Tag: Northern Alberta

  • RCMP – St Alberta: Oilers Hockey Game to Raise Funds for Wynn/Bond Families

    On Saturday, April 18, 2015, at 7:15 p.m., at the Go Auto Arena in Servus Place, the Oliers Alumni, including Ryan Smyth, Jason Strudwick, Fernando Pisani and many more former Oilers will facing off against a RCMP team to raise funds to support the Dave Wynn family and the Derek Bond family. Fernando Pisani spearheaded…

  • Community Flood Mitigation Projects Help Keep People and Property Safe

    Community Flood Mitigation Projects Help Keep People and Property Safe

    From north to south, and east to west, the Government of Alberta is supporting communities to advance long-term flood protection and drought mitigation in Budget 2015. The first round of Alberta Community Resilience Program grants will support 21 projects in 16 municipalities to erect flood barriers, upgrade water management infrastructure, construct or expand dry ponds…

  • Marigold Library System News: Alberta Libraries

    Marigold Library System News: Alberta Libraries

    Alberta Budget – More Funding for AB Public Libraries The Alberta budget announced on March 26th included more funding for Alberta’s public libraries. Late that afternoon, Minister Diana McQueen shared the news that provincial operating grants for public libraries have increased by $3.5 million. This will allow per capita grant amounts to increase by 10…

  • Francophone Families Supported by New Parent Link Centre Network

    Francophone Families Supported by New Parent Link Centre Network

      Francophone parents and children will have greater access to support services in their own language thanks to the Network of new provincial Francophone Parent Link Centres. “It is essential that families have the tools they need to lay the foundation for success during their child’s early years. The Alberta government is committed to supporting…

  • Small Business Focus Needed this Election Campaign

      Next premier must understand small business realities; Entrepreneurs oppose political floor-crossing CALGARY – One day after the Alberta election has officially begun, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) today released new survey results that show entrepreneurs want their elected representatives to have a better understanding of the challenges of running an independent business.…

  • Jean releases Standing up for Albertans! Wildrose’s Five Priorities

    Jean releases Standing up for Albertans! Wildrose’s Five Priorities

    Wildrose Leader Brian Jean released Standing Up for Albertans! Five Priorities for a better Alberta under Wildrose leadership. The five priorities focus on: 1.     Standing Up for Low Taxes, Balanced Budgets and a Savings Plan 2.     Standing Up for Patient-Centred Health Care and Seniors Care 3.     Standing Up for World-Class Education 4.     Standing Up for Democracy and Accountability in Alberta 5.     Standing…

  • 82 Per Cent of Small Businesses Support Balanced Budget Law

      Federal legislation would bring consequences for running a deficit CALGARY – Small businesses are strong supporters of balanced budget legislation and commend Finance Minister Joe Oliver on his announcement today at the Economic Club of Canada. In a Mandate survey conducted by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), 82 per cent of members…

  • PC Government Tries to Shut Down Wildrose on Legislature Grounds

    PC Government Tries to Shut Down Wildrose on Legislature Grounds

      EDMONTON, AB (April 9, 2015): Arms of the PC government are attempting to block the Wildrose from making a campaign announcement at the same public space the NDP made an announcement at last Tuesday, in a prime example of the politicization of the civil service, the Wildrose said today. Wildrose attempted to do a…

  • The Alberta Party Has A Better Way

    The Alberta Party Has A Better Way

    By Meagan Wade The PCs have made us too dependent on the price of oil. Now they want to raise your taxes while they cut your kids’ education and your parents’ healthcare. They want you to pay for their mistakes. The Alberta Party has a better way. The Alberta Party will work to… Protect the…

  • Writs Issued for the 29th Provincial General Election

    Writs Issued for the 29th Provincial General Election

    Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Glen Resler, confirms that Writs were issued to administer elections across Alberta. “Returning Officers and Election Clerks have been appointed and trained along with their office teams and are ready to manage and conduct voting in the eighty seven (87) electoral divisions identified,” said Resler. Polling Day is on Tuesday, May 5th, 2015.…

  • K DIVISION RCMP: National Security – Making the difficult call

      Edmonton, Alberta – Alberta RCMP wants all Albertans to know that they have a critical role to play in identifying people who may be vulnerable to recruitment by terrorist groups. In many instances, it is those closest to a radicalized individual, or an individual undergoing radicalization, who witness the changes in the individual’s behavior,…

  • Alberta Business Success Most Strongly Tied To Oil: ATB Business Beat

    Alberta Business Success Most Strongly Tied To Oil: ATB Business Beat

    Calgary — The latest ATB Financial Business Beat reveals how oil is still the straw that stirs the drink in this province. “We asked Alberta business owners what impacts the success of their operations and the answer was oil,” says Wellington Holbrook, ATB’s Executive Vice-President, Business & Agriculture. Of the 624 small and mid-sized businesses (SMEs) that…

  • Wildrose: Day 1 Campaign Launch

    Wildrose: Day 1 Campaign Launch

      EDMONTON, AB (APRIL 7, 2015): Today, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean was in Calgary to launch the beginning of the  Wildrose campaign: Standing Up for Albertans.

  • Rachel Notley hits the ground running in Edmonton and Calgary

    Rachel Notley hits the ground running in Edmonton and Calgary

    EDMONTON – NDP Leader Rachel Notley launched her campaign today in Edmonton and in Calgary, under the banner “Leadership for What Matters”. Standing in front of the Legislature, Notley said, “After 44 years, Albertans are getting the wrong kind of leadership from the PCs.” “It’s clear that Albertans feel let down by their government –…

  • General Election 2015: Total Nominated Candidates

    General Election 2015: Total Nominated Candidates

    AP: Alberta Party 28/87 AF: Alberta First 0/87 COM: Communist Party 2/87 GRN: Green Party 15/87 LIB: Liberal 26/87 NDP: New Democratic Party 85/87 PC: Progressive Conservative 85/87 SC: Social Credit 0/87 WR: Wildrose 56/87 For more on who is running in your Riding check out Dave Alberta’s website