Tag: Central Alberta

  • End the Drama: Notley Should Clarify Comments on Kinder Morgan Expansion

    End the Drama: Notley Should Clarify Comments on Kinder Morgan Expansion

        EDMONTON, AB (October 2, 2015): Following reaction from municipal and provincial officials in British Columbia to Premier Rachel Notley’s surprise push to shift the Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project to a different port, Notley should explain how she came to her new opinion, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. “The Premier…

  • NDP Reversal on Pay Raise Shows Only Wildrose can be Trusted to Protect Taxpayers

    NDP Reversal on Pay Raise Shows Only Wildrose can be Trusted to Protect Taxpayers

    EDMONTON, AB: The NDP’s sudden reversal on the 7.25 per cent pay raise to senior legislature officials would not have happened without public backlash and pressure from the opposition, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. The NDP had justified the tax hike as necessary to meet contractual obligations, and that it had been standard practice to…

  • Third-Party Marketing Company Using Charity’s Name without Permission to Profit from Chocolate Bar Sales

    Third-Party Marketing Company Using Charity’s Name without Permission to Profit from Chocolate Bar Sales

          Calgary, AB – Easter Seals Alberta has learned that a third-party marketing company called Global Industries Quantum, also known as Global Industries, has been selling chocolate bars door-to-door to Alberta residents naming Easter Seals Alberta as a receiving charity of part of the proceeds. Easter Seals Alberta is no way affiliated with…

  • Wildrose Urges NDP to Reconsider 50 Per Cent Minimum Wage Hike on Eve of Increase

    Wildrose Urges NDP to Reconsider 50 Per Cent Minimum Wage Hike on Eve of Increase

      EDMONTON, AB: (Wednesday) Wildrose Shadow Jobs, Skills, Training, Labour and Red Tape Reduction Minister Grant Hunter released the following statement on the NDP’s planned 50 per cent increase in minimum wage, phase one of which began yesterday: “At a time when small business confidence continues to plunge and job loss numbers continue to climb, the…

  • Government Introduces New Eye Care Program, Saving Millions for Patients and Taxpayers

    Government Introduces New Eye Care Program, Saving Millions for Patients and Taxpayers

    Minister of Health Sarah Hoffman has announced a new pilot project that will provide more treatment options for Albertans suffering from vision loss, and will save patients approximately $300 every year. The program will also save taxpayers between $23 –$46 million over the next three years, as patients are able to choose a less expensive…

  • Empty NDP Promise on ABC Review Creates Budget Questions: Fildebrandt

    Empty NDP Promise on ABC Review Creates Budget Questions: Fildebrandt

      EDMONTON, AB: The NDP government’s failure to deliver on a promised review of Alberta’s Agencies, Boards and Commissions (ABCs) has slapped a giant question mark on the upcoming budget, Wildrose Shadow Finance Minister Derek Fildebrandt said. Nearly 50 per cent of tax dollars go to agencies, boards and commissions such as Alberta Health Services…

  • Albertans Recognized for Work to Transform Lives and Reduce Stigma

    Albertans Recognized for Work to Transform Lives and Reduce Stigma

    Inspiring stories of hope, recovery and service were celebrated today at the fourth annual True Awards ceremony, hosted by the Lieutenant Governor’s Circle on Mental Health and Addiction. Lieutenant Governor Lois Mitchell presented the awards which recognize compassionate and forward-thinking efforts to help Albertans find the services and supports they need, foster recovery for those…

  • Alberta Youth Become EcoHeroes at Environmental Camp

    Alberta Youth Become EcoHeroes at Environmental Camp

      The Metis Nation of Alberta Association Local Council Chinook 1880 brought together youth, parents and volunteer professional staff for their “Understanding the Environment” youth camp, held September 11 – 13 in the Castle Wilderness area in Southern Alberta. The camp achieved its goals of: Bringing together youth with knowledgeable elders and professionals so they…

  • Giving into Mulcair Not in Alberta’s Best Interests: Wildrose

    Giving into Mulcair Not in Alberta’s Best Interests: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB: Premier Rachel Notley needs to clarify her sudden support for federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair’s national cap-and-trade scheme and emissions standards that will directly intervene in Alberta’s energy sector, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. “Albertans want leadership that protects jobs and the economy. They don’t want risky policies that will only pile…

  • Alberta’s Minimum Wages Increase Today, October 1st, 2015

    Minimum wage earners in Alberta will see a boost to their paycheques beginning today, when the province’s minimum wages increase. Alberta’s general minimum wage will increase from $10.20 to $11.20 per hour. The liquor server minimum wage will rise from $9.20 to $10.70 per hour, and will be eliminated next year. “Increasing minimum wages will…

  • Caution Needed on Proposed Governance Boards in Updated MGA: Stier

    Caution Needed on Proposed Governance Boards in Updated MGA: Stier

      EDMONTON, AB: Municipalities deserve a better explanation from the NDP government about new mandatory ‘growth management boards’ that will be included in a new Municipal Government Act (MGA) presented next spring, Wildrose Shadow Municipal Affairs Minister Pat Stier said today. As part of today’s announcement committing to a timeline for a new MGA before…

  • Municipal Government Act to change how municipalities work together

      Alberta municipalities will benefit from a modernized Municipal Government Act (MGA) in time for the next municipal elections in 2017. The act is our province’s second largest piece of legislation and touches the daily lives of all Albertans by defining how their municipalities are governed, funded, and developed. A key component of the updated…

  • Wildrose Questions Omission of Pipelines, Lack of Access in Montreal Chamber of Commerce Speech

    Wildrose Questions Omission of Pipelines, Lack of Access in Montreal Chamber of Commerce Speech

      EDMONTON, AB: Premier Rachel Notley missed a golden opportunity to highlight Energy East and the importance of market access during her speech to the Montreal Chamber of Commerce, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. The omission comes less than a week after telling delegates at the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) convention that she plans…

  • Government makes Changes at Senior Official Level

    Changes at the senior official level have been made in Alberta’s Public Affairs Bureau and at Innovation and Advanced Education. Mark Wells has been appointed Managing Director of the Public Affairs Bureau, effective Friday, September 25. Andy Weiler, who has served as Acting Deputy Chief of the Public Affairs Bureau since January, has been appointed…

  • AB small business confidence plunges to record low

      Lowest registered confidence of any province in past 15 years Calgary – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) today released the latest Business Barometer numbers showing Alberta’s small business confidence plummeted to 34.0, more than a six point decline from last month.  This marks the lowest confidence level ever registered since CFIB started keeping…