Tag: Central Alberta

  • AMA: 7 Tips for a Stress-free Road Trip

    AMA: 7 Tips for a Stress-free Road Trip

      An Alberta summer road trip is one of the most beautiful adventures you can experience. From the highest point of Mount Columbia to the soothing natural hot springs. And the best part is, no matter where you are in the province, you’re only hours away from something really amazing. But the destination is only…

  • From Three Designations to One, Alberta Accountants Unite

    From Three Designations to One, Alberta Accountants Unite

    The Chartered Professional Accountants Act comes into force effective July 1, merging Alberta’s three professional accounting organizations. The resulting organization, the Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta, will issue a single designation: Chartered Professional Accountant, or CPA. “The proclamation of a single professional designation marks a major step for the accounting profession in Alberta, making it…

  • Renewed call for assistance to locate Man Wanted for Dangerous Driving, Flight from Police

      Alberta – Alberta RCMP renews its call for the public assistance in locating wanted individual and parole violator, Stanley Dick, a 31-year-old man from Drumheller, Alberta. Dick is wanted for numerous charges from Blackfalds, Drumheller and Red Deer. Drive while disqualified; Flight and Dangerous driving  (3 charges in total) – Red Deer Driving disqualified to…

  • Live, Work and Play Safely in the Summer Heat

    Live, Work and Play Safely in the Summer Heat

      Whether the summer sun heats up your workplace, home or holiday, a few precautions can help you stay safe, keep the power on, and protect our forests. Enjoyable as sunny weather can be, the heat can pose a hazard to people’s health and safety, and to our environment. Alberta Health Services has issued 72-hour…

  • Small Business Perspective not Reflected in AB Minimum Wage Hike

      Only 4% of business owners say it will help with attraction/retention of employees CALGARY, June 30, 2015 – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) today released the findings of a minimum wage survey conducted with small business owners across Alberta.  When asked: What impact would an increase in the minimum wage from $10.20…

  • Fire Weather Advisory for Central and Northern Alberta

    Fire Weather Advisory for Central and Northern Alberta

    Continued hot, dry conditions and expected wind gusts up to 50 kilometres per hour will push the fire hazard to extreme levels today and tomorrow. Albertans are advised to take extra caution. There are currently 116 wildfires in Alberta, 46 of which are classified as out of control. Firefighters are continuing to work hard to…

  • Cabin Fever a Good Thing in Alberta Parks

    Cabin Fever a Good Thing in Alberta Parks

      Five new rustic cabins at the Lakeland Provincial Recreation Area will provide campers with a cozy, yet rugged, experience when they are complete in the summer of 2017. The cabins will be equipped with basic amenities such as beds, tables and chairs, in addition to exterior features like fire pits and benches. There will…

  • Fildebrandt Appointed Chairman of Public Accounts, Fiscal Discipline Top Priority

      CALGARY, AB – After being sworn in as chairman of the Legislature’s Public Accounts Committee, Wildrose Shadow Finance Minister Derek Fildebrandt announced a commitment to scrutinize past spending boondoggles and lead the effort in holding government spending to account. Tasked with analyzing every dollar the government spends, the Public Accounts Committee plays an integral…

  • Removing Liquor Server Wage will Hurt Restaurant Jobs in Alberta

    Removing Liquor Server Wage will Hurt Restaurant Jobs in Alberta

    EDMONTON /CNW/ – Alberta’s decision to remove the liquor server wage in 2016 will hurt restaurants, their employees and their customers, by forcing job cuts, reduced service levels and higher menu prices. “The liquor server wage is important because it recognizes the significant tipped income these employees make,” says Mark von Schellwitz, Restaurants Canada’s VP Western…

  • A Special Emerald Award for a Special Volunteer

    A Special Emerald Award for a Special Volunteer

      Currently with a staff of two, the Alberta Emerald Foundation relies on the support of many volunteers to help bring our programs, like the Emerald Awards, to life. It was very difficult to choose just one person to name as our Volunteer of the Year as we could not do what we do without…

  • Annual Report Shows Rough Financial Waters Ahead: Fildebrandt

    Annual Report Shows Rough Financial Waters Ahead: Fildebrandt

      CALGARY, AB (June 30, 2015): Today’s annual report released by the government shows the NDP fully committed to using the same bad accounting practices used by former PC governments and paints a troubling financial picture for Alberta going forward, Wildrose Shadow Finance Minister Derek Fildebrandt said. “Despite the NDP running on a campaign pledge of…

  • Pitt Calls on Premier to Explain Dancey Appointment

      AIRDRIE, AB (June 30, 2015): Today, Wildrose Shadow Minister for the Status of Women Angela Pitt released the following statement on the NDP’s appointment of Brent Dancey as the chief of staff for the new women’s ministry and the Ministry of Environment and Parks. According to reports, Dancey was previously convicted of a brutal assault…

  • Unlawful Stocking of Prohibited Species Leads to Pond Closure

    Unlawful Stocking of Prohibited Species Leads to Pond Closure

    The closure is necessary to contain a problematic aquatic invasive species introduced to a man-made pond near Fort McMurray. The Texaco East pond is now closed to all fishing. This closure, in accordance with Alberta Fisheries Regulations, is in effect while Alberta Environment and Parks staff verify the presence of bullhead catfish believed to have…

  • Highway 21 Feeders Ltd. Announced as Canadian Angus Association Western Feedlot of the Year

    Highway 21 Feeders Ltd. Announced as Canadian Angus Association Western Feedlot of the Year

      ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB – The Canadian Angus Association is pleased to honour Highway 21 Feeders Ltd. with the Western Feedlot of the Year Award. This award was presented on June 5 during Cattleman’s Connection Day at the Canadian Angus National Convention. The presentation was made to Scott Brady, the Cow/Calf Manager at Highway…

  • Minimum Wage Increase Ignores Job Creation Experts: Wildrose

    Minimum Wage Increase Ignores Job Creation Experts: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB (June 29, 2015): Without listening to Alberta job creators, the NDP are pushing through a dramatic 50 per cent increase to the minimum wage without doing any economic analysis on how it will impact employment, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. “There has been zero economic analysis of the impact of the…