Tag: Central Alberta

  • AG Report Shows Broken OHS System and a Tough Pill for Taxpayers Surrounding Golf Course Contracts: Wildrose

    AG Report Shows Broken OHS System and a Tough Pill for Taxpayers Surrounding Golf Course Contracts: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB (July 5, 2016): Today’s Auditor General’s report raises serious concerns about a broken workplace safety system that has been neglected for years as well as a tough reality for taxpayers surrounding the Kananaskis golf course, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. The report says that “the department [Alberta Labour] does not regularly evaluate and report whether…

  • Statement from Labour Minister on Auditor General’s Report

    Statement from Labour Minister on Auditor General’s Report

    Labour Minister Christina Gray has issued the following statement following today’s release of the Auditor General’s report. “Albertans need to know that when they go to work, they will come home safely at the end of the day. Today’s report from Alberta’s Auditor General is further evidence that the former administration neglected issues involving Alberta…

  • Alberta’s Auditor General Issues July Report

    Alberta’s Auditor General Issues July Report

    Alberta’s Auditor General Merwan Saher today made two new recommendations to the Department of Justice and Solicitor General and he repeated two recommendations to the Department of Labour. Justice and Solicitor General—Office of the Chief Medical Examiner—Contracting Transporters of Deceased Rural Albertans (page 19) When an Albertan in apparent good health dies unexpectedly, or in a…

  • Help Shine a Light on Alberta’s Outstanding Volunteers

    Help Shine a Light on Alberta’s Outstanding Volunteers

    A provincewide search is on for Alberta’s outstanding volunteers, and people can help by nominating their own local hero for a Stars of Alberta Volunteer Award. These awards recognize the exemplary service of volunteers whose contributions have made a lasting impact on their communities and the lives of their fellow Albertans. “Alberta volunteers are the…

  • Family Fishing Weekend is Here Again

    Family Fishing Weekend is Here Again

    On July 9 and 10, Albertans young and old are invited to take advantage of free fishing across the province – no licence required, but all other sport fishing regulations apply. Family fishing weekends are offered twice a year in Alberta – during the Family Day weekend and during National Fishing Week in the summer.…

  • Government Improving Primary Care Networks for Albertans

    Government Improving Primary Care Networks for Albertans

    The government is acting on the findings of a Primary Care Network review aimed at improving services for Alberta patients. “This review showed primary care networks are delivering patient-focused health care in most cases, but it also showed there are some inconsistencies. We will work with our partners to strengthen governance and accountability, set clearer…

  • Low-Interest Home Equity Loans Will Help Seniors Age in Community

    Low-Interest Home Equity Loans Will Help Seniors Age in Community

    Application forms are now available for senior homeowners looking to repair or modify their homes under the Seniors Home Adaptation and Repair Program. The program provides a low-interest, home-equity loan to eligible senior homeowners to finance needed repairs or adaptations that will help them remain independent in their own homes. Seniors could use the loan…

  • Impact of Downturn Still Being Felt: ATB Investor Beat

    Impact of Downturn Still Being Felt: ATB Investor Beat

    Edmonton — Nearly half of Albertans (49 per cent) have felt the impact of the drop in oil prices according to the latest edition of the ATB Investor Beat Survey. That’s up one per cent from the previous survey. Among those impacted, 30 per cent said they had lost their jobs, up from 24 per cent three months…

  • Jason Kenney Launches Unite Alberta

    Jason Kenney Launches Unite Alberta

    Youtube – CPAC Jason Kenney was in Calgary last night to officially launch his Unite Alberta campaign in the hopes of uniting the PC and Wildrose parties to defeat the NDP at the next election. Mr Kenney made his first stop in Grand Prairie and ended in Calgary with his official announcement. Mr Kenney will be…

  • Jean Statement on Eid al-Fitr

    Jean Statement on Eid al-Fitr

    EDMONTON, AB (July 6, 2016): Today, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean released the following statement to mark Eid al-Fitr: “Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Muslims throughout Alberta and across the world will celebrate the end of the fast with a time of feasting. “This Festival of Breaking the Fast begins…

  • Open Farm Days 2016 Attracts Record Number of Host Farms and Ranches

    Open Farm Days 2016 Attracts Record Number of Host Farms and Ranches

    More than 100 host sites have opened their gates and signed on for Open Farm Days 2016. With an enticing array of family fun activities, this year’s event, to be held Aug. 20 and 21, promises to be the best ever. Local chefs will team with Alberta producers to offer a tantalizing taste of Alberta at a…

  • Alberta Feeling Like an Episode of The Twilight Zone Under the NDP

    Alberta Feeling Like an Episode of The Twilight Zone Under the NDP

    By Pat Stier, MLA Livingstone-MacLeod During the early to mid-1960s, I was a fan of the TV series The Twilight Zone. The show was hosted by Rod Serling and introduced North American society to the weird world of science fiction. The Twilight Zone told stories about ordinary men and women suddenly finding themselves in unexpected,…

  • NDP Added Almost 500 Names to the Sunshine List in 2015: Wildrose

    NDP Added Almost 500 Names to the Sunshine List in 2015: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB (June 30, 2016): Today’s updated release of Alberta’s sunshine list shows the NDP government, along with the previous government in charge, added 474 names to Alberta’s sunshine list while tens of thousands of Albertans were losing their jobs, the Wildrose Official Opposition said Thursday. According to the NDP government’s own data, in 2013, there…

  • Expanded Sunshine List Means More Transparency

    Expanded Sunshine List Means More Transparency

    The Government of Alberta has updated and expanded its sunshine list to reflect staff salaries from 2015. Before the end of the day, nearly 150 agencies, boards and commissions are also required to post compensation paid to public-sector workers in 2015 to meet the legislated requirement. Government staff who earned more than $104,754 in the…

  • Dramatic Minimum Wage Hike Comes at a Time When the Economy Can Least Afford It: Wildrose

    Dramatic Minimum Wage Hike Comes at a Time When the Economy Can Least Afford It: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: The announced timeline by the NDP government to implement a dramatic increase to the minimum wage comes at a time when our economy can least afford it and puts employment with our most vulnerable at risk, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. Labour Minister Christina Gray refused to release any type of economic analysis about…