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  • John Barlow Hosted Successful Fundraiser on Cold Night in Black Diamond

    John Barlow Hosted Successful Fundraiser on Cold Night in Black Diamond

    Hometown Hockey in Okotoks To help celebrate Rogers Hometown Hockey in Okotoks, I hosted a hockey game at the outdoor rink in Black Diamond.  I was honoured to have fellow MPs Len Webber and Blake Richards to play with us as well as Flames Alumni Tyler Sloane and all the local players. Enmax stepped up in…

  • Alberta Party: Farewell to MLA Karen McPherson

    Alberta Party: Farewell to MLA Karen McPherson

    One of the great privileges of working with the Alberta Party Caucus is getting to work with MLAs that value public service and put the needs of Albertans first. Nobody embodied that spirit of public service more than the MLA for Calgary-Mackay Nose Hill, Karen McPherson. During her time with our caucus Karen has advocated…

  • Squirrels Who Inherit Food Caches Get a Leg Up in Life

    Squirrels Who Inherit Food Caches Get a Leg Up in Life

    Study shows some animals inherit stores of food—and they are more likely to be successful in life. By KATIE WILLIS For red squirrels, the death of a male you’ve never met could be the key to your survival, according to a new study. Young red squirrels who inherit food caches abandoned by older male squirrels…

  • 100-unit Lethbridge Continuing Care Facility

    100-unit Lethbridge Continuing Care Facility

    A new continuing care facility is moving forward for families and residents in Lethbridge and surrounding areas. The 100-unit facility is being built by Covenant Health and will include a mix of designated supportive living spaces, including units with supports for people with dementia. Clients will live in home-like suites and have access to supports…

  • Canadians Pay Higher Personal Income Taxes than Americans at Virtually Every Income Level

    Canadians Pay Higher Personal Income Taxes than Americans at Virtually Every Income Level

    Canada’s Rising Personal Tax Rates and Falling Tax Competitiveness (2019) March 12, 2019 – In December 2015, Canada’s new Liberal government introduced changes to Canada’s personal income tax system. Among the changes for the 2016 tax year, the federal government added a new income tax bracket, raising the top tax rate from 29 to 33…

  • United Conservatives Announce Plan to Boost Protection of Alberta Women and Support Survivors of Sexual Assault

    United Conservatives Announce Plan to Boost Protection of Alberta Women and Support Survivors of Sexual Assault

    $5 million in new funding for sexual assault service centres and a 24-7 tele-health link EDMONTON, AB: Alberta has the unwelcome distinction of having among all the provinces, the third worst record of sexual assaults. More than one seventh of all sexual assaults reported in Canada, were committed here. United Conservative party deputy leader Leela Aheer stated,…

  • From My Bookshelf: The Marrow Thieves

    From My Bookshelf: The Marrow Thieves

    By Lynn Willoughby The Marrow Thieves ~ Cherie Dimaline This book was a Canada Reads choice in 2018.  It is classified as a young adult book but I enjoyed it a lot, after it had been recommended to me – twice. The Indigenous people of North America are being hunted in order to harvest their…

  • Made-in-Alberta Plan Attracts New Jobs, Investment

    Made-in-Alberta Plan Attracts New Jobs, Investment

    Alberta is taking a significant step forward on a more diversified economy with a project that supports hundreds of jobs and adds more value to our energy resources. If the plan is finalized, Inter Pipeline Ltd. would invest about $600 million in a new petrochemical upgrading facility that would produce more valuable consumer products derived…

  • High River Receives Canadian Award for Financial Reporting for Second Consecutive Year

    High River Receives Canadian Award for Financial Reporting for Second Consecutive Year

    HIGH RIVER, AB: Once again, the Town of High River has received The Canadian Award for Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). The award was given for its 2017 financial statement report, and presented to Kola Oladimeji, Chief Financial Officer for the Town at the regular Council meeting…

  • Climate Leadership Cuts Pollution, Supports Jobs

    Climate Leadership Cuts Pollution, Supports Jobs

    Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan will cut emissions by 50 megatonnes, save Albertans more than $510 million in energy costs and support more than 20,000 jobs. The Government of Alberta’s actions on climate change continue to strengthen the economy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, support local jobs and empower Albertans to invest in home and business improvements,…

  • AMBER ALERT Cancelled: Edmonton Police – Abducted Child – Updated

    AMBER ALERT Cancelled: Edmonton Police – Abducted Child – Updated

    The Amber Alert for Noah Ducharme has been cancelled. Noah and his mother were located in Calgary at 5:30 am. Noah is unharmed. Thank you to everyone who shared the information about the Amber Alert.   Update:Edmonton Police have issued an Amber Alert for a child who was abducted today at 2:50 PM from the…

  • Conservatives Call for Emergency Agriculture Committee Meeting to Take Action on Canola-China Issue

    Conservatives Call for Emergency Agriculture Committee Meeting to Take Action on Canola-China Issue

    Ottawa, ON – Conservative members of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food have called for an emergency meeting to discuss the Chinese government’s revocation of a Canadian canola company’s import permit, and the Canadian government’s lack of action on the file. MPs Luc Berthold, Earl Dreeshen, and Bev Shipley sent a letter to the Clerk…

  • Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation: Winter Greetings from a Sleepy Bear

    Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation: Winter Greetings from a Sleepy Bear

    Written by “GRrgtggr” the bear, translated by ASCCA summer student Zachary Mager Hello! It’s GRrgtggr the bear. I wanted to write my second letter to all of you since the last one was written over a year ago and a lot has happened since. First you may ask how I am writing to you at…

  • Alberta Invests in Critical Water Projects

    Alberta Invests in Critical Water Projects

    The province is investing in new water system improvements to provide the City of Red Deer and central Alberta with clean, safe water. The investment is part of the Water for Life Program, which provides cost-shared funding to regional commissions or groups of two or more municipalities to support new regional water systems and upgrades…

  • Métis Students Set Up for Success at SAIT

    Métis Students Set Up for Success at SAIT

    The Métis Education Foundation, through the Rupertsland Institute (RLI), has presented a major gift to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) in support of Métis students attending the institution. An $850,000 endowment fund will be created for Métis students who attend SAIT to help remove financial barriers and set them up for success. These funds are in…