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The Grey Cup’s Military connection and Operation Tea Cup, a Red Deer Fundraiser perfect for Grey Cup Week

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Co-founders of Operation Teacup Michelle Tetreault and Charlie MacDonald

It all started over a conversation about giving back.  Before long Charlie MacDonald and Michelle Tetreault decided to combine passions for Canada’s military and Canadian Football and the idea for Operation Teacup was born.  “Operation” Teacup is a worthy name for this day long endeavour because it takes the planning abilities of a military mission to pull it off.  In fact… the military actually does help pull it off!

Operation Teacup sees soldiers from The Kings Own Regiment out of Calgary make a special trip up to Red Deer.  At the first light of day, the soldiers meet a representative from the Canadian Football Hall of Fame with a special package… the Grey Cup!  Together, the soldiers and the “Keeper of the Cup” escort Canada’s historic football trophy to various locations around Central Alberta.  Businesses and sponsors host events and football fans gather.  Together they raise awareness and funds for a very important cause… The Military Family Resource Centre.

The MFRC supports families of the Canadian Armed Forces through programs and services, social activities and events.   There are so many challenges for military personnel and their family members to tackle, including family separation and reunification, counselling and crisis intervention.   Considering the sacrifices members of our armed forces make for Canadians on a daily basis.. it only seems right that Canadians should step in to help their families out from time to time.

 

First stop at a sponsor event..

Grey Cup makes an Emergency Stop!  

Grey Cup makes a stop in Penhold at Sugar By Tracy in Penhold

Operation Teacup is named after an historic World War II football game between Canadian and American sides… played at a soccer stadium in England in front of over 30,000 confused fans.  It was a celebration of football unlike any other.  Click to learn more about the 1944 Tea Bowl.

Grey Cup makes a stop at Westpark Lodge

The final leg of the tour… The House on the Hill

Operation Teacup will deploy at this year’s Grey Cup Celebration in Edmonton!   Join us Saturday, November 24, as we raise awareness and funds at the Canadian Football Hall of Fame Alumni Event at Enbridge Place as part of the Grey Cup Festival. Proceeds to go to Canadian Football Hall of Fame and Edmonton MFRC.  Tickets are $20 each on the Grey Cup Festival website.  Click here for information!

Michelle and Charlie present proceeds to Military Family Resource Centre

Your Grey Cup Memory

 

 

After 15 years as a TV reporter with Global and CBC and as news director of RDTV in Red Deer, Duane set out on his own 2008 as a visual storyteller. During this period, he became fascinated with a burgeoning online world and how it could better serve local communities. This fascination led to Todayville, launched in 2016.

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Made in Alberta! Province makes it easier to support local products with Buy Local program

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Show your Alberta side. Buy Local.

When the going gets tough, Albertans stick together. That’s why Alberta’s government is launching a new campaign to benefit hard-working Albertans.

Global uncertainty is threatening the livelihoods of hard-working Alberta farmers, ranchers, processors and their families. The ‘Buy Local’ campaign, recently launched by Alberta’s government, encourages consumers to eat, drink and buy local to show our unified support for the province’s agriculture and food industry.

The government’s ‘Buy Local’ campaign encourages consumers to buy products from Alberta’s hard-working farmers, ranchers and food processors that produce safe, nutritious food for Albertans, Canadians and the world.

“It’s time to let these hard-working Albertans know we have their back. Now, more than ever, we need to shop local and buy made-in-Alberta products. The next time you are grocery shopping or go out for dinner or a drink with your friends or family, support local to demonstrate your Alberta pride. We are pleased tariffs don’t impact the ag industry right now and will keep advocating for our ag industry.”

RJ Sigurdson, Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation

Alberta’s government supports consumer choice. We are providing tools to help folks easily identify Alberta- and Canadian-made foods and products. Choosing local products keeps Albertans’ hard-earned dollars in our province. Whether it is farm-fresh vegetables, potatoes, honey, craft beer, frozen food or our world-renowned beef, Alberta has an abundance of fresh foods produced right on our doorstep.

Quick facts

  • This summer, Albertans can support local at more than 150 farmers’ markets across the province and meet the folks who make, bake and grow our food.
  • In March 2023, the Alberta government launched the ‘Made in Alberta’ voluntary food and beverage labelling program to support local agriculture and food sectors.
  • Through direct connections with processors, the program has created the momentum to continue expanding consumer awareness about the ‘Made in Alberta’ label to help shoppers quickly identify foods and beverages produced in our province.
  • Made in Alberta product catalogue website

 

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Province to expand services provided by Alberta Sheriffs: New policing option for municipalities

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Expanding municipal police service options

Proposed amendments would help ensure Alberta’s evolving public safety needs are met while also giving municipalities more options for local policing.

As first announced with the introduction of the Public Safety Statutes Amendment Act, 2024, Alberta’s government is considering creating a new independent agency police service to assume the police-like duties currently performed by Alberta Sheriffs. If passed, Bill 49 would lay additional groundwork for the new police service.

Proposed amendments to the Police Act recognize the unique challenges faced by different communities and seek to empower local governments to adopt strategies that effectively respond to their specific safety concerns, enhancing overall public safety across the province.

If passed, Bill 49 would specify that the new agency would be a Crown corporation with an independent board of directors to oversee its day-to-day operations. The new agency would be operationally independent from the government, consistent with all police services in Alberta. Unlike the Alberta Sheriffs, officers in the new police service would be directly employed by the police service rather than by the government.

“With this bill, we are taking the necessary steps to address the unique public safety concerns in communities across Alberta. As we work towards creating an independent agency police service, we are providing an essential component of Alberta’s police framework for years to come. Our aim is for the new agency is to ensure that Albertans are safe in their communities and receive the best possible service when they need it most.”

Mike Ellis, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services

Additional amendments would allow municipalities to select the new agency as their local police service once it becomes fully operational and the necessary standards, capacity and frameworks are in place. Alberta’s government is committed to ensuring the new agency works collaboratively with all police services to meet the province’s evolving public safety needs and improve law enforcement response times, particularly in rural communities. While the RCMP would remain the official provincial police service, municipalities would have a new option for their local policing needs.

Once established, the agency would strengthen Alberta’s existing policing model and complement the province’s current police services, which include the RCMP, Indigenous police services and municipal police. It would help fill gaps and ensure law enforcement resources are deployed efficiently across the province.

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