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Calgary Herald
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Calgary Herald
Something for everyone: A tour of Calgary's lively public art collection
The City of Calgary's public art collection, created in partnership with the Calgary Arts Department, began growing in 1911 and has amassed over 1300 pieces since its inception. Article content The displays throughout the city tell the story of Calgary as well as share local Indigenous traditions, beliefs and practices through art. The city is working with Indigenous artists to increase representation and improve opportunities, as less than three per cent of the collection was created by Indigenous artists. Article content Article content Article content While the majority of the art is located downtown, pieces can be found across the city from as far north as Country Hills, to Seton in the southeast, located both indoors and outdoors. Article content In northeast Calgary, located inside the Vivo recreation centre, Celebrations by Barbra Amos is on display. The 20-piece display is a collection of brightly coloured realistic and abstract paintings and celebrates the excitement and activities found within the recreation centre. Article content While in the northeast, head to 96th Avenue N.E. near the Airport Trail and Deerfoot Trail interchange and take in Travelling Light, recognized city-wide as the 'Giant Blue Ring.' The design of this piece was intended to 'capture the dynamics of Calgary on the move and create a lasting impression for all who experience it,' according to the city. Article content Article content 'This site is a complex intersection catering to a wide variety of users, all converging with different perspectives and rates of motion. In order to provide visual interest to all viewers, as well as create a distinct identity for the bridge, the artists designed a simple, clear, monumental sculptural form that is set apart from the bridge and landscape by its colour.' Article content Then take Deerfoot Trail south towards downtown, where the majority of the city's public art pieces are on display. Article content Once downtown, head to Calgary-born coffee shop Rosso Coffee Roasters, located inside the Calgary TELUS Convention Centre at 140 8th Ave. S.E. to fuel the remainder of the art tour. Within walking distance from Rosso is the city's Central Library, home to art display Fish by Christian Moeller on the third floor. Article content Inspired by the concept of goldfish in a fishbowl, this piece holds a total of 10,260 books in 12 different colours. From close up, the spines of the books read as an abstract composition of coloured shapes, but from a distance, they appear as a detailed image of a carefully framed portrait of a goldfish.
Calgary Herald
21-07-2025
- General
- Calgary Herald
Field Safe eases worries about working alone in remote areas
This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. At left, Danny Hay, CEO of Field Safe Solutions, and Doug Junor, vice-president of Innovation for the Calgary-based company. Supplied by Field Safe Photo by Courtesy, Field Safe Solutions / Postmedia Network Wrist watches today tell a lot more than the time of day. Newer versions — besides responding to the fad of counting your footsteps — can tell if you fall, when you fall, how far you fall and what increase you have in your heart rate. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Calgary Herald ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Calgary Herald ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors You might be fully aware, but if you are alone the information is of no use unless someone else is made aware of the situation. Particularly if you are a lone worker with nobody else near you. That's where Field Safe Solutions hits the mark, with its easy-to-use safety platform that connects workers and employers with all imperative data. Your weekday lunchtime roundup of curated links, news highlights, analysis and features. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again Field Safe is a Calgary-born company that is making great strides in lone worker safety, journey management and compliance calendar streamlining. It was launched in 2018 after discussions with oil and gas companies about concerns regarding the safety of workers in the field, in the event they have a sudden health problem or an accident. How would the company know of their dilemma and be able to help? Technical people at Field Safe listened to the concerns of management, but more importantly spent time in the field talking with workers on the front lines who were worried about how they would fare if a dangerous situation occurred while they were out of touch with fellow workers and others who could be of assistance. A device to handle the needs was designed and introduced in 2019 and, despite being up against stiff competition, it earned Field Safe a contract from Flour Canada to provide devices for workers at the massive LNG Canada construction site at Kitimat, B.C. Whatever requests Flour had, Field Safe's response was 'we can do it.' And they performed well, resulting in a number of new clients seeking the comfort of relying on them for their own employees' safety. It's interesting to note that of its next four customers, three joined the Field Safe board. The company is run today by CEO Danny Hay, who joined Field Safe six years ago as its CFO. Hay is a chartered accountant, graduating with a bachelor of commerce from Haskayne School of Business, who held previous positions that included officer and director of TSX and TSX-v listed companies, most recently as CFO of an Alberta alternative energy company. He is a board member of groHERE, a vertical farming company growing superior tasting strawberries in a controlled environment, and has been a board member of Calgary Foothills Soccer Club for more than a decade. This advertisement has not loaded yet. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Workers and their families must be thankful of the choice their employers have made in selecting Field Safe, knowing they are never truly alone. And it is a comfort for the office to be certain of where they are, and can streamline event recording, notifications, task assignments and progress visibility for accountability. Most important, according to Field Safe vice-president of innovation Doug Junor, is that every need-to-know is found simply and with ease on a cellphone after uploading the cloud-based software, designed to fulfil the specific needs of each customer. Junor says visiting with field workers and attending company safety meetings helped design the software to respond to specific needs, many for simplicity. Workers wanted big type, scrolling instead of tapping, and colour coding of green, yellow and red that made it easy to respond with — and say goodbye to clipboard, pen and paper, big white binders and call-in services. Calls for help are immediately reported to the closest fellow workers in the area, and on up the list as far as notifying STARS. Field Safe is attracting customers from a wide range of industries that have lone worker employees — such as utilities, forestry, land and environmental services, and municipal governments. Junor says his reward is hearing a wife say, 'You solved my biggest fear — if he didn't come home and I didn't know where he was.' Drive of Champions is a free summer event being held at Spruce Meadows on Aug. 9. Luxury, classic and unique vehicles take centre stage, and there is also a dazzling Show & Shine and a Champions Grill and Gather reception. A fun afternoon. David Parker appears regularly in the Herald. Read his columns online at He can be reached at 403-830-4622.
Vancouver Sun
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Vancouver Sun
Alberta separatists slam Poilievre for declaring himself a 'Canadian patriot' opposed to secession
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was slammed by several separatist opponents in the province Monday after he said that the province should stay part of Canada, no matter what. 'Pierre Poilievre and the federal Conservatives want Albertan votes but not Albertan autonomy. Saying Alberta should stay no matter what shows exactly how little respect they have for the province's right to chart its own path,' said Michael Harris, the Libertarian candidate challenging Poilievre in next month's Battle River—Crowfoot byelection. 'That's not unity, that's control,' Harris said. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. The Calgary-born Poilievre reiterated his belief in Alberta federalism at a press conference in Ottawa on Monday. 'Well, I disagree with separation. I'm a Canadian patriot (and) there's no other country in the world where someone of my modest origins would be able to make it,' said Poilievre. Poilievre was responding after he took part in a CBC interview on the weekend and said Alberta should stay in Canada even if the Liberals continue to hold power in Ottawa. Grant Abraham is another candidate challenging Poilievre in August's byelection. The leader of the United Party of Canada, which advocates for provinces standing up against federal power, Abraham said Poilievre is likely underestimating the level of unrest in Alberta. 'I mean so much of Alberta is so fed up with paying money to Quebec and Ontario in the form of equalization payments … Alberta hasn't seen any money back from that since the 1960s,' said Abraham. Harris and Abraham both think there should be a referendum on Alberta independence next year. Abraham says he'd vote 'yes' if a referendum on the province's independence were held tomorrow, if only to wake Ottawa up to the reality of western unrest. Republican Party of Alberta Leader Cameron Davies, who ran provincially last month in an overlapping riding, said he thinks Poilievre will face a rude awakening himself at the doors of Battle River—Crowfoot as he campaigns for the seat recently vacated by Conservative MP Damien Kurek. 'I can tell you in the part of the riding with Mr. Poilievre's newfound home … that there is 30 per cent plus support, if not greater, for Alberta independence,' said Davies. In the provincial race, Davies won just under 18 per cent of the vote, with most of his support coming at the expense of Alberta's governing United Conservative Party. Jeff Rath, a lawyer with the pro-independence Alberta Prosperity Project, said that Poilievre's comments about Alberta staying in Canada show just how 'irrelevant' he's become to both the country and the province. 'He just can't read the room,' said Rath. Rath said Poilievre hurt his credibility with Albertans by not taking the opportunity to say that he would abide by the results of a referendum on independence, as Premier Danielle Smith has repeatedly said she would. He added that Poilievre's continued support for the federal equalization program and supply management will be a 'tough sell' with voters in the riding. Poilievre also rankled some conservative Albertans during the CBC interview with his defence of supply management for egg and dairy farmers, which has become a trade irritant with the U.S. Trump administration, saying it pales in comparison to the 'tens if not hundreds of billions' U.S. farmers get in subsidies. 'Poilievre is saying that we're going to continue to stick our thumb in the eye of our biggest trade partner to protect the Quebec dairy cartel … he's not protecting the interests of Albertans,' said Rath. Brad Wohlgemuth, a resident of Stettler, Alta., who plans to vote in the byelection, says he's been disappointed by how carefully managed Poilievre's campaign events have been so far. Wohlgemuth said that he and other attendees of a Conservative town hall on Friday were asked to submit written questions in advance, and were not given an opportunity to ask questions from the floor. 'We want to test somebody out to see whether they can handle the tough questions,' said Wohlgemuth. 'Just shoot from the hip, man. That's what we're looking for in these parts.' Poilievre said in his press conference on Monday that he understood why Albertans were so upset. 'We have to put a final end to this notion that Ottawa tells Alberta to pay up and shut up,' said Poilievre. National Post rmohamed@ Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark and sign up for our daily newsletter, Posted, here .
Toronto Star
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Toronto Star
4 Toronto artists make the Polaris Music Prize short list, but Quebec leads the way
The Polaris Music Prize unveiled its 10-album short list on Thursday, and all contenders were released by artists based in Toronto or Quebec. Among the Toronto acts who made the short list are folk artist Mustafa, pop experimentalist Saya Gray, Palestinian-Canadian indie artist Nemahsis and the punk rock band the OBGMs. Meanwhile, the Quebec cohort consists of indie pop duo Bibi Club, indie pop singer Lou-Adriane Cassidy, psych-rock band Population II, electronic artist Marie Davidson, indie-rock duo Ribbon Skirt and Calgary-born, Montreal-based experimental artist Yves Jarvis.
Edmonton Journal
06-07-2025
- Politics
- Edmonton Journal
Carney struggles to flip pancake at Stampede prompting an onlooker to say,' You're even worse ... than Trudeau'
Article content Article content Fresh off door knocking in rural Alberta, Poilievre hosted his own barbecue at Heritage Park in southeast Calgary Saturday evening and addressed a tent full of several hundred party supporters. Article content The Conservative leader is seeking to regain his spot in the House of Commons after losing his long-held seat in Ottawa in the recent federal election. Poilievre was introduced by Damien Kurek, the former member of Parliament who stepped aside so he could run for the seat. Article content Poilievre, wearing a cream-coloured cowboy hat, blue jeans and a belt buckle, started his remarks by chirping Carney's earlier performance on the griddle. Article content 'He thought he would be great at it because in his talks with Donald Trump, he's had so much experience flip-flopping,' Poilievre said. Article content Article content The party is still licking its wounds after its recent loss in the federal election, which appeared to be Poilievre's to lose at this time last year. Poilievre argued that in spite of the loss, his party has been responsible for many of the current federal government's policies, such as the decision to end the consumer price on carbon. Article content Poilievre will be back in Calgary this coming January for the Conservative national convention, where he will have his leadership tested in a party vote. Article content 'To be honest, I wanted to return here today with an election victory. Though we didn't win, we made extraordinary gains,' he said. Article content Closing out a speech that railed on the federal government's immigration, fiscal and environment policies, the Calgary-born leader leaned on a Western-themed metaphor. Article content 'When things get hard, we dust ourselves off, we get back in the saddle, and we gallop forward to the fight,' he said. Party members lined up shortly after to take photos with him onstage.
