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Calgary Herald
6 hours ago
- 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. 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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.
Calgary Herald
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Calgary Herald
Calgary Stampede, July 5: Shania Twain at Dome tonight
This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Country star Shania Twain performs at the Saddledome in Calgary during her Queen of Me tour Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Dean Pilling/Postmedia file Today marks the only arena show as part of the Calgary Stampede's concert series, with country music superstar Shania Twain taking to the stage. 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. 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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 Opening for her at the Saddledome will be Calgary-born singer Devon Cole, who's currently living in Los Angeles and working on an album. Read on for everything you need to know to make the most of the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth. 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 Country star Shania Twain performs at the Saddledome in Calgary during her Queen of Me tour Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Dean Pilling/Postmedia Well, this is as big as it gets this year at the Calgary Stampede. The lone Saddledome concert will kick off the weekend in a suitably spectacular manner as Shania Twain brings her stadium show to the masses. It's been a few years since Twain's two-night stop to tour her most recent release, 2023's self-affirming Queen of Me. In the meantime, Twain finished yet another Las Vegas residency earlier this year that allowed her rev up the flash and spectacle. Make sure you get there early to see Calgary-born signer Devin Cole, a Twain super-fan and inventive purveyor of feminist anthems herself. She will be making her stadium debut. When/Where: Saturday, 7:30 p.m. at the Saddledome Hailey Benedict performs on stage during day three of the Country Thunder Music Festival at The Confluence (formerly Fort Calgary) Sunday, August 18, 2024. Dean Pilling/Postmedia While the Calgary Stampede often puts a spotlight on up-and-coming locals on their various stages, it can probably safely be argued that St. Albert country singer Hailey Benedict has safely graduated from that phase in her career. It was more than 10 years ago when she picked up the Fan's Choice Award in Red Deer during the Country Music Alberta Awards. She was 11. In 2023, she was co-hosting the awards. In 2024, she offered a spirited mainstage set at Country Thunder. Her newest single, the steel guitar-sweetened ballad Carl Dean — named after Dolly Parton's husband — is an affectionate ode to unconditional love. When/Where: Saturday, 9:30 p.m. at Nashville North Pancakes fill the griddles at the Makami College Stampede breakfast on July 6, 2024. Gavin Young/Postmedia file Westside Recreation Centre, 2000 69th St. S.W.: 9 to 11 a.m. Cavalry FC Regional Field House, 125 Field House Dr. E., Aldersyde: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. This advertisement has not loaded yet. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Seton YMCA, 4995 Market St. S.E.: 9 to 11 a.m. CrossIron Mills, 261055 CrossIron Blvd, Rocky View County: 9 to 11 a.m. Calgary-born pop singer-songwriter Devon Cole will open for Shania Twain at the Saddledome on July 5. Supplied Singer Devon Cole, who was born and raised in Calgary, will be opening for her musical hero, Shania Twain, at the superstar's Stampede concert at the Saddledome tonight. She is currently writing songs for her debut full-length album. All in all, it seems as if things are well in hand. But while Cole's rapid ascension may seem overnight, she says there were bumps in the road. 'My favourite quote is that it takes 10 years to become an overnight success,' she says. 'I think in the first five years that I've been doing this – I started releasing music in 2020 – the biggest learning has been this sense of confidence I have now and to trust my gut. Because I was trusting it in the beginning and I kind of fell out of touch with my gut, and I'm rebuilding that relationship.' Shelby Boisjoli-Meged competes in breakaway roping at the Calgary Stampede rodeo on Friday, July 4, 2025. Photo by Darren Makowichuk / Postmedia Day 1 of the 2025 Calgary Stampede rodeo welcomed the stars of breakaway roping to the main stage. And the brightest in the much-ballyhooed debut was a hometown cowgirl. Shelby Boisjoli-Meged, of Langdon, Alta., was all smiles after winning Friday's event and forever etching her name in the rodeo's record books. 'I didn't really think about (making history),' said the smiling Boisjoli-Meged. 'But that is really cool to think about. And in terms of just having an event here … yeah … it's extra special for me. 'This is my hometown rodeo.' The Heritage Park entry makes it way down 9th Avenue during the Calgary Stampede Parade on Friday, July 4, 2025. Gavin Young/Postmedia Can't help it, sorry, but over three decades of watching the Calgary Stampede Parade I've not just been entertained every year, but often deeply moved. It's so purely, utterly, sweetly, cornily Canadian. That means more than ever in this first Stampede of the Donald Trump era. All of Canada was on proud display Friday — First Nations, dozens of ethnic Canadian groups, the Flames, the military, the veterans — together in one long, serpentine display of pride and goodwill. Stampede may bring an uptick in measles cases, say health experts, as large numbers of people gather in indoor and outdoor photo Calgary has largely evaded the brunt of the province's measles outbreak, but experts say an uptick in cases is likely as the city hosts the annual Stampede festivities. Organizers expect over 1.3 million people to visit the Stampede this year, locally, nationally and from around the world. Experts have long warned that measles is an especially infectious disease as the virus is airborne and can spread both indoors and outdoors. The virus can remain in the air for up to two hours after an infected person has left the space and those infected may only show symptoms days after they have contracted virus. 'One of the advantages of Stampede is that it brings a lot of us together to celebrate and have a good time,' said infectious disease specialist Dr. Craig Jenne. 'But unfortunately, that advantage is also something viruses can leverage to travel or transmit to perhaps part of the provinces that haven't yet seen cases.' Andie Johnston at the Calgary Stampede with a simple western look. Photo supplied A career as an influencer means Calgary-based TikToker Andie Johnston gets to combine two of her biggest passions: western fashion and her hometown. The Calgary Stampede, naturally, is her time to shine. 'I always wanted to work with fashion my entire life,' Johnston said. 'I also just really love Calgary. I adore this city.' Though not all of her content is specific to Calgary, for the weeks leading up to and during the Stampede, her videos are centered around western fashion — including her impressive collection of cowboy boots. Harry the Horse celebrated his 40th birthday at the start of the Grandstand Show at the Calgary Stampede on Thursday, July 3, 2025. Brent Calver/Postmedia The Calgary Stampede's most well-known steed, Harry the Horse, is celebrating his 40th anniversary with the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth. Harry the Horse debuted as the official mascot of the Stampede on March 14, 1985, at the Rodeo Royal, after replacing Jim Dandy and his horse, Nellie. Since his establishment four decades ago, Harry has secured a soft spot in Calgarians' hearts, said Bob Ell, current chair of the Stampede promotion committee. Artist Cherisse Mia was photographed at the Calgary Stampede's Art Showcase on Thursday, July 3, 2025. Gavin Young/Postmedia Roughly 12 years ago, Cherisse Mia decided she was going dedicate herself to art. Her children had grown up, so the self-taught Calgary artist committed herself to her practice full-time. She treated it as if she were taking art in university, buying all the books and supplies, and taking inspiration from artists such as early 20th-century Russian abstract painter Wassily Kandisnky and Austrian symbolist artist Gustav Klimt. She also made hundreds of sketches and set out to find her voice through trial and error. 'I started teaching myself full-time, just dived head on,' Mia says in an interview from her booth at the Western Oasis Art Show at the BMO Centre. 'I did painting every day for three years.' In 2017, she applied to get in to the Western Oasis Art Show, the annual Calgary Stampede gathering of dozens of artists. She didn't get in, so she opted to set up a booth on Stephen Avenue near the Calgary Convention Centre, which had a street market set up during the Stampede. 'I had to put up my booth and take it down every single day for the entire time,' Mia says. She caught the attention of someone who worked at the convention centre, who gave her a window to display her art. She eventually sold pieces to the centre. In 2018, Mia was accepted into the Stampede art show and has attended every year since. Jared Parsonage rides Ranhan during the Calgary Stampede rodeo on Friday, July 4, 2025. Photo by Darren Makowichuk / Postmedia When Jared Parsonage emerged as the top bull rider at the Calgary Stampede rodeo in 2023, he proclaimed that the third time was a charm. Having finished second in 2019 and third in 2022, Parsonage had extra motivation to finally capture the $50,000 prize and championship bronze statue. Now, he's on the hunt for more as one of 10 bull riders competing in Pool A from Friday to Saturday looking to lock down one of three coveted Championship Sunday spots on July 13. As the fourth competitor out of the chutes on Friday, Parsonage posted a respectable score of 81 points atop Ranhan to put him in second spot. He then watched on as Utah's Hayes Weight surpassed him with an 83-point performance on Smoke Show before Idaho's Tristen Hutchings had the ride of the afternoon and the best score of 88.5 on Alberta Prime Devil's Advocate. Visitors pass by the Yahoo sign on Family Day at the Calgary Stampede, Sunday July 7, 2024. Gavin Young/Postmedia From how to get to Stampede Park, when you can save money, highlights from the rodeo infield, where to dance up a storm and how to fill your belly, we have you covered with our ultimate Calgary Stampede visitor's guide. Ready to watch this year's Calgary Stampede Rodeo? This primer will help, whether you're a rodeo newbie or veteran. Pictured, Dawson Hay rides One More Reason during the Saddle Bronc event at day nine of the Calgary Stampede Rodeo in Calgary in 2023. Darren Makowichuk/Postmedia. The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth begins Friday at GMC Stadium, and with it comes the world's largest outdoor rodeo. The Calgary Stampede Rodeo features 210 of the globe's top cowboys and cowgirls competing for a prize purse of $2.17 million in 2025. Get the lowdown in the ins and out of the rodeo. Jason Glass cheers as he heads to the win and the overall championship in Heat 9 of the Rangeland Derby chuckwagon races at the Calgary Stampede on July 14, 2024. Mike Drew/Postmedia Chuckwagon historian and commentator Billy Melville said although the sport has been around for more than a century, the objective has always remained the same. 'Even though it's gone through a number of changes, there are three underlying principles that have guided the chuckwagon races since Day 1,' said Melville, who loves talking about the sport his grandfather, Orville Strandquist, excelled in at as both a driver and an outrider for seven decades up until the 1990s. 'A chuckwagon race does three things. Number one is that it tests the skill of the driver; number two is that it tests the skill of the outriders; and number three, it demonstrates the speed of the team. It's really no more complicated than that.' Country star Shania Twain will perform at the Saddledome on July 5. Dean Pilling/Postmedia While the Calgary Stampede is not likely to lose its boastful moniker 'The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth,' organizers of the 10-day spectacle have been taking great effort in recent years to add to its branding to emphasize there is more than a rodeo happening at Stampede Park. It is also being sold as 'The Greatest Music Festival in the West,' a testament to the eclectic music programming that takes over four venues on the Stampede grounds. More than 100 acts, including many that can be seen with the price of admission, will be playing over 10 days. The Calgary Stampede fireworks on July 13, 2023. Photo by Darren Makowichuk / Postmedia Where else can you watch fireworks 10 days in a row? Calgary has the special privilege of a spectacular nighttime show starting at around 11 p.m. from July 4 to 13 while the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth takes over the city. Want to know where you can best see the fireworks? Here are the four best spots to take in the Stampede fireworks from around the city. While not free, this option gets you the best possible view. The fireworks shoot off right after the Grandstand show ends and you can get the best close-up view while on the Midway or right outside the rodeo grounds. This spot has the best free vantage point. It is right across the river from the Stampede grounds in the community of Ramsey. Scotsman's Hill a very popular spot for fireworks viewing so show up early to find a spot to park and sit. Getting dropped off by a generous family member or a ride-share or taxi is a great option. A little farther north from Scotsman's Hill is Tom Campbell's Hill Natural Park. Near the Calgary Zoo, this spot still is close enough to give a great view of the fireworks. There is a parking lot on the north side of the park and is an 11-minute walk from the Calgary Zoo CTrain parking lot. The Max Bell Centre, on the edge of Albert Park and Radisson Heights, offers good views of the Stampede fireworks and a large parking lot.
