Tag: Northern Alberta

  • Health and Safety: Motorists, Pedestrians and Cyclists

    Health and Safety: Motorists, Pedestrians and Cyclists

    Injuries due to all types of transportation – motor vehicle, walking, or cycling – are a big problem in Alberta. Motor Vehicle Safety Many adults drive every day. It may even be part of your job. It’s easy to forget that driving means that you use a lot of skills, often at the same time.…

  • Update 4: Wood Buffalo wildfire recovery (June 30 at 3:00 pm)

    Update 4: Wood Buffalo wildfire recovery (June 30 at 3:00 pm)

    The Provincial State of Emergency imposed because of the wildfire in northern Alberta is lifted, effective midnight, June 30. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is initiating a State of Local Emergency, effective July 1. A province-wide state of emergency has been declared only once before in Alberta – during the floods of 2013. “While…

  • Low River Flows Prompt Advisory for Alberta Anglers

    Low River Flows Prompt Advisory for Alberta Anglers

    Significantly low flows, coupled with consistent high temperatures, have created an increased risk to fish populations. Until conditions improve, Albertans are urged to consider that fish are vulnerable in these stressful conditions and they should follow safe handling procedures related to catch-and-release fishing to minimize fish mortality. While anglers should always be mindful of river…

  • RCMP Remind all Drivers to Stay Safe Both On and Off the Roads this Long Weekend

    RCMP Remind all Drivers to Stay Safe Both On and Off the Roads this Long Weekend

    High Prairie, Alta. – High Prairie RCMP is urging all ATV riders to exercise caution and safety this long weekend after two people were killed while riding ATV’s in the past ten days in their jurisdiction, and a number of others were left injured. On June 18th, High Prairie RCMP responded to a single vehicle…

  • 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…

  • Edmonton RCMP charge Morinville parents in death of child

    Edmonton RCMP charge Morinville parents in death of child

    Morinville, Alta. – The parents of a toddler who drowned in a pond in The Lakes neighbourhood of Morinville, on July 25, 2015, now face a criminal charge in relation to the death of their two and half year old daughter.  The child was not under adult supervision at the time of her drowning. Trevor MacDonald,…

  • Canada Day at the Alberta Legislature

    Canada Day at the Alberta Legislature

    Canada Day at the Legislature offers free entertainment from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on July 1. The Welcome Ceremony will kick off the event with a 21-gun salute at noon followed by pipe band performances, the singing of O Canada and greetings from our province’s leaders on the front steps of the Legislature. The…

  • 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…

  • Health of Immune System of Babies Tied to Moms Consuming a Specific Type of Choline

    Health of Immune System of Babies Tied to Moms Consuming a Specific Type of Choline

    ALES (Faculty of Agriculture, Life & Environmental Sciences at UAlberta) researchers find they need a form found in eggs, beef and chicken By Helen Metella, University of Alberta Lactating women and their babies may not only require choline to maintain immune function, but the kind of choline they consume may be just as important as…

  • 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…

  • Legislative Assembly of Alberta Recognizes the Holy Month of Ramadan

    Legislative Assembly of Alberta Recognizes the Holy Month of Ramadan

    It is during the holy month of Ramadan that Muslims believe God revealed the Quran, Islam’s sacred text, to the Prophet Muhammad. During Ramadan, which this year began on June 7 and will end on July 7, Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. It is a time of spiritual discipline, deep contemplation and increased generosity.…

  • 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…