The Chestermere Food Bank is celebrating a landmark year, having received an impressive 85,000 pounds of food donations throughout 2024. This substantial...
Category - Health and Wellness
It was in the late 1990s that Dr. Hasmukh Patel, then a practicing family physician in Medicine Hat, Alberta, joined forces with a friend and colleague, Dr...
In our neighbouring town to the east, a shining example of dedication to community health, Strathmore’s own Dr. Joni McNeely was awarded the prestigious King...
The Wheatland and Area Hospice Society has achieved a significant milestone in its mission to establish a local hospice facility. On December 11, 2024, the...
Two years after Alberta’s government committed $70 million to procure five million bottles of children’s pain medication from Turkey-based Atabay...
The holiday season, with its emphasis on family, joy, and closeness, is often a time of celebration. However, for those who have experienced the loss of a...
With economic challenges affecting many Albertans, food banks across the province have seen a surge in demand. The Chestermere Food Bank has been working...
In a unwelcome development, British Columbia’s Ministry of Health has announced the first suspected human case of avian influenza (H5N1) contracted within...
As Alberta approaches the fall, health-care workers are feeling demoralized and exhausted. The looming respiratory virus season threatens to overwhelm an...
Chestermere’s City Council has recently introduced a new policy designed to enhance public engagement and ensure residents’ voices are heard in the decision...