Author: Gateway Gazette Contributor

Many Services are Open and Safe You’re practising physical distancing, washing your hands often and staying at home to flatten the COVID-19 curve. But are you looking after all your healthcare needs? “During this pandemic, healthcare and health issues for Albertans have not stopped,” says Dr. Linda Slocombe. She’s the senior medical director of Primary…

Environment and Parks has undertaken a number of measures as part of Alberta’s COVID-19 relaunch with boat launches opening May 14 and campgrounds re-opening June 1. We are now moving to 100 per cent campground occupancy with the exception of opening group camping and comfort camping. Staff safety, protective measures and physical distancing are among…

Alberta is investing $10 million into targeted serology testing that will help track the spread of COVID-19 across the province. Serology testing is used to detect the presence of antibodies in a person’s blood, indicating that a person has been exposed to the COVID-19 virus in the past. This is different from the robust polymerase…

City of Calgary, June 3, 2020 – Grant applications are now open from CREB® REALTOR® Community Foundation to support local housing and shelter related initiatives. The Foundation has introduced three new grant programs to create housing (Legacy Grants), to keep people housed (Community Grants) and to improve housing quality (Transformation Grants). “Our new giving framework builds on the…

The first phase of Alberta’s distribution of free non-medical masks has ended, with more than 14 million masks handed out at A&W, McDonald’s Canada, and Tim Hortons drive-thrus across the province. An additional six million masks have been or will be shared directly with municipalities, seniors organizations, Indigenous partners, places of worship and others to…

Premier Jason Kenney honoured members of Alberta’s public service with Premier’s Public Service Awards. These awards were presented to individuals and teams who demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities and delivered extraordinary work within the public service. Six Government of Alberta employees received individual leadership awards, one of the highest honours a member of the Alberta Public…

The City of Calgary is again issuing a boating advisory for the Bow and Elbow Rivers due to higher expected flow rates. Calgarians are advised against boating and all other watercraft activities on the Elbow and Bow Rivers during this time. No flooding over riverbanks is expected, however, flows on the Bow and Elbow are…

OTTAWA, June 15, 2020 Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage, unveiled the program for Canada Day. On July 1, Canadians from coast to coast to coast are invited to take part in an array of virtual celebrations to express our national pride. This year more than ever, Canada Day is an important…

Alberta is expanding the telehealth option to treat opioid use disorder and temporarily covering the costs of opioid treatment medications. An additional $4 million over four years will help expand access to the Virtual Opioid Dependency Program (VODP). The Alberta Health Services program uses telehealth technology to allow Albertans to access treatment for opioid use…