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Okanagan-Similkameen search and rescue teams carry out mock avalanche rescue
Penticton and District Search and Rescue ran its 2026 Winter Response Training at Apex Mountain where 29 rescuers from regional teams practiced an avalanche rescue and recovered a buried mannequin named "Ruth".
Sudbury aggregate firms recognized for community relations
Ethier Sand & Gravel and Fisher Wavy were named winners of the Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association's 2025 Community Relations Award for local donations and engagement; they were two of six recipients.
Red Deer welcomes the Year of the Horse with Lunar New Year celebration.
The Red Deer and District Chinese Community Society hosted its annual Lunar New Year celebration at Festival Hall on Feb. 21, featuring a lion dance, drums, martial arts demonstrations and live music.
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Showing: 261-270Estate planning as self-care in Feel Good February by Surprenant, Beneski & Nunes
Surprenant, Beneski & Nunes is running a month-long Feel Good February campaign that presents estate planning as a form of self-care and will share educational newsletters and community content organized around four themed planning priorities.
SACI opens new building at Lethbridge Polytechnic.
The Southern Alberta Collegiate Institute (SACI) held a grand opening at Lethbridge Polytechnic and will let high school students earn both high school and college credits while taking hands-on courses in trades, agriculture and healthcare.
Area Masonic lodges continue to support local community causes.
Glengarry Highland Lodge hosted nearly 200 guests for a complimentary Christmas dinner that helped raise more than $72,000 for the Maxville Manor redevelopment and a CT scanner, and the Masonic Association of Eastern District held a curling bonspiel to fund student bursaries.
Dalkeith Carnival goes on despite the cold.
The Dalkeith two-day winter carnival proceeded with indoor events and hockey after the parade was cancelled because of extreme cold.
Orchid show in Chicago features retro 1970s 'Feelin' Groovy' displays
Thousands of orchids fill the Chicago Botanic Garden greenhouse for the 12th annual Orchid Show, themed "Feelin' Groovy," and organizers expect about 85,000 visitors.
Bottoms Up restores dedicated queer space to Downtown Kingston
Bottoms Up, a new queer bar in Kingston, opened on January 3 in the renovated lower level of Renaissance and is the first queer-focused venue in the city since 2009.
Comedy magic night in Aldergrove to support local food bank
The Crooked Spoon Foundation will host its Food for All fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 5:30 p.m. at Station House Pub and Grill with magician-comedian Rod Boss; proceeds will support the foundation’s food bank and community programs.
Ridge Meadows RCMP leads annual Polar Plunge to support Special Olympics BC
Ridge Meadows RCMP, joined by Pitt Meadows and Coquitlam detachments, will hold a Polar Plunge at Alouette Lake South Beach on Feb. 26 to raise funds and awareness for Special Olympics BC; organizers say more than $11,000 has been raised so far this year and over $36,000 in the past four years.
Heritage awards in Maple Ridge honour local conservation efforts
The City of Maple Ridge will hold the free 2026 Heritage Awards on Feb. 19 at the Albion Community Centre to recognise individuals, groups and sites that have advanced heritage conservation and awareness.
Alberta records unseasonably warm February, breaking multiple monthly heat records
Alberta has seen unusually high February temperatures, with Lethbridge topping 20 C and five monthly records broken alongside more than two dozen daily records.