Author: Gateway Gazette Contributor

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers expects investment in oil and gas will be $25.4 billion this year – up $2 billion from 2019. Since being elected, government has focused on attracting investment and sending a strong message that Alberta is open for business. Initiatives such as the Job Creation Tax Cut and special production…

2 Albertans participate in Harbin Ice and Snow Festival Morton Burke, an artist from Sundre organized an international team of sculptors who won an award for excellence in Sculpture at the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in China. Harbin is the largest event of it’s kind in the world and considered the pinnacle of ice…

You’re ready to start a smoke-free and vape-free life. Here are some suggestions for you, as you get ready to make the change. Stock up on supplies Withdrawal on the first day—and after—can be intense. Using nicotine replacement therapy or pharmacotherapy doubles your chance of successfully quitting. Get advice from a pharmacist or your doctor.…

Close calls with heart disease drive opera star’s commitment to close the research gap (Toronto) — Canadian opera star Measha Brueggergosman’s terrifying journey with heart disease began a decade ago.  She survived two close calls and now she’s joined Heart & Stroke to publicize the #RedList, a campaign to raise awareness and funds for women’s research. Heart disease…

Alberta’s film industry will be able to attract more productions and opportunities with the launch of the new Film and Television Tax Credit program. Application intake for the program is now open and will support projects that create Alberta jobs, boost investment and raise Alberta’s profile on the small and silver screen. The program offers…

Combyne allows for greater trust, better communication, and increased efficiency when managing yourcash grain trades as either a farmer or grain buyer, big or small. FarmLead, North America’s largest online grain marketplace, today announced the launch of its next generationplatform, Combyne. Combyne was specifically designed to help grain buyers and farmers better manage theirdigital relationships,…

An advisory panel appointed by government has provided recommendations for curriculum and drafted a new vision for student learning that will help shape the direction of education. A new online survey is available until Feb. 24 for Albertans to provide input on the draft vision for student learning. Input received through the survey will be…

“If you’re going to fail, fail fast,” is a common mantra in entrepreneurship, but taking risks and making mistakes will cost you big in the agriculture industry. “When you’re a producer, you can’t afford to fail a quarter section at a time or ten thousand acres at a time,” said Jason Bradley, the Director, Smart…

People from across Alberta now have access to important health information translated into eight additional languages. Alberta Health Services has added information to its website in the eight languages most commonly requested for medical translation and interpretation in Alberta.  “The provincial health system should be accessible to all Albertans, no matter their first language, ethnicity…