Tag: Central Alberta

  • Albertans Want the Provincial Government to Delay Raising Minimum Wage Until the Economy Improves

    Albertans Want the Provincial Government to Delay Raising Minimum Wage Until the Economy Improves

    This Return On Insight (ROi) survey was commissioned by Restaurants Canada to explore public attitudes toward the proposed increase in the minimum wage in Alberta to $15 per hour by 2018. The  online survey of 757 Alberta adults took place between June 17 and June 21, conducted with a cross section of people recruited for…

  • NDP Should Ignore Calls to Scrap Participation in International Exams and Testing: Smith

    NDP Should Ignore Calls to Scrap Participation in International Exams and Testing: Smith

    EDMONTON, AB: Wildrose Shadow Education Minister Mark Smith called on the NDP government to resist calls to put an end to international standardized testing programs and to develop policies that aim at improving education outcomes for students. Smith said that there is a value in being able to see if the trends in our provincial testing…

  • Going Once, Going Twice…SOLD!

    Going Once, Going Twice…SOLD!

      This article is courtesy of the Horse Industry Association of Alberta. Ah, the excitement of the auction – nothing quite like it! As the leaves turn colour and the air more chill, we start to see the advertisements in the horse magazines and on-line for the many fall horse sales. Production sales, breeders group…

  • Wildrose Launches on Your Side: Brian Jean Summer Town Hall Series

    Wildrose Launches on Your Side: Brian Jean Summer Town Hall Series

    EDMONTON, AB: This week, Wildrose announced On Your Side: Brian Jean Summer Town Hall Series to outline Wildrose Leader Brian Jean’s vision for the province and invite all common sense Albertans to come together and determine the future of Alberta’s next government. Jean will launch his kick-off event on July 15 in Airdrie. All Albertans are…

  • Eight Community Leaders to Receive Alberta’s Highest Honour

    Eight Community Leaders to Receive Alberta’s Highest Honour

    Eight distinguished Albertans will become members of the Alberta Order of Excellence in 2016. The order is the province’s highest honour a citizen can receive and is an official part of the Canadian Honours System. “The leaders joining the Alberta Order of Excellence this year remind us of the power we each hold to make…

  • Employers See Benefits from Paying Higher Wages

    Employers See Benefits from Paying Higher Wages

    Some business owners find that paying above the minimum wage leads to higher productivity and quality of life among employees, as well as reduced turnover and training costs for their business. Labour Minister Christina Gray reiterated the government’s promise to phase-in a $15-per-hour minimum wage in Alberta during a visit to a Calgary-based business specializing…

  • Alberta Invests in Critical Water Infrastructure

    Alberta Invests in Critical Water Infrastructure

    The Government of Alberta is making investments in water infrastructure that will create jobs and ensure clean water in communities across the province. In Budget 2016, the Alberta government set aside $595 million over the next five years to help fund water and wastewater infrastructure improvement projects in small towns and rural Alberta. This round…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: Sunbeds and Skin Cancer

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: Sunbeds and Skin Cancer

    Child getting ready for graduation? Think you need a tan before your vacation? No matter what the motivation now, it’s not worth risking skin cancer in the future. UVR exposure through indoor tanning equipment has been linked to all forms of skin cancer, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health…

  • Speaker Wanner Launches PTSD Awareness Day in Alberta

    Speaker Wanner Launches PTSD Awareness Day in Alberta

    “Life-changing trauma can begin suddenly and may only last a matter of seconds, but Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can disrupt a person’s life indefinitely. This serious disorder has afflicted thousands of Albertans,” said Honourable Robert E. Wanner, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. “Creating awareness of PTSD paves the way towards understanding and the…

  • New First Responder Radio System Launching July 1 Will Better Protect Albertans

    New First Responder Radio System Launching July 1 Will Better Protect Albertans

    The launch of the Alberta First Responders Radio Communications System (AFRRCS) will let first responders communicate with each other more effectively. “This important project will help protect the lives of Albertans, from families to first responders. This provincewide radio system will ensure that the people who keep us safe every day have the communication network…

  • Former Speaker Gene Zwozdesky To Be Honoured with Legislature Portrait

    Former Speaker Gene Zwozdesky To Be Honoured with Legislature Portrait

    The official portrait of the Honourable Gene Zwozdesky, 12th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, will be unveiled during a ceremony on Monday, June 27, 2016, at 4:30 p.m. in the rotunda of the Alberta Legislature Building. “Gene Zwozdesky brought to the speakership a wealth of experience and knowledge gained over the course of…

  • Wildrose Creates Consolidated ABC Sunshine List Database in Less Than 24 Hours

    Wildrose Creates Consolidated ABC Sunshine List Database in Less Than 24 Hours

    EDMONTON, AB: Following comments from Finance Minister Joe Ceci’s spokesperson that creating a master website for Agencies, Boards and Commissions (ABCs) public disclosure would be “too expensive and time-consuming”, the Wildrose Official Opposition has created their own master database in less than 24 hours. The database can be accessed here. It contains all available publicly…

  • Government Expands Sunshine List of Publicly Funded Positions

    Government Expands Sunshine List of Publicly Funded Positions

    Remuneration of higher-income earners and board members at public-sector bodies will begin to be posted online. Approximately 150 agencies, boards and commissions are required to publicly disclose compensation information for employees who earn more than $125,000 a year in total compensation, as well as all compensation paid to any board appointees. Public-sector compensation disclosure is…

  • Creating a Robust Alberta – We call it Alberta 2.0

    Creating a Robust Alberta – We call it Alberta 2.0

    By Senator Black and Dean Doucet Alberta’s energy and resource industries have been the financial backbone of our Province and will continue to be a major economic generator. Yet, Albertans cannot sit back and rely on these industries for investment, job creation, and economic growth to the degree we have in the past. The oil…

  • Heat Safety: Simple Tips to Keep in Mind this Summer

    Heat Safety: Simple Tips to Keep in Mind this Summer

    EDMONTON – It’s the first day of summer and Alberta Health Services (AHS) is reminding Albertans to keep heat safety in mind all season long. Though most individuals can manage moderate summer weather without symptoms, even healthy Albertans need to be vigilant about heat safety when temperatures rise. To help you manage when the mercury…