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Yedlin: United Way, corporate Calgary team up to help in hard times
A new website went live at 5:30 a.m. Monday in Calgary. YYCConnects.com is a volunteer portal launched by the United Way to connect corporate Calgary with the growing needs of not-for-profit agencies...
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Miller: Building a great city for all, one dress at a time.
Calgary is gorgeous in spring, don’t you think? Temperatures are rising, patio season has officially arrived and the food trucks are out. It must be June. This month gives us the perfect chance to...
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Miller: On being thankful yet facing the unforgiving truths
Thanksgiving is a perfect time to pause and reflect. This year in particular I feel humbled and honoured to live in our great city. I am in awe of how strong and optimistic Calgarians are, especially...
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Province invites payday loan stakeholders to participate in online survey
As it looks to revamp payday loan regulations by next spring, the province is asking Albertans to share their experiences and opinions of the industry through an online survey. Flanked by advocacy...
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Miller: All it takes is one person to make a difference for young people
There is no denying that 2015 was a tough year. Sometimes it feels like we can’t fix all of the problems in front of us, but we’ve faced adversity together before Calgary, and I’ve seen what we’re...
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Calgarians step up to raise $55.2M in 2015 United Way campaign
Despite a year that saw a large rise in need for local support services, those who could give, did — a lot. The United Way announced Wednesday its 2015 fundraising campaign raised $55.2 million in the...
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You Define our Unique and Wonderful City
Spring is one of my favourite times of the year. I love how the city landscape changes entirely. The snow melts, trees and plants blossom and there’s this tremendous sense of rejuvenation. It inspired...
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Calgary United Way announces new president and CEO
The new CEO and president of the United Way of Calgary and Area will bring with her more than a quarter century of experience working with the city’s communities and empowering them to be their own...
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Evacuated Fort McMurray artist fights fire with paint brush
After fleeing Fort McMurray’s inferno, an artist is using an iconic symbol of the trauma to help douse the fire’s impact. Russell Thomas’ acrylic depiction of the angst-ridden face of Fort McMurray...
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Fort McMurray fire Chief Darby Allen moved by fundraising painting
Fort McMurray’s tireless fire chief got a look into his own wildfire-haunted eyes Tuesday, getting his first up-close look at a fundraising portrait painted in tribute to his efforts to save the...
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Food bank use in Calgary jumped a whopping 17% in the past year: report
The number of Calgarians accessing the city’s food bank is up 17 per cent year over year and a staggering 47 per cent from 2014, according to a report released Tuesday. Food Banks Canada says last...
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Nenshi pitches federal cabinet on making Calgary home for new infrastructure...
Mayor Naheed Nenshi says he received a “polite” reception as he pitched the federal cabinet on the idea of Calgary as home base for a planned new infrastructure bank. The Liberal government announced...
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United Way raises more than $55 million despite economic hard times
Calgary’s hobbled economy didn’t deter thousands from stepping up to boost the United Way. Monday, United Way of Calgary and Area unveiled the tally from the charity’s 2016 fundraising campaign, which...
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Parker: Young leads her first United Way parade
Everyone is invited to Thursday morning’s parade, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. along Stephen Avenue, as the United Way of Calgary and Area kicks off its annual fundraising campaign. The parade — stretching...
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United Way Plane Pull raises $107,000 to reduce poverty and build community
Using sheer will and muscle power, nearly 600 Calgarians gathered on a runway at Calgary’s airport Sunday for the United Way Plane Pull, competing to haul an Airbus A300 as far as 15 metres across the...
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You Define our Unique and Wonderful City - Spring is one of my favourite times of the year. I love how the city landscape changes entirely. The snow melts, trees and plants blossom and there’s this...
View ArticleCalgary United Way announces new president and CEO
Karen Young will take on the role of CEO and president of United Way of Calgary and Area, replacing Lucy Miller, who announced Tuesday she is retiring at the end of the year.
View ArticleEvacuated Fort McMurray artist fights fire with paint brush
Russell Thomas' acrylic depiction of the angst-ridden face of Fort McMurray Fire Chief Darby Allen will soon be sold in prints, the money raised going to the United Way of Fort McMurray to help soothe...
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