Tag: Central Alberta

  • Alberta’s Forest Industry Applauds Bill to Allow 6 Storey Wood Buildings

    Edmonton – The Alberta Forest Products Association (AFPA) commends Whitecourt-Ste. Anne MLA George VanderBurg for introducing a bill in the Alberta Legislature (Wednesday, Nov 26) that would see 6 storey wood buildings permitted throughout Alberta. The Bill follows a 2015 National Building Code recommendation to allow 6 storey wood buildings and a recent announcement by…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: Making Sense of Supplements

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: Making Sense of Supplements

    Have you ever wanted to try a product that claims to burn fat or help you lose weight fast? It might be tough to figure out what is truth and what is hype. Here are some questions to help you sort fact from fiction. Does it sound too good to be true? If it sounds…

  • A Safe, Comfy Haven for Kids

    A Safe, Comfy Haven for Kids

    Red Deer’s pediatric reno creates home away from home Story by Kerry Robins; photo by Cynthia De Doer When it comes to patient care, Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre follows a great philosophy. “What’s important to our patients is important to us,” says Allison Hicks, assistant head nurse in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit.…

  • Don’t Risk Life and Limb Putting Up Lights, Researchers Warn

    Don’t Risk Life and Limb Putting Up Lights, Researchers Warn

    CALGARY — New research that looks at traumatic injury cases treated at Foothills Medical Centre underscores the need to exercise caution while installing Christmas lights. At least 40 people in Calgary have sustained life-threatening injuries over the last 10 years as a result of falling while installing Christmas lights, according to the study. Two people…

  • Alberta men stand together against violence toward Aboriginal women

    Alberta men stand together against violence toward Aboriginal women

    The Prentice Government and the Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association pledge to take a stand against violence towards Aboriginal women through the Moose Hide Campaign. The campaign asks men and boys to wear moose hide swatches to show their support for the elimination of violence against Aboriginal women and to honour the women and girls…

  • SUBWAY® Restaurants Raises Nearly $200,000 for Alberta School Programs

    SUBWAY® Restaurants Raises Nearly $200,000 for Alberta School Programs

    Typically, when schools want to raise funds for programs or initiatives, they need to turn to selling chocolate bars or holding bake sales. Now, thanks to SUBWAY® Restaurants, Alberta schools have been able to take advantage of a healthy and profitable program called Peel-a-Deal. How it works: 20,000 cards, that come with ten peel-off coupons…

  • AB Small Business Confidence Stays Strong in November

    Sixty one per cent of entrepreneurs identify rising wage costs as a major constraint CALGARY – After reaching its highest level in two and a half years in October, Alberta’s small business confidence dropped by one point in November to 73.6, according to the latest Business Barometer survey results released today by the Canadian Federation…

  • Alberta Accountants Find Strength in Numbers

    The proposed Chartered Professional Accountants Act seeks to merge Alberta’s three professional accounting bodies to improve labour mobility. Unification in the accounting profession is a growing national and international trend. Since June 2013, the Alberta government has been working with the three self-regulating accounting associations – the Certified General Accountants Association of Alberta, the Certified…

  • Alberta Focused on Fiscal Restraint

    Despite positive second quarter results, declining oil prices require government to be diligent in fiscal planning. Oil prices continued to slide this week, with West Texas Intermediate (WTI) closing at $74.09 US per barrel yesterday. With ongoing uncertainty with global prices, the Prentice Government continues to be focused on making decisions based on sound, conservative…

  • Weather Warnings for Parts of Alberta

    Weather Warnings for Parts of Alberta

    Winter storm warning for Banff, Hinton, Grande Cache, Jasper, Nordegg, Whitecourt, Crowsnest Pass, Waterton Lakes, Kananaskis, Canmore, and surrounding areas. 30 to 50 cm of snow expected. Note that some areas may see up to 75cm. Snowfall warning for City of Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan, Smoky Lake, Drayton Valley, Camrose, Rocky Mountain House, Spruce Grove, Grande…

  • Multi Vehicle Injury Collisions – Highway 2 (North of Calgary)

    Red Deer, Alberta –  QEII Officers are being overwhelmed with several – serious injury collisions on Highway #2 in the Red Deer area.  Travel on Highway #2 is NOT RECOMMENDED. An Alberta Sheriff Highway Patrol Officer, a member of the QEII Integrated Traffic Unit, was checking on vehicle occupants at a collision scene, when the officer was struck and injured by…

  • Body Condition Scoring Your Horse

    Body Condition Scoring Your Horse

    Body condition scoring is a method of evaluating body fat in relationship to body musculature. The system developed by Dr. Don Henneke assigns a numerical value from 1 to 9 based on the deposition of fat on horses in the areas of the loin, ribs, tailhead, withers, neck and shoulders (see Figure 1 and Table…

  • RCMP Red Deer – Update on Poppy Box Theft – Photos

    Here are two photos of the suspect, supplied by the RCMP, in the theft of the poppy box in Red Deer.

  • AHS: Better Choices Better Health Online

    AHS: Better Choices Better Health Online

    Do you have a chronic condition like diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, high blood pressure, obesity, chronic pain or others? Join this program to: Learn to manage your symptoms better Discover tips to manage your day-to-day activities Get support from others with long-term health problems Share you experiences and help others About the Better Choices, Better…

  • Red Deer RCMP look for Poppy Box Thief

    Shortly after 9 pm on November 10, Red Deer RCMP received a report that a man had stolen a Remembrance Day poppy box from the desk of the Holiday Inn Express, located at 2803 50 Avenue in Red Deer. The poppy box contained an undetermined amount of money; funds raised by local Canadian Legion poppy…