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In 2019, Halifax raised for $100,000 for VETS Canada, double the amount that was raised in 2018. VETS Canada is an organization that aids and comforts Canadian veterans that are in-crisis, are at risk of becoming homeless or are homeless. Since opening, VETS Canada has helped nearly 200 veterans in-crisis in the Halifax area.
The Edmonton Remand Centre located at 9660-104 Avenue has been closed [26] and relocated to a new facility at 127 Street and 186 Avenue, thus relocating the largest social service in the area. The facility has been turned over to Alberta Infrastructure to determine its future.
The Mosaic Centre for Conscious Community and Commerce is located in the suburban neighbourhood of Summerside in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. While originally being designed for Oil Country Engineering Services, the building continues to focus on the engagement within local businesses and the interaction of its users. [ 1 ]
The Muttart Conservatory (/ m ə ˈ t ɑːr t /) is a botanical garden in the North Saskatchewan river valley, across from the downtown core in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.One of the best-known landmarks of Edmonton, the conservatory consists of three city-operated greenhouses, public gardens, as well as four feature pyramids for display of plant species found across three biomes, with the ...
A mustard bath is a traditional therapeutic remedy for tired, stressed muscles, colds, fevers and seizures. The mustard was thought to draw out toxins and warm the muscles, blood and body. It was a standard medical practice up until the first part of the twentieth century and continues to be used in alternative medicine .
Overall development of the community is guided by the Mill Woods Town Centre Neighbourhood Area Structure Plan (NASP), which was original adopted by Edmonton City Council in 1987. [7] The Mill Woods Town Centre community is bounded by 23 Avenue to the south, 66 Street to the west, 34 Avenue to the north and 50 Street to the east. [6]
The Dutch Canadian Centre of Edmonton is a social and cultural organization that brings together people in the Edmonton, Alberta area who have an interest in Dutch culture, heritage, and community. [2] The Edmonton Dutch Canadian Centre aims to foster connections among individuals of Dutch descent or those who have an affinity for Dutch culture ...
Lorne Warneke opened the first gender identity clinic in Canada at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital in 1996, where he served as medical director until retiring in 2017. [6] [7] Warneke was a major advocate for transgender rights and played an important role in getting Alberta Health Services to cover gender reassignment surgery in 1984, and again in 2010.