Author: Gateway Gazette Contributor

Government is making changes to the province’s parks model in order to find efficiencies and create partnership opportunities for Albertans and non-profits. Changes to the Alberta Parks system will allow government to focus its energy on renowned signature destinations and examine opportunities for other groups to operate smaller parks and day-use areas. “Albertans have expressed…

Attracting top employees to your company is a lot like marketing your business What’s the difference between recruiting and business development? Not much according to Pascale Boulianne, Manager, Talent Acquisition at BDC. “Every time you put your company ‘out there’, whether you’re running a promo or posting a job, people form an impression of you,” Boulianne…

Ottawa – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces The Government of Canada, represented by Canadian Ambassador to Jordan Donica Pottie and Brigadier-General Michel-Henri St-Louis, Commander Joint Task Force-Impact, were joined by members of the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) for the ceremony marking the completion of the…

The Fair Deal Panel is expanding its efforts to consult Albertans with an online public survey on how best to define and secure a fair deal for the province. The survey allows all Albertans, including those who have been unable to attend one of the in-person town hall sessions, to share their thoughts and ideas…

The Alberta government is committing $100 million to begin expansion of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre. This capital funding is in addition to the $20.6 billion annual budget for health services, the highest ever in the province and the highest per capita of all provinces. “For years, residents of central Alberta and Red Deer…

Emergency management exercises are critical to building relationships, clarifying roles and processes and strengthening our province’s response during times of disaster. This year’s exercise – known as Emergency Management Exercise 2020 or EMX 20 – is a realistic simulation of multiple tornadoes affecting the Edmonton, Red Deer and Calgary areas. When one or more devastating…

March 1 marks the start of wildfire season in Alberta. Wildfire season begins one month earlier in Alberta than in other jurisdictions and runs until Oct. 31. Research shows that wildfires are starting earlier and lasting longer. Alberta’s early fire season means our firefighters are trained and positioned throughout the province sooner. Almost all spring…

Three new members and two reappointed members will use their expertise and knowledge to ensure continued impartiality and fairness when it comes to decisions under the Environmental Appeals Board.  This separate and independent board provides Albertans, conservation groups and industry the opportunity to appeal certain decisions made by Environment and Parks under the Environmental Protection and…

Premier Jason Kenney has approved the first grant through the government’s Indigenous Litigation Fund, a new way to partner in prosperity. Woodland Cree First Nation, northwest of Peace River, will receive a $187,688 grant to intervene in support of the Alberta government’s constitutional challenge of Bill C-69, the Impact Assessment Act. “I am pleased to work…

The province has approved a Gibson Energy project that will increase Alberta’s ability to ship oil to the U.S. Gulf Coast. This diluent recovery unit (DRU), to be built at the Hardisty rail terminal, will increase Alberta’s takeaway capacity. Prior to loading onto rail cars, the DRU technology will remove diluent from blended bitumen, freeing…