Author: Gateway Gazette Contributor

Alberta is allowing businesses to invest in equipment with quicker writeoffs to better support their growth and job creation. The province is implementing the accelerated capital cost allowance enhancements adopted by the federal government. This change allows companies to write off 100 per cent of investments in manufacturing and clean energy equipment in the first…

Multiple Sclerosis Advocate Screens at Local Film Festival After being diagnosed with MS as a young woman, Patrycia Rzechowka shows herself to be a fighter. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) can be a debilitating illness which affects many people in Canada. While some people succumb to the disease there are fighters and survivors who consider MS a…

The Real Estate Amendment Act 2019 will bring an end to ongoing dysfunction by reforming governance of Alberta’s real estate regulator. The amendments address serious concerns raised by real estate professionals, buyers, sellers and regulatory officials and, if passed, would refocus the Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA) for the immediate term and ensure efficiency and confidence…

By L.F. Carver, Post Doctoral Fellow, Queen’s University and Ageing + Communication + Technologies (ACT) (SSHRC funded), Queen’s University, Ontario There is a growing global trend to consider pets as part of the family. In fact, millions of people around the world love their pets, enjoying their companionship, going for walks, playing and even talking…

Minister of Energy Sonya Savage issued the following statement on taking initial steps towards establishing the Canadian Energy Centre. “For too long, the reputation of Alberta’s energy sector has been damaged by a deceitful campaign to landlock the oilsands. “That’s why our government has started the process of creating the Canadian Energy Centre to fight…

Bill 14, the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation Act, would set up a first-of-its-kind Crown corporation to facilitate Indigenous investments and job creation. Premier Kenney announces legislation to set up the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation, L to R: Calvin Helin, Grand Chief Arthur Noskey, Minister Rick Wilson, Stephen Buffalo, Herb Lehr, Chief Billy Morin, Chief Joe Weasel…

VANCOUVER—By establishing individual property rights, the Westbank First Nation in British Columbia’s southern Interior has become entrepreneurial and prosperous, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. “Westbank has created an environment where band members can create wealth that benefits both the individual and the community,”…

Breast Cancer Screening Awareness Month is every October, and women are reminded to get checked for breast cancer. Breast cancer is still a problem in Alberta and the most common type of cancer for women. In fact, one out of every eight women will be diagnosed in her lifetime. And each day a woman in…