Children’s Festival & Parade in Okotoks and Father’s Day The Okotoks Parade and Children’s Festival has grown into one of the largest annual events there. Bring the whole family out for a full day of entertainment and activities at the Annual Parade Day, tomorrow. Bands, floats, dancers, horses and fire trucks are all part of …
National Sewing Machine Day Do the names Elias Howe or Isaac Singer mean anything to you? If you’ve ever taken a Home Economics course (or even worn clothes, for that matter) they should — those two gentlemen are credited with the invention of the modern sewing machine. While the wheel, telephone, and personal computer get …
Independence Day Philippines In 2018, Alberta was the first Canadian Province to declare June as the Phillippine Heritage Month. Throughout the month of June, Filipinos all over Canada will celebrate Filipino Heritage Month to highlight Philippine culture and Filipino achievements and contributions to Canada as the third largest and fastest growing Asian immigrant group in …
Calling all employers! When you consider your employees, do you think about their mental or physical health? Do you base your hiring decision on what you see? Chances are, you already have an employee with a barrier on your payroll. Does someone wear glasses? Do they need quiet space? Do you provide a stand up …
Hodge Podge revisited. In the pursuit of creating daily tidbits designed to bring a smile, every now and then there are words that afford a little learning. Today, we bring you a doozy! Not gibberish or brou-haha, but rather a gardyloo of words or a warning cry of new and exciting Piffle or nonsense to …
A picnic you say!? This Sunday, June 9th is the 3rd annual Picnic with a Purpose in George Lane Park in High River from 11am to 2:30pm. The foothills county Family and Community Social Services has partnered Foothills Family Resource Centre and many other non profit agencies in the region to host a picnic and …
