Tag: Northern Alberta

  • Statement from Premier Jim Prentice on Black History Month

    Statement from Premier Jim Prentice on Black History Month

    Jim Prentice issued the following statement as Albertans mark Black History Month, February 1 to 28, 2015. “February is Black History Month in Alberta and across Canada. This year’s theme is ‘Black History Then & Now: A Link in Time.’ “Accustomed as we are to the growing diversity of Alberta, it would surprise many to…

  • New Equipment to Help in Fight Against Head, Neck Cancer

    New Equipment to Help in Fight Against Head, Neck Cancer

    UHF donates $1 million, partially raised through national Manuary campaign EDMONTON – New equipment at University of Alberta Hospital is expected to help local oncology teams treat the growing number of patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer. The equipment, which arrived this month, includes a tissue scanner, which can obtain molecular information from patient…

  • Premier thanks John Baird for his service

    Premier Jim Prentice issued the following statement following the resignation of John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs with the Government of Canada: “On behalf of Albertans, I would like to thank Minister Baird for all he has done for Canada – at home and around the world. “John has always fought for what he believes…

  • RCMP Peace Regional – Fatality Motor Vehicle Collision – Update #1

    Grimshaw, Alberta – The police investigation continues into an early morning school bus and semi-truck collision north of Grimshaw which claimed the life of the driver of the school bus.  As reported, the injured school age passengers of the school bus and the 36 year old truck driver are receiving medical care. The ages of the injured school…

  • Prentice List of Broken Promises Grows: Barnes

      EDMONTON, AB – Premier Jim Prentice is adding to his legacy of broken promises and mistrust by reneging on a commitment to build new schools, Wildrose Education Critic Drew Barnes said. Last October, when he was campaigning for his seat in the legislature, Prentice promised to build 55 new schools and modernize 20 by…

  • AHS Wellness News: RxEACH to Reduce Risk of Heart Disease

    AHS Wellness News: RxEACH to Reduce Risk of Heart Disease

      February is heart month. Did you know your local pharmacist can be a great source of health information and treatment when it comes to your cardiovascular (heart and blood vessels) health? The Alberta Vascular Risk Reduction Community Pharmacy Project (RxEACH) is a province-wide heart disease and stroke reduction program where pharmacists work with at…

  • Wildrose Announces June Date For Leadershp Race

    Wildrose Announces June Date For Leadershp Race

      CALGARY, AB – The Wildrose party announced the next leader of the Wildrose will be selected by party members from across Alberta on June 6 at the Coast Plaza Hotel in Calgary. “Our party is strong, united and ready to give Albertans a real, principled, grassroots and fiscally conservative option at the ballot box,” Wildrose…

  • Prentice Talk on Eroding Alberta Advantage Will Hurt all Albertans: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB – Premier Jim Prentice’s musings about implementing a regressive sales tax and attacking Alberta’s single-rate tax as being an obstacle to poor and middle income families are inaccurate, will erode the Alberta advantage and hurt all Albertans, Wildrose Finance Critic Drew Barnes said. Alberta’s large Basic Personal Exemption on personal tax rates…

  • Overdue: Time for Prentice to Deliver on Promise of Rural Health Care Report

    Overdue: Time for Prentice to Deliver on Promise of Rural Health Care Report

      CALGARY, AB – Premier Jim Prentice needs to release the overdue Rural Health Care report immediately, decentralize health care decision making to local boards, and get moving on the significant challenges facing our health care system in communities across Alberta, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. On Sept. 22 Prentice told Albertans that he had appointed a…

  • PCs Continue to Fail on Red Tape Reduction

    PCs Continue to Fail on Red Tape Reduction

      EDMONTON, AB – The PC government must take immediate action to reduce red tape after an embarrassing new report suggests Alberta is one of the worst province’s in Canada to do business in when it comes to overregulation, Wildrose Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour, Critic Rick Strankman said. In its annual red tape report, the…

  • AB Small Business Confidence Takes Huge Tumble in January

    AB Small Business Confidence Takes Huge Tumble in January

      Barometer index drops another 11.4 points; down 18.8 points since November CALGARY, January 29, 2015 – According to the latest Business Barometer survey results released today by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), Alberta’s small business confidence index fell another 11.4 points in January to 54.8.  The significant drop means confidence levels are…

  • PST Talk Hurts Business, Would Violate Provincial Law: Wildrose

    PST Talk Hurts Business, Would Violate Provincial Law: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB – Premier Jim Prentice openly musing about introducing a sales tax is shaking economic confidence as the province prepares to siphon off billions of dollars from Alberta businesses and consumers while violating provincial law, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. Recent  reports from the Retail Council of Canada have shown raising sales taxes will…

  • Family Fishing Weekends – Catch a Memory

    Family Fishing Weekends – Catch a Memory

    No Licence Required Fishing is an easy and enjoyable way for family and friends to connect with some of Alberta’s greatest natural resources – our lakes, rivers, streams and the fish that live in them. Family Fishing Weekends, no licence required, occurs twice a year. Albertans and visitors are invited to give fishing a try…

  • Review of Infrastructure Assets Should Include Selling off MLA Offices: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB – The PC government should look at putting the new MLA office building up for sale as part of the government’s review of selling Alberta Infrastructure assets instead of putting hospitals and schools on the chopping block according to the Wildrose Official Opposition. Earlier this month, Premier Jim Prentice said the government is…

  • Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer’s Update on the Flu

    Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer’s Update on the Flu

      Listen to Dr. Talbot’s January 29th update on influenza in Alberta    The Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health (OCMOH) provides public health expertise to support health surveillance, population health and disease control initiatives on issues of public health importance. The Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) in Alberta is Dr. James…