This weekend Spring is officially here. No matter the forecast, the official start to spring in the Foothills is the Little Britches Parade! Come for the parade, stay for the fun! The parade starts at 10:00am and this year’s salute is for the Royal Canadian Air Force and Air Force Cadets Centennial! In addition to …
Today is International Museum Day! Museums are vital venues for cultural exchange and enrichment, as well as for the snapshot of days gone by in a tangible and real form. In 1893 the CPR built a railway station in downtown Calgary that consisted of two buildings separated by a breezeway. Calgary soon outgrew the station, …
Calling the business community! In the busy-ness of your business, hiring and managing your talent takes up a lot of time. Recruit, retain, train, repeat. Do you consider yourself a leader in building an inclusive workplace? Are you curious as to what that actually means in a world of buzz words? The Inclusive Employment Partnerships …
Psychologists from Yale found that gratitude is critical for happiness. They point to research that finds grateful people tend to be happier. Gratitude is in the texts of all major religions, and philosophers have long opined about its importance. Roman philosopher Cicero famously said gratitude “is not only the greatest, but is also the parent of …
Today is Limerick Day! A limerick is a humorous poem consisting of five lines. These silly rhymes were made famous by an Englishman named Edward Leer, who wrote The Book of Nonsense in the 1800s. While Leer brought these short poems into the spotlight, it is believed that they originated in the 1400s in the town of …
Ma, Mom, Mummy, Mama, Mum…Mother’s Day will arrive on Sunday! How do you celebrate this day? A card or flowers? Brunch? A phone call or a walk? Does distance or time play a part in how you will celebrate your Mom? Maybe you have a different mother figure in your life you like to recognize …
