Tag: Northern Alberta

  • AHS: Over-Capacity Triggers

    AHS: Over-Capacity Triggers

    On any given day, hundreds of Albertans are admitted to hospital due to illness or injury. Their expectation – and rightly so – is that if they need a hospital bed, a hospital bed will be available to them. For the vast majority of patients, in the vast majority of occasions, this is the reality.…

  • Wood Buffalo RCMP- Update to Missing Person

      Heaven GRANDJAMBE was located. Wood Buffalo RCMP wishes to thank the public’s assistance in helping to locate GRANDJAMBE.

  • Wildrose Formally Announces Leadership Candidates

    Wildrose Formally Announces Leadership Candidates

      EDMONTON, AB – On March 8th, the Wildrose announced the ballot for the Wildrose leadership has been set, with three strong candidates from across Alberta vying for the job. Drew Barnes, Linda Osinchuk, and Brian Jean each submitted their candidate package, entry fee, and nominating signatures prior to the March 7 deadline to enter…

  • AHS Wellness Weekly News: Shift to Healthy Eating at Work

    AHS Wellness Weekly News: Shift to Healthy Eating at Work

      March is Nutrition Month Did you know that employees spend about 60 per cent of their waking hours at work and eat at least one meal while on shift? This means that making healthy food and drink choices at work can have an impact on our health and energy levels. March is Nutrition Month!…

  • RCMP Grande Prairie – Missing Persons Located

    UPDATE: Missing 23 year Old Male (LOCATED) Edmonton, AB: Grande Prairie RCMP would like to advise that the missing 23 year old male has been located in the Edmonton area. Dennis SAM was safe and unharmed. Police would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance in this investigation. UPDATE: Missing 23…

  • Changes Shed More Light on International Travel Expenses

    Changes Shed More Light on International Travel Expenses

    The policy and processes for international travel by the Premier, ministers and MLAs have been updated to more accurately reflect the full costs of these missions. Public notification of international travel by government elected officials will continue to be done through news releases. Effective immediately, international travel news releases will provide more complete and transparent…

  • March is Occupant Restraint Month

    March is Occupant Restraint Month

    March is Occupant Restraint Safety month and the RCMP will be partnering with other local organizations to ensure that the general public is complying with all Occupant Restraint laws. According to the Alberta Motor Association “the use of a seat belt is perhaps the most effective way of reducing injury severity and likelihood of fatalities…

  • A Technical Briefing Provided an Update on BSE Case in Alberta in February

    A Technical Briefing Provided an Update on BSE Case in Alberta in February

      This briefing took place in Ottawa on February 27, 2015. Paul Mayers, Vice President – Policy and Programs, Canadian Food Inspection Agency: We would like to provide an update on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s investigation into Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, or BSE, in a cow from Alberta. I would like to remind you that…

  • Set Your Clocks Ahead this Weekend

    Set Your Clocks Ahead this Weekend

    Sunday, March 8, 2015, 2:00:00 AM clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 8, 2015, 3:00:00 AM local daylight time instead

  • CFIB: Threat of New Provincial Sales Tax Still Looms

    CFIB: Threat of New Provincial Sales Tax Still Looms

      Seventy-four percent of entrepreneurs say it would be harmful to their business CALGARY – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) warned the Alberta Government may still be considering introducing a provincial sales tax (PST), and released new survey data about the negative impact the tax would have on small business. “We believe there…

  • RCMP Fort McMurray – Career Presentation and RCMP Police Aptitude Battery

    RCMP Fort McMurray – Career Presentation and RCMP Police Aptitude Battery

    We’re Hiring – Join the RCMP! FORT McMURRAY, ALBERTA, RCMP Career Presentation (Fort McMurray, Alberta) – The RCMP is hiring! Forget ordinary – the Royal Canadian Mounted Police offers meaningful work, vast opportunities, the chance to serve across Canada and a career like no other. Did you know there are more than 150 different types…

  • Forsyth Statement on Increasing ER Wait Times

    Forsyth Statement on Increasing ER Wait Times

      CALGARY, AB – (Wednesday), Wildrose Leader Heather Forsyth released the following statement on reports of dangerous conditions facing patients staring at increasing wait times. “This PC government continues to fail to take the pressure off our emergency system, and this neglect is taking a serious toll on patient care with new information showing patients…

  • RCMP in Alberta Seek Missing Persons

    RCMP Wood Buffalo – Missing 15 year old female Fort McMurray, Alberta  –  Wood Buffalo RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing person. Fifteen year old Heaven-Leigh GRANDJAMBE was last seen around 6:30 pm on Wednesday, March 4th, in the thickwood area. Heaven-Leigh GRANDJAMBE is described as being; –       5’1” –      …

  • Information Best Defence Against Fraud Aimed at Seniors

    Information Best Defence Against Fraud Aimed at Seniors

    Fraud Prevention Month is a good time to remind seniors and others that Alberta has strict rules governing door-to-door sales and solicitations. Seniors are sometimes targeted by criminals who prey on unsuspecting Albertans on their doorsteps. The Fair Trading Act protects all Albertans from aggressive door-to-door salespeople. Before allowing a door-to-door seller into your home…

  • Brian Jean Condemns Prentice Arrogance

      FORT MCMURRAY, AB – Wildrose leadership candidate Brian Jean released the following statement in response to Premier Jim Prentice’s comments blaming Albertans for the fiscal and management failures of his PC government: “Jim Prentice says that Albertans should ‘look in the mirror’ to see who is responsible for Alberta’s current financial mess. If Mr.…