We love to tell our story.
Contact Johanna Schwartz
Communications Manager
jschwartz@thealex.ca
403-520-6442
2020
December 8, 2020, CTV News, The Alex’s Holiday Hope Totes Program aims to support community members in need
December 7, 2020, 660 News, Local charity launches program to help communities during COVID-19
December 2, 2020, CTV News, $30M cost to reintroduce fluoride to Calgary’s drinking water: City report
December 1, 2020, Avenue Magazine, How Calgary Charities and Non-Profits are Adapting to Survive the Pandemic
November 17, 2020, Calgary Herald, As holiday season looms, COVID-19 pandemic throws survival of Calgary charities in jeopardy
November 10, 2020, Calgary Journal, Winter is coming — leaving many Calgary non-profits out in the cold
October 22, 2020, Calgary Herald, Calgary’s homeless shelters prepare for drop in temperatures and surge of COVID-19 infections
October 21, 2020, Global Calgary, Learn more about The Big Social
October 20, 2020, Global Calgary, Calgary restaurants team up to support The Alex with Pasta La Feasta
October 16, 2020, Avenue Magazine, 5 Good Things That Happened in Calgary
October 16, 2020, CBC Calgary, Calgary food centre shifts to indoors as winter-like weather hits
October 14, 2020, CTV Calgary, Pasta La Feasta supporting The Alex
October 10. 2020, Narcity, Calgary’s Having A Massive Pasta Party This Month & 11 Restaurants Have New Dishes For You
September 11, 2020, Globe and Mail, Calgary doctor sees COVID-19 threat in lack of cold-weather shelter space for homeless
September 3, 2020, CTV News, 5 clients test positive: COVID-19 outbreak at Calgary homeless shelter
July 13, 2020, Global News, #ChipinforKids: Amid pandemic, Shaw Charity Classic asks for donations to Alberta charities via text
June 9 2020, U of C Faculty of Nursing, During the age of social distancing and COVID-19, how do you stay at home if you are homeless?
May 20, Livewire, Cideries, brewer pitch in for courageous new mix to help Alex Community Health
May 8, 2020, Calgary Herald, Staff at Calgary’s only assisted self-isolation site dedicated to making a hotel feel like home
May 5, 2020, City of Calgary, The Alex – responding to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 29, 2020, City of Calgary, Calgary’s Assisted Self-Isolation Site – Calgary Homeless Foundation
April 23, 2020, TELUS Talks with Tamara Taggart, Episode 11: Caring for our most vulnerable, with Joy Bowen-Eyre
April 15, 2020, The National Post, COVID-19 isolation hotel for Calgary homeless has first guests, no known cases
April 6, 2020, The Globe and Mail, Calgary establishes isolation spaces for homeless affected by COVID-19 at hotel and Telus Convention Centre
April 6, 2020, LiveWire, Isolation rooms set up for Calgary homeless clients with coronavirus
February 15, 2020, Livewire, Two Wheel View: Bikes the vehicle for social impact in Calgary
January 21, 2020, CBC News, Alex Community Health Centre debuts its new mobile medical clinic
January 21, 2020, CTV News, The Alex and TELUS team up for new community health bus
January 21, 2020, Calgary Herald, New medical clinic on wheels improves healthcare access at high schools
2019
October 30, 2019, CBC News, ‘Children are suffering’ as Calgary’s 60+ year fluoride debate drags on, bioethicist says
October 24, 2019, Macleans Magazine, Canada’s best charities 2020
October 15, 2019, CTV Calgary, Pasta La Feasta – Chef Matt Batey speaks about The Alex Community Food Centre
October 15, 2019, Global Calgary, Pasta La Feasta – featuring Geoff Webber of The Alex
October 9, 2019, Western Living Magazine, Why You Should Eat Pasta Nine Times in the Next Two Weeks
October 9, 2019, The YYScene, Pasta La Feasta festival has Calgary chefs noodling around for the Alex Community Food Centre
September 27, 2019, CBC GEM, Absolutely Canadian Season 19, Episode 39: Breaking Loneliness (documentary feat. Alex Youth Health Centre)
September 22, 2019, CBC Calgary, Alberta youth hospitalized for substance-related concerns at higher rate than average, report finds
August 6, 2019, Avenue Magazine, The Two-Tier Food System
July 3, 2019, CBC Homestretch, ‘I didn’t have to do it alone’: Short films document personal stories of addiction, mental health
June 21, 2019, CTV Calgary, Modern and traditional mix to celebrate Indigenous people
May 24, 2019, CBC Eyeopener, Take a walk down Calgary’s International Avenue
May 17, 2019, CBC Calgary, Why a financially strapped Calgary mother turned down food banks (Audio interview)
February 25, 2019, Star Metro, Calgary city council votes to examine research on water fluoridation
February 25, 2019, CBC Calgary, Calgary to study science of fluoride 8 years after removing it from drinking water
February 21, 2019, University of Calgary Faculty of Law, Accurate ID key for personal dignity
January 27, 2019, LiveWire Calgary, Bowen Eyre takes reins of Calgary’s Alex Community Health Centre
January 23, 2019, BT Calgary, A taste of the Robbie Burns Bash
January 21, 2019, Eat North, Calgary’s 3rd annual Robbie Burns Bash to raise funds for The Alex Community Health Centre
January 21, 2019, CTV Morning News, Spotlight on Robbie Burns Bash
January 14, 2019, Star Metro, Windsor, Ont. flips back to fluoride — why that’s unlikely to change minds in Calgary
January 11, 2019, Star Metro, As meth use spikes in Calgary, police and addiction experts call for a co-ordinated response
January 10, 2019, Calgary Herald, Former CBE chair takes over leadership of The Alex Community Health Centre
2018
December 20, 2018, The Star, Mobile dental care brought to Calgary Drop-In Centre’s clients for first time
December 20, 2018, CTV Calgary, Dental Help before the holidays
December 14, 2018, CTV Calgary, Dental Health Bus back on the road
December 7, 2018, Calgary Journal, Alberta’s updated dental fee guide helps no one, says Calgary Urban Project Society director
December 6, 2018, CTV News Alberta Primetime, Dental Health Bus brings the dentist to your door
November 21, 2018, CTV News, On Board the Youth Health Bus
November 15, 2018, CBC News, Needle Debris and the Opioid Crisis
October 27, 2018, Global TV, Fluoride for Health (begins at 9:30)
October 18, 2018, CTV News, Calgary company wants to help collect your empties
October 10, 2018, The Star Metro, United Way Poverty and Hunger Insert
October 10, 2018, Global News Learn more about 2018 Restaurants for Change
September 26, 2018, Eat North, Dine out and do good with Restaurants for Change
September 24, 2018, Global TV Calgary-based bottle collection app promises users will save time and money
September 23, 2018, CBC Calgary, They all speak carrot: Immigrants learn about Canada and meet friends in Calgary garden
August 17, 2018, The Star Metro Calgary, Calgary Fire Department logged a record number of opioid overdose calls in July, shocking everyone but frontline workers (cover story)
July 31, 2018, The Star Metro Calgary, Calgary to implement citywide mental health and addictions strategy
June 18, 2018, The Star Metro Calgary, Local community food centre hopes to change minds about Forest Lawn
June 16, 2018, The Star Metro Calgary, YYC Burger Battle begins
June 15, 2018, The Star Metro Calgary, Pathways to Housing helping at-risk Calgarians for a decade
June 8, 2018, CBC Calgary, Sikh group uses power of food and hundreds of years of tradition to build bridges in Calgary
June 8, 2018, The Star Metro Calgary, Immigrants and young single moms among those who struggle most with poverty
May 1, 2018, The Star Metro Calgary, Why Alberta plans to offer prescription opioid injections
April 10, 2018, Metro Calgary, Calgary’s low-income transit pass is breaking barriers
January 25, 2018, CTV News, Robbie Burns Day Observed in Calgary
January 18, 2018 Eat North Robbie Burns Bash at Calgary’s St. Louis Hotel raises funds for The Alex
January 13, 2018, Global Morning News Robbie Burns Bash to support The Alex
January 9, 2018 CTV Morning News, Health Care Hits the Road (Alex Youth Health Bus)
2017
December 22, 2017, CBC Calgary, Calgary Salvation Army only half way to $1.25M fundraising goal as Christmas approaches
November 22, 2017, CTV Calgary, Alberta Introduces new Dental Fee Guide
October 13, 2017, Community Food Centres Canada, Hungry for change at The Alex: Youth bring Calgary politicians and community together for dinner and dialogue on food security
October 7, CBC Calgary, Restaurants for Change addresses food insecurity at the dinner table
October, 2017, Spur Magazine Profile of The Alex and CLERC (pg 18)
September, 2017, Calgary Foundation Vital Signs Report, The People’s Gathering (pg. 8)
August 30, 2017, CTV News, On-site interview and footage from Open Mic Night (begins at 14:28)
August 30, 2017, City TV Breakfast Television, Open Mic Night Channels Youth’s Creativity
August 24, 2017, Swerve Magazine, The Alex gives its creative clients a platform to perform
June 22, 2017, Metro Calgary, Calgary brothers go to extreme lengths to raise awareness about fentanyl addiction
June 17, 2017, Global TV, Calgary community food centre opens with vine-cutting celebration
April 11, 2017, CTV Calgary, Veteran dentist providing underprivileged kids with dental care
April 8, 2017, Calgary Herald, Calgary youths create mural for 150+ Reasons We Love Canada
March 30, 2017, Metro, Calgary clothing swap hopes to help LGBTQ2S+ people to dress for success
March 24, 2017, University of Calgary Faculty of Nursing Blog, Grad student uses technology to open doors for learning and health care innovation
March 17, 2017, Canadian Running Calgary man gets lost for 10 hours while training for ultramarathon
March 16, 2017, Calgary Herald, Calgary man training for marathon lost for over ten hours in Kananaskis
February 27, 2017, Metro Calgary, Funding announcement falls short: Nurse Practitioner Association of Alberta
February 24, 2017, Global News, Alberta grant allows for expanded hours, more nurse practitioners at health centres
February 24, 2017, CBC Calgary, Nurse practitioners hired in Calgary, Edmonton under pilot project
February 24, 2017, Calgary Herald, Health-care centres get $10 million to hire more nurse practitioners
February 1, 2017, CTV Calgary, The Alex secures a new home (video)
January 31, 2017, Calgary Herald, The Alex preparing for a major move
January 15, 2017, Calgary Herald, Alex Dental Health Bus sees growing demand for dental care in Calgary, hosting clinic for disadvantaged families
January 15, 2017, Metro Calgary, Donation keeps The Alex Dental Health Bus rolling
2016
October 27, 2016, Calgary Now (Shaw TV), Alberta’s Fentanyl Crisis Part 1
October 27, 2016, Calgary Now (Shaw TV), Alberta’s Fentanyl Crisis Part 2
October 20, 2016, Global TV, Shaw Charity Classic eclipses $5 million in charity donations
September 22, 2016, Global News, At-risk, homeless Calgary teens reconnect with school through unique program
September 20, 2016, Avenue Magazine, The Alex Community Food Centre Celebrates Its Soft Launch on September 20
September 14, 2016, The Current – CBC, Tooth decay up in Calgary kids after fluoride removed from drinking water: study
September 12, 2016, National Post, Calgary’s poor suffered when city councillors bought into conspiracy theories about fluoride
September 7, 2016, Global TV, Calgary fluoride debate: councillors push for ‘objective assessment’ from health institute
August 19, 2016, Calgary Herald, More parents unable to afford children’s dental care in poor economy
July 18, 2016, Global TV, Providing information about prenatal care to new mothers (CenteringPregnancy)
June 27, 2016, GrainsWest Magazine, The Table is Set (Alex Community Food Centre)
June 21, 2016, CBC, Long waitlists for low-income dental care called unacceptable
June 18, 2016, Global TV, Western Canada’s first community food centre to open in Calgary
June 18, 2016, CTV, A Sneak Peek at The Alex Community Food Centre
June 17, 2016, Calgary Herald, Q+A: Alberta’s first community food centre to open in Calgary later this year
April 29, 2016, UToday, Alberta’s deputy minister of health calls on public health researchers for expertise
April 14, 2016, Calgary Sun, CUPS cuts dental program
March 4, 2016, CBC News, The Alex to open community food centre in Calgary
March 3, 2016, BT Calgary, On Location – The Alex Community Food Centre
February 22, 2016, CBC News, New youth detox beds in Alberta cheered, but some want more action
February 21, 2016, Metro Calgary, Fluoride debate: The Alex sees growing demand for dental services
February 19, 2016, Calgary Herald, Editorial: Nothing to smile about
February 18, 2016, National Post, Calgary’s health officer urges council to rethink fluoride removal after study showing alarming spike in cavities for kids
February 18, 2016, Calgary Herald, Fortney: Fluoride fight is back with a vengeance
February 18, 2016, Calgary Herald, Calgary city councillors defend fluoride decision
February 17, 2016, CBC News, Lack of fluoride in Calgary drinking water leads to rise in kids’ tooth decay, study indicates
February 17, 2016, Calgary Herald, Fluoride study triggers calls for council rethink
February 13, 2016, CBC Calgary, Calgary Syrian refugees get bus-based dental care
February 13, 2016, CTV Calgary, Dental bus helps Syrian refugees
February 12, 2016, Metro Calgary Calgary Syrian Refugees to get free dental check-ups from Alex Dental Health Bus
2015
November 20, 2015, CBC Radio – The Homestretch, Alex Youth Health Bus
October 29, 2015, Alberta Views, The Gap: Why doesn’t health care include teeth?
October 27, 2015, CBC National “Keeping Canada Alive Season One” Improving Access to Dental Care in Canada
October 26, 2015, Avenue Magazine, The Alex Community Food Centre is Set to Open in 2016
October 15, 2015, Calgary Herald, Dine out Oct. 21 to help all Canadians access healthy food through fundraiser
September 21, 2015, Calgary Herald, Mock election used to encourage homeless Calgarians to vote
September 19, 2015, Metro Calgary, Calgary’s homeless prepare for mock vote
September 19, 2015, Global Calgary, ‘Harvest Moon’ raises money for Calgary’s first community food centre
August 9, 2015, Calgary Herald, New urban fruit orchard to benefit Calgary Homeless Foundation tenants
August 9, 2015, Global News, New orchard helps Calgary’s most vulnerable
May 12, 2015, Toronto Star, Graffiti-tagged RV becomes Ontario’s first mobile mental health clinic
April 21, 2015, Metro Calgary, New little free library expected to alleviate stress and reconnect Calgary youth
April 19, 2015, Global Calgary, Alberta children suffering because dental care is out of reach
April 19, 2015, Calgary SUN, Big smiles for underprivileged Calgary kids at free SAIT dental clinic
April 19, 2015, Calgary Metro, Calgary youth in need see day of free dental care
Spring 2015, Apple Magazine, Delivering a vision for oral health
March 18, 2015, Calgary Metro, Alberta health minister seeks to expand school-based mental health services
March 16, 2015, Calgary Metro, Calgary’s most vulnerable benefiting from ancient Chinese medicine
February 9 2015, CTV Alberta: Alberta Primetime, The Alex Mobile Dental Health Centre (video)
January 25, 2015, Calgary Herald, Province creates working group to tackle LGBTQ youth homelessness
January 25. 2015, Calgary Herald, Alleviating dental discomfort in Alberta likely to cause more financial pain than elsewhere in Canada
January 8, 2015, Metro News, Jump in heroin charges contributes to increase in Calgary drug offences
2014
December 31, 2014, Calgary Herald, Five things to know about the Alex Dental Health Bus
December, 2014, CBC News, Dental decay rampant in Calgary children, pediatric dentist says
December 4 , 2014, Calgary Herald, The Alex Dental Health Bus: a real, live tooth fairy
December 4, 2014, Metro News, End Calgary homelessness by addressing housing, mental health, and aboriginal issues: Panel
November 29, 2014, Global News, Calgary’s Child (video)
November 7, 2014, Breakfast Television, CenteringPregnancy Program (video)
September 18, 2014, CTV News, Holistic based pilot project to provide support at select southeast schools
September 14, 2014, Spruce Meadows, Horses Jump and Take Flight to New Homes
September 9, 2014, CBC News, Early Snowfall has Homeless Groups Scrambling for Clothing
July 10, 2014, Global News, Recovery and Healing Addiction – An Alternative to the “War on Drugs”
June 5, 2014, Calgary Sun, Spruce Meadows Offers Flood Victims a Leg Up
June 5, 2014, Calgary Herald, The Alex Dental Health Bus, Calgary
March 13, 2014, CBC News, Calgary man finds a home after a year tenting in parkades, garbage rooms
March 9, 2014, U Magazine, University of Calgary, The Wheels on the Bus Go…
March 9, 2014, Metro News, Crystal meth addiction on the rise in Alberta: Data
February 3, 2014, CBC News, The Homestretch, Youth homelessness in Calgary
January 21, 2014, CTV News, Mental health puts people on the path to recovery
2013
November 13, 2013, Global News, The Alex clients document struggles, resiliency
October 2013, Canadian Homelessness Research Network Press, Housing First in Canada: Supporting Communities to End Homelessness
October 2013, Avenue Magazine, The Alex Mobile Health Fleet
October 29, 2013, Metro News, New Alberta Health Services CEO eyes better mental health strategies for children
October 7, 2013, SHAW Go TV – Former Homeless Man Spreads Hope
September 19, 2013, Alberta Government, The Lieutenant Governor’s Circle on Mental Health and Addiction, True Leadership Award – Pathways to Housing
September 19, 2013, CTV News Calgary, A new re-SORCe for Calgary’s most vulnerable
June 12, 2013, Global Calgary, Plan to End Homelessness Targets Most Vulnerable
May, 2013, Vital Signs Magazine, The Alex – Forty Years of Caring for Calgarians
May 31, 2013, Swerve, There’s No Place Like HomeBase
May 8, 2013, Swerve, The Alex Dental Health Bus
May 2013, Vital Signs, The Alex — Forty years caring for Calgarians
April 18, 2013, FFWD, Rethinking Foster Care
April 9, 2013, Global News, Woman of Vision: Sue Fortune
April 6, 2013, Calgary Herald, Pathways to contentment
March 20, 2013, City TV: Breakfast Television, Scotiabank Marathon (The Alex is featured at 9:29 – 12:24)
March 15, 2013, CBC News, Schools, agencies struggle to keep up with youth mental health services
February 21, 2013, Calgary ShawTV, Alex Youth Health Bus
February 21, 2013, CBC News, At-risk renters shut out in tight market
January 24, 2013, Avenue Magazine, Big Idea: Mobile Health Bus to Treat Calgary’s Youth
January 2, 2013, Global Calgary Morning News, The Alex Dental Health Bus
January 3, 2013, Metro News, Calgary police stats show 80-per-cent jump in crystal meth
2012
December 14, 2012, CBC News, Calgary’s homeless feel effect of low vacancy
December 14, 2012, Calgary Sun, Calgary agencies receive provincial cash, pushing ahead 10-year plan to end homelessness
December 14, 2012, Calgary Herald, Province to spend $27 million on housing, support for homeless in Calgary
December 13, 2012, CBC News, Funding injection to provide homes, support for hundreds
December 6, 2012, Metro News, Calgary eyes low-income transit pass for kids and teens
November 8, 2012, Calgary Journal, Gearing up for winter: Calgary comes together to help homeless youth
August 29, 2012, Airdrie City View, Fundraiser helps students kick off school year in new shoes
August 21, 2012, Metro News, Crystal meth resurgence reported, task force co-chair not surprised
August 4, 2012, Calgary Herald, Authors fear teens trade sex for drugs
July 30, 2012, CBC News, Calgary marks $750K in fluoride savings for dental care
July 5, 2012, Metro News, Fluoride-free Calgary savings go to children’s dental health
July 5, 2012, Cosmetic Dentistry Guide, Mobile Dental Unit Set for Calgary
July 4, 2012, Airdrie City View, Local tattoo shop donates funds on Friday the 13th
July 4, 2012, Calgary Herald, ‘Dental office on wheels’ pulling into town soon
July 4, 2012, Canadians Opposed To Fluoridation, Alex launching mobile dental health bus next week
July 4 , 2012, Canadians Opposed To Fluoridation, Calgary earmarks $750,000 from fluoridation savings for kids’ dental care programs
June 1, 2012, Global News, Calgary students get lesson in homelessness
February 24, 2012, Metro News, Riding the Alex Youth Health Bus
February 24, 2012, Metro News, Pregnant teen swears by Calgary’s youth bus
January 26, 2012 , Metro News, Bus brings health care to students
We love to tell our story.
Contact Johanna Schwartz
Communications Manager
jschwartz@thealex.ca
403-520-6442
Our Dental Health Bus was live on The Current Sept 14, 2016. Listen to the archive here.
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