Category: Lifestyle

The province is making it easier for Canadian Armed Forces members, Regular and Reserve, to find good jobs during and after their service. The government is now recognizing their unique training when it comes to operating commercial vehicles. Since June 2015, Alberta has recognized the Department of National Defence’s (DND) training and testing requirements so…

Welcome to #MentoringMonth 2019 — This year, the AMP is profiling mentoring needs and stories from throughout Alberta. Looking to become a mentor? Search for mentoring programs all over Alberta It was not that long ago when we heard the story of a young person who was graduating from post-secondary who wished they had a mentor in their…

By Parker Ellen, Assistant Professor of Management, D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University Donald Trump and congressional Democrats are stuck in a negotiation stalemate that is preventing an end to the government shutdown. Trump wants a wall, but Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer refuse to support funding for a physical barrier – positions they recently reiterated while…

Premier Rachel Notley’s Made-in-Alberta energy strategy is taking a major step forward in diversifying the economy, creating new jobs and adding more value to our resources. Calgary-based Value Creation Inc. (VCI) and its wholly owned subsidiary Value Chain Solutions Inc. are on track to invest $2 billion in an upgrading facility in the Alberta Industrial…

Winnipeg, MB – Keystone Potato Producers Association (KPPA) has made a bold investment in the safety of their members with the decision to provide annual financial support to STARS. The move was made at their recent annual general meeting in Portage La Prairie where members unanimously agreed to donate $10,000, which constitutes roughly two per cent…

Alberta Agriculture and Forestry is helping fund a three-year pilot program that will recycle agricultural plastics. The Alberta Beef Producers will use the $750,000 grant to coordinate the recycling program on behalf of the Agricultural Plastics Recycling Group – 20 stakeholder organizations ranging from commodity associations and rural municipalities to retailers. The Alberta Agricultural Plastics…

Environment and Parks Minister Shannon Phillips is hosting a fourth telephone town hall to consult Albertans on the Bighorn Country proposal. The Government of Alberta has proposed a mix of parks and public lands in the Bighorn region that would preserve natural landscapes while creating new opportunities for economic development, tourism and recreation in the…

The seventh annual Avalanche Awareness Day offered Albertans fun, hands-on activities and information on avalanche safety and winter survival. This year’s event was held Jan. 20 in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. It featured live demonstrations such as how to assess avalanche terrain, how to build a snow shelter and fire-starting strategies. “Avalanche Awareness Day is a…

By Paul Scott Anderson  Crop circles step aside! A giant ice disk has been found on the Presumpscot River in Maine. The fascinating phenomenon is attracting thousands of onlookers, including ducks. You have probably heard of crop circles, but did you know there are ice circles too? Every so often, ice circles – or actually ice disks – are…

A lab assistant with Calgary Laboratory Services (CLS) pleaded guilty to accessing health information in violation of the Health Information Act (HIA) on January 15, 2019. Alaa Hammoud was found to have inappropriately accessed the health records of 11 Albertans between July 18, 2016 and September 5, 2017. He received a $3,500 fine. The accesses occurred in…