Category: News

EDMONTON, AB: Municipal Affairs Minister Shaye Anderson must take immediate steps to address the 23 outstanding disaster relief claims resulting from excessive rainfall levels that have caused significant damage to municipal infrastructure across rural Alberta, said United Conservative Party Municipal Affairs Critics Pat Stier and Ric McIver. “Rural municipalities have been waiting in excess of eight…

RCMP Okotoks – Drug Trafficking Charges and drug seizures Okotoks, AB- On August 15, 2017, Okotoks RCMP GIS/CRU with the assistance of uniformed members and RCMP Police Dog Services executed a search warrant at a Okotoks residence in close proximity to the RCMP Detachment.  As a result of the search warrant investigators seized just over an…

MEDICINE HAT, AB: Pressuring the NDP government to get Albertans a better deal in equalization negotiations with the Trudeau Liberals, holding a referendum on equalization to get the federal government to the table, and fighting for pipelines in all directions highlight Brian Jean’s new policy to stand up for Albertans. The policy, Fixing Equalization: Standing up…

An Edmonton construction firm has been fined $20,000 for failing to comply with an order to vacate public lands near Fort McMurray. Carmacks Industrial Ltd. pleaded guilty to one count of failing to comply with an order to vacate contrary to section 47.1 of the Public Lands Act in relation to the company’s unauthorized occupancy of public…

EDMONTON, AB: UCP Caucus Interim Leader Nathan Cooper today released the following statement accepting Derek Fildebrandt’s resignation from the UCP Caucus: “Earlier this evening Derek Fildebrandt tendered his resignation from the UCP Caucus. I have accepted that resignation. “I’d like to thank Derek for his commitment to the creation of the United Conservative Party and to…

 Theft of Truck and Trailer (Recovered) High River, Alberta –  On August 12, 2017 at approximately  5 p.m.,  2 unidentified males gained entry to Factory Outlet Trailers situated on Highway 2A, north of High River.  The 2 men, arrived in a newer model dark grey Ford F150 pickup which was previously reported stolen from Calgary. This vehicle, which eventually…

Redcliff RCMP Attend Accidental Drowning  Cypress County, Alberta –  A 40-year-old male was recovered from the South Saskatchewan River near Echo Dale Park yesterday. At approximately 3:00 p.m. (August 15), a 911 call was received regarding a male in distress in the South Saskatchewan River near Echo Dale Park.   The male was swimming when he was observed to…

Economic Development and Trade Minister Deron Bilous will promote the benefits of Alberta-U.S. trade at a regional meeting of U.S. state lawmakers Aug. 15-17 in Tacoma, Wash. “The economic ties between Alberta and this region of the United States are strong. This conference is an ideal venue to highlight to U.S. legislators and business leaders…

The Alberta government has issued a Water Act enforcement order to Associated Aggregates Inc. The company is required to restore a portion of a sand and gravel pit adjacent to the North Saskatchewan River to dry ground surface conditions after an end pit lake was constructed without authorization. Incident details A 2007 Water Act approval permitted the establishment of…

EDMONTON, AB: New City Charters for Edmonton and Calgary announced this week represent good first steps in evolving the province’s relationship with Alberta’s largest cities, but United Conservative Party caucus Municipal Affairs Critics Pat Stier and Ric McIver say more work needs to be done to ensure all stakeholders have their voices heard. One key aspect…

EDMONTON, AB: Premier Rachel Notley should join the Opposition in condemning the B.C. NDP’s radical plan to bog Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain expansion down in new legal and environmental challenges, United Conservative Party Energy Critics Drew Barnes and Rick Fraser said. On the heels of an election promise to “use every tool in the toolbox” to…