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Local Senior Christmas Card Initiative Receives Global Response

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3 months ago

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A Christmas initiative launched by a local Calgary retirement residence has received a stunning response after the initial call for Christmas cards went viral on Facebook. 

Sage Hill Retirement Residence, located in NW Calgary, has been flooded with Christmas cards from across the globe after inviting people to send cards to their senior residents. “The response has been exceptional,” says Wendy Roby, Lifestyle Director for Sage Hill Retirement Residence, “We’ve heard from Canadians coast to coast, we’ve received mail from Italy, Australia, the U.S. Such a thoughtful and caring response from around the world.” 

In the wake of the recent lockdown announcement that will carry on through Christmas and into the New Year, the Sage Hill Christmas card initiative is a reminder that small acts of love and kindness can have great impact. “As they won’t be visiting families at Christmas,” says Roby, “this is a great way to make our senior residents feel thought of and special at a time that while special can leave of us feeling quite isolated.”

Christmas cards can be addressed to:

6 Sage Hill Gardens NW
Calgary, AB
T3R 1J1, Canada

In addition to sending cards via mail, a drop-off mailbox has been placed outside the entrance at Sage Hill. In the interest of health and safety, all mail and in-person deliveries are disinfected and held for 3 consecutive days before being distributed. 

Sage Hill is a part of All Seniors Care Living Centres, a national senior’s housing organization with locations across Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan. As Christmas approaches, readers are encouraged to continue the positivity and expand their mailing list to include retirement residences outside of Calgary. Mailing addresses for each location can be found at https://www.allseniorscare.com/residence/.  

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Batherson’s shootout winner gives Senators 4-3 win over Flames

Published on March 7, 2021

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CALGARY — Drake Batherson scored the game-winning goal in a four-round shootout to give the Ottawa Senators a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary.

Connor Brown, Ryan Dzingel and Colin White each scored a goal for the Senators (9-17-1) in regulation. Tim Stutzle also scored a shootout goal.

Mark Giordano, Johnny Gaudreau, and Noah Hanifin scored for Calgary (11-12-3). Matthew Tkachuk added a shootout goal of his own in the loss.

Matt Murray made 30 saves for Ottawa. Jacob Markstrom made 18 saves for Calgary.

Brown scored the first goal of the game with 6:12 to play in the first. He fired the puck from behind the right face off circle. The puck redirected off a Flames defenceman before sliding through Markstrom’s legs.

Dzingel scored for the second consecutive game to give his team a 2-0 advantage before the intermission. He finished a two-on-one play, taking a pass from Chris Tierney before tapping the puck past Markstrom.

Ottawa Senators forward Austin Watson and Calgary Flames forward Zac Rinaldo fought each other within the opening three minutes of the second period, in the hopes of sparking their respective teams.

It worked, briefly, for the Flames. Giordano scored his third of year 88 seconds later, firing a shot that deflected off Senators’ forward Josh Norris before beating Murray.

But the Senators would restore their two-goal advantage thanks to Colin White’s seventh goal of the season less than four minutes later.

Gaudreau scored in the third period to bring the Flames, once again, within a goal. It was his 11th of the season. The Flames would finally even the scoreline thanks to a goal from Hanifin with over eight minutes to go in regulation. It was the second goal in two games for the Flames defenceman.

Calgary thought they had the game won later in the third as Brown tried to give the Senators the lead with his second of the night. With Markstrom out of position, the puck struck the right leg of Flames defenceman Juuso Valimaki and away from the goal.

The Flames and Senators hoped overtime would decide things, but to no avail. Batherson’s shootout winner would give the Senators two points and leave the Flames with just one.

NOTES: The Flames had eight power play opportunities Sunday night, but only scored once with the man advantage….

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 7, 2021.

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Former world champion Kevin Koe earns third straight win at Tim Hortons Brier event

Published on March 7, 2021

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CALGARY —
Kevin Koe remains unbeaten at the Tim Hortons Brier.

Koe’s Wild Card 2 rink defeated Eddie MacKenzie of Prince Edward Island 12-5 on Sunday to improve to 3-0 at the Canadian men’s curling championship.

MacKenzie’s squad dropped to 0-2.

Koe, a four-tine Canadian champion and twice a world gold medallist from Calgary,  took control of the match early, scoring three in the second for a 4-0 lead.

Koe’s rink added four more in the fourth end to go up 8-1 before adding three in the sixth for an 11-3 advantage.

Koe rounded out the scoring with one in the eighth, after which the two teams shook hands.

Koe’s takes on Team Canada’s Brad Gushue (2-0) in the evening draw.

In other early action, Saskatchewan’s Matt Dunstone (2-1) downed Newfoundland & Labrador’s Greg Smith (0-3) 6-3; Quebec’s Michael Fournier (2-1) defeated Nunavut’s Peter Mackey (0-2) 15-1; and Ontario’s John Epping (2-1) got past Nova Scotia’s Scott McDonald (1-2) 12-7.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 7, 2021.

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