Tag: Central Alberta

  • Credit Rating Downgraded due to Dangerous NDP Budget

    Credit Rating Downgraded due to Dangerous NDP Budget

    EDMONTON, AB: Credit rating agencies are already downgrading Alberta’s credit rating because of a dangerous NDP budget that will mean $58 billion in debt, higher interest payments, higher taxes and less money for hospitals, schools, teachers and nurses, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. DBRS officially dissolved Alberta’s AAA credit rating after the NDP budget…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: Get Loud About Mental Health

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: Get Loud About Mental Health

    Mental Health Week, May 2-8, 2016 Each year, more than 500,000 Albertans visit a doctor about their mental health. Taking care of your health means taking care of your mind too. Engaging in physical activity, eating healthy foods, practicing gratitude and having fun are all small steps that can improve your mental health and help…

  • Innisfail RCMP Identify human remains

    Innisfail RCMP Identify human remains

      Innisfail, Alta. – RCMP Major Crimes Unit in collaboration with the Calgary Medical Examiner’s Office have identified the human remains which were found on April 5, 2016 in Innisfail.  The bones were identified as those of 42-year-old Dwayne Demkiw. Dwayne was reported missing to Edmonton Police Service on May 31, 2015.  The RCMP is…

  • Government Takes Steps to Protect Consumers

    Government Takes Steps to Protect Consumers

    The Fair Trading Amendment Act would, if passed, provide government with tools to ensure that delegated regulatory organizations such as the Alberta Motor Vehicle Industry Council (AMVIC) are doing their job by protecting consumers. Service Alberta is proposing to amend the Fair Trading Act (FTA) to give the Minister proper oversight abilities over regulatory organizations…

  • Wildrose Presses Need for More Railway Capacity for Grain – 72 Per Cent Decline Looming

    Wildrose Presses Need for More Railway Capacity for Grain – 72 Per Cent Decline Looming

    EDMONTON, AB: On Tuesday, Wildrose Shadow Transportation Minister Glenn van Dijken gave a statement on a looming 72 per cent decrease in railway capacity that will severely hurt farmers’ ability to get their grain to market. There are currently 21,000 hopper cars on the track. CN and CP railway own 6,000 hopper cars that are…

  • Save the date: Municipal Affairs Minister announces summer engagement on the Municipal Government Act

      Municipal Affairs Minister Danielle Larivee will travel across Alberta this summer seeking feedback on changes to the Municipal Government Act. The updated MGA will be introduced in the Legislature in late May. Minister Larivee will then travel to 19 communities to speak with and listen to municipal partners, community organizations, small businesses, industry, and…

  • Bill 7 would allow for early appointment of Electoral Boundaries Commission

    Bill 7 would allow for early appointment of Electoral Boundaries Commission

      The introduction of the Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act would make it possible for changes to provincial electoral boundaries to be considered before the next anticipated general election. If passed, this legislation will allow for the early appointment of an Electoral Boundaries Commission. A commission’s role is to review existing electoral boundaries, hold public…

  • New Board member joins Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission

    New Board member joins Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission

      The Board of Directors at the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC) welcomes Gael MacLeod as a new member. MacLeod’s appointment is effective immediately for a term ending April 1, 2019. “Ms. MacLeod brings a unique blend of expertise bridging public, private and non-profit sectors, and adds to the already strong leadership and strategic…

  • Tax Cut to Support Alberta’s Small Businesses

    Tax Cut to Support Alberta’s Small Businesses

    Cutting the small business tax rate by one third reinforces Alberta businesses’ overall tax advantage compared to other provinces in Canada. As part of Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan, government is reducing the small business tax rate from three per cent to two per cent, effective January 1, 2017. This measure will help Alberta small businesses…

  • AG Education Infrastructure Report Confirms Unethical Behaviour Around Schools

    EDMONTON, AB: Auditor General’s report on education infrastructure confirms what Wildrose has been saying for years – that the previous government politicized the construction of new schools around Alberta and had no plan in place to actually see the projects through, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. According to the Auditor General, the previous government “made…

  • Statement from Minister Eggen on the Auditor General’s review of school-building program

    Statement from Minister Eggen on the Auditor General’s review of school-building program

    David Eggen, Minister of Education, issued the following statement in response to the Office of the Auditor General’s review of the province’s school-building program: “We thank the staff of the Auditor General’s office for their advice. “The report released today makes it clear that the previous government thought news releases built schools and that they…

  • Statement from Minister Joe Ceci on DBRS Credit Rating

    Statement from Minister Joe Ceci on DBRS Credit Rating

    President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Joe Ceci issued the following statement about Alberta’s DBRS credit downgrade. “On Budget Day, I told Albertans about the choices that we face. The collapse in oil prices has put people out of work and hurt our economy. “Some would have us respond to unemployment by laying…

  • Auditor General Says Alberta’s School-building Program Needs To Be Improved

    Auditor General Says Alberta’s School-building Program Needs To Be Improved

    Alberta’s Auditor General Merwan Saher released the results of his audit of the systems used by the departments of Education and Infrastructure to manage the province’s school-building program. There are nine recommendations to the two departments. Why we did the work and our audit scope In October 2015, the government announced delays to about 100 phase 2…

  • Alberta REALTORS® Pleased to See Provincial Budget Maintains Housing Affordability

    Alberta REALTORS® Pleased to See Provincial Budget Maintains Housing Affordability

    Calgary AB (April 2016) – The Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) and its 10,000 REALTOR® members across the province are pleased to see housing affordability maintained in the provincial budget announced today. AREA applauds today’s budget presentation by Treasury Board President and Finance Minister Joe Ceci which keeps home ownership affordable for Albertans by avoiding the…

  • Provincial Budget Signals the Need for a New Municipal Funding Model

    Provincial Budget Signals the Need for a New Municipal Funding Model

    Edmonton: Yesterday’s budget announcements have been met with mixed reviews from Alberta’s urban municipalities who remain concerned that minimal progress is being made with the $26 billion infrastructure deficit. AUMA is pleased that the Province is honouring their $75 million committed increase to Water for Life, as well as Water and Wastewater funding. This funding…