Tag: Northern Alberta

WHOAS: A New Year Update

Well 2015 is upon us and although the snow is starting to accumulate in wild horse country the wild horses are doing exceptional well this winter. The snow is not heavy and the horses are easily able to paw through it to find enough forage to keep up their body condition. This winter, in the…

January 14, 2015
Premier Prentice to Discuss Alberta Energy and Market Access in Texas

Premier Jim Prentice will travel to Houston to meet with energy executives and participate in an event celebrating Canada’s contribution to energy security. While in Texas, Premier Prentice will meet with oil and gas executives to discuss the current economics of the energy sector. “Our government is focused on enhancing market access for our resources.…

January 13, 2015
Alberta Strengthens Relationships with Key U.S. Partners

Sharing Alberta’s responsible energy development record, increasing market access and discussing infrastructure opportunities top the agenda as three MLAs take part in a series of meetings in the United States starting January 13. Cal Dallas, MLA for Red Deer-South, Alana DeLong, MLA for Calgary-Bow and Cathy Olesen, MLA for Sherwood Park will participate in forums…

January 13, 2015
Metro News Update: Edmonton arts community shocked after early morning Roxy Theatre fire

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January 13, 2015
UAlberta Students to Put Alberta’s First Satellite into Orbit

(Edmonton) A University of Alberta student team plans to build and launch Alberta’s first satellite. They raised more than $36,000 through the university’s first crowdfunding campaign in December (plus an anonymous donor brought the total to over $50,000) to buy their ticket on the rocket. Now they need to build it. The students’ satellite, the…

January 12, 2015
Shrouding Provincial Agencies from Sunshine List a Big Step Back from Transparency Pledge: Saskiw

EDMONTON, AB (January 12, 2015): Shrouding all 200 provincial agencies, boards and commissions from Alberta’s sunshine list is a broken promise from the PC government and a major step back from Premier Jim Prentice’s pledge of greater accountability and transparency, Wildrose Justice Critic Shayne Saskiw said today. In Dec. 2013, the PC government stated it…

January 12, 2015
ATB: Fewer AB Biz Owners Optimistic About Province’s Economy

Calgary – Alberta small and mid-sized business owners and operators (SMEs) seem to agree with ATB Financial Chief Economist Todd Hirsch’s prediction that the province’s economy could be in for a bumpy start to 2015. The latest ATB Business Beat Economy Index, which measures optimism among Alberta’s SMEs, fell to a low of 44.5. A…

January 12, 2015
AHS Weekly Wellness News: Quitting Tobacco

Is today the day you decided you wanted to quit using tobacco? Did you decide that same thing yesterday or the day before, or was it last week or even a month ago? Whether you’ve made it a New Year’s resolution or not, you’re not alone when you decide it’s your time to quit. People…

January 12, 2015
RCMP Sylvan Lake – Break and Enter and Theft of Urn

Sylvan Lake RCMP are investigating a Break and Enter and requesting the public’s assistance in locating a stolen Urn containing the ashes of a lost loved one. Some time between December 17th and December 27th, 2014, a rural residence south of Sylvan Lake was broken in to. Among many items stolen, an Urn described as…

January 12, 2015
Ethics Commissioner Report an Indictment Against Education Minister: Saskiw

EDMONTON, AB: A new report from the Ethics Commissioner is a political indictment against Education Minister Gordon Dirks after he approved a modular in his riding ahead of other schools to benefit his own personal political interest, Wildrose Justice Critic Shayne Saskiw said (on Tuesday). The report levelled no sanctions, however the Ethics Commissioner ruled…

January 11, 2015
Prentice Should Keep His Promise Not to Break Elections Law, Focus on Real Priorities: Saskiw

EDMONTON, AB (January 8, 2015): Premier Jim Prentice should keep his word to not break Alberta’s elections law, and focus on the top priorities Albertans are expecting from their elected representatives to address the looming fiscal and economic challenges the province faces, Wildrose Justice Critic Shayne Saskiw said today. In May, Prentice issued a statement…

January 11, 2015
Dinosaur Rush in Alberta Continues with Leduc Fossil Find

A hadrosaur fossil uncovered at a Leduc construction site is the second find in a month of Alberta dinosaur discoveries. Palaeontologists from the Royal Tyrrell Museum believe the skeleton to be a Hypacrosaurus, a large hadrosaur (duck-billed dinosaur) that lived about 68 million years ago. Hadrosaurs roamed throughout western North America and measured up to…

January 10, 2015
Statement from Premier Jim Prentice on the Nebraska Supreme Court Ruling

Premier Jim Prentice issued the following statement after the Nebraska Supreme Court upheld a state law granting the governor the authority to approve the Keystone XL route through the state: “Today’s ruling in Nebraska clears the path for approving the Keystone XL pipeline. “This ruling clarifies the regulatory process in Nebraska allowing the State Department…

January 9, 2015
Enmax Warns of Phone Scam

Once again we’re hearing about a scam where Albertans are picking up their phones only to be told that their electricity bill is overdue and that they must pay it right away or their power will be cut off. The scammers will even go as far as to say that they’re from ENMAX or another…

January 9, 2015
NPR: House OKs Keystone XL Pipeline Despite Obama Veto Threat

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January 9, 2015