Tag: Central Alberta

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: World Suicide Day

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: World Suicide Day

    Reach out and save lives: understand the signs September 10 marks World Suicide Prevention Day, an internationally recognized event designed to raise awareness and dispel some of the myths related to suicide. Suicide affects people of all ages and genders. Each year more Albertans die by suicide than motor vehicle collisions. As a result, many…

  • 3 Best Practices to Minimize Lodged Crops

    3 Best Practices to Minimize Lodged Crops

    The combines have begun roaring across western Canada in the past couple of weeks which means that once again it is the grueling point of year where every minute counts when it comes to getting your crops off in a timely fashion. One of the biggest factors that contribute to an inefficient harvest are crops…

  • Global Privacy Sweep Finds Half of Websites, Apps are Sharing Children’s Personal Information

    Global Privacy Sweep Finds Half of Websites, Apps are Sharing Children’s Personal Information

    An international project aimed at understanding how websites and apps collect and share children’s personal information had mixed results. Of the 1,494 websites and apps analyzed around the globe, 67 percent were found to collect children’s personal information and 50 percent shared information with other organizations. The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner was…

  • Help Alberta’s Chiropractors Give Toasty Toes to Vulnerable Albertans

    Help Alberta’s Chiropractors Give Toasty Toes to Vulnerable Albertans

    Inaugural #ToastyToes Sock Drive aims to collect 100,000 pairs of socks for shelters in partnership with United Way “Sometimes socks can be more important than bringing people food because food is not hard to get, but it seems to be harder and harder to get socks all the time. Without socks you get sores…between your toes…

  • Albertans can now Provide Ideas to Strengthen Addiction and Mental Health Services

    Albertans can now Provide Ideas to Strengthen Addiction and Mental Health Services

    The Mental Health Review’s online questionnaire is now available to collect input from Albertans on how to improve the lives of those living with addiction and mental health challenges. The Mental Health Review is being co-chaired by Dr. David Swann, Liberal leader and MLA for Calgary-Mountain View, and Danielle Larivee, MLA for Lesser Slave Lake.…

  • RCMP promotes patience behind the wheel this Labour Day weekend 

    RCMP promotes patience behind the wheel this Labour Day weekend 

      Edmonton, AB –Labour Day weekend will see an increase in traffic volume on Alberta’s roads and highways, and this may increase travel times. Driver frustration in the face of slower traffic flow or unexpected delays can result in motorists taking unnecessary risks like speeding, unsafe lane changes and non-compliance with passing road markings on…

  • NDP Health Minister Chooses Risky Ideology Over Patient Care

    NDP Health Minister Chooses Risky Ideology Over Patient Care

      Recently, NDP Health Minister Sarah Hoffman ripped up a $3 billion contract for lab services impacting health care for Edmonton and northern Alberta. Sadly, her reason had nothing to do with whether or not this was the best path to provide quality care for patients, but rather, on ideology. The government spent significant time…

  • Restored Funding Helps Students Start the School Year Right

    Restored Funding Helps Students Start the School Year Right

    As Alberta students head back to class, many schools are seeing the direct benefits of $103 million dedicated by government to support enrolment growth. Highlights include: school boards hiring more teachers, maintaining teacher-student ratios, hiring Diverse Learning Teachers, and putting specific supports in place for vulnerable students including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit learners. On…

  • Pain-Free Brain Surgery Without a Scalpel

    Pain-Free Brain Surgery Without a Scalpel

    University Hospital Foundation funds $17.5M Gamma Knife and Clinical 3T MRI Centre EDMONTON — Alberta’s first Gamma Knife and Clinical 3T MRI Centre — with the capability to pinpoint hard-to-reach brain tumours and perform life-saving surgery without a scalpel — is coming here thanks to the University Hospital Foundation’s next major investment in the advancement…

  • Alberta’s Royalty Review is Now Underway

    Alberta’s Royalty Review is Now Underway

    The royalty review advisory panel will begin its work connecting with Albertans as it reviews the province’s non-renewable resource royalty framework. Energy economist Peter Tertzakian, former Alberta deputy minister of finance Annette Trimbee, and Mayor of Beaverlodge Leona Hanson will work alongside panel chair Dave Mowat. The group will engage with Albertans, energy-related industries and…

  • On the Road, Distractions can be Deadly

    On the Road, Distractions can be Deadly

    Alberta’s Office of Traffic Safety urges young drivers to focus on the road, and only the road, when driving. Between 2009 and 2013, 206 drivers aged 14 to 24 were killed and 12,421 were injured in collisions. Although young drivers represent 14 per cent of the province’s licensed drivers, they account for more than 20 per…

  • AB’s Entrepreneurs want Budget Balanced by 2017

      Now is the time for the government to show they are small biz friendly  CALGARY, August 31, 2015 – Following Finance Minister Joe Ceci’s first quarter fiscal update, indicating a balanced budget will be tabled within three years, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) released survey results outlining positive steps the NDP government…

  • Alberta’s First Quarter Report Released

      Alberta’s updated first quarter forecast reflects higher-than-anticipated costs for fighting wildfires and drought, as well as the reversal of the previous government’s planned health levy and cuts to healthcare and education. The first quarter results show an increase of $456 million for disaster assistance, including agricultural drought relief and wildfire fighting costs, over and…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: Back to School Health Checklist

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: Back to School Health Checklist

      Getting your child ready for school means more than snagging that shiny new school backpack and fresh set of pencils. In fact, the most important equipment for your child’s return to school is his or her own good health. Start your child’s year on the healthy track with this handy back-to-school health checklist. Immunization:…

  • Give Kids a Brake as They go Back to School

    Give Kids a Brake as They go Back to School

    Drivers go back to school this month too – can they pass this simple driving test? What is the most common error involving collisions with school buses? Speeding Following too closely Improper Turn Stop sign violation The answer is 2, following too closely, although all four are dangerous. Drivers play an important role in back…