Author: Gateway Gazette Contributor

Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism Tanya Fir issued the following statement on Small Business Week: “Every year, Canadians across the country celebrate the important role entrepreneurs and small businesses play in our communities. Alberta entrepreneurs and small businesses are the backbone of a strong, thriving economy. They are innovators, trailblazers and groundbreakers, and…

Minister of Children’s Services Rebecca Schulz issued the following statement on Foster and Kinship Caregiver Week 2019: “During Foster and Kinship Caregiver Week, Oct. 20-26, our government is honoured to thank the caregivers across Alberta who provide stable and loving homes for some of our most vulnerable children and youth. “Foster and kinship caregivers demonstrate…

OTTAWA, Oct. 22, 2019 /CNW/ – The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the five-year anniversary of the attack at the National War Memorial and Parliament Hill: “Five years ago today, a senseless attack at the National War Memorial and Parliament Hill in Ottawa claimed the life of Corporal Nathan Cirillo, a sentry at the Tomb of…

Halloween can be the spookiest night of the year, but keeping your pets safe doesn’t have to be tricky. The ASPCA recommends taking these simple, common sense precautions to keep your pet happy and healthy all the way to November 1. Stash the TreatsThe candy bowl is for trick-or-treaters, not Scruffy or Fluffy. Several popular…

By Franco Terrazzano CALGARY, AB: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released a report showing Alberta’s health-care professionals earn more than their counterparts in other provinces. Of the 26 health-care positions analyzed in the report, 24 are paid more than the average of the other provinces examined. “The Alberta government needs to stop overcharging taxpayers and that means government employee compensation…

An Alberta Education report shows that funding to reduce school class sizes – especially from kindergarten to Grade 3 – did not deliver results. Over the last 15 years, Alberta has invested more than $3.4 billion in the Class Size Initiative. Despite this significant investment, kindergarten to Grade 3 class sizes have only decreased on…

Edmonton – This Thanksgiving long weekend, police forces across Canada led #OperationImpact, organized by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, to encourage safe driving behaviours. Between October 11-14, 2019, there were 4 fatalities, 18 pedestrian injuries and 272 separate collisions in Alberta RCMP jurisdictions. Alberta RCMP members patrolled roads and highways across the province and laid a total of…

The Alberta government is partnering with civil society to give more seniors in the Stony Plain area access to affordable housing in the community they call home. Construction is beginning on Folkstone Manor, a 63-unit apartment building for independent seniors in Stony Plain. The complex will have one- and two-bedroom units designed to meet the…

Despite Canada’s internationally recognized leadership in forest management and conservation, certain anti-forestry activist groups continue to spread false and misleading information about the Canadian forest products sector and companies like Resolute. As a principled and ethical organization and a recognized global leader in sustainability, Resolute believes it has a duty to confront these distortions about…

Doug O’Halloran was a great Albertan, and his passing is a tremendous loss to our province. Doug believed in the dignity and worth of working people, and their inherent right to speak up for themselves. He was a fighter and a leader, and the members of UFCW Local 401 re-elected him as their President for…