Tag: Automotives

  • Petro-Canada: Update on Temporary Fuel Shortage

    Petro-Canada: Update on Temporary Fuel Shortage

    We wanted to update you on the temporary fuel shortage at Petro-Canada stations in Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and interior BC. The fires in the Fort McMurray area as well as an unplanned outage at our Edmonton refinery means that we’ve had an unavoidable impact on our ability to produce and supply our normal volume of…

  • A Reminder to Check your Vehicle and Licence Renewal Dates

    A Reminder to Check your Vehicle and Licence Renewal Dates

    Albertans can sign up for free, electronic renewal reminder services.  Albertans have three free and easy ways to remember to renew their driver’s licences, identification cards and vehicle registrations in time: Sign up for a free reminder from one of the following: E-registry (vehicle registration and driver’s licence) MyAlberta Visit your local registry agent to…

  • RCMP Coaldale – Two vehicle Injury Collision – Twp Road 100 at Range Road 225

    RCMP Coaldale – Two vehicle Injury Collision – Twp Road 100 at Range Road 225

    Coaldale, Alberta – Coaldale RCMP along with the Coalhurst Fire Department, on June 2, 2016 at around 4:00 p.m., responded to a two vehicle collision at Township Road 100 at the intersection with Range Road 225. A purple Pontiac Torrent was heading eastbound on Township Road 100 when it failed to yield to a northbound black Dodge…

  • Drivers should take care as Fort McMurray re-entry begins June 1

    Drivers should take care as Fort McMurray re-entry begins June 1

    Tens of thousands of vehicles are expected to travel to Fort McMurray over a five-day period.  Starting June 1, traffic to Fort McMurray is expected to increase dramatically as evacuees begin a staged re-entry using Highway 63 and Highway 881. Drivers travelling on these highways can expect increased congestion and possible delays. People returning to…

  • Heartland Film Crews Return to High River on May 31

    Heartland Film Crews Return to High River on May 31

    HIGH RIVER, AB: Heartland film crews will return to High River on Tuesday, May 31 and will be in the downtown area until the evening of Friday, June 3. On Tuesday, May 31 crews will be parking equipment and vehicles along the former railway tracks and gravel area between 1st and Centre Street S.W. and…

  • Parachute Safe Kids Week Celebrates 20 Years

    Parachute Safe Kids Week Celebrates 20 Years

    Come celebrate with us! This year marks the 20th anniversary of Parachute Safe Kids Week, a national awareness campaign developed to bring attention to predictable and preventable injuries in children. Parachute Safe Kids Week 2016 is focused on the top injury issues that affect children ‘At Home, At Play, and On The Road.’ Over the…

  • Provincial Award Recognizes Innovation with On-It Regional Transit

    Provincial Award Recognizes Innovation with On-It Regional Transit

    By Ruby Gill, Digital Marketing and Communications Advisor, CRP On March 21st, at a conference in Red Deer, the Calgary Regional Partnership’s (CRP) regional transit pilot project received a bold indication that it’s on the right track. New category, first winner. The Alberta Transportation Minister’s Award for Innovation was awarded to the On-It Regional Transit Pilot…

  • Province Supports Lower-Income Families in Calgary

    Province Supports Lower-Income Families in Calgary

    The Government of Alberta is investing $13.5 million over three years toward Calgary’s Low Income Transit Pass. As part of ongoing work to reduce and prevent poverty, the Government of Alberta is investing in the Fair Entry program to share the cost of Calgary’s pass. “Calgary’s Low Income Transit Pass makes it easier for families…

  • Live to See your Graduation – Drive Responsibly

    Live to See your Graduation – Drive Responsibly

    The province urges young drivers to focus on the road, and only the road, when driving. Between 2010 and 2014, 226 young drivers and motorcyclists (aged 14 to 24) were killed and 12,883 were injured in collisions. Although young drivers represented only 14 per cent of the province’s licensed drivers in 2014, they accounted for more than 20 per…

  • Bill 16 Would Make Alberta’s Roads Safer

    Bill 16 Would Make Alberta’s Roads Safer

    The Government of Alberta is introducing amendments to the Traffic Safety Act to protect Albertans with legislation that addresses current traffic safety issues. “As Minister of Transportation, my primary objective is to ensure that passengers, pedestrians and drivers are safe. We are making amendments to the Traffic Safety Act to enhance public safety and to…

  • Information for people whose vehicles were towed due to wildfires

    Information for people whose vehicles were towed due to wildfires

    The Government of Alberta has issued detailed information for people trying to find vehicles abandoned during the Fort McMurray evacuation. Hundreds of vehicles were left along Highway 63 within Fort McMurray and to the north and south of the city. Vehicles were also abandoned on Highway 881. The government has developed a process for people…

  • Volunteers “Spring Clean” Alberta Highways

    Volunteers “Spring Clean” Alberta Highways

    Young volunteers will be on the road Saturday, May 14, during the Annual Highway Cleanup event. Motorists will see volunteers wearing safety vests and picking up garbage along roadsides across the province as they earn money for their community organizations. The annual highway cleanup was established as a fundraiser for non-profit and community organizations and…

  • Stage Being Set for Economic and Job Growth in Fort McMurray

    Stage Being Set for Economic and Job Growth in Fort McMurray

    A new truck staging area north of Fort McMurray is part of an investment of more than $7 billion in roads and bridges over five years under the Alberta Jobs Plan. Today, there is only one staging area in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo on a site just south of Fort McMurray. Building a second…

  • Bridge Rehabilitation Will Cause Major Deerfoot Delays

    Bridge Rehabilitation Will Cause Major Deerfoot Delays

    Lane restriction and speed reductions in both directions at Ivor Strong Bridge will cause delays on Deerfoot Trail. The rehabilitation work will involve replacement of the expansion joints on Ivor Strong Bridge over the Bow River. Ivor Strong Bridge is located south east of Anderson Road and Bow Bottom Trail where those roads connect with…

  • RCMP Reminding Outdoor Enthusiasts to Lock Up Their Valuables

    RCMP Reminding Outdoor Enthusiasts to Lock Up Their Valuables

    Calgary, Alta. – Now that spring is here, we are seeing a lot more hikers, bikers and other outdoor enthusiasts in the mountain park areas. The RCMP is reminding motorists to lock up their valuables when leaving vehicles unattended in parking lots. The RCMP has seen a recent increase in the number of reported thefts from…