Tag: Northern Alberta

  • A Mom’s Shoes are Hard to Fill

    A Mom’s Shoes are Hard to Fill

    A future in healthcare is a family affair Story by: Sharman Hnatiuk Rei Calisin knew he wanted to become a respiratory therapist (RT) when he job shadowed his mother, an RT on the Stollery Children’s Hospital Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), for a day in high school. Now Rei, 25, works side by side with…

  • Prime Minister Trudeau and Premier Notley survey fire damage

    Prime Minister Trudeau and Premier Notley survey fire damage

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Rachel Notley toured Fort McMurray Friday and reaffirmed federal disaster recovery support for Alberta. “I’m grateful the Prime Minister came to see firsthand the challenges faced by the residents of Wood Buffalo. I’d like to again thank the first responders who have worked around the clock to protect homes and…

  • Lesser Slave Lake Rural Innovation Forum

    Lesser Slave Lake Rural Innovation Forum

    Rural Economic Development & Opportunities for Diversification June 27th, 2016 10:00-4:00pm Northern Lakes College, Slave Lake  This is a workshop for local governments, industry leaders, economic development agencies, and technology innovators to create important relationships across sectors, learn about innovative solutions that are economically and environmentally sustainable; and to identify innovative and value-added projects, partnerships…

  • Newfie Night Fundraiser in Nanton for Fort McMurray

    Newfie Night Fundraiser in Nanton for Fort McMurray

    The Boys & Girls Club of the Foothills (serving Black Diamond/Turner Valley/High River and Nanton) invites you to our Newfie Night coming up on Saturday, May 28th at the Nanton Community Memorial Centre (2204 – 18th St). Tickets are only $60 per person for an amazing steak & lobster dinner followed by a Newfie comedy, silent auction and much…

  • Province Adjusts Fire Ban and OHV Restrictions

    Province Adjusts Fire Ban and OHV Restrictions

    Wetter and cooler weather in the southern part of the province has reduced the fire hazard, so the province is adjusting the boundaries of the fire ban and off-highway vehicle (OHV) restriction. Effective immediately, the fire ban and OHV restrictions will no longer be in effect in portions of southern and southwestern Alberta (view map).…

  • Update 14: Fort McMurray Wildfire (May 13 at 7 p.m.)

    Update 14: Fort McMurray Wildfire (May 13 at 7 p.m.)

    May 13, 2016 Today, Premier Notley delivered the following update on the wildfires around Fort McMurray: “I thank all Canadians in every part of this country for their outpouring of support for the people of Fort McMurray. Your help, your donations and your prayers are profoundly meaningful to all of us in this very difficult…

  • Province Opens Fishing Season Early on Lac La Biche

    Province Opens Fishing Season Early on Lac La Biche

    Anglers interested in fishing in Lac la Biche have the opportunity to cast their lines four days earlier this year. “People are welcome to fish in Lac La Biche effective immediately. This is one way we can provide Fort McMurray residents staying in the Lac La Biche area with a well-deserved family recreational opportunity.” Shannon…

  • Volunteers “Spring Clean” Alberta Highways

    Volunteers “Spring Clean” Alberta Highways

    Young volunteers will be on the road Saturday, May 14, during the Annual Highway Cleanup event. Motorists will see volunteers wearing safety vests and picking up garbage along roadsides across the province as they earn money for their community organizations. The annual highway cleanup was established as a fundraiser for non-profit and community organizations and…

  • Fire May Take Our Homes, But it Will Never Take Away Our Spirit

    Fire May Take Our Homes, But it Will Never Take Away Our Spirit

    Brian Jean, Leader of Wildrose The people of Fort McMurray are hurting right now, but there is hope. After touring our city, meeting with first responders and evacuees, I know we will rebuild together and make Fort McMurray better than it has ever been. Words are not enough to express how nobly first responders acted…

  • Province Improves and Expands Access to Naloxone, Opioid Treatment and Counselling

    Province Improves and Expands Access to Naloxone, Opioid Treatment and Counselling

    Beginning this Friday, Albertans will be able to get take-home naloxone kits free-of-charge from community pharmacies without a prescription. The province is also providing $3 million to Alberta Health Services to support the Opioid Dependency Treatment Plan Strategy, a three-year project that will expand counselling services and access to suboxone and methadone treatment in several…

  • PWRDF Sends $15,000 for Relief in Alberta Wildfires

    PWRDF Sends $15,000 for Relief in Alberta Wildfires

    As the fires burn in and around Fort McMurray evacuation efforts continue.  8000 people were evacuated by air to Edmonton and Calgary yesterday.  PWRDF has heard from Dorothy Marshall, our Diocesan Representative in Edmonton, whose nephew’s wife Jodi Schmidt evacuated from Fort McMurray just before the highway was closed, and drove with her baby south…

  • Update 13: Fort McMurray Wildfire (May 12 at 1:30 p.m.)

    Update 13: Fort McMurray Wildfire (May 12 at 1:30 p.m.)

    May 12, 2016 Today’s updates on the wildfire around Fort McMurray “I know how strong the desire is, in the aftermath of an event like this, to be back home, and start putting your life back together. There are a number of things that need to happen to make the community safe. ” Danielle Larivee,…

  • UPDATE: Gastrointestinal illness among Fort McMurray evacuees

    UPDATE: Gastrointestinal illness among Fort McMurray evacuees

    May 12, 2016 EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services (AHS) is responding to an increase in patients experiencing symptoms consistent with viral gastroenteritis at various evacuation/reception centres, around Alberta. Zones impacted, as of 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, are listed below. Though this is not unexpected, given the large numbers of people who are using and…

  • Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum Supports Fort McMurray

    Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum Supports Fort McMurray

    #AlbertaStrong #AlbertaFamily We, at the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, are deeply saddened to hear of those who have been affected by the fires in Northern Alberta. Family is very important to us and we would like to support our Albertan families. For the month of May, we are offering free admission to…

  • The Salvation Army Raises Over $500,000 for Alberta Fire Response

    The Salvation Army Raises Over $500,000 for Alberta Fire Response

    Edmonton, May 10, 2016 – The Salvation Army is grateful for our donors who have contributed $525,917 towards the Alberta fire response efforts. The Salvation Army’s community response vehicles continue to serve over 2,000 meals a day to first responders engaged in the Fort McMurray fire efforts. The Salvation Army is also supporting evacuees who…