Category: News

  • Both Kenney and Nixon Acclaimed as UCP Candidates in their Ridings

    Both Kenney and Nixon Acclaimed as UCP Candidates in their Ridings

    Kenney acclaimed as United Conservative candidate in Calgary-Lougheed CALGARY, AB: June 1st, United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney was acclaimed as the UCP candidate in Calgary-Lougheed for the 2019 Alberta General Election. “It is an honour to represent the people of Calgary-Lougheed in the Alberta Legislature, and I am honoured to have the opportunity to stand as…

  • Cochrane RCMP – Massive Structure Fire Under Investigation

    Cochrane RCMP – Massive Structure Fire Under Investigation

    Cochrane, AB – At approximately 2:20 a.m. on June 6, the Cochrane RCMP along with the Town of Cochrane Fire department responded to a large structure fire in the Fireside community of Cochrane.  Some townhomes under construction were engulfed in flames, resulting in damage to nearby vehicles and homes across the street.  Cochrane Fire Department was assisted by…

  • High River Construction Notices and Closures

    High River Construction Notices and Closures

    Downtown finishing work continues on Macleod Tr., 3 and 4 Ave. S.W. HIGH RIVER, AB: Pro-Con Road Works Ltd. began performing finishing work in the downtown area on May 28, including Macleod Trail, 3 Avenue and 4 Avenue S.W. The work will include the repairing concrete curb, gutter and sidewalk. There will be minor road…

  • Move Along; Canada is Closed for Business

    Move Along; Canada is Closed for Business

    Prasad Panda, United Conservative Energy Critic and MLA for Calgary-Foothills  Mission accomplished? Hardly. Last week, Federal government officials announced plans to purchase the existing Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline for $4.5 billion, as well as the rights to the much-needed pipeline expansion project, for an additional $7.5 billion. While Alberta’s Premier tried to claim this…

  • Kananaskis RCMP report fatal accident in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park

    Kananaskis RCMP report fatal accident in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park

    Kananaskis, Alberta – Yesterday at 5:27 p.m., Kananaskis RCMP responded to assist Alberta Parks with a male who fell while climbing in the backcountry near Rawson Lake and suffered fatal injuries. At approximately 3:45 p.m., the 58-year-old male, of Calgary, stumbled on ice and snow and fell approximately 50 feet.  Kananaskis Emergency Services was contacted and Alberta…

  • 2018 Property Tax Rates Bylaw passed by High River Council

    2018 Property Tax Rates Bylaw passed by High River Council

    HIGH RIVER, AB: At the May 28 regular meeting of High River Council, Bylaw 4534/2018 was approved in order to set the 2018 property tax rates for the town. In accordance with Section 353 and 354 of the Municipal Government Act of Alberta (MGA), Council is required to pass a Property Tax Bylaw annually and show all…

  • United Conservatives Call for Ethics Investigation into Heaney Re-hiring

    United Conservatives Call for Ethics Investigation into Heaney Re-hiring

    31EDMONTON, AB: The United Conservatives today are calling for an ethics investigation into the re-hiring of the Premier’s former chief of staff, John Heaney, already the subject of an ongoing investigation. In a letter addressed to the Ethics Commissioner, United Conservative Accountability and Democracy Critic Nathan Cooper raises serious concerns about the fact that Heaney, who is bound…

  • Claresholm and Nanton RCMP Work Together to Stop Vehicle Driving Dangerously

    Claresholm and Nanton RCMP Work Together to Stop Vehicle Driving Dangerously

    Claresholm, Alberta – RCMP from Claresholm have charged a 52 year old female with eight offences after a traffic stop near Nanton, AB. On May 29, Claresholm RCMP were called about a truck driving erratically Northbound on Highway 2. The Nanton RCMP were called to assist and stopped the vehicle near Nanton. The vehicle had a stolen…

  • RCMP Calgary Serious & Organized Crime Financial Integrity Unit Charge Calgary Man and Woman in Multi-Million-Dollar Fraud Investigation

    RCMP Calgary Serious & Organized Crime Financial Integrity Unit Charge Calgary Man and Woman in Multi-Million-Dollar Fraud Investigation

    (Calgary, Alberta) – The RCMP’s Federal Serious & Organized Crime Financial Integrity Unit arrested and formally charged 70-year-old Arnold Breitkreutz and 67-year-old Susan Way, both of Calgary, Alberta, with fraud over $5,000 and theft over $5,000 under sections 380(1)(a) and 334(a) of the Criminal Code.  The charges relate to activities between May of 2014 and September of 2015. …

  • United Conservatives Call for Emergency Debate to Ensure Successful Construction of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project

    United Conservatives Call for Emergency Debate to Ensure Successful Construction of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project

    EDMONTON, AB (May 30, 2018) – Today, United Conservative House Leader Jason Nixon called on the NDP government to hold an Emergency Debate in the Legislature to discuss how best to ensure the successful construction of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project, following yesterday’s news that pipeline proponent Kinder Morgan will be walking away from the…

  • Trans Mountain Deal Does Nothing to End Ongoing Uncertainty

    Trans Mountain Deal Does Nothing to End Ongoing Uncertainty

    EDMONTON, AB: United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney has issued the following statement in response to news that the Trudeau Liberals and Alberta NDP have reached a deal to purchase Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline, as well as the expansion project: “We are in this situation today as the result of actions taken by the Trudeau Liberal…

  • Mandatory Privacy Breach Reporting Coming to Alberta’s Health Sector

    Mandatory Privacy Breach Reporting Coming to Alberta’s Health Sector

    Alberta’s health custodians will soon be required to notify Albertans whose health information has been subject to a privacy breach. The mandatory breach reporting requirements under the Health Information Act (HIA) come into force on August 31, 2018. The amendments include requiring that health custodians: Notify an individual affected by a privacy breach if there is a…

  • RCMP Major Crimes Unit and Tsuut’ina Nation Police Investigate Suspicious Death

    RCMP Major Crimes Unit and Tsuut’ina Nation Police Investigate Suspicious Death

    UPDATE Tsuut’ina Nation, Alberta – The RCMP Major Crimes Unit and Tsuut’ina Nation Police Service continue to investigate a suspicious death after a body was found on May 6 on the Tsuut’ina Nation. Following an autopsy, the deceased male has been identified as 51-year-old Keith Miles Big Crow. Keith Big Crow was last seen on Tsuut’ina Nation…

  • Lineham Canal Bridge Road Diversion to Open May 30

    Lineham Canal Bridge Road Diversion to Open May 30

    HIGH RIVER, AB: The Lineham Canal Bridge project is now resuming and crews from Volker Stevin have been making preparations to open a temporary diversion of a section of Centre Street south of the new bridge. The diversion is scheduled to be opened to traffic on Wednesday May 30, and will be in effect until the new…

  • NDP Secretly Re-hires Heaney Despite Ongoing Investigation

    NDP Secretly Re-hires Heaney Despite Ongoing Investigation

    EDMONTON, AB – Alberta’s United Conservatives are calling on the NDP government to explain why they quietly re-hired John Heaney, former Chief of Staff to the Premier, who is currently the subject of an ongoing investigation for alleged political interference in Freedom of Information (FOIP) requests. Newly released Government of Alberta documents reveal that Mr. Heaney, a former…