Tag: Northern Alberta

  • Government Releases Bail Review and Plans for Improving System

    Government Releases Bail Review and Plans for Improving System

    A comprehensive review of Alberta’s bail system was conducted and is now being released. The bail review resulted from an initial review completed by the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service (ACPS) following the fatal shooting of St. Albert RCMP officer Constable David Wynn and injury of Auxiliary Constable Derek Bond by an individual who was out…

  • Fort McMurray Wildfire Update May 5th at 10:00am

    Fort McMurray Wildfire Update May 5th at 10:00am

    Public safety remains the key priority as the wildfire in Fort McMurray continues to burn. Provincial fire crews continue their efforts to reduce the threat to property and infrastructure. Current situation A provincially declared state of emergency for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is in effect. Fire conditions remain extreme, with 18 new starts…

  • MLA Pat Stier publishes open letter to Albertans regarding Fort McMurray wildfires

    MLA Pat Stier publishes open letter to Albertans regarding Fort McMurray wildfires

    The hearts of all Albertans are in Fort McMurray right now as the community deals with the devastating wildfires that are still ongoing. Let me first offer my thoughts and prayers to all those who have been affected by this tragic situation. We are closely monitoring the situation at the Legislature, and are standing by…

  • Update 1: RCMP support in Fort McMurray

    Update 1: RCMP support in Fort McMurray

      Fort McMurray, AB – Three hundred RCMP members from throughout Alberta have now been deployed to Fort McMurray to assist local detachment personnel in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo’s Emergency Operations. The RCMP has contingency plans in place to address short-term emergency deployments and has processes in place to call- up personnel to…

  • Provincial Governement Update on Fort McMurray Wildfire

    Provincial Governement Update on Fort McMurray Wildfire

    Public safety remains the key priority as the wildfire in Fort McMurray continues to burn. Provincial fire crews continue their efforts to reduce the threat to property and infrastructure. Current situation The Alberta government has declared a provincial state of emergency. The mandatory evacuation order remains in effect and affects approximately 80,000 people. Residents should…

  • Alberta Forest Products Association Applauds 30 by 30 Climate Change Challenge

    Alberta Forest Products Association Applauds 30 by 30 Climate Change Challenge

    AFPA Applauds 30 by 30 Climate Change Challenge Alberta’s forest industry a key part of climate change strategy Edmonton – The Alberta Forest Products Association applauds Monday’s announcement by the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) that Canada’s forest companies have committed to eliminating 30 megatonnes of carbon emissions by 2030. The Canadian Forest Industry is…

  • Inspiring Young Albertans Shine at Great Kids Awards

    Inspiring Young Albertans Shine at Great Kids Awards

    Province celebrates children and youth who inspire, change lives and make Alberta a better place. Sixteen award winners recognized with a prestigious award include: Breanna Warren, Cochrane, age seven During first week of school, Breanna approached a school administrator with a $250 contribution towards fundraising for her school’s playground. She raised the money making and…

  • Enrolment Growth Funding Supports Every Alberta Student

    Enrolment Growth Funding Supports Every Alberta Student

    The government is providing school authorities with funding, through Budget 2016, for enrolment growth. This will ensure that school authorities receive funding for all eligible Kindergarten-to-Grade-12 students. Many schools across the province are seeing an increase in their student populations. It is projected that provincial K-12 enrolment growth will be about 8,200 students – or…

  • Fort McMurray RCMP Support to Municipality on Wild Fire

    Fort McMurray RCMP Support to Municipality on Wild Fire

    Fort McMurray, AB – The RCMP in Fort McMurray, supported by RCMP members from other Detachments throughout Alberta, are fully involved in supporting the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo’s Emergency Operations Centre (REOC) response to the fires in the region, including the City of Fort McMurray.  The RCMP role at this time is to support search and rescue and…

  • Fort McMurray Wildfire Still Burning

    Fort McMurray Wildfire Still Burning

    The largest wildfire and evacuation of an area in Alberta’s history is making news all across the world tonight. The northeastern town, with a population in excess of 80,000, came under mandatory evacuation orders earlier today as the wind changed direction and swept the fire into the town. Highway #63 was jammed as tens of…

  • Leading the Way to More Inclusive Health Care

    Leading the Way to More Inclusive Health Care

    Student advocacy committee wins Community Leader Award for improving how health professionals connect with LGBTQ patients. By Bev Betkowski Most of us wouldn’t hesitate to see a doctor for a checkup. But if you’re gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, it can be a less than comfortable experience. Inspired to change that, a group of University…

  • Responsible Gambling Awareness Week (May 3-10)

    Responsible Gambling Awareness Week (May 3-10)

    Campaign reminds Albertans to play for fun and not for money In tough economic times, it is not uncommon for individuals to dream about winning the big cash prize or jackpot by gambling on their favourite activities.  Albertans are reminded that gambling is entertainment and not a way to make money as part of Responsible…

  • Government Moving Forward on Research and Innovation

    Government Moving Forward on Research and Innovation

    Government would control spending, create jobs and diversify the economy with the proposed creation of a single Alberta Innovates entity. Bill 11 proposes to merge four existing Alberta Innovates corporations into one. This leaner entity would build on the strengths of each corporation while enabling a stronger, more responsive research and innovation system. This change…

  • The Province Introduces Coverage for Special Infant Formula

    The Province Introduces Coverage for Special Infant Formula

    The Alberta government has listened to the concerns of families and will provide coverage for medically required, specialized infant formula beginning May 1. Government-sponsored benefit programs will provide coverage for Neocate infant formula when an infant is unable to tolerate common infant formula because of a complex food allergy or a specific medical condition. The…

  • Green Streak Runs to Eight Straight

    Green Streak Runs to Eight Straight

    UAlberta named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for eighth year in a row. By Michael Brown When the University of Alberta created the Office of Sustainability in 2008, it did so not to fend off apathy, but rather to link the university’s growing appetite to do right by the environment with the pockets of sustainability…