.
The female bear was captured earlier this week near Sundre in the same area of west-central Alberta where Calgary hunter Don Peters, 51, was fatally mauled last November.
The female bear was destroyed Thursday after DNA evidence connected her to his death.
Jim Pissot, director of Defenders of Wildlife Canada, said the province had no right to go after the bear unless there was “compelling evidence” that the animal had a habit of being malicious and predatory. Read more
I suppose we should be thankful that the minimum wage in Alberta was raised to $8.40 April 1. It puts a little extra in the pockets of people who have those traditionally low paying jobs. via Canmore Leader
“I wouldn’t say it’s a new direction”
Conditional approval was given to a condominium complex near Springbank that could change the future of residential development in the MD of Rocky View. via Cochrane Times
