Show the Love heART raffle

Annual art raffle to support SNAPS (Foothills Special Needs Association for Parents and Siblings). Tickets are $25 and winner will be drawn on February 4.Only 120 tickets will be sold. They are available at the SNAPS office, at the Routes Media office or by calling 403-603-3232. Original painting (value $2100, 29″x 36″) donated by High [...]

From the Talkies to Digital

The Wales Theatre in High River has seen it all from the primitive storeroom theatres and early films, through the silent movies to the talkies and Technicolor, cinemascope to wide screens. Now with an impending move to digital and 3D, this charming landmark will once again leap forward in time. By Sandra Wiebe On the [...]

Christmas Gift Ideas

From our shopping pages for Winter, 2010  Download Shopping Pages Spread (578 KB) Download Winter Shopping Pages (4.1 MB) Photos by Neville Palmer Shopping by Alison Laycraft

Stuffed Pork with Mango Ginger Sauce

By Jamal Malih and Madja Ourahma, The Little New York Bistro, Longview Ingredients: one pork loin ¼ lb spinach ½ cups of pitted Spanish olives 1 cup of breadcrumbs ¼ cup of olive oil 1 tbsp of grated ginger root 1 tsp lemon juice 1 tsp garlic Method: Pre-heat oven to 350ºF For the stuffing, [...]

Tracking with Terry

With just a ball cap and a silver beard, he would likely blend in – simply another face in the crowd. Swap the ball cap  for that signature black cowboy hat and keep the beard – now he’s an easy mark for Terry Grant, the face of the popular reality show, Mantracker. Grant is a [...]

Roasted Fingerling Pototoes

Smoked & Roasted Fingerling Potatoes with Garlic Allioli Printable Recipe Download Serves: 4 – 6 Ingredients: 1 lb fingerling potatoes olive oil – enough to lightly coat potatoes 2 eggs 5 cloves garlic ½ cup olive oil Juice of 1 lemon 1 tsp pimenton or smoked paprika – hot smoked olive oil salt and pepper [...]

Great food in the Winter issue

The Little New York Bistro, owned and operated by Jamal Malih and his wife Majda Ourahama are a perfect foil for the duo to showcase their culinary experience. The restaurant, located in the Village of Longview, is set in a rustic log style building imparting the charm of its country surroundings. With the rolling Foothills [...]

Funds for Black Diamond Handi Bus

Matching Grant to purchase new Handibus for Rising Sun Long Term Care Clients On the same day Canadians set aside to remember our veterans, Minister of Finance and Enterprise and MLA for Foothills-Rockyview, Ted Morton will present the Sheep River Health Trust with a cheque for $42,584.00 to support the purchase of the new handi-bus [...]

Winter Issue

The Winter issue of Routes is available… From the Editor’s Note: Every issue this letter feels a bit like a “what I did last summer” essay. Fortunately, while seeking out what great things to bring to our readers this issue, the routes team discovered a lot of interesting people and great local talent along the [...]

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