Tag: Northern Alberta

  • Albertans Urged to Prepare for Disasters

    Albertans Urged to Prepare for Disasters

    Disasters and emergencies can strike at any time and Alberta families are being reminded to take simple steps to keep themselves and their loved ones safe. Emergency Preparedness Week runs May 1-7. The goal of the annual nationwide event is to raise awareness that all Canadians have a role to play in building safer and…

  • UPDATE: Mayerthorpe RCMP Lay Arson Charges In Recent Fires Including Trestle Fire

    UPDATE: Mayerthorpe RCMP Lay Arson Charges In Recent Fires Including Trestle Fire

    Mayerthorpe Alberta – The Mayerthorpe RCMP have arrested and charged one person in relation to the recent rash of fires in the area, of which includes the CN trestle bridge fire. RCMP arrested and charged 19 year old, Lawson Michael SCHALM of Mayerthorpe Alberta with eighteen (18) counts of Arson. Lawson has been held in…

  • Wood Buffalo Forest Fire Update – May 2, 3 a.m

    Wood Buffalo Forest Fire Update – May 2, 3 a.m

      (Fort McMurray, AB – May 2, 2016) As of 1 a.m. on May 2, the forest fire burning southwest of Fort McMurray was approximately 1.2 kilometres west of Hwy. 63 and Airport Road; it had not crossed the Hangingstone River. Air quality continues to be a potential risk to residents of the Gregoire area…

  • Celebrate Education Week May 2-6

    Celebrate Education Week May 2-6

    Minister David Eggen issued the following statement on Education Week (May 2-6): “Education Week provides the opportunity to celebrate the importance of education and to highlight the great work being done in schools across Alberta. ‘Learning Together’, this year’s theme, acknowledges that the strength of Alberta’s great Kindergarten-to-Grade-12 education system comes from not only working…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: Improve Communication with Loved Ones Suffering from Dementia

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: Improve Communication with Loved Ones Suffering from Dementia

            Conversation can be challenging with a friend or family member suffering from dementia. Improving communication can make a world of difference. Albertan Joan Spinney is a 94-year-old resident living in continuing care. She has a lifetime of experiences to share, but significant hearing loss and an Alzheimer’s diagnosis makes conversation difficult.…

  • Alberta Small Business Confidence Up After Six Month Slide

    Alberta Small Business Confidence Up After Six Month Slide

    Calgary – Alberta small business confidence gained 2.1 points in April (28.6) according to the Business Barometer index published monthly by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).  The Alberta results are more than 35 points below the range of a healthy growing economy. “For the first time in six months, this small uptick in small…

  • Highway 43x Bypass Will Create Jobs and Improve Traffic Flow and Safety

    Highway 43x Bypass Will Create Jobs and Improve Traffic Flow and Safety

    A new bypass in Grande Prairie is part of an investment of more than $7 billion in roads and bridges over five years under the Alberta Jobs Plan. The $54-million investment in the bypass will reduce congestion and improve traffic flow and safety for travellers, local residents and businesses. The two-year project is expected to…

  • Province Helps Former Youth in Care Train for Rewarding Careers

    Province Helps Former Youth in Care Train for Rewarding Careers

    As part of the Alberta Jobs Plan, the living allowance for the Advancing Futures Bursary is being increased to help former youth in care focus on education as they prepare for careers. “Every Albertan deserves the opportunity to pursue education and training to prepare them for a successful future. Our government recognizes its responsibility and…

  • Serving up a Pure Prairie Celebration

    Serving up a Pure Prairie Celebration

    Catherine Chan and Rhonda Bell, the team behind the Pure Prairie Eating Plan, celebrate their Community Connections Award with a springtime backyard party, Pure Prairie style. By Bridget Stirling, University of Alberta This year’s Community Scholar Award winners, Catherine Chan and Rhonda Bell, know a thing or two about the benefits of enjoying a fresh…

  • Calls to End Independent Schools in Alberta Wrong-Headed

    Calls to End Independent Schools in Alberta Wrong-Headed

    Private schools and charter schools actually reduce the strain on Alberta budget By Deani Van Pelt and Jason Clemens, The Fraser Institute VANCOUVER, B.C. / Troy Media/ – While parents in Alberta have more choice for their children’s education than Canadians in most other provinces, that level of choice may soon be reduced by the current government…

  • NDP Mismanagement Hurting our Environment

    NDP Mismanagement Hurting our Environment

    Wildrose Shadow Environment Minister Todd Loewen A commitment to the environment from our government means more than introducing expensive new carbon taxes. It means taking care of our wildlife, lakes and land. But right now, Alberta’s tourism and local businesses will take a hit this summer because of an unevenly implemented, haphazard government plan. For…

  • Government to Require Contract Disclosure for High-Income Earners in the Public Sector

    Government to Require Contract Disclosure for High-Income Earners in the Public Sector

    The next phase of government’s transparency plan will ensure employment and severance contracts are disclosed by this time next year for executives of agencies, boards and commissions. The contract disclosure will be aligned with the work already underway to standardize compensation practices in public sector bodies. In the future, contract disclosure will apply to the…

  • Three Arrested in Edmonton Fentanyl Raid

    Three Arrested in Edmonton Fentanyl Raid

    Edmonton… More than 1,200 fentanyl pills were seized from an Edmonton home and ALERT arrested three suspected drug dealers. ALERT Edmonton made the seizure on April 20 after finding the potent pills alongside a variety of other drugs at an apartment in the McQueen neighbourhood of Edmonton. ALERT also seized cash and a new Mercedes…

  • Sexually Transmitted Infections Have Reached Outbreak Levels in Alberta

    Sexually Transmitted Infections Have Reached Outbreak Levels in Alberta

    The rates of gonorrhea and infectious syphilis have spiked dramatically in the province over the past year, and the Alberta government is taking action to raise awareness. Cases of gonorrhea in 2015 are up 80 per cent from 2014. Cases of infectious syphilis in 2015 doubled from 2014. “New social media tools enable people to…

  • Alberta Beef Producers Say Don’t Worry About Hormones in Cattle

    Alberta Beef Producers Say Don’t Worry About Hormones in Cattle

    See PDF version here Source Alberta Beef Producers