Creative events bring out the good in rural community
Good deeds and rural communities go hand in hand. It’s ironic that we have recently been promoting shutting off our devices, so...
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Rural life provides unique skills to cope with pandemic
Rural Albertans are no strangers to hardship. Farmers continually deal with the challenges of weather. For those in oil, gas, and mining...
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Supporting the Low German Mennonite (LGM) population in Southern Alberta
“Cooking is all about connection” – Michael Pollan In order to learn more about the Low German Mennonite (LGM) population, also known...
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Drayton Valley students and community grow with tuition plan
For many students, savings and loans are used to fund a post-secondary education. In Drayton Valley, the town is helping to ease...
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Investing in pathways to health-care careers
When it comes to health care, the pathway to a career looks different for everyone. For high school students in the Chinook’s Edge School...
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Skills weekend pays off with nurse hiring
How did a wiener roast, bull riding, and home-made cinnamon buns contribute to the hiring of a nurse in Tofield? They were...
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Community paramedics making a difference
Ken Hildebrand once thought of in-home medical attention as a service for elderly patients. That was until he received care in mid-2019...
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Navigating Helicopter Emergency Medevac Serves serving rural and remote Alberta Communities
During my time as a rural midwife in New Zealand, I spent a short time providing care to families in Taupō, a...
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Screen Test brings breast cancer screening to women across Alberta
For nearly 30 years, a mobile clinic has made it easier for Alberta women to stay on top of their breast health...
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Rural life is the right prescription for pharmacist’s family
More than an ocean away from her home country of Kenya, Rashida Yamani has been welcomed with open arms by a small northeastern Alberta community....
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Long-serving paramedic does it all for remote Rainbow Lake
Clinic paramedic Rick Cartier has almost experienced it all during his nearly three decades in emergency medical services (EMS). Cartier is based...
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College students study benefits & challenges of rural health care
Two health-care management students from Red Deer College are hoping to shed light on what it takes to attract and retain health-care professionals in...
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