Tag: Central Alberta

  • Shell Canada Elevates Outstanding Environmental Achievements Through Emerald Award Sponsorship

    Shell Canada Elevates Outstanding Environmental Achievements Through Emerald Award Sponsorship

      EDMONTON, Alberta – Shell Canada Ltd intensified their commitment to environmental excellence today by announcing their $50,000 sponsorship of the Public Education & Outreach Award category at the 24th Annual Emerald Awards. The Public Education & Outreach Award recognizes community-based individuals, organizations and initiatives that demonstrate leadership and creativity in educating the broader public…

  • AHS Wellness News: Dipping into Online Knowledge

    AHS Wellness News: Dipping into Online Knowledge

      Surfing online can help you navigate parenthood, changing relationships and your family’s health. Here are some of the benefits of connecting online: Find (reliable) knowledge  From your child’s developing brain to his budding literacy skills, you can learn all about his development and health online. Tapping into such information—and 60 per cent of new…

  • WYCP Partnership Grows with Support from GLC Moving and Storage and Long-Time Partners

    WYCP Partnership Grows with Support from GLC Moving and Storage and Long-Time Partners

      Partnerships make the impossible happen. Just ask Lee Eskdale, Executive Director of the Wilderness Youth Challenge Program (WYCP), whose program for high risk teens would not be possible without help from GLC Moving and Storage and the long-time support of committed partners Supreme Steel LP and the Leder Charitable Foundation. WYCP challenges high risk…

  • Alberta Emerald Foundation: February Youth Environmental Engagement Grant Recipients

    Alberta Emerald Foundation: February Youth Environmental Engagement Grant Recipients

      Through the generous support of our program sponsor, ConocoPhillips Canada, and other sponsors and individual donors, The Alberta Emerald Foundation is able to inspire Alberta’s next generation of eco-heroes by supporting projects that elevate environmental awareness in a meaningful way. The Alberta Emerald Foundation intends to allocate over 100 Youth Environmental Engagement Grants this year.…

  • RCMP completes investigation into Alberta Auditor General Report

      Edmonton, AB – The RCMP announced today that they have concluded their investigation into the 2014 Alberta Auditor General’s Report and that there will be no charges laid in relation to that investigation. On August 7, 2014, the Government of Alberta asked the RCMP to review the report and conduct any investigations police deemed…

  • Alberta Health Services: Mobile Device Usage

    Alberta Health Services: Mobile Device Usage

      Whether it is a paramedic using their wireless device to send patient information to a hospital, or a home care worker downloading a health chart before visiting a client, mobile devices are integral parts of modern health care. We equip our teams with the technology that will enable them to do their jobs effectively…

  • Barnes Statement on RCMP Investigation into Former Premier

      CALGARY, AB (February 20, 2015): Today, Wildrose MLA Drew Barnes released the following statement on the completed RCMP investigation into the Alberta Auditor General report: “I want to thank members of the RCMP for their thorough investigation regarding the partisan use of government aircraft by former Premier Alison Redford.  It’s clear, without the work…

  • Now Easier for Transgender Albertans to Change Birth Records

    Now Easier for Transgender Albertans to Change Birth Records

    Regulatory changes will help transgender Albertans, including those who have not undergone gender re-assignment surgery, to update their personal documents. Amendments to the Vital Statistics Information Regulation will ensure it is consistent with the new change of sex provisions in the recently updated Vital Statistics Act. Regulatory changes will also ensure that transgender individuals can…

  • GE Funds Water Quality Testing Equipment to Help Kids Answer: “How healthy is your river?”

    GE Funds Water Quality Testing Equipment to Help Kids Answer: “How healthy is your river?”

      With the help of Alberta’s Promise, GE has partnered with the RiverWatch Institute of Alberta to fund new science equipment and give even more high school students the unique opportunity to study river health in Alberta. The partnership was announced on January 21 when GE’s James Cleland, Global General Manager of Heavy Oil, presented…

  • Alberta Streamlines its International Presence

    The Alberta International Offices Review will bring office closures, more effective management and $3.1 million in savings over the course of two fiscal years. The cost-saving measures include the closure of Alberta’s Ottawa, Chicago and Munich offices; suspending plans for the opening of the California and Brazil offices; and reducing expenses across Alberta’s international offices…

  • RBC Presents 2015 AJHL League Award Finalists

    RBC Presents 2015 AJHL League Award Finalists

    The Alberta Junior Hockey League, in partnership with RBC, is proud to announce the finalists for the 2015 League Awards.  In the first phase of voting, the league’s General Managers and Coaches selected two finalists from each division. The award winners for each of the categories listed below will be determined through a final stage…

  • Province Marks Decade of Community Support for Families

    Province Marks Decade of Community Support for Families

    Parent Link Centres are celebrating 10 years of providing programs and resources for Alberta’s parents, caregivers, and children. Parent Link Centres (PLCs) provide parents and caregivers with resources and support to develop nurturing environments for Alberta’s children. The Alberta government funds centres throughout the province as part of its commitment to early child development. “The…

  • Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Stop smoking. Breathe easy.

    Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Stop smoking. Breathe easy.

    It takes practice and time to quit smoking, but it can be done, and the benefits of stopping smoking are worth the effort. There are many ways to quit smoking, such as the “cold turkey” method or a system to gradually taper off smoking. Each person is unique, and different strategies work better for different…

  • PC’s Prepare for Super Saturday

    PC’s Prepare for Super Saturday

      February 21st is being dubbed Super Saturday by the Alberta PC Party. Their members will get to vote on the next slate of candidates to represent the party in the upcoming election. There are eight contested nominations across the province. In Calgary-Mountain View, J.S. Rioux, Mark Hlady and Lynn Moen are on the ballot.…

  • AHS Consultants and Managers Rack Up Cell Phone Bills North of $10,000: Wildrose

    AHS Consultants and Managers Rack Up Cell Phone Bills North of $10,000: Wildrose

      CALGARY, AB (February 13, 2015): Over an 18 month period, several AHS upper managers and senior consultants racked up cell phone bills surging near or over $10,000, the Wildrose Official Opposition announced today. The information was gathered and released through a Freedom of Information (FOIP) request submitted by the Wildrose, unveiling over $825,000 spent…