Tag: Central Alberta

  • Greens Promise Opposition with Integrity, says Keeping

    Greens Promise Opposition with Integrity, says Keeping

      CALGARY – The leader of Alberta’s Green Party and a candidate in the September 3 by-election in Calgary-Foothills says intelligent opposition in the provincial legislature is sorely needed. Janet Keeping says, “We would provide constructive criticism using sound logic and reliable information when criticism is warranted. We would support the government when to do…

  • Alberta Students Make Good Showing in Apps Contest

    Alberta Students Make Good Showing in Apps Contest

    Two of four awards in the Apps for Alberta contest were won by Alberta students and all of the awards were taken home by Albertans. The Apps for Alberta contest enticed 29 qualified entrants from Canada and the United States to find creative ways to transform Alberta’s open data into applications that provide social and…

  • Privacy Guardians Urge Caution for Businesses Contemplating a Bring Your Own Device Program

    Privacy Guardians Urge Caution for Businesses Contemplating a Bring Your Own Device Program

    Federal, British Columbia and Alberta privacy commissioners issue guidelines to help organizations reduce risks for personal information when considering allowing employees to use their own mobile devices and computers for work. With the line between work and home increasingly blurred, bring your own device (BYOD) programs are growing in popularity and raising significant concerns among…

  • Drugs Fool: Fentanyl

    Drugs Fool: Fentanyl

      Fentanyl is often passed off as the new form of OxyContin. Don’t be fooled. Fentanyl is about 100 times more toxic than morphine, heroin, or oxycodone. In 2014 alone, there were more than 100 deaths in Alberta, associated with Fentanyl. In a number of those deaths, the people had many other drugs in their…

  • Climate Change Panel Ready to Hear from Albertans

      Albertans are invited to go online or attend public sessions to share their ideas on how the province can do its part to address the global issue of climate change. “Climate change is a threat we all face, affecting everything from our health, food production, and fresh water, to biodiversity and our economy. Our…

  • Government Makes Changes at the Senior Official Level

    Changes to the senior official ranks in the Government of Alberta put a strong focus on important work related to government’s overall policy development, seniors and water quality. John Heaney, who has been in a temporary position as Acting Associate Deputy Minister of Policy and Planning since May, has been appointed Deputy Minister of the…

  • Having Fun Naturally – Parks Day Celebrations

    Having Fun Naturally – Parks Day Celebrations

      Parks Day is July 18 and Alberta’s provincial parks are alive with all kinds of activities. Games, food, displays, crafts, water activities, tours, treasure hunts, contests, special entertainment and even water bomber demonstrations are just some of the festivities scheduled at Alberta’s parks throughout the weekend of July 18 and 19. While provincial parks…

  • Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Nutritional Supplements – Bone-Building Buddy

    Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Nutritional Supplements – Bone-Building Buddy

    Our bodies need vitamin D to absorb calcium, the major building block of bone. It boosts the body’s ability to absorb calcium by up to 80%. Vitamin D becomes especially important as we get older, when calcium is less efficiently absorbed. Together, calcium and vitamin D can prevent osteoporosis, a condition where bones become thin…

  • Child and Youth Advocate releases investigative review involving the death of a child

    Child and Youth Advocate releases investigative review involving the death of a child

    The Office of the Child and Youth Advocate has completed an Investigative Review regarding the death of a child and is publicly releasing the results of the review as outlined under the Child and Youth Advocate Act. Eight-year-old “Ella” who had severe global development delays, was found unresponsive in a group home and was transported…

  • End Electoral Games, Scrap Government Spending Announcements During Byelection: Nixon

    End Electoral Games, Scrap Government Spending Announcements During Byelection: Nixon

      CALGARY, AB (August 11, 2015): Today, Wildrose Shadow Democracy and Accountability Minister Jason Nixon called on the NDP to keep their promise and commit to not publishing government spending announcements during the Calgary-Foothills byelection. In response to a series of government announcements last October, including then-Education Minister Gordon Dirks announcing funding for two modular…

  • August Long Weekend: Impaired operation charges down over 2014

    August Long Weekend: Impaired operation charges down over 2014

      Edmonton, Alberta – This past August long weekend saw a drop in the number of charges relating to the operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drug.  The RCMP laid 77 charges pertaining to impaired driving between Friday July 31st and August 3rd.  That was a drop of 51 cases from…

  • Stiff Fines Required to Deter Power Price Rigging

    Stiff Fines Required to Deter Power Price Rigging

      Deregulation has been an overall success for Alberta’s electricity system, but there is still work to be done to ensure Albertans are getting the best services at the lowest cost possible. A recent investigation by the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) concluded that TransAlta, Alberta’s primary electricity generator and wholesaler, deliberately timed power outages at…

  • Man’s Best Friend is a Mussel’s Worst Enemy

    Man’s Best Friend is a Mussel’s Worst Enemy

    Alberta’s newest official watercraft inspectors are flexing their “mussel” detection skills across the province this summer and beyond. Aquatic invasive species, including zebra and quagga mussels, are serious threats to Alberta’s waterways. The province is so committed to keeping Alberta mussel-free that mussel-sniffing dogs are now a permanent addition to the Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS)…

  • Jean calls on Premier Notley to Repudiate Anti-Alberta Posturing by Mulcair’s NDP

      EDMONTON, AB: Wildrose Official Opposition Leader Brian Jean released the following statement in response to a position taken by star NDP candidate Linda McQuaig that Alberta’s oilsands should be left in the ground so that Canada can hit its climate change targets: “While the federal NDP have a long tradition of campaigning against Alberta…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: 5 tips for better summer sleep

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: 5 tips for better summer sleep

      Aahh sleep—it restores and refreshes body and mind. It also helps you concentrate at work and play and control cravings for unhealthy foods. If you’re sleeping poorly night after night, it can lead to long-term health problems such as obesity and heart attacks. In the summer, light and heat can leave you tossing and…