Tag: Northern Alberta

  • Climate Leadership Plan to reduce carbon pollution moves Alberta forward

    Climate Leadership Plan to reduce carbon pollution moves Alberta forward

    Environment Minister Shannon Phillips introduced Bill 20, the Climate Leadership Implementation Act on Tuesday. This proposed law implements key elements of Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan. It will create jobs by investing in a higher-value, lower-carbon, energy-efficient economy. It will help Alberta do its part by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption, and improving the energy efficiency…

  • Statement from Northland Forest Products Re: Fort McMurray Sawmill

    Statement from Northland Forest Products Re: Fort McMurray Sawmill

    Northland Thanks Community for Support Dedicated efforts of firefighting teams help to save the mill Fort McMurray – Northland Forest Products would like to extend its sincere appreciation to Alberta Agriculture and Forestry firefighting teams and to the company’s staff for their efforts to save Northland’s Fort McMurray sawmill. Following the evacuation of Fort McMurray and…

  • Update 25: 2016 Wildfires (May 26 at 1:20 p.m.)

    Update 25: 2016 Wildfires (May 26 at 1:20 p.m.)

    Current situation Fire conditions are high to extreme in northeastern Alberta. The Fort McMurray wildfire remains out of control. It is estimated to cover more than 566,188 hectares in Alberta and about 3,200 hectares in Saskatchewan. As of 7 a.m., there were 20 active wildfires in Alberta, with one out of control. There are 2,062…

  • Claresholm RCMP lay additional fraud charges in Fort McMurray evacuee investigation

    Claresholm RCMP lay additional fraud charges in Fort McMurray evacuee investigation

    Claresholm, Alta. – On May 12, 2016 the Claresholm RCMP launched an investigation into a Victoria couple fraudulently posing as Fort McMurray evacuees to gain community assistance.  On May 15, 2016, Darryl Rondeau was charged with fraud under $5,000.  On May 24, 2016, 39-year-old Jaime Lynn Cox was charged with five counts of fraud under…

  • Update 24: 2016 Wildfires (May 25 at 4:30 p.m.)

    Update 24: 2016 Wildfires (May 25 at 4:30 p.m.)

    Current situation Fire conditions are high to extreme in northeastern Alberta. The Fort McMurray wildfire remains out of control. It is estimated to cover 566,188 hectares, including 4,600 hectares in Saskatchewan. A total of 15 wildfires are burning. Only the Fort McMurray fire remains out of control. Firefighters are conducting controlled burns in the Fort…

  • NDP Should Justify Excessive Language Infringing on Property and Privacy Rights in Bill 20: Cooper

    NDP Should Justify Excessive Language Infringing on Property and Privacy Rights in Bill 20: Cooper

    EDMONTON, AB: The NDP government needs to justify why Bill 20, the carbon tax bill, gives it the power to enter virtually any property or computer in Alberta, and conduct warrantless searches, Wildrose Shadow Property Rights Minister Nathan Cooper said Wednesday. The full powers described to enter lands without a warrant are listed under Part…

  • A Refugee Reaches out to Help Fort McMurray’s Displaced

    A Refugee Reaches out to Help Fort McMurray’s Displaced

    Part of Basel Abou Hamrah’ desire to help is prompted by a need to give back to Canadians who helped him By Peter Stockland, Senior Fellow, Cardus HAMILTON, Ont. / Troy Media/ – For Basel Abou Hamrah, the difference between an evacuee and a refugee is a simple matter of months and of who is helping whom.…

  • ASIRT Concludes Investigation into Cold Lake Incident

    On September 28, 2015, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed by the Director of Law Enforcement to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a 48-year-old man. On the same date at 9:02 a.m., Cold Lake RCMP received a call from a woman concerned for a friend’s well-being. The woman believed that…

  • Alberta RCMP Partners with Milk Carton 2.0 on International Missing Children’s Day

    Alberta RCMP Partners with Milk Carton 2.0 on International Missing Children’s Day

    Edmonton, AB – Today, May 25, marks International Missing Children’s Day. There are more than 41,000 children reported missing each year in Canada and on Missing Children’s Day Alberta police forces unite to make a difference. The Missing Children Society of Canada (MCSC) created their innovative technology platform – the Search Program, also known as…

  • Fire Ban and OHV Restriction Revised

    Fire Ban and OHV Restriction Revised

    Wet and cool weather in the Lac La Biche Forest Area has reduced the fire hazard to a point where the province is adjusting the boundaries of the fire ban and off-highway vehicle (OHV) restriction. Effective immediately, the fire ban and OHV restriction will no longer be in effect in portions of the Lac La…

  • Wood Buffalo (Fort McMurray) RCMP Detachment now fully operational

    Wood Buffalo (Fort McMurray) RCMP Detachment now fully operational

    Fort McMurray, Alberta – Wood Buffalo RCMP Detachment is back up and running out of the Timberlea building on the north side of Fort McMurray.  The majority of the local detachment personnel have returned to work after being relieved of their duties for fourteen days, while RCMP reinforcements from across Alberta and Canada travelled to…

  • Update 23: 2016 Wildfires (May 24 at 2:30 p.m.)

    Update 23: 2016 Wildfires (May 24 at 2:30 p.m.)

    Current situation Fire conditions are high to extreme in northeastern Alberta. The Fort McMurray wildfire remains out of control. It is estimated to cover 522,892 hectares, including 2,496 hectares in Saskatchewan. A total of 17 wildfires are burning. Only the Fort McMurray fire remains out of control. The wildfire west of Janvier is now classified…

  • FRIAA FireSmart Review Committee approves 4.1 million in project funding through FireSmart program

    FRIAA FireSmart Review Committee approves 4.1 million in project funding through FireSmart program

    Edmonton- The FRIAA FireSmart Review Committee met yesterday in a regularly scheduled meeting to review and approve proposals for project funding under the FRIAA FireSmart Program. Funding was awarded to all 34 completed project proposals, for a total amount of $4.1 million. (See full list below) Proposals for FireSmart project funding were received by FRIAA…

  • Wildrose is Determined to Bring all Alberta Conservatives Together

    Wildrose is Determined to Bring all Alberta Conservatives Together

    After a year of NDP government, huge numbers of right-of-centre Albertans are clamouring for a united conservative party to stand in the next election. Despite overtures made by the Wildrose last autumn, leadership and delegates at the recent PC annual general meeting emphatically voted to move ahead in isolation. For those who want to see…

  • Alberta’s Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum Praised as the Seventh Biggest Museum Opening Of The Year!

    Alberta’s Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum Praised as the Seventh Biggest Museum Opening Of The Year!

    According to Condé Nast Travelerm well known traveling and lifestyle blog, the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum (us!) ranks as the seventh largest museum opening of the year for 2015. We are now officially ranked amongst world-class heavyweights such as the Shanghai Museum of Natural History and the Singapore National Gallery. This reinforces the fact…