Tag: Central Alberta

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: A Drink can Pack more Punch with Age

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: A Drink can Pack more Punch with Age

      You may not be whooping it up at the bar or falling down drunk at Sunday dinner, but as you age, you could be drinking too much alcohol without even knowing it. Coping with unresolved grief, stress, boredom, anxiety, depression and loneliness can all lead older adults to drink more, says Cindy King, program…

  • Employers Welcome $507 Million WCB Refund

      Business owners want refund of surplus triggered at a more reasonable level CALGARY – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) welcomes the half billion dollar surplus distribution from the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) to employers across Alberta.  In a letter to CFIB dated May 14th, 2015, WCB President Guy Kerr announced $507 million…

  • Premier Designate Notley Statement on School Budgets

    Premier Designate Notley Statement on School Budgets

    Premier Designate Rachel Notley issued the following statement May 12, 2015: “I have asked that the outgoing Government of Alberta extend the school budget deadline by a month – to the end of June. The people of Alberta voted last week for a new government that is committed to funding enrolment growth properly. We will…

  • Taking the Plunge into Digital Marketing

    Taking the Plunge into Digital Marketing

    Forget Mad Men: Here’s the new office setup By Sharon MacLean, Troy Media EDMONTON, ALTA. —  You’ve finally decided to take the plunge. It’s time to update your company marketing using digital strategies and tactics. Where do you begin? Even the job titles are confusing. What’s a content manager, anyway? Does that person also refresh…

  • Hitchhiking Mussels Denied Access to Sylvan Lake

    Hitchhiking Mussels Denied Access to Sylvan Lake

      Alberta’s watercraft inspectors intercepted a boat carrying invasive mussels at Sylvan Lake over the long weekend. The contaminated boat did not make it into Sylvan Lake. However, the close call is a reminder to Albertans to clean, drain and dry their boats to prevent these tenacious mussels from damaging Alberta’s valuable aquatic ecosystems. The…

  • PM Announces Lois Mitchell as Lieutenant Governor of Alberta

    PM Announces Lois Mitchell as Lieutenant Governor of Alberta

      May 20, 2015 – Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced the appointment of Lois Mitchell as the next Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. Ms. Mitchell is an accomplished businesswoman, long-time volunteer and community leader in Alberta. With over 25 years of business expertise, Ms. Mitchell is currently a senior partner and founder of Rainmaker Global…

  • Oil Industry Doesn’t Have a Leg to Stand on When it Comes to a Royalty Review

    Oil Industry Doesn’t Have a Leg to Stand on When it Comes to a Royalty Review

    The oil industry will find it hard to sustain the argument that it is fair that the government derives a mere 55 cents on a $55 barrel of oil sands oil and a maximum of 9 per cent when it reaches anything higher than $120 By Doreen Barrie, Political Scientist, University of Calgary CALGARY, AB/…

  • Premier Designate Notley, new cabinet sworn in on May 24

    Premier Designate Notley, new cabinet sworn in on May 24

    May 20, 2015 – Today, Premier Designate Rachel Notley made a series of announcements regarding the swearing-in of Cabinet and the Legislative session. “During this transition period our focus has been on listening carefully to the briefing and advice we have been receiving from the public service, naming a Cabinet and making some decisions about…

  • West Nile Virus and Your Horse

    West Nile Virus and Your Horse

    Note: this information is taken from Alberta Agriculture and Food’s Ropin’ the Web. The West Nile virus (WNv) is a mosquito-borne virus that can cause swelling and inflammation of the brain and spinal cord in horses, birds and humans. The virus is named after the West Nile region of Uganda where the virus first appeared…

  • RCMP Red Deer – Priority Crimes Task Force Executes Rural Search Warrant

      At approximately noon on May 19, the Priority Crimes Task Force executed a search warrant on a rural property in the area of Range Road 284 and Township Road 374. The search warrant came after a targeted task force investigation related to stolen vehicles and other stolen property. Task force members from Red Deer…

  • Strankman Statement on WTO Meat Labelling Decision

      DRUMHELLER, AB (May 19, 2015): Today, Wildrose Agriculture Shadow Minister Rick Strankman released the following statement on the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) decision against US Country of Origin meat labelling legislation. “I welcome the positive news that the WTO has ruled against this regressive meat labelling legislation that has severely hurt Alberta’s export beef…

  • RCMP & Alberta Traffic Sheriffs – Reporting on May Long Weekend & Canada Road Safety Week

      Edmonton  – As part of promoting traffic safety for the May Long Weekend and Canada Road Safety Week, Alberta’s Integrated Traffic Units (ITU’s) consisting of RCMP Traffic Services members and Alberta Traffic Sheriffs, focused their weekend efforts on reducing impaired driving, distracted driving, speeding and getting people to buckle up.  Research and officer experience…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: Help Youth Stay Hydrated to Perform at their Best

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: Help Youth Stay Hydrated to Perform at their Best

      Eating healthy meals and snacks and drinking enough fluids (staying hydrated) are important for good health as well as school and sport performance. Drinking enough fluid helps your body to control its temperature. Not having enough fluid (being dehydrated) can increase the risk of injury, lead to low energy, and have an impact on…

  • Enforcement Increased on Eastern Slopes Public Lands

    Enforcement Increased on Eastern Slopes Public Lands

    Alberta is putting more people on the ground in the eastern slopes this summer to raise awareness around safe and responsible use of public lands. An additional 23 Peace Officers, including Conservation Officers and Park Rangers, are dedicated to outreach, education and law enforcement in the region starting this May long weekend. “Increasing our presence…

  • RCMP reminds Albertans that RCMP and Alberta Sheriffs are working the long weekend

      Edmonton, AB – The RCMP is reminding Albertans that although many people have the upcoming long weekend off work,  RCMP officers will be out in full force throughout the province to help ensure the Victoria Day celebrations are safe for everyone.  The RCMP expects to see an increase in traffic volume and the number…