Tag: Northern Alberta

  • ALERT: W-18 Seized in Edmonton

    ALERT: W-18 Seized in Edmonton

  • Jean Statement on Passover

    Jean Statement on Passover

      EDMONTON, AB (April 22, 2016): Today, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean released the follow statement to mark Passover: “Beginning at sundown, Jewish families here in Alberta will be joined by millions of people around the world to mark the beginning of Passover and commemorate the Hebrew exodus from slavery in ancient Egypt. “Passover is a time for families…

  • Parkinson Alberta – April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month

    Parkinson Alberta – April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month

    Research & Innovation:  2016 Update Supporting research has always been a core pillar of Parkinson Alberta.  Alberta is home to many talented researchers who are taking on Parkinson disease from a variety of perspectives, all aimed at making a difference in the lives of people affected by Parkinson’s. Over the past seven years Parkinson Alberta…

  • Statement from Premier Notley on Earth Day

    Statement from Premier Notley on Earth Day

      Premier Rachel Notley issued the following statement on Earth Day, a day for environmental awareness observed in 193 countries around the world. “Earth Day gives all Albertans the chance to reflect on our province’s incredible natural blessings and the importance of our environment to our lives, our economy and our future. “This year we…

  • Jean Challenges NDP Government on Wildfire Funding Cut

    EDMONTON, AB (April 21, 2016): In the legislature this week, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean questioned the NDP government about a $400 million cut to wildfire management in the 2016 budget. Budget 2016 allocates only $86 million to fight wildfires. $200 million less than the average over the last ten years. “It seems that fighting wildfires…

  • Significant investment in Alberta roads and bridges will create jobs, improve traffic flow and build a more resilient economy

    Significant investment in Alberta roads and bridges will create jobs, improve traffic flow and build a more resilient economy

    Major improvements to one of Alberta’s busiest travel corridors are part of more than $7 billion in investment in roads and bridges over five years under the Alberta Jobs Plan.   The $100 million investment in the Queen Elizabeth II Highway interchange with Gaetz Avenue in Red Deer will improve traffic flow and safety for…

  • Making Things Worse: NDP Carbon Tax Will Hurt Charities

    EDMONTON, AB: Premier Rachel Notley must come clean with Albertans about the full cost of the NDP carbon tax on charities and non-profits after Budget 2016 listed zero exemptions or rebates for Alberta’s charitable sector, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. The carbon tax will come with a price tag of at least $1,000 for the…

  • Government Increases Funding to Fight Organized and Serious Crime

    Government Increases Funding to Fight Organized and Serious Crime

      Budget 2016 includes a $2.6 million increase for Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) to continue fighting crime across Alberta. The increase means ALERT will be able to maintain all its policing positions. ALERT will receive a total of $29.1 million in provincial funding. “This government knows the valuable work ALERT does to help…

  • A birthday gift for The Queen – Banff Commonwealth Walkway to celebrate Alberta and Canada’s Royal heritage

    A birthday gift for The Queen – Banff Commonwealth Walkway to celebrate Alberta and Canada’s Royal heritage

    Alberta has a special gift to mark the 90th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and to celebrate Canada’s longstanding role as a member of the Commonwealth. “I am delighted to announce that a Commonwealth Walkway will be created in the Town of Banff and Banff National Park,” said Her Honour, the Honourable Lois…

  • Deceptive Feathered Dinosaur Finally Gets a Name

    Deceptive Feathered Dinosaur Finally Gets a Name

    Apatoraptor pennatus eluded paleontologists for decades. By Jennifer Pascoe Solving one of the longest cases of mistaken identity, University of Alberta PhD candidate Greg Funston recently described a new genus and species of toothless dinosaur from Alberta. Long thought to be a more common ornithomimid, Apatoraptor pennatus instead turned out to be a member of the…

  • NDP Misleading Albertans on Full Cost of Carbon Tax: Wildrose

    NDP Misleading Albertans on Full Cost of Carbon Tax: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: The NDP government is being dishonest with families and businesses about the full cost of the new carbon tax that will hit families with at least $1,000 in extra costs when fully implemented, the Wildrose Official Opposition said (Monday). The NDP rebate program is only designed to cover average increases on natural gas and…

  • Amber Ruddy: Alberta’s Small Business Tax Cut First Step on a Long To-Do List

    Amber Ruddy: Alberta’s Small Business Tax Cut First Step on a Long To-Do List

      For years Alberta’s governments have rested on their laurels and the province’s reputation as the best place in Canada to own and operate a business. Taking this status for granted left policy-makers complacent and the Alberta Advantage slowly languished. The tabling of the 2016-17 provincial budget, the Alberta Jobs Plan, placed a refreshing and renewed focus…

  • Wildrose Releases Statement on W-18

    Wildrose Releases Statement on W-18

    EDMONTON, AB (April 20, 2016): Wildrose Shadow Justice Minister Scott Cyr today released the following statement on the rise of W-18, a potentially lethal synthetic opioid in Alberta: “I am extremely concerned by the reported appearance of W-18 in Alberta communities. This very dangerous compound has the potential to kill many Albertans and take our opioid…

  • Imperialism – Number One in Canada

    Imperialism – Number One in Canada

    Written by Julie Brewster, Horse Racing Alberta There are 172 stallions listed in the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society National Stallion Directory for 2016, and right now Alberta has the NUMBER ONE ranked stallion in Canada! Imperialism (by Langfuhr out of Bodhavista by Pass the Tab) is a 15 year old grey stallion who stands at…

  • Statement from Minister McLean on the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote in Alberta

    Statement from Minister McLean on the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote in Alberta

    Status of Women Minister Stephanie McLean issued this statement, yesterday, on the centenary of women’s right to vote in Alberta.  “One hundred years ago today, women gained the hard-fought right to vote in Alberta. “It was an important victory for social justice, but an incomplete one. The fight for equality continued as women of different…