Brad West Blog

Grab Your Bike...WHEELS FOR WELLS is back!!
Posted: May. 15th
  A young Calgarian named Alex has a goal. He wants to bring safe drinking water to people who currently DON'T have access to safe, clean water. SHINE FM is ...

BID ON MY BOWL!! (...and help the Food Bank!!)
Posted: May. 6th
Back in Mid-April... a collection of Calgary media members (including me), local dignitaries and sports stars got together at the Calgary Food Bank to paint bowls for a FANT...

NEW (and crazy) FOODS AT STAMPEDE 2013!!
Posted: May. 2nd
  The 'Greatest Outdoor Show On Earth' is only a couple of months away... and today I found out about 31 NEW foods set to make their debut at this years Calgary St...

Mmmmm...PAD THAI!!
Posted: Apr. 8th
This week's winner of the Shine's Kitchen Recipe of the Week is Trevor!  Trevor won himself a $50 gift certificate for Community Natural Foods by sending in a reci...

TAKE A TRIP TO...ROSEBUD!!
Posted: Mar. 25th
Alberta is full of cool, picturesque little towns... and one of my favourites is definitely Rosebud!!  It's just a short 90 minute drive NE of Calgary near the edg...

THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE - in Calgary!!!
Posted: Mar. 15th
Attention kids of ALL ages!! 'Thomas The Tank Engine' is coming to Calgary in May! Heritage Park presents "A Day Out With Thomas"... May 4, 5, 11 & 12!! ...

DISNEY'S CAMP ROCK - From Storybook Theatre!!
Posted: Mar. 1st
It's pretty rare to find a play that the kids will love, just as much as Mom & Dad and Grandma & Grandpa will. THIS...is one of those plays! Storybook The...

KIDS CONTEST....NAME THE RCMP'S NEW PUPPIES!!
Posted: Mar. 1st
Here's something really cool for your kids to take part in!!! The RCMP is looking for help from kids 16 & under, to name TEN new German Shepherd police puppies! ...

Listener Recipe of the Week - DUTCH APPLE PANCAKE!!
Posted: Feb. 8th
This week's 'Recipe of the Week' is from a listener named Sarah! She shared a recipe with us for her favourite 'DUTCH APPLE PANCAKE'! She says... "It's ...

EMMA'S 'HAVE A HEART' CAMPAIGN!
Posted: Feb. 5th
A young Calgarian is putting her talents as a budding artist to work...for a GREAT cause! Her name is Emma, and her 'Have a Heart Campaign' has Emma creating beautiful ...