Tag: Northern Alberta

  • New Investor Tax Credit Supports Jobs and Economic Diversification

    New Investor Tax Credit Supports Jobs and Economic Diversification

    The new Alberta Investor Tax Credit (AITC) will encourage investment in small and medium sized businesses in non-traditional sectors, diversifying Alberta’s economy and creating new jobs. The AITC will offer a 30 per cent tax credit to investors who provide capital to Alberta companies in the information technology, clean technology, health technology, interactive digital media…

  • Alberta Business Owners Still Worrying About Labour: ATB poll

    Alberta Business Owners Still Worrying About Labour: ATB poll

      Calgary – Just as it was one year ago, Alberta small and mid-sized enterprise owners and operators (SMEs) are worried about labour and workforce issues. But the reasons they worry about employee-related issues has changed. That’s the key finding from the latest edition of the ATB Business Beat survey. In each survey, ATB asks SMEs…

  • MLA Pitt Marks 100 Year Anniversary of Suffrage

    EDMONTON, AB (April 18, 2016): Today, Wildrose Shadow Status of Women Minister Angela Pitt released the following statement to mark the 100 year anniversary of Alberta women gaining the right to vote: “It is an honour as a woman and a legislator to mark this significant milestone in the suffrage movement. The past 100 years has shown us just how…

  • Cooper on NDP Trying to Shut Out Parental Choice and Playing Games with Opposition Motion

    Cooper on NDP Trying to Shut Out Parental Choice and Playing Games with Opposition Motion

    EDMONTON, AB: “I am incredibly disappointed by the NDP government pushing amendments on a motion to protect parental choice. “Instead of affirming the long standing position by the Alberta government to protect choice, they played politics with a simply worded motion. “The fact is, charter, independent and home education options play a critical role in…

  • Register to be an Organ and Tissue Donor

    Register to be an Organ and Tissue Donor

    Join the 230,000 Albertans already registered as organ and tissue donors during National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week. April 17 – 23 is National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week in Canada. With more than 600 Albertans waiting for an organ transplant, and many more waiting for tissues, increasing the number of Albertans registered…

  • Alberta Wildfires Force Evacuations

    Alberta Wildfires Force Evacuations

    1. Critical Alert: Parkland County – West of Edmonton A mandatory evacuation alert is issued for residents of the Hamlet of Duffield and the Duffield Downs subdivision. Parkland County is also issuing a prepare-to-evacuate alert for residents of Clear Lake and Spruce Ridge Estates. Residents of Clear Lake should prepare to evacuate with 10 minutes…

  • Centennial of the Equal Suffrage Amendment Act Celebrated at the Legislature Building

    Centennial of the Equal Suffrage Amendment Act Celebrated at the Legislature Building

    More than 100 Albertans will gather in the Alberta Legislature rotunda on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, to celebrate the centennial of the 1916 passing of the Equal Suffrage Statutory Law Amendment Act. The act, which gave most Alberta women the right to vote in provincial elections, was an important step in the continuing evolution of…

  • New Area Code 825 in Alberta

    New Area Code 825 in Alberta

    With the continuing popularity for telecommunication services, the demand for new phone numbers will soon exceed the supply in Alberta.  Currently covered by area codes 403, 587, and 780, the solution was to add a fourth area code on April 9, 2016.  The new 825 area code will co-exist within the same geographic region as area…

  • Government Introduces Amendments to Simplify and Streamline How Minor Offences are Enforced

    Government Introduces Amendments to Simplify and Streamline How Minor Offences are Enforced

    Bill 9 proposes two sets of amendments that would make the enforcement of provincial laws and municipal bylaws more effective, efficient and proportionate. One set of amendments in an Act to Modernize Enforcement of Provincial Offences would, if passed, end the practice of issuing warrants for unpaid fines for minor infractions such as not shoveling…

  • Credit Rating Downgraded due to Dangerous NDP Budget

    Credit Rating Downgraded due to Dangerous NDP Budget

    EDMONTON, AB: Credit rating agencies are already downgrading Alberta’s credit rating because of a dangerous NDP budget that will mean $58 billion in debt, higher interest payments, higher taxes and less money for hospitals, schools, teachers and nurses, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. DBRS officially dissolved Alberta’s AAA credit rating after the NDP budget…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: Get Loud About Mental Health

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: Get Loud About Mental Health

    Mental Health Week, May 2-8, 2016 Each year, more than 500,000 Albertans visit a doctor about their mental health. Taking care of your health means taking care of your mind too. Engaging in physical activity, eating healthy foods, practicing gratitude and having fun are all small steps that can improve your mental health and help…

  • Government Takes Steps to Protect Consumers

    Government Takes Steps to Protect Consumers

    The Fair Trading Amendment Act would, if passed, provide government with tools to ensure that delegated regulatory organizations such as the Alberta Motor Vehicle Industry Council (AMVIC) are doing their job by protecting consumers. Service Alberta is proposing to amend the Fair Trading Act (FTA) to give the Minister proper oversight abilities over regulatory organizations…

  • Wildrose Presses Need for More Railway Capacity for Grain – 72 Per Cent Decline Looming

    Wildrose Presses Need for More Railway Capacity for Grain – 72 Per Cent Decline Looming

    EDMONTON, AB: On Tuesday, Wildrose Shadow Transportation Minister Glenn van Dijken gave a statement on a looming 72 per cent decrease in railway capacity that will severely hurt farmers’ ability to get their grain to market. There are currently 21,000 hopper cars on the track. CN and CP railway own 6,000 hopper cars that are…

  • Save the date: Municipal Affairs Minister announces summer engagement on the Municipal Government Act

      Municipal Affairs Minister Danielle Larivee will travel across Alberta this summer seeking feedback on changes to the Municipal Government Act. The updated MGA will be introduced in the Legislature in late May. Minister Larivee will then travel to 19 communities to speak with and listen to municipal partners, community organizations, small businesses, industry, and…

  • Bill 7 would allow for early appointment of Electoral Boundaries Commission

    Bill 7 would allow for early appointment of Electoral Boundaries Commission

      The introduction of the Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act would make it possible for changes to provincial electoral boundaries to be considered before the next anticipated general election. If passed, this legislation will allow for the early appointment of an Electoral Boundaries Commission. A commission’s role is to review existing electoral boundaries, hold public…