Tag: Central Alberta

  • Alberta supports producers as they manage challenging growing conditions

    Alberta supports producers as they manage challenging growing conditions

    The Government of Alberta is taking steps to help ensure agriculture producers dealing with dry conditions have resources to feed and water their livestock. Rental fees have been cut in half for Agriculture and Forestry’s Water Pumping Program. The program provides pumps and pipes to help producers get water for domestic and livestock use by…

  • RCMP arrest duo responsible for violent crime spree in Alberta

      Edmonton, AB -The RCMP has charged two Alberta men with a long list of criminal offences stemming from a crime spree impacting several Central Alberta communities over the past few days that included theft of vehicles, possession of dangerous weapons, dangerous driving, hit and run, flight from police, and assault of police officer. The men face…

  • Jean Readies Wildrose for Snap By-Election Call

    Jean Readies Wildrose for Snap By-Election Call

      EDMONTON, AB: Wildrose Official Opposition Leader Brian Jean reacted (Thursday) with disappointment to the snap by-election that has been called for the riding of Calgary-Foothills. “The NDP government has known for months that the Wildrose nomination for Calgary-Foothills was set for August 15,” Jean said. “On top of that, doubling down on elections while…

  • Minister David Eggen commends Alberta’s 2015 Parapan Am athletes

    Minister David Eggen commends Alberta’s 2015 Parapan Am athletes

    Culture and Tourism Minister David Eggen issued the following statement: “I am delighted to congratulate all of the Alberta athletes who are representing Canada at the 2015 Parapan Am Games in Toronto. “Canada has participated in every Parapan Am Games since their inception, and today more than 40 Albertans will join this amazing group of…

  • Railroader’s reunion features designation of Hanna’s historic roundhouse

    Railroader’s reunion features designation of Hanna’s historic roundhouse

    The designation of the historic Canadian Northern Railway roundhouse as a Provincial Historic Resource will be showcased during the Railroader’s Reunion in Hanna, August 7 to 9. Railroaders and railfans from across Alberta and Canada will take part in festivities hosted at the century-old roundhouse. The official unveiling of the designation will take place on…

  • Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Nutritional Supplements – Antioxidants

    Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Nutritional Supplements – Antioxidants

    There’s been a lot of excitement about antioxidants – nutrients that protect the body from damage due to “free radicals,” which are compounds produced by environmental toxins and normal body processes. Free radicals can damage cells throughout the body. There have been many claims about what antioxidants can do for our health, including protecting us…

  • Greg Clark Responds to the Council of Federation Announcement on a Canadian Energy Strategy

    Greg Clark Responds to the Council of Federation Announcement on a Canadian Energy Strategy

    Edmonton (July 17 2015): Alberta Party Leader Greg Clark is cautiously optimistic about the results of the Council of Federation meeting and commended all Premiers and their staff who worked hard over the past three years to bring the Canadian Energy Strategy to fruition. “I’m hopeful this agreement is the first step toward greater market access…

  • Outstanding Students Awarded Queen’s Jubilee Medal

    Outstanding Students Awarded Queen’s Jubilee Medal

    Dedicated young Albertans received the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Citizenship Medal in a special ceremony on Friday, July 31. Her Honour, the Honourable Lois Mitchell, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, presented the 2014 Queen’s Golden Jubilee Citizenship Medal to the students. The medal, which recognizes recipients’ volunteerism and leadership in their communities and schools, was…

  • Jean Launches Provincial Tour

    Jean Launches Provincial Tour

      EDMONTON, AB (August 5, 2015): Today, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean launched a month-long, province-wide tour where he will be meeting with Albertans from all walks of life to receive their feedback and listen to their concerns about the state of the province. Jean’s tour will comprise of central, northern, and southern Alberta legs to…

  • Barnes Chastizes NDP Misleading on PCN

    Barnes Chastizes NDP Misleading on PCN

      EDMONTON, AB (August 5, 2015): NDP Health Minister Sarah Hoffman’s flip flop on funding for Primary Care Networks (PCNs) in Alberta demonstrates a set of misguided priorities, lack of transparency in the Legislature, and is causing instability on the front lines where money is needed most, Wildrose Health Shadow Minister Drew Barnes said today.…

  • RCMP Report on Collisions over the August Long Weekend

      The number of Motor Vehicle Collisions (MVC) for the 2015 August Long Weekend in Alberta were down compared to the total number for the same period in 2014 reported within RCMP jurisdiction: ·       A total of 264 MVCs were reported to the Alberta RCMP over this past long weekend, compared to 304 collisions in…

  • Human Trafficking in Alberta

    Human Trafficking in Alberta

  • Jean Gives NDP Economic Performance a Failing Grade

      EDMONTON, AB – Wildrose Leader Brian Jean released the following statement, in response to Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s review of Alberta’s NDP government. “The NDP’s performance since taking office is deeply concerning. In just a few short months and before we’ve even seen a budget, Notley’s NDP have delivered body blows to an already…

  • Legion Supports Youth at the National Track and Field Championships

    Legion Supports Youth at the National Track and Field Championships

      Submitted by Malcolm Hughes The Royal Canadian Legion sponsors several important Youth initiatives both locally and Provincially as well as across the country. One of these is the National Track and Field Championships held annually at various venues that rotate every second year from Province to Province. On Wednesday, Aug 5th, 37 athletes aged…

  • NDP Continue to Chip Away at Small Business Confidence

    NDP Continue to Chip Away at Small Business Confidence

      EDMONTON, AB: NDP policies have chipped away at small business confidence to the point where business optimism remains by far the weakest in the country according to a recent Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) report, Wildrose Jobs Shadow Minister Grant Hunter said. “It’s a sad state of affairs that only one third of…