Tag: Northern Alberta

  • Province Gears Up to Protect Alberta Waters from Invasive Species

    Province Gears Up to Protect Alberta Waters from Invasive Species

    Hilo, Diesel and Seuss are strapping on their booties and vests for another busy watercraft inspection season. Boating season is just around the corner and watercraft inspection stations are gearing up for the influx of snowbirds on their way home from the U.S. The Coutts inspection station opened for business on March 7 and is…

  • Statement from Premier Rachel Notley on Brussels attacks

    Statement from Premier Rachel Notley on Brussels attacks

    March 22, 2016 Premier Rachel Notley released the following statement on the tragic explosions in Brussels. “It is with great sadness that I learned of the devastating explosions in Brussels. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. “These unspeakable acts are fostering the opposite of their desired effect. As the world…

  • Minister of Human Services responds to OCYA Report

    Minister of Human Services Irfan Sabir issued the following statement in response to the Child and Youth Advocate’s Investigative Review: “The Child and Youth Advocate released a report on the death of “Lily,” a child receiving intervention services. We thank the Advocate for his thoughtful investigation and accept the report’s recommendations. “We are carefully reviewing…

  • Child and Youth Advocate releases investigative review involving the death of a 10-month old baby

    Child and Youth Advocate releases investigative review involving the death of a 10-month old baby

    “The circumstance in which Lily lost her life was tragic. This review is not about blame, it is about learning and making improvements so that other children and families may benefit from this tragedy. This Investigative Review is an opportunity to bring awareness to the importance of investing in the supports to families that help…

  • Proposed Labour Law will Comply with Supreme Court Ruling

    Proposed Labour Law will Comply with Supreme Court Ruling

      The Government of Alberta is amending legislation to ensure it protects Albertans’ access to public services while respecting public sector workers’ bargaining rights. If passed, Bill 4, An Act to Implement a Supreme Court Ruling Governing Essential Services, will modernize two key Alberta labour laws to reflect rulings by the Supreme Court of Canada…

  • Broken Model Hurting Midwifery Services in Alberta: Wildrose

    Broken Model Hurting Midwifery Services in Alberta: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: Alberta Health Services’ (AHS) broken model for midwives in Alberta does not meet current demands and will result in some of the midwife centres having their doors closed, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. The current lapse in funding, as revealed by the AHS funding allocation for the 2016-17 fiscal year, will force…

  • Statement from the Alberta Association of Midwives – March 18 2016

    Statement from the Alberta Association of Midwives – March 18 2016

      Alberta Health Services has released the allocation of 2,774 funded courses of care for 2016/17 to Alberta’s midwifery practices. In 2015/16, the relaxation of a restriction on the opening of new practices resulted in a number of midwives moving between practices and some opened new practices in order to serve rural and underserved Albertans to meet…

  • Statement from Premier Notley on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

      Premier Rachel Notley issued the following statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, first proclaimed by the United Nations in 1966. “Racial discrimination can show itself as invisible stigma or the barrier of lowered expectations. Or it can hit harder, to deny people housing, job opportunities and social interaction. At…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News – Locked up Tight and Out of Sight: Safer Homes, Safer Kids

    AHS Weekly Wellness News – Locked up Tight and Out of Sight: Safer Homes, Safer Kids

    Every year in Alberta, more than 1600 children under the age of 10, visit emergency departments as a result of accidental poisoning. Most of these events involve the unintended ingestion of medications. Alberta’s Poison and Drug Information Service (PADIS) receives over 13,000 calls per year concerning accidental exposure to poisons by children in this age…

  • Province Supports Children and Families Most in Need with New Alberta Child Benefit

    Province Supports Children and Families Most in Need with New Alberta Child Benefit

    Human Services Minister Irfan Sabir is reminding eligible parents to file a tax return to receive the new Alberta Child Benefit, and that free tax clinics are available throughout Alberta to help. “In tough times, Albertans pull together. Our government has made a commitment to help Alberta families who are facing financial hardship. I encourage…

  • ‘We Are Seven’

    ‘We Are Seven’

    Eight years before women could vote, they could come to the University of Alberta. By Andy Grabia The first seven female undergrads (from left): Erna Roedler, Decima Robinson, Ethel Anderson, Agnes Kathleen Wilson, Ada J. Johnston, Winnifred Dorothy Hyssop, Mary Elizabeth Lloyd. (Photo courtesy U of A Archives, UAA 70-69-10) The University Act of 1906…

  • Power down with the province to celebrate Earth Hour 2016

    Power down with the province to celebrate Earth Hour 2016

    Fifty-nine Government of Alberta buildings will be going dark to mark Earth Hour 2016. On Saturday, March 19, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. non-essential lighting and electronic equipment will be shut down in government buildings across the province as part of the global observance of Earth Hour. “Our government has committed to being a…

  • Alberta Takes Next Steps to Phase-Out Coal Pollution under Climate Leadership Plan

    Alberta Takes Next Steps to Phase-Out Coal Pollution under Climate Leadership Plan

    Terry Boston, the retired head of North America’s largest power grid, will lead discussions with coal-fired electricity generation owners as the province transitions from coal to cleaner sources of power. “Pollution from coal-burning power plants is harmful to our health and it’s costing Albertans hundreds of millions in additional health care costs and lost productivity.…

  • RCMP: Albertans Reminded that Speeding can Result in Jail Time  

    RCMP: Albertans Reminded that Speeding can Result in Jail Time  

    Fort McMurray, AB – The Wood Buffalo Integrated Traffic Unit (ITU), consisting of members of the Alberta Sheriffs and RCMP, has seen a large increase in the number of drivers charged with travelling at excessive rates of speed on highways in the Fort McMurray area.  In 2015,  Wood Buffalo ITU laid 287 court mandatory charges for motorists…

  • First Nation Members Accusing Chief of Bribery Ahead of Election

    First Nation Members Accusing Chief of Bribery Ahead of Election

      Three members of the Chipewyan Prairie First Nation are accusing their chief and band administrator of paying voters in exchange for support in an upcoming election. In sworn affidavits, the members say they were approached either by Chief Vern Janvier or the band’s administrator, Kevin Couselan and offered $500 if they promised to re-elect…