Calgary Community News

The Terry Fox Foundation received a huge boost Thursday, with the largest single donation in the organization’s history: $25 million from the Larry and Judy Tanenbaum Family Foundation.

BMO today announced a donation of $175,000 to organizations supporting members of the Canadian Armed Forces community and their families following the recent tragedy connected to Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Wainwright.

Enbridge employee-fueled campaigns raise US$4.3 million (C$5.9 million) for United Way chapters in 145 communities

Hundreds of Calgarians laced up their sneakers on Thanksgiving for an annual charity walk that raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for food insecurity in Calgary. The third annual event dubbed theWalk.ca 5k, featured a 5 km walk starting at Eau Claire Plaza, as a fundraiser for the Calgary Food Bank.

On Monday, September 28, Hope Air’s third annual Haul for Hope event in Edmonton, presented by WestJet, raised $50,000 to help Canadians who must travel long distances to access vital medical care. This years’ event was especially meaningful as it marked milestone anniversaries for both organizations: Hope Air’s 40th year of connecting patients to care and WestJet’s 30th anniversary of serving Canadians.

...Such concerns were reflected in a recent report by the Arthritis Society of Canada, which graded Alberta and several other provinces a D, while provinces like Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island and the Northwest Territories received an F.