Tag: Northern Alberta

  • New Board member joins Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission

    New Board member joins Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission

      The Board of Directors at the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC) welcomes Gael MacLeod as a new member. MacLeod’s appointment is effective immediately for a term ending April 1, 2019. “Ms. MacLeod brings a unique blend of expertise bridging public, private and non-profit sectors, and adds to the already strong leadership and strategic…

  • Tax Cut to Support Alberta’s Small Businesses

    Tax Cut to Support Alberta’s Small Businesses

    Cutting the small business tax rate by one third reinforces Alberta businesses’ overall tax advantage compared to other provinces in Canada. As part of Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan, government is reducing the small business tax rate from three per cent to two per cent, effective January 1, 2017. This measure will help Alberta small businesses…

  • Heartland Site Chosen for Future Propane Processing Facility

    Heartland Site Chosen for Future Propane Processing Facility

      Pembina and Petrochemical Industries Company Announce Plans for Propane Processing Project  Alberta’s Industrial Heartland – A new propane processing facility in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland could be operational by 2020. Alberta’s abundance of cost-advantaged propane and the opportunity to add value to this resource has attracted investment interest by two major corporations. Pembina Pipeline Corporation…

  • AG Education Infrastructure Report Confirms Unethical Behaviour Around Schools

    EDMONTON, AB: Auditor General’s report on education infrastructure confirms what Wildrose has been saying for years – that the previous government politicized the construction of new schools around Alberta and had no plan in place to actually see the projects through, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. According to the Auditor General, the previous government “made…

  • Statement from Minister Eggen on the Auditor General’s review of school-building program

    Statement from Minister Eggen on the Auditor General’s review of school-building program

    David Eggen, Minister of Education, issued the following statement in response to the Office of the Auditor General’s review of the province’s school-building program: “We thank the staff of the Auditor General’s office for their advice. “The report released today makes it clear that the previous government thought news releases built schools and that they…

  • Statement from Minister Joe Ceci on DBRS Credit Rating

    Statement from Minister Joe Ceci on DBRS Credit Rating

    President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Joe Ceci issued the following statement about Alberta’s DBRS credit downgrade. “On Budget Day, I told Albertans about the choices that we face. The collapse in oil prices has put people out of work and hurt our economy. “Some would have us respond to unemployment by laying…

  • Auditor General Says Alberta’s School-building Program Needs To Be Improved

    Auditor General Says Alberta’s School-building Program Needs To Be Improved

    Alberta’s Auditor General Merwan Saher released the results of his audit of the systems used by the departments of Education and Infrastructure to manage the province’s school-building program. There are nine recommendations to the two departments. Why we did the work and our audit scope In October 2015, the government announced delays to about 100 phase 2…

  • Alberta REALTORS® Pleased to See Provincial Budget Maintains Housing Affordability

    Alberta REALTORS® Pleased to See Provincial Budget Maintains Housing Affordability

    Calgary AB (April 2016) – The Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) and its 10,000 REALTOR® members across the province are pleased to see housing affordability maintained in the provincial budget announced today. AREA applauds today’s budget presentation by Treasury Board President and Finance Minister Joe Ceci which keeps home ownership affordable for Albertans by avoiding the…

  • Provincial Budget Signals the Need for a New Municipal Funding Model

    Provincial Budget Signals the Need for a New Municipal Funding Model

    Edmonton: Yesterday’s budget announcements have been met with mixed reviews from Alberta’s urban municipalities who remain concerned that minimal progress is being made with the $26 billion infrastructure deficit. AUMA is pleased that the Province is honouring their $75 million committed increase to Water for Life, as well as Water and Wastewater funding. This funding…

  • Making Things Worse: NDP Budget Punishes Families with New Carbon Tax, Record Deficit and Dangerous New Debt

    EDMONTON, AB: The NDP government’s budget is making things worse by slamming families with $58 billion of debt that will mean $2,000 per family for interest payments, and a punishing new carbon tax that unfairly targets working families for another $1,000 per year, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. “The NDP plan will hit families…

  • Alberta Jobs Plan supports families, creates jobs, controls costs

    Alberta Jobs Plan supports families, creates jobs, controls costs

    Budget 2016 moves Alberta forward Budget 2016 – The Alberta Jobs Plan moves Alberta forward by supporting families and businesses through a tough economy, promoting job creation and economic diversification, and carefully controlling government spending. The Alberta Jobs Plan is built on four key pillars: supporting families and communities; investing in infrastructure; diversifying our energy…

  • Airworks Compressors Corp Shakes Up Capitol Hill

    Airworks Compressors Corp Shakes Up Capitol Hill

      Airworks Compressors Corp, a leader in well site emissions technology, was recently invited to Washington D.C. to brief several senate and congressional offices on Airworks’ cutting edge technology with regards to upcoming emission legislation.  Airworks’ latest innovative technology provides solutions for well site emission reduction.  Airworks’ patent pending instrument air package, the Aurora Eco-System™,…

  • Alberta respects the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling recognizing federal jurisdiction regarding Metis and non-status Indians under the Constitution Act (1867)

    Alberta respects the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling recognizing federal jurisdiction regarding Metis and non-status Indians under the Constitution Act (1867)

    April 14, 2016 The Minister of Indigenous Relations, Richard Feehan, issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling in Daniels v Canada. “We respect the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision and are reviewing it closely. “We are very proud of our work with the Metis and First Nations people of Alberta. The…

  • Fuelling the Search for a More Environmentally Friendly Search for Fuel

    Fuelling the Search for a More Environmentally Friendly Search for Fuel

    UAlberta scientist and collaborators receive more than $2M to fuel search to inform best practices for hydraulic fracturing in Alberta. By Jennifer Pascoe, UofA Dan Alessi, Encana Water Chair and assistant professor in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, examines flowback water as part of a $2M study to examine best practices in hydraulic fracturing. Hydraulic fracturing…

  • Stier Presses NDP to Repudiate Anti-Agriculture, Anti-Trade Leap Manifesto

    Stier Presses NDP to Repudiate Anti-Agriculture, Anti-Trade Leap Manifesto

    LIVINGSTONE-MACLEOD, AB (April 14, 2016): This week in the legislature, Wildrose MLA for Livingstone-Macleod Pat Stier pressed the NDP government for answers about its position on the anti-Alberta Leap Manifesto. On April 10, the federal NDP voted in favour of discussing the Leap Manifesto, a radical left-wing document that claims, among other troubling points, that…