Tag: Central Alberta

  • John Barlow: Liberal Delays Causing Investor Uncertainty and Impacting Job Growth

    John Barlow: Liberal Delays Causing Investor Uncertainty and Impacting Job Growth

    Ottawa, ON – (June 16th), Official Opposition Deputy Critic for Workforce, Employment and Labour and Member of Parliament for Foothills, John Barlow, and Lakeland MP and Deputy Critic for Natural Resources, Shannon Stubbs, expressed their disappointment with the Liberal government’s delays on critical decisions, while they continue to push a job killing carbon tax. Alberta lost another 24,000…

  • Province Listens to Disability Community on Safety

    The Government of Alberta is seeking feedback on proposed safety ideas for a team of community stakeholders. The consultation will run until July 6, 2016, as part of ongoing work to support the safety and dignity of persons with developmental disabilities. Albertans can visit humanservices.alberta.ca/pddconsultation to fill out a questionnaire and participate in an interactive…

  • Be On the Lookout – Stolen!

    Be On the Lookout – Stolen!

    From John Robin Allen, High Country Rural Crime Watch Association Some sad news: The R.C.M.P. just sent us this message to send to the High Country Rural Crime Watch membership. It is most disturbing, but perhaps you or someone you know has some information that will help. The message: Yesterday (June 15, 2016), a truck…

  • Solution Needed for Alberta Schools Shortchanged by Feds on Funding for Student Refugees: Wildrose

    Solution Needed for Alberta Schools Shortchanged by Feds on Funding for Student Refugees: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB): Both the Calgary Board of Education (CBE) and the Edmonton Public School Board (EPSB) received confirmation today from federal bureaucrats that no funding will be provided for the influx of Syrian refugees in the two school systems, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. In March of this year both the CBE and the EPSB…

  • NDP Double Down on Big Union Influence, Risky Economic Agenda: Wildrose

    NDP Double Down on Big Union Influence, Risky Economic Agenda: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: Big union interests have become further entrenched in the NDP government with Premier Rachel Notley and the NDP doubling down on a risky economic agenda at their recent convention, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. Notley refused to back down from her government’s plan to impose a massive 50 per cent increase to the…

  • Alberta Grants Raise Awareness About Dangers of Drugs Including Fentanyl

    Alberta Grants Raise Awareness About Dangers of Drugs Including Fentanyl

    The Alberta government is supporting police and their community partners in their efforts to raise awareness about the dangers of drug use. Grants totalling $240,000 are being provided for 17 projects, including: School programs to connect students to cultural activities and increase youth’s awareness around substance abuse, while educating students on prevention and early intervention…

  • Wetaskiwin Wings and Wheels 2016

    Wetaskiwin Wings and Wheels 2016

    Feel the electricity in the air.  Feel the ground shudder. The Wetaskiwin Air Show returns July 20th to kick off three days of summer excitement for the whole family!  In the air, you will feel the exhilaration that only the Canadian Forces Snowbirds can create.  Marvel at the manoeuvrability of The CF-18 Demonstration Team and…

  • Province Provides Update on River Conditions, Introduces Improved Tool to Manage Flood Risk

    Province Provides Update on River Conditions, Introduces Improved Tool to Manage Flood Risk

    A warm spring, early snowpack melt, and slightly above-average precipitation levels in May have resulted in average-to-below-average river flows this season. New web and mobile applications will help keep Albertans informed and allow municipalities to respond faster and more efficiently if conditions change. Today, the province provided an update on conditions in the region. Warm…

  • Albertans Deserve a Say on Carbon Tax

    Albertans Deserve a Say on Carbon Tax

    By Jason Nixon, MLA Most Albertans don’t have to look very far to see the steep toll NDP policies are having on their communities. But this new NDP carbon tax might just be the last straw for thousands of Albertans who are already struggling to make ends meet in a hard-hit economy. Wildrose proposed 15…

  • Alberta Job Loss Numbers Climb, NDP Policies to Cause Further Harm

    Alberta Job Loss Numbers Climb, NDP Policies to Cause Further Harm

    EDMONTON, AB: The latest Labour Force Survey numbers released by Statistics Canada reveal that Alberta’s economy continues to negatively impact hardworking Albertans looking for employment, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. The month of May saw employment fall by 24,000 with losses spread across several industries. Particularly concerning was the significant total loss of hours…

  • NDP Defer Wildrose Call for Study on Opioid Crisis: Wildrose

    NDP Defer Wildrose Call for Study on Opioid Crisis: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB (June 13, 2016): A Wildrose motion presented to the Standing Committee on Families and Communities to tackle Alberta’s opioid crisis head on was deferred by the NDP majority, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. The motion sets the parameters of the study to include: Studying the availability and timeliness of access to treatment beds…

  • Crown Corporation Board of Directors replaced

    Crown Corporation Board of Directors replaced

    The Board of Directors of the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) has been dismissed after an examination into senior executives’ expense and procurement practices. An examination, spurred by an anonymous tip, uncovered problems with senior executives’ expenses and the corporation’s procurement practices. “The report’s findings point to a culture of entitlement in the last administration…

  • Big Rigs Have Big Blind Spots – Avoid the No Zone

    Big Rigs Have Big Blind Spots – Avoid the No Zone

    If you can’t see the driver of a big rig, the driver can’t see you either. Occupants of a passenger vehicle are more likely to be killed or injured in a collision with a large vehicle because of the differences in weight, stopping distance and rollover potential. Between 2010 and 2014, 449 people were killed…

  • Nixon Statement on Dismissal of AFSC Board and Executives

    Nixon Statement on Dismissal of AFSC Board and Executives

    EDMONTON, AB: Yesterday, Wildrose Shadow Democracy and Accountability Minister Jason Nixon released the following statement on the dismissal of the Board of Directors of the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC): “We are glad to see the executives of the AFSC investigated. For years, rumours have circulated about questionable practices at the AFSC. “Wildrose first questioned the…

  • NDP Rubber Stamp $14 Billion in New Borrowing: Wildrose

    NDP Rubber Stamp $14 Billion in New Borrowing: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB (June 13, 2016): After scrapping its self-imposed debt ceiling law, the NDP government has rubber stamped $14 billion in new borrowing, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. The government approved two orders in council on June 10 that will allow it to borrow $14 billion to cover increases in new spending. “Despite warnings from…