Tag: Northern Alberta

  • Education Minister Dismisses Parent Concerns as Curriculum Review Launched: Wildrose

    Education Minister Dismisses Parent Concerns as Curriculum Review Launched: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: Education Minister David Eggen must explain why he’s dismissing the concerns of parents and education advocates at a time when he’s planning yet another comprehensive review of Alberta’s education curriculum, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. One day before he promised a curriculum overhaul “unlike any seen in Alberta,” Eggen wrote education advocate Dr.…

  • Update 2: Wood Buffalo wildfire recovery (June 17 at 1:30 pm)

    Update 2: Wood Buffalo wildfire recovery (June 17 at 1:30 pm)

    Recovery efforts are well underway two weeks after the start of voluntary re-entry into wildfire-affected communities in Wood Buffalo. Current fire situation The Rural Municipality of Wood Buffalo wildfire is estimated to cover 589,552 hectares and is being held. There are 15 active wildfires in Alberta. None is out of control. There are approximately 1,121…

  • New Leaked Docs Highlight the Damaging Costs of the NDP Carbon Tax Plan: Wildrose

    New Leaked Docs Highlight the Damaging Costs of the NDP Carbon Tax Plan: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: With leaked government documents from last November showing the NDP carbon tax and climate plan could cost Albertans 15,000 jobs and a $4 billion drop in household income, it’s time for Premier Rachel Notley to come clean with Albertans and release the full costs of the carbon tax, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today.…

  • Provost RCMP Advise Armed and Dangerous Man Eluding Police

    Provost RCMP Advise Armed and Dangerous Man Eluding Police

    Provost, AB – Last night at approximately 7:30 p.m., members of the Provost RCMP detachment received a report of a woman who had been forced at gun point to drive a man from Consort to Wainwright. The woman had managed to flee the vehicle when it stopped at a gas station in Czar and police…

  • John Barlow: Liberal Delays Causing Investor Uncertainty and Impacting Job Growth

    John Barlow: Liberal Delays Causing Investor Uncertainty and Impacting Job Growth

    Ottawa, ON – (June 16th), Official Opposition Deputy Critic for Workforce, Employment and Labour and Member of Parliament for Foothills, John Barlow, and Lakeland MP and Deputy Critic for Natural Resources, Shannon Stubbs, expressed their disappointment with the Liberal government’s delays on critical decisions, while they continue to push a job killing carbon tax. Alberta lost another 24,000…

  • Alberta Jobs Plan Supports Growth in Value-Added Agri-Food Industry, Economic Diversification

    Alberta Jobs Plan Supports Growth in Value-Added Agri-Food Industry, Economic Diversification

    The government is investing to expand its food-processing and business-development facility that helps create products and supports new business ventures and create job opportunities. “Alberta’s primary agricultural producers grow some of the highest-quality products in the world and our food-processing industry has tremendous potential for growth, complementing our thriving agriculture industry. That’s why we are…

  • Alberta Celebrates 20th Annual National Aboriginal Day

    Alberta Celebrates 20th Annual National Aboriginal Day

    The Alberta government is celebrating National Aboriginal Day with a free public event on Friday, June 17, at Edmonton City Centre mall. “National Aboriginal Day gives us all the chance to connect with Indigenous culture and history, to appreciate its diversity, complexity and beauty. Reconciliation begins with understanding. I can think of few better ways…

  • Province Listens to Disability Community on Safety

    The Government of Alberta is seeking feedback on proposed safety ideas for a team of community stakeholders. The consultation will run until July 6, 2016, as part of ongoing work to support the safety and dignity of persons with developmental disabilities. Albertans can visit humanservices.alberta.ca/pddconsultation to fill out a questionnaire and participate in an interactive…

  • ALERT: Fentanyl Supply Seized in Edmonton

    ALERT: Fentanyl Supply Seized in Edmonton

    Edmonton… A drug supply shipment containing two thousand fentanyl pills and 60 kilograms of marijuana was seized in an ALERT investigation tied to British Columbia. The seizure marks ALERT’s largest fentanyl seizure in Edmonton. ALERT Edmonton’s organized crime and gang team received information that a vehicle was returning to the Edmonton area from the B.C. lower…

  • Solution Needed for Alberta Schools Shortchanged by Feds on Funding for Student Refugees: Wildrose

    Solution Needed for Alberta Schools Shortchanged by Feds on Funding for Student Refugees: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB): Both the Calgary Board of Education (CBE) and the Edmonton Public School Board (EPSB) received confirmation today from federal bureaucrats that no funding will be provided for the influx of Syrian refugees in the two school systems, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. In March of this year both the CBE and the EPSB…

  • NDP Double Down on Big Union Influence, Risky Economic Agenda: Wildrose

    NDP Double Down on Big Union Influence, Risky Economic Agenda: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: Big union interests have become further entrenched in the NDP government with Premier Rachel Notley and the NDP doubling down on a risky economic agenda at their recent convention, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. Notley refused to back down from her government’s plan to impose a massive 50 per cent increase to the…

  • Update 1: Wood Buffalo wildfire recovery (June 15 at 1 pm)

    Update 1: Wood Buffalo wildfire recovery (June 15 at 1 pm)

    Recovery efforts are well underway two weeks after the start of voluntary re-entry into wildfire-affected communities in Wood Buffalo. “Recovering from a disaster is no small task, but Fort McMurray residents are incredibly strong and resilient. They have shown tremendous strength in the face of this adversity and our government will continue to stand with…

  • AFD Petroleum Fuels Fort McMurray Evacuation

    AFD Petroleum Fuels Fort McMurray Evacuation

    EDMONTON, Alberta—While residents were evacuating the city of Fort McMurray during the wildfire, AFD Petroleum employees and volunteers were busy topping up their vehicles for the long drive to safety. When the evacuation started on May 4, the AFD Petroleum camp 27 kilometres north of Fort McMurray took in as many people as it could safely hold. However,…

  • Rebuild Fort McMurray Safely

    Rebuild Fort McMurray Safely

    As businesses and employees work to get Fort McMurray back on its feet, safety must be the first priority to avoid incidents and injuries. All Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation continues to apply during the Fort McMurray rebuilding efforts. Employers are required to take all necessary steps to protect the health and safety of…

  • Alberta Grants Raise Awareness About Dangers of Drugs Including Fentanyl

    Alberta Grants Raise Awareness About Dangers of Drugs Including Fentanyl

    The Alberta government is supporting police and their community partners in their efforts to raise awareness about the dangers of drug use. Grants totalling $240,000 are being provided for 17 projects, including: School programs to connect students to cultural activities and increase youth’s awareness around substance abuse, while educating students on prevention and early intervention…