Tag Archives: Health
Sun Life Walk to Cure Diabetes takes place in Muskoseepi Park
Across the country, through the months of May and June, approximately 40,000 Canadians will take part in the Sun Life Walk to Cure Diabetes in support of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, to ...
Jun 02, 2019 2018 SunLife Walk to Cure Diabetes in Grande Prairie. Photo/JDRF/ Facebook
Show up and Roll Up!
Some people will do anything for a cookie. Though it’s true you can get your fill of sweet and salty snacks when you donate blood, that of course is but a tiny perk in the selfless act of...
May 29, 2019
Relay for Life hits Grande Prairie on June 22
The Canadian Cancer Society is hosting the annual Relay for Life walk in Grande Prairie on June 22 from 12 p.m. to 12 a.m. at Legion Track and Field. The nationwide event raises funds for research to ...
May 25, 2019 Photo/ Canadian Cancer Society- Relay for Life/ Facebook
Multiple programs in place to help combat the opioid crisis in Grande Prairie
The City is hosting free Opioid crisis education sessions put on by the Grande Prairie Community Opioid Response Task Force. The sessions, planned for held on May 29 and June 10, are meant to educate ...
May 23, 2019
Fire Advisory issued for the County of Grande Prairie
The County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service has issued a Fire Advisory, effective immediately.The Advisory is in place for the entire County, which includes Beaverlodge, Sexsmith, Wembley and H...
May 13, 2019
Red Deer man urgently looking for kidney donor
A Red Deer man suffering from chronic kidney failure is hoping to find a living kidney donor with O blood type.Joseph R. Smith, 38, is in need of one kidney and currently undergoes dialysis treatments...
May 11, 2019 Joseph R. Smith of Red Deer suffers from chronic kidney failure and is hoping to find a living donor for a kidney transplant.
Suicide Prevention Resource Centre hosting free self-care event today
The Suicide Prevention Resource Centre will be hosting a free self-care event this evening (May 3) from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Practitioners from the Resource Centre will be volunteering their time to provi...
May 03, 2019
Turtle Valley residents protest biosolids dumping outside Kamloops City Hall
KAMLOOPS - On Saturday, residents of Turtle Valley gathered outside Kamloops City Hall to protest the transportation and application of City of Kamloops Biosolids to a piece of property near their hom...
Apr 29, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Librarians archiving Alberta's scientific reports before change in government
EDMONTON - An Alberta librarian has been archiving much of the provincial government's online content - including studies on health, climate change policy and poverty reduction - to prepare for a...
Apr 18, 2019
10 cases of Salmonella identified in Alberta
The Public Health Agency of Canada says the source of the bacterial infection from a salmonella outbreak still hasn't been identified.Sixty-three people in six provinces have fallen ill, including 18 ...
Apr 07, 2019 photo courtesy The Canadian Press