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Gift card expiry dates and inactivity fees gone November 1st

Gift card expiry dates and inactivity fees gone November 1st

New rules in Alberta will eliminate expiry dates and inactivity fees on gift cards starting November 1. The rules apply to gift cards, gift certificates and vouchers that have been purchased this year. Businesses will be allowed to charge a one-time fee on top of the value of the gift card at the time of [...]

Daylight Savings: Change your clock November 2

Daylight Savings: Change your clock November 2

You can set your clock back one hour on November 2nd. Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 a.m. the first Sunday in November. It use to end the last Sunday in October until it was changed by the U.S Energy Policy Act of 2005. The purpose of the change was to save energy but many [...]

Winterhawks play second home game Saturday

The second home game of the season takes place Saturday when the Slave Lake Winterhawks play Onoway. The home opener saw the Hawks beat Lamont by an unbelievable score of 17 – 3, but their record on the road is a different story with loses to Legal, Edson and Jasper.  
Having a short bench on [...]

Indoor Soccer

Indoor Soccer

Every Tuesday, there is a group that gets together to play indoor soccer. You don’t have to be an expert soccer player; just come out and have some fun. Last Tuesday, I went out for the first time and it felt great to just get out and do something. Come out, get some exercise and [...]

High Prairie Health Centre Syringe Reuse

October 29 Update: News Links
From the daily Herald Tribune… They should do a better job
Canada.com Stelmach won’t apologize for syringe scare
CBC Edmonton Syringe reuse never common practice, medical educators say