Tag: Central Alberta

  • Influenza Data Prompts Immunization Reminder

    Influenza Data Prompts Immunization Reminder

    January 14, 2016 EDMONTON – Following confirmation of five deaths in individuals with influenza and a significant week-over-week increase in reported hospitalizations, Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Alberta Health (AH) are reminding all Albertans who have not yet been immunized against influenza to get immunized promptly. “Influenza is here in Alberta and we’re now seeing…

  • Time for NDP to Stick up for Alberta After BC Kinder Morgan Submission: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB: Following the B.C. government’s submission to oppose the current Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline proposal, it’s time for Premier Rachel Notley to start getting results for Alberta on the national stage that protect Alberta jobs, the Wildrose Official Opposition said (Tuesday). The National Energy Board is set to rule on the proposed…

  • Canada Summer Jobs 2016 Now Accepting Applications from Employers

    Canada Summer Jobs 2016 Now Accepting Applications from Employers

      High River, AB – Not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers and small businesses with 50 or fewer employees looking to hire full-time workers for summer 2016 can now apply for funding under the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program. CSJ creates summer job opportunities and valuable work experience specifically for youth aged 15 to 30 intending to…

  • Premier Notley’s statement on Alberta NEB submission supporting Trans Mountain pipeline

    Premier Rachel Notley issued the following statement regarding the Trans Mountain expansion project: “Earlier today, I wrote to the National Energy Board in support of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project. “Our government believes this project is good for Albertans and good for all Canadians. “It will create jobs, spur economic growth, and…

  • NDP Once Again Forced to Defend Pipelines: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB (January 12, 2016): Following a pattern set by the NDP government in offering support for Keystone XL after it was rejected by the Obama administration, the NDP have written their support in favour of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project to the National Energy Board, but only after the B.C. government said it…

  • Wildrose Supports CFIB Call for Emergency Debate on Economy

    Wildrose Supports CFIB Call for Emergency Debate on Economy

      EDMONTON, AB: With job loss numbers mounting and business confidence at an all-time low, today the Wildrose said it would back the Canadian Federation of Independent Business’ call for an emergency debate on the jobs crisis facing Alberta’s economy, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. In the dying days of the fall legislature, Wildrose Leader…

  • CFIB calls for emergency debate in legislature on Alberta’s economic crisis

      AB government urged to put moratorium on any major new public policies until economy has recovered CALGARY, January, 2015 – Following Friday’s Statistics Canada release of Alberta’s job numbers, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is appealing to the Alberta government to recall the legislature early for an emergency debate on the economic crisis plaguing…

  • Poor Decisions can Collide at Intersections

    Poor Decisions can Collide at Intersections

    The Alberta government is focusing on intersection safety across the province.  January is intersection safety month in Alberta. In 2014, three of the five most frequent improper driver actions in casualty collisions happened at intersections:  making a left turn across the path of an on-coming vehicle (12.2 per cent), committing a stop sign violation, such…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: Getting Enough Vitamin D this Winter

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: Getting Enough Vitamin D this Winter

    Alberta’s winters are long, but the bright side is we get more sunny days year-round than most provinces. Our skin turns that sunlight into vitamin D, which protects our bones and teeth, prevents heart and lung disease, curbs appetite and boosts our immune system and mood, among others. The best way to get it is…

  • Service Alberta Minister responds to report on document shredding investigation

      Danielle Larivee, Minister of Service Alberta, issued the following statement: “It’s clear that there were a number of problems with record keeping under the previous government. That’s why we implemented an immediate ban on document shredding when these concerns first came to light. “The recommendations in this report help us identify some specific ways…

  • No Oversight, No Consequences – Alberta Government Record Keeping Must be Overhauled: Wildrose

    No Oversight, No Consequences – Alberta Government Record Keeping Must be Overhauled: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB: Following the release of a report on the investigation of record management within the Alberta government, it is clear that there must be an overhaul of the present system, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. The joint investigation by Alberta’s Information and Privacy Commissioner and Public Information Commissioner revealed that improper destruction of…

  • Records Management Investigation Reveals Lack of Effective Control, Accountability

    Records Management Investigation Reveals Lack of Effective Control, Accountability

      A joint investigation by Alberta’s Information and Privacy Commissioner and Public Interest Commissioner into allegations of improper destruction of records by Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development in the wake of the 2015 provincial election has resulted in troubling findings concerning the overall management of records. On May 12, 2015, the Public Interest Commissioner…

  • With Oil Plunging, Action Plan Neede to Attract Investment to Alberta’s Energy Sector: Wildrose

    With Oil Plunging, Action Plan Neede to Attract Investment to Alberta’s Energy Sector: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB: With oil collapsing to a 12-year low, the NDP government needs to begin to reverse some of the damage done by new tax increases and regulatory changes to the energy sector and ensure the royalty review increases Alberta’s competitiveness, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. As markets opened on Thursday, West Texas Intermediate…

  • Alberta and Manitoba sign MOU on shared energy and climate change priorities: Selinger, Notley

    Alberta and Manitoba sign MOU on shared energy and climate change priorities: Selinger, Notley

      Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley met today to discuss a number of issues of importance to both Alberta and Manitoba. The premiers discussed climate change and energy infrastructure.  Alberta’s and Manitoba’s actions and leadership on climate change have advanced the national dialogue on important infrastructure projects such as hydroelectricity transmission…

  • Notley Should Push for Public Support of Energy East Pipeline from Manitoba: Wildrose

    Notley Should Push for Public Support of Energy East Pipeline from Manitoba: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB (January 8, 2015): Premier Rachel Notley should encourage Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger to publicly support the Energy East pipeline and secure a commitment from the Manitoba government to not interfere further in the regulatory approval process, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today.  The Manitoba government has remained relatively silent on the Energy…