Author: Gateway Gazette Contributor

  • Out-of-touch NDP Fiscal Update Hides Reality Facing Albertans

    Out-of-touch NDP Fiscal Update Hides Reality Facing Albertans

    EDMONTON, AB: Drew Barnes, UCP candidate for re-election in Cypress–Medicine Hat has issued the following statement following the NDP government’s third quarter fiscal update today: “Today’s third-quarter fiscal update does nothing to inspire confidence from Albertans in a free-spending NDP government that is burying Albertans in a sea of red ink. “The NDP’s supposed plan still puts Albertans on…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness: What’s New About the Food Guide?

    AHS Weekly Wellness: What’s New About the Food Guide?

    Canada’s Food Guide, a document that promotes and provides dietary guidance to support healthy eating in the Canadian context, was updated in January 2019; 12 years since the last version . Many things are similar to the previous version, such as encouraging us to eat a variety of foods and choosing plenty of vegetables and…

  • Black Diamond and Turner Valley Transit Planning and Implementation Strategy: Open Houses

    Black Diamond and Turner Valley Transit Planning and Implementation Strategy: Open Houses

    Get Involved: Project Open Houses and Online Survey Tell us what you think! Residents are invited to provide input on travel needs and potential transportation solutions at open houses to be held March 13-14, 2019 (see below for locations and times) or by taking the online survey. Through the events and survey, participants can share information…

  • Deficit Down, Path to Balance on Track

    Deficit Down, Path to Balance on Track

    Alberta’s deficit will drop below budget forecasts for the second year in a row as the province stays on track to balance in 2023-24 with the country’s strongest balance sheet. The deficit remains well below projections with the third quarter forecast coming in at $6.9 billion, a drop of $1.9 billion below the Budget 2018…

  • New Affordable Housing for Edmonton Seniors

    New Affordable Housing for Edmonton Seniors

    More than 100 Edmonton seniors will be able to stay close to their family and community thanks to a new affordable home in Sakaw Terrace. The $20-million project, in southeast Edmonton, is funded through the Investment in Affordable Housing Agreement between the governments of Canada and Alberta. Sakaw Terrace offers 158 housing units – 70…

  • Statement by Minister Duncan on the Closing of the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer

    Statement by Minister Duncan on the Closing of the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer

    As the 2019 Canada Winter Games come to a close, I invite all Canadians to join me in celebrating the outstanding performances of our athletes during the competitions over the past two weeks in Red Deer. I also invite you to join me in applauding the efforts of all of those who organized this event.…

  • Six Lessons We’re Building on in 2019

    Six Lessons We’re Building on in 2019

    Green Building Technologies (GBT) at SAIT is always looking to the future when it comes to building healthy, hardworking homes and offices. While our eyes are firmly on the horizon, it pays to glance back and see where we’ve been. Here are six lessons we’re taking further in 2019. Cold climate testing makes us feel…

  • Extending Farm Workers’ Driver Training Deadline

    Extending Farm Workers’ Driver Training Deadline

    The Government of Alberta is extending the deadline for farm workers to comply with new training requirements for commercial drivers until March 1, 2020. To improve road safety, the province is introducing a Mandatory Entry Level Training (MELT) program for drivers seeking a Class 1 or Class 2 driver’s licence. This new requirement comes into…

  • Faith Forum: Peace of Mind and Heart – In My Broken World?

    Faith Forum: Peace of Mind and Heart – In My Broken World?

    By Gloria Wessner Global recession, hard earned monies in mutuals and stocks down a large percentage, jobs being lost, fears for our families and their future – this is the grim reality for many people right now. When our security is attacked and we feel we are losing control – is there really any support…

  • Meet the Cairns – Longtime Supporters of the Calgary Stampede

    Meet the Cairns – Longtime Supporters of the Calgary Stampede

      You don’t have to spend long with Bob and Georgia Cairns to see the twinkle in their eyes when they talk about what the Stampede and the Stampede Foundation has brought to their lives. For Bob, his connection to the Stampede runs deep, beginning in 1971 when the late Ken Moore, former Chief Justice…

  • Turner Valley RCMP – Repeat Property Crime Offender Apprehended

    Turner Valley RCMP – Repeat Property Crime Offender Apprehended

    Turner Valley, AB – On February 26, 2019 shortly after 8:00pm, a member of the public reported 2 suspicious vehicles south of Black Diamond.  The drivers of a white Chevrolet Avalanche and a red Dodge Durango were believed to be impaired by alcohol or drugs at the time.  The two vehicles fled from police on Fire…

  • From My Bookshelf: Trains and Lovers

    From My Bookshelf: Trains and Lovers

    By Lynn Willoughby Trains and Lovers ~ Alexander McCall Smith This very prolific writer has successfully published another great little book.  At under 250 pages I was totally engaged in the lives of the four people sitting together on a train travelling from Edinburgh to London, and how love touched their lives in very different…

  • Conference Board: Growth Projections Slashed in Half

    Conference Board: Growth Projections Slashed in Half

    Alberta to rank dead last in economic growth in 2019 A new report from the Conference Board of Canada projects that Alberta’s economic growth (GDP) will rank dead last among provinces in 2019 at just 1.3%. This follows a similar, earlier projection from Deloitte, which also pegs Alberta’s 2019 growth at 1.3%. This is half what the NDP’s most…

  • Canada Post: Delivering a Brighter Future for Children

    Canada Post: Delivering a Brighter Future for Children

    The Canada Post Community Foundation for Children makes a real difference in the lives of children and youth in communities across Canada by helping local organizations, charities and schools. In 2018, 112 organizations delivering essential programs for children and youth shared almost $1.2 million in funding from the Foundation. In the past seven years, the…

  • Fairness for Newcomers

    Fairness for Newcomers

    Kenney promises real action on recognising foreign credentials, introduction of fairness legislation EDMONTON, AB (February 26, 2019): Alberta has always been a magnet for immigration, and Albertans have benefitted enormously from the skills and entrepreneurial drive that newcomers have brought with them. But too many immigrants arrive with great hopes and skills that Canada needs, only…