Tag: Central Alberta

  • Albertans can share their budget ideas with Premier and Finance Minister

    Albertans can share their budget ideas with Premier and Finance Minister

    Albertans will have the opportunity to share their ideas and priorities about the economy and the upcoming Budget 2016 directly with Premier Rachel Notley and Finance Minister Joe Ceci. Two telephone town hall meetings, planned for March 15 and 16, will provide Albertans the opportunity to ask questions and participate in interactive live polling. “We…

  • Alberta’s Population Growth Slowing, still higher than rest of Canada: ATB’s Perch

    Alberta’s Population Growth Slowing, still higher than rest of Canada: ATB’s Perch

      Calgary—In the wake of Alberta’s economic downturn, the pace of our population growth is slowing down. This is one of the key findings in ATB Financial’s latest edition of Perch, which takes a timely look at how Alberta’s population has been growing and changing and how it compares to other places in Canada and around…

  • Business Groups Call for Renewed Dialogue on Employment and the Economy

      Edmonton:  A new alliance of employer organizations representing a broad cross-section of sectors and industries has sent an open letter to Alberta Premier Rachel Notley requesting an opportunity to meet and engage in a dialogue with her and her cabinet about the current state of the economy, and identify a more collaborative path forward…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: Helping your Child Build a Healthy Body Image

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: Helping your Child Build a Healthy Body Image

    Children of all ages are exposed to ideas about thinness by parents, peers, and other sources. Starting in grade school, children may become more aware of body image as they compare themselves to others. Adolescents often become extremely concerned about their bodies and their weight. This is understandable since dramatic physical changes are occurring. Unrealistic…

  • Alberta’s carbon levy drives renewable fuel innovation to diversify economy, create jobs and reduce emissions

    Alberta’s carbon levy drives renewable fuel innovation to diversify economy, create jobs and reduce emissions

    Alberta’s price on carbon is resulting in an investment to transform plant oils into renewable transportation fuel manufactured in Alberta. Edmonton-based SBI BioEnergy has developed a technology that reduces greenhouse gas emissions by creating a renewable fuel that is virtually indistinguishable from diesel. Using revenue from the price Alberta’s large emitters pay for releasing greenhouse…

  • Alberta Greens urge adoption of Proportional Representation  

    Alberta Greens urge adoption of Proportional Representation  

    Our current voting system is grossly unfair but not the worst possible alternative In its submission to the Legislature’s Select Special Ethics and Accountability Committee, the Green Party of Alberta advocates adoption of Proportional Representation (PR) as the best alternative to replace our current system of voting, known as First Past the Post (FPTP).  The…

  • Premier Rachel Notley Supports the Canada-U.S. Agreement to Cut Methane Emissions

    Premier Rachel Notley Supports the Canada-U.S. Agreement to Cut Methane Emissions

        New agreement aligns Canada and U.S. cuts with Alberta’s methane reduction plan. Alberta welcomes the announcement in Washington, D.C., between Canada and the United States to work together to cut methane emissions and to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change. “I am exceptionally proud today to know that, in Washington, one of…

  • Province Proposes Legislation to End Predatory Lending

    Province Proposes Legislation to End Predatory Lending

      Albertans asked for change to strengthen consumer protection within the payday loans industry and government is responding with An Act to End Predatory Lending. From October to December 2015, the Government of Alberta consulted with Albertans about the payday loans regulation. An online survey was conducted along with in-person interviews with those who use…

  • Speech from the Throne a missed opportunity

    Speech from the Throne a missed opportunity

    The Alberta Party EDMONTON, AB – The NDs missed the opportunity to reassure Albertans about the economic stability of the province, says Alberta Party Opposition Leader Greg Clark. “The NDs have absolutely no interest in a plan to get back to balance,” said Clark. “This is troubling and is certain to lead towards a credit rating…

  • New Partnership to Advance Research, Improve Outcomes for MS Patients

    New Partnership to Advance Research, Improve Outcomes for MS Patients

    The Alberta Multiple Sclerosis Collaboration, a partnership between the provincial government, Campus Alberta Neuroscience and Sanofi Genzyme Canada, will advance research and innovation to improve care and outcomes for MS patients. It also supports economic diversification and growth by further developing Alberta’s knowledge-based sectors and attracting investments from industry partners. “With the unusually high rates…

  • Task Force seizes snowmobiles, ATVs, guns in two search warrants – Update – More charges laid

    Task Force seizes snowmobiles, ATVs, guns in two search warrants – Update – More charges laid

      Red Deer, Alberta – A Red Deer man faces 55 Criminal Code charges after the Priority Crimes Task Force executed two separate search warrants on Red Deer properties in late January, seizing numerous firearms and stolen recreational vehicles. A Red Deer woman also faces several charges. 40 year old Riley James Mittelstadt has been…

  • Albertans Encouraged to Know their Care Options

    Albertans Encouraged to Know their Care Options

    EDMONTON – Winter is traditionally a busy time of year for health care services, and Emergency Departments (EDs) and hospitals across Alberta are again seeing this impact. Alberta Health Services’ (AHS’) capacity strategies continue to support efficient and quality delivery of care; however, Albertans are reminded that they also play a role in helping ensure…

  • David Swann Reacts to Throne Speech

    David Swann Reacts to Throne Speech

    David Swann looks for more from the NDP government after the Throne Speech “This was a mom and apple-pie throne speech,” says Alberta Liberal Leader David Swann. “There were a lot of feel good moments but very little concrete commitment to new or difficult ideas.” Today’s throne speech by Lieutenant Governor Lois Mitchell introduced a…

  • Alberta and BDC Partner to Support Alberta Businesses

    Alberta and BDC Partner to Support Alberta Businesses

    Economic Development and Trade Minister Deron Bilous and the President of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) Michael Denham have signed a Letter of Intent to help Alberta businesses grow and diversify. The Letter of Intent lays the foundations for a strong partnership between the Government of Alberta and the BDC that will explore…

  • A Click Can Save Your Life

    A Click Can Save Your Life

    About 200,000 Albertans risk their lives every day by not wearing proper occupant restraints. For the month of March, Alberta Transportation’s traffic safety focus is the use of occupant restraints for adults and children while travelling in vehicles. Seatbelts distribute the force of a collision evenly to the stronger parts of a person’s body and…