Author: Gateway Gazette Contributor

  • Long-term Renewables Plan Powers Jobs, Investment

    Long-term Renewables Plan Powers Jobs, Investment

    Alberta’s long-term plan for renewable power outlines steps to create more jobs, attract billions in new private investment and grow partnerships with Indigenous communities. The road map for the Renewable Electricity Program (REP) includes interim targets to achieve 30 per cent renewable electricity by 2030, including  Indigenous participation in the development of 1,500 megawatts of…

  • Byelection Win Offers Singh an Opportunity to Reset his Leadership

    Byelection Win Offers Singh an Opportunity to Reset his Leadership

    With his win in the federal byelection in Burnaby South, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has an opportunity to put to rest some of his doubters both outside the NDP and, more importantly, within. Now that he has a seat in the House of Commons, Singh can reset his leadership and move on from a challenging beginning.…

  • Next Steps for Campus Approved

    Next Steps for Campus Approved

    Council approves next steps for proposed Arts and Learning Campus At the February 25 meeting, Council approved a recommendation to explore funding, financing and ownership options to determine the feasibility of the proposed Okotoks Arts and Learning Campus along Riverside Drive. The campus includes several external partners who need to expand their space and administration…

  • NDP Must Come Clean: More Questions on Hospital Misuse

    NDP Must Come Clean: More Questions on Hospital Misuse

    EDMONTON, AB (February 26, 2019) – Jason Nixon, United Conservative candidate for re-election as MLA for Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre, has issued the following statement on the ongoing NDP hospital controversy, wherein the NDP misused a public hospital for a campaign stunt: “On Sunday, United Conservatives wrote to Alberta Health Services (AHS) to ask how it was possible for…

  • Wildfire Operations Prepare for 2019 Season

    Wildfire Operations Prepare for 2019 Season

    It might still be winter, but wildfire officials are already preparing for this year’s wildfire season. Alberta’s wildfire season officially runs from March 1 to Oct. 31. Across the province’s forest areas, firefighters, equipment and aircraft are being put in place as part of Alberta’s commitment to wildfire response. “Protecting Albertans and their communities from…

  • Top 10 Fictional Kids of All Time

    Top 10 Fictional Kids of All Time

    In celebration of our 9th anniversary, What To Do With The Kids has taken on the monumental task of selecting the top ten fictional kids of all time from television, movies and books.  Superheroes and wizards are not included since they have extraordinary powers and abilities. These characters may not be in the public eye now,…

  • Healthy Hints from Pharmasave: Nutritional Labelling – Get to Know It

    Healthy Hints from Pharmasave: Nutritional Labelling – Get to Know It

    Do you read the nutrition labels on the food you buy? They can help inform your decisions. In Canada, manufacturers are required to include certain information on food packaging to inform consumers about the contents of their products. Together, this information can assist you in comparing products and making the healthiest choices for you and…

  • Carey, Alberta Overcome Big Deficit to Win 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts

    Carey, Alberta Overcome Big Deficit to Win 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts

    SYDNEY, N.S. – Chelsea Carey and Team Alberta overcame a 5-1 fourth-end deficit by stealing five points over the last six ends, including two in the 11th, to defeat Rachel Homan and Team Ontario 8-6 to win the 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Sunday evening at Centre 200. “I don’t think I even know what…

  • Turner Valley 2019 By-election: Barry Crane Acclaimed Mayor

    Turner Valley 2019 By-election: Barry Crane Acclaimed Mayor

    Official Results of Nomination Day Nomination papers were submitted for: Mayor Vacancy – official acclamation Barry Crane – Mayor Councillor (one vacancy) Richard Brotherston Kathryn McGuire Greg Pyra Brenda Smethurst Jamie Wilkie Randal Williamson Important Dates Advance Voting: Tuesday, March 26, 2019, 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Town of Turner Valley Municipal – Council Chambers…

  • Solutions & Substitutions By Reena: Dealing with Colds

    Solutions & Substitutions By Reena: Dealing with Colds

    Reena Nerbas Homemade Caesar Dressing Dear Reena, Can you please provide me with a delicious recipe for homemade Caesar Salad dressing? Ben Dear Ben, Into a bowl combine the following ingredients: Two minced garlic cloves, one tsp. anchovy paste (optional), two tbsp. lemon juice (fresh or bottled), one tsp. Dijon mustard, one tsp. Worcestershire sauce,…

  • Standing up for Albertans on Bill C-69

    Standing up for Albertans on Bill C-69

    Premier Rachel Notley spoke to the Senate on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019 and shared Alberta’s concerns about the Government of Canada’s Bill C-69, which would overhaul the environmental assessment and review process for major energy projects. Introduction I would like to begin by recognizing that we are on the ancestral land of the Algonquin people. I know…

  • Making Immigration Work for Alberta

    Making Immigration Work for Alberta

    UCP to Overhaul Alberta Immigration Strategy to Attract Entrepreneurs, Renew Rural Communities CHESTERMERE, AB (February 25, 2019): United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney today announced that a UCP government will launch a new Alberta Advantage Immigration Strategy designed to help reignite the provincial economy. “The UCP would consult with employers, settlement organizations, experts and immigrants themselves,…

  • Justin Trudeau Must Resign: Scheer

    Justin Trudeau Must Resign: Scheer

    Ottawa, ON – The Honourable Andrew Scheer, Leader of Canada’s Conservatives and of the Official Opposition, issued the following statement after hearing the testimony of former Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould: “Justin Trudeau simply cannot continue to govern this great nation now that Canadians know what he has done. That is why I am calling on Justin Trudeau to resign. Further, the…

  • Planting the Seed to Name Calgary

    Planting the Seed to Name Calgary

    The seeds of naming our city Calgary were planted 143 years ago this week. In 1876, a disagreement over what to call the newly constructed fort at the junction of the Bow and Elbow Rivers led to a rather terse letter from North-West Mounted Police Colonel A.G. Irvine to Canada’s Justice Minister. Six months earlier,…

  • Expanding Ray Gibbon Drive in St. Albert

    Expanding Ray Gibbon Drive in St. Albert

    Widening Ray Gibbon Drive between Anthony Henday Drive and Villeneuve Road will enhance safety, improve commute times and reduce traffic congestion in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. More than 20,000 vehicles a day travel Ray Gibbon Drive, which connects St. Albert with Anthony Henday Drive, the Yellowhead highway and the City of Edmonton. A new cost-sharing…