Tag: Northern Alberta

  • Liberals Question NDP “Yahtzee” Budget Numbers

    Liberals Question NDP “Yahtzee” Budget Numbers

    Calgary, AB – Albertans will be getting poorer under an NDP plan — and that’s according to numbers from the ND’s themselves. According to the NDP budget document, the NDP anticipates raking in an additional $1.1 billion in personal income tax revenue under their tax hike scheme 2015-16. However, that number falls to $730 million in…

  • Premier Jim Prentice accepts resignation of Justice Minister

    Premier Prentice issued the following statement: “I was made aware this morning that legal proceedings have commenced between Jonathan Denis and his estranged wife. “Given the involvement of the courts, I have asked for and received the resignation of the Minister of Justice and Solicitor General. “Minister Verlyn Olson will step in as Acting Minister…

  • Only Wildrose Can Stand Up and Protect Jobs for Alberta: Jean

    Only Wildrose Can Stand Up and Protect Jobs for Alberta: Jean

      CALGARY, AB – (Yesterday), Wildrose Leader Brian Jean delivered an important address in Calgary saying the only way to stop the PC Coalition for Higher Taxes, and the NDP is to vote Wildrose. The speech in full can be read here. “After asking for the trust of Albertans, the PC party has collapsed under the…

  • Alberta Party: Enter Into a New Partnership with Municipalities

    Alberta Party: Enter Into a New Partnership with Municipalities

    By Greg Clark Stronger municipalities means a stronger Alberta Municipalities provide the majority of services that we use on a daily basis, including water, transit, recreation, fire protection, sewer, policing, roads and parks. Even though municipalities own 60% of all public infrastructure and deliver critical services, they only receive 8 cents of every dollar paid…

  • Jean Releases Statement on Pipelines

    Jean Releases Statement on Pipelines

    EDMONTON, AB – Saturday, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean released the following statement on NDP Leader Rachel Notley’s comments on Northern Gateway and the Keystone XL pipelines. “Albertans deserve strong leadership that will stand up for Albertans on jobs, growth and long-term prosperity. “We’ve seen this campaign a coalition for higher taxes unite between the NDP…

  • Researchers get under the skin to develop new transplant technique

    Researchers get under the skin to develop new transplant technique

    Research reveals new possibilities for islet and stem cell transplantation to treat diabetes and other diseases. (Edmonton) James Shapiro, one of the world’s leading experts in emerging treatments of diabetes, can’t help but be excited about his latest research. The results, he says, could soon mark a new standard for treatment—not only for diabetes, but…

  • RCMP Grande Prairie – Missing 25 Year Old Male – Adrian Jordan SNIDER

    Update #3 Grande Prairie, AB – Grande Prairie RCMP and RCMP Major Crimes Unit continue to seek assistance for information in this missing person case. Today the Grande Prairie Detachment officers assisted of Police Dog Services, Special Tactical Operations (STO) are searching a rural area outside of Grande Prairie. Adrian Snider was reported missing to police on March…

  • NDP Promises Keep Adding Up

    NDP Promises Keep Adding Up

    EDMONTON – The NDP platform would increase Alberta’s dependency on oil and gas revenue, costing taxpayers an additional $22 billion over five years with no plan to restrain government spending and no plan to contribute to the Heritage Savings Trust Fund. With more spending as the only NDP solution, Albertans won’t see a balanced budget…

  • REALITY CHECK: Rachel Notley and Pipelines

    REALITY CHECK: Rachel Notley and Pipelines

    Rachel Notley told the Calgary Herald on Friday that she supports pipelines to get Alberta energy resources to market – where there is a realistic chance of them being built. Here is the relevant portion of the article (Calgary Herald, April 25th): “‘Gateway is not the right decision. I think that there’s just too much…

  • RCMP Leduc – Human Remains Found Near Leduc Positively Identified

      Leduc, Alberta – On April 19, 2015, a rural property owner near Rollyview, Alberta (east of Leduc) located human skeletal remains in a wooded area on his property.  An extensive RCMP search was conducted.  With the assistance of the Medical Examiner’s Office, remains collected from the scene have positively been identified as those of Delores Dawn BROWER. …

  • James M. Flaherty receives Former Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Honourable Norman Kwong Award

    James M. Flaherty receives Former Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Honourable Norman Kwong Award

      Calgary, AB – Easter Seals Alberta is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2014 Former, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Honourable Norman Kwong Award, James M. Flaherty. The announcement was made on February 27, 2015 at Easter Seals Alberta’s Annual Awards Dinner where Mary Kwong – the wife of former Lieutenant Governor of Alberta,…

  • Alberta Farmer Express: Hemp holds Potential for Alberta Farmers…

    Alberta Farmer Express: Hemp holds Potential for Alberta Farmers…

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  • RCMP needs public’s help in Fort McMurray homicide investigation

      Fort McMurray, AB – Today, the RCMP released the name of the 25 year-old man whose body was found by emergency personnel responding to a fire at his Fort McMurray trailer-home on January 6, 2015. Two days later, an autopsy determined the death of Jonathan Bennett to be a homicide and that he did…

  • Paramedics Asked to Pay Out of Pocket for Medical Equipment

    Paramedics Asked to Pay Out of Pocket for Medical Equipment

    CALGARY – A shocking email released Saturday by NDP Leader Rachel Notley, revealed that Paramedics are being asked to fund the purchase of medical equipment by a voluntary payroll deduction. The email, sent to the NDP by a concerned worker, comes from a private foundation and asks paramedics to pay for EMS equipment including basic necessities such as…

  • Building our Towns, Cities and Municipal Districts: Wildrose Reveals Details of 10/10 MSI Plan

    Building our Towns, Cities and Municipal Districts: Wildrose Reveals Details of 10/10 MSI Plan

      FORT McMURRAY, AB – The Wildrose’s popular 10/10 MSI Plan will provide predictable, sustainable, direct funding for Alberta’s cities, towns and municipal districts, while it allocates new funding for important regional projects, the Wildrose said Sunday. The 10/10 MSI Plan would guarantee 10 per cent of provincial tax revenue and 10 per cent of budget surpluses go to…