Tag: Central Alberta

  • Throne Speech highlights supports for children, job creation and economic diversification

    Throne Speech highlights supports for children, job creation and economic diversification

    Government’s spring agenda focuses on investment in children in low-income families, job training and job creation. A new child benefit plan will help 380,000 children living in low-income households, while government works to create new jobs and opportunities, build on traditional economic strengths, diversify markets and products, and increase accountability and responsible public fiscal management.…

  • Travelling Outside Alberta? Be sure to pack medical travel insurance

    Travelling Outside Alberta? Be sure to pack medical travel insurance

      If you’re travelling outside of Alberta, it’s a good idea to purchase medical travel insurance – even if you’re staying in Canada. If Albertans need access to health care services while they’re out of the province and within Canada, those services may not be fully covered by the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan. If…

  • What Alberta Men think about Violence Against Women in 2016

    What Alberta Men think about Violence Against Women in 2016

    ALBERTA – The results of the 2nd Alberta Men’s Attitudes about Violence Against Women Survey are in and show a shift in the right direction. The survey, conducted for the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters by Leger offered four key insights from the results: In general, there is a positive shift in attitudes since 2012,…

  • Wildrose Launches Petition to Support New Recall Legislation

    Wildrose Launches Petition to Support New Recall Legislation

    EDMONTON, AB: (Monday), Wildrose launched a new petition campaign for Albertans to support recall legislation such as that to be introduced by Wildrose Drayton Valley-Devon MLA Mark Smith with his upcoming Bill 201. The petition can be signed online or downloaded at SupportRecall.ca. Bill 201, the Election Recall Act, is scheduled to be introduced this…

  • Statement from Minister McLean celebrating International Women’s Day

    Statement from Minister McLean celebrating International Women’s Day

      Minister Stephanie McLean issued the following statement on International Women’s Day, which was first observed in 1908. “International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate women’s accomplishments and our society’s progress towards gender equality, and to reflect on the work we still need to do. “In Alberta under our government, progress has taken the…

  • NDP ‘Jobs Plan’ in Chaos, has Created Zero Jobs: Wildrose

    NDP ‘Jobs Plan’ in Chaos, has Created Zero Jobs: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: The NDP government’s jobs plan has created zero jobs since being introduced last fall, comes with a big price tag and is creating further chaos, confusion and red-tape in the business community, the Wildrose Official Opposition said (Thursday). The jobs subsidy program was introduced as a cornerstone of the NDP’s 2015 budget with a…

  • Status of Women Ministry launches mandate ahead of International Women’s Day

    Status of Women Ministry launches mandate ahead of International Women’s Day

      Canada’s only stand-alone ministry for the Status of Women has laid out a long-term plan to improve gender equality. Alberta’s Status of Women Ministry will focus on: Increasing women’s economic security Increasing women’s leadership and democratic participation Decreasing violence against women and girls “We cannot build a stronger, more prosperous province if we leave…

  • TransCanada Announcement Shows NDP Carbon Tax Already Putting Communities at Risk

    EDMONTON, AB (March 7, 2016): After the NDP government promised energy workers in the coal sector that they would be protected from job loss, TransCanada announced the cancellation of three of its coal contracts today due to NDP government policies. In November, Premier Rachel Notley promised communities that depend on the vitality of coal plants…

  • The Dollars and Cents of the NDP’s Carbon Tax Don’t Add Up

    By Grant Hunter, MLA While Albertans have been struggling to pay their mortgages at the end of the month, the NDP government has been very busy trying to spin their $3-billion dollar carbon tax as revenue neutral. Sadly, for families and businesses, it will only lead to cost increases that will make the end of…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: Make a Change……One Meal at a Time

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: Make a Change……One Meal at a Time

      March is Nutrition Month! Dietitians in Alberta Health Services across the province are inspiring Albertans to Make a Change: One Meal at a Time. Are you ready to improve your health?  Now is the time to make small changes at mealtimes that can have big results. To help make these changes easier, dietitians have…

  • Province Invests in Search and Rescue Team Training

    Province Invests in Search and Rescue Team Training

      The Government of Alberta will provide $300,000 to volunteer-based search and rescue organizations to support training across the province. “When a loved one is missing, we turn to the brave volunteers who dedicate their time to finding those who are lost or injured. Just as these individuals are committed to the communities they serve,…

  • March is Easter Seals Month

    March is Easter Seals Month

    Easter Seals Alberta names its 2016 Youth Ambassadors Calgary, AB – The month of March marks the time of year Easter Seals Canada launches a nationwide month-long campaign to amplify the courageous stories of Canadian kids and young adults with disabilities, living lives to their full potential. Albertans can give their support by donating online…

  • Government Enrolment Funding Supports Students and Additional Teachers

    Government Enrolment Funding Supports Students and Additional Teachers

    The government’s commitment to fully funding enrolment growth has led to more than 740 additional teachers in Alberta’s classrooms this school year. In May 2015, government restored education funding for the 2015-16 school year, including funding of enrolment growth, to provide needed resources to support student learning. This decision ensured funding for every Kindergarten to…

  • Firefighters Get Fired-up for Provincial Training Grants

    Firefighters Get Fired-up for Provincial Training Grants

    The Government of Alberta will provide $650,000 to 50 municipalities and four First Nations to support fire and emergency preparedness training. The Fire Services Emergency Preparedness Program provides grant funding to municipalities and First Nations to help local authorities and volunteers prepare for, mitigate, respond to, and recover from fires and other emergency situations. “Local…

  • Second Session Begins on March 8 with Speech from the Throne

    Second Session Begins on March 8 with Speech from the Throne

      “The first session of the 29th Legislative Assembly saw robust debate over issues of great importance to the citizens of Alberta,” said Robert E. Wanner, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. “I would expect the second session to be similarly energetic.” The second session of Alberta’s 29th Legislature opens March 8, 2016, at…