Tag: Central Alberta

  • Call for True Awards Nominations

    Call for True Awards Nominations

    Recognizing Albertans leading the way in mental health and addiction programs and services Nominations are now open for the 2016 True Awards from the Lieutenant Governor’s Circle on Mental Health and Addiction. The awards honour successful efforts to reduce stigma, encourage recovery and strengthen programs and services in the area of mental health and addiction.…

  • Alberta is Leading on Climate Change and Creating Jobs with Solar Power

    Alberta is Leading on Climate Change and Creating Jobs with Solar Power

      As part of its Climate Leadership Plan, the Alberta government is investing more than $5 million to help municipalities and farmers harness the power of the sun and support good local jobs. This investment will help build Alberta’s green energy sector, including creating jobs in the project design and construction sectors, while supporting jobs…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: Battling the Winter Blues

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: Battling the Winter Blues

      Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a subtype of clinical depression that occurs during the same season each year. You may have SAD if you had symptoms of depression during the last two winters but felt much better in spring and summer. SAD is sometimes called winter depression or seasonal depression. Experts aren’t sure…

  • Oil is a Blessing for Alberta – Not a Curse

    Oil is a Blessing for Alberta – Not a Curse

    Even in bad times, Alberta benefits significantly from its natural resources By Steve Lafleur and Kenneth P. Green, The Fraser Institute VANCOUVER, B.C./ Troy Media/ – Ever since oil prices began declining from historic highs, it’s become fashionable to claim that Alberta – and Canada – bet it all on oil and lost. It’s an “I told…

  • Mobile Tourism Training Program Lets Students Earn and Learn on the Go

    Mobile Tourism Training Program Lets Students Earn and Learn on the Go

    Collaboration between the Government of Alberta, Olds College and the Alberta Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), has led to the development of a new mobile tourism and hospitality training program that will be available this fall. Government and the AHLA each contributed $500,000 to develop the training videos, which will be easily accessible to students…

  • Alberta REALTORS® Welcome Stephanie McLean as New Minister of Service Alberta

    Alberta REALTORS® Welcome Stephanie McLean as New Minister of Service Alberta

    Calgary AB, February, 2016 – The Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) and its 10,000 REALTOR® members across the province congratulate MLA Stephanie McLean on her appointment as Minister of Service Alberta and Status of Women. AREA is looking forward to working with Minister McLean in her Service Alberta role, which was announced along with other Cabinet moves by Premier…

  • With Shocking Job Loss Numbers, NDP Must Back Down from Risky Policies: Wildrose

    With Shocking Job Loss Numbers, NDP Must Back Down from Risky Policies: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB (February 5, 2016): With new job numbers showing Alberta lost 73,000 full-time jobs in 2015, and a further 26,000 private sector jobs in January, the NDP government must repeat the lesson from the royalty review and climb down from several of their damaging economic policies, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. Alberta’s unemployment…

  • Wildrose Sets Timelines for Calgary-Greenway Nomination

    Wildrose Sets Timelines for Calgary-Greenway Nomination

    CALGARY, AB (February 4, 2016): Wildrose has announced the timelines for its Calgary-Greenway nomination. Applicants have until Sunday, Feb. 7 to file applications and sell memberships. A nomination vote has been tentatively scheduled for Saturday, March 5. Further details on the time and location of the vote will be released in the coming weeks. Only Wildrose members who live in…

  • NDP Stonewall Accountability in Public Accounts

    NDP Stonewall Accountability in Public Accounts

    EDMONTON, AB (February 4, 2016): Instead of assisting in bringing accountability for Alberta taxpayers for the abuse of government travel and infrastructure spending, members of the NDP caucus blocked questions involving “HR issues” at Public Accounts Committee Wednesday, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today.The chair position, traditionally held by Wildrose Shadow Finance Minister Derek Fildebrandt, was…

  • Statement from Health Minister on World Cancer Day

    Statement from Health Minister on World Cancer Day

    Alberta’s Deputy Premier and Health Minister Sarah Hoffman issued the following statement on World Cancer Day: “Today is World Cancer Day, and Alberta stands with the rest of the world to acknowledge the work being done around the globe to address this devastating disease. “With the theme ‘We Can, I Can,’ this year’s event is…

  • RCMP Vegreville – Province-Wide Cheque Fraud

    RCMP Vegreville – Province-Wide Cheque Fraud

    Further to the previous (below) media release the subjects have been arrested. A Calmar-area couple are facing charges for passing over 40 bad cheques throughout the province. The total dollar amount of goods obtained by this couple is in excess of $33,000. As a result of these arrests, and the couple being identified, more reports are coming to various police agencies across the province.  This is…

  • Jean Statement on Trudeau Notley Meeting

    Jean Statement on Trudeau Notley Meeting

    EDMONTON, AB (February, 2016): Yesterday, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean released the following statement on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s meeting with Premier Rachel Notley: “While we appreciate the federal government’s suggestion that it might accelerate returning a portion of Alberta’s tax dollars to the province, I was disappointed Mr. Trudeau failed to announce anything specific and failed…

  • Joint Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada and the Premier of Alberta

    Joint Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada and the Premier of Alberta

    The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and the Premier of Alberta, Rachel Notley, issued the following joint statement after their meeting in Edmonton, Alberta: “Canada works best when we all work together. Albertans are proud Canadians who have contributed enormously to the economic and social fabric of our country, and Canadians want to be there for…

  • Minister Bilous to promote Alberta as a progressive energy producer in Washington, D.C.

      Minister of Economic Development and Trade Deron Bilous will reestablish links with the U.S. government and explore economic development opportunities in Washington, D.C., from February 3 to 5. “I’ll be meeting with government and business leaders to promote renewed Alberta-U.S. relations on a variety of files, including the government’s Climate Leadership Plan and innovation…

  • Jean Writes to Trudeau, Invites him to Tour Oilsands, Support Energy East: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB (February 2, 2016): On the eve of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to Alberta, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean has sent a letter to the Prime Minister urging him to make clear his stance on Energy East and to tour Alberta’s oilsands. Recently, the federal government voted against a motion in the House of…