Tag: Northern Alberta

  • Alberta’s Population Growth Slowing, still higher than rest of Canada: ATB’s Perch

    Alberta’s Population Growth Slowing, still higher than rest of Canada: ATB’s Perch

      Calgary—In the wake of Alberta’s economic downturn, the pace of our population growth is slowing down. This is one of the key findings in ATB Financial’s latest edition of Perch, which takes a timely look at how Alberta’s population has been growing and changing and how it compares to other places in Canada and around…

  • Business Groups Call for Renewed Dialogue on Employment and the Economy

      Edmonton:  A new alliance of employer organizations representing a broad cross-section of sectors and industries has sent an open letter to Alberta Premier Rachel Notley requesting an opportunity to meet and engage in a dialogue with her and her cabinet about the current state of the economy, and identify a more collaborative path forward…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: Helping your Child Build a Healthy Body Image

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: Helping your Child Build a Healthy Body Image

    Children of all ages are exposed to ideas about thinness by parents, peers, and other sources. Starting in grade school, children may become more aware of body image as they compare themselves to others. Adolescents often become extremely concerned about their bodies and their weight. This is understandable since dramatic physical changes are occurring. Unrealistic…

  • Camping – A Universal Language of Fun

    Camping – A Universal Language of Fun

    AB Enviro & Parks Story by Brittany Nouwen – Alberta Parks Seasonal Interpreter Alberta Parks staff, Catholic Social Services and four volunteers from the University of Alberta Outdoors Club teamed up to host 55 Syrian Refugees at the Long Lake Centre near Athabasca this past weekend.  The first thing staff and volunteers notice about the refugees was that they…

  • Alberta’s carbon levy drives renewable fuel innovation to diversify economy, create jobs and reduce emissions

    Alberta’s carbon levy drives renewable fuel innovation to diversify economy, create jobs and reduce emissions

    Alberta’s price on carbon is resulting in an investment to transform plant oils into renewable transportation fuel manufactured in Alberta. Edmonton-based SBI BioEnergy has developed a technology that reduces greenhouse gas emissions by creating a renewable fuel that is virtually indistinguishable from diesel. Using revenue from the price Alberta’s large emitters pay for releasing greenhouse…

  • A Social Campus Life Starts up with Chitter

    A Social Campus Life Starts up with Chitter

    eHUB startup creates a campus-life app that captures the attention of Silicon Valley. By Michael Brown A University of Alberta-born smartphone app created to bring students closer together has caught the attention of one of Silicon Valley’s most successful startup incubators. The free sharing app, called Chitter, was designed to connect college and university students…

  • Alberta Greens urge adoption of Proportional Representation  

    Alberta Greens urge adoption of Proportional Representation  

    Our current voting system is grossly unfair but not the worst possible alternative In its submission to the Legislature’s Select Special Ethics and Accountability Committee, the Green Party of Alberta advocates adoption of Proportional Representation (PR) as the best alternative to replace our current system of voting, known as First Past the Post (FPTP).  The…

  • Reading an Ancient Bond in the Look of Puppy Love

    Reading an Ancient Bond in the Look of Puppy Love

    Researcher explores close prehistoric relationship between human and dog. By Geoff McMaster The irresistible gaze of “puppy-dog eyes” has roots in thousands of years of human evolution alongside domesticated dogs, says anthropologist Robert Losey. Anyone who owns a dog is familiar with the “gaze”—that hypnotic, imploring stare that demands reciprocation. It can seem to hold…

  • Province responds to Thorhild County concerns

    Province responds to Thorhild County concerns

      Municipal Affairs Minister Danielle Larivee is taking action to ensure responsible and accountable governance for Thorhild County residents. Three Thorhild County councillors have been removed from office as a result of an inspection ordered by Municipal Affairs. The inspection was carried out in 2015 in response to a public petition. Minister Larivee has also…

  • Premier Rachel Notley Supports the Canada-U.S. Agreement to Cut Methane Emissions

    Premier Rachel Notley Supports the Canada-U.S. Agreement to Cut Methane Emissions

        New agreement aligns Canada and U.S. cuts with Alberta’s methane reduction plan. Alberta welcomes the announcement in Washington, D.C., between Canada and the United States to work together to cut methane emissions and to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change. “I am exceptionally proud today to know that, in Washington, one of…

  • Catalyzing a New Generation of Natural Gas Engines

    Catalyzing a New Generation of Natural Gas Engines

    Chemical engineering professor one of six UAlberta researchers receiving NSERC Strategic Partnership Grants for promising collaborations. By Michael Brown The alchemist of catalysis: chemical engineering professor Robert Hayes in the lab Up until about 15 years ago, catalysis—the process of using a material to both speed up a reaction and determine what products are formed—required…

  • VETS Canada Helping Homeless Veterans in Edmonton – March 12, 2016

    VETS Canada Helping Homeless Veterans in Edmonton – March 12, 2016

    VETS Canada will be ‘Boots on the Ground’ downtown Edmonton on Saturday, March 12, 2016 in search of Veterans living homeless. Date: Saturday, March 12, 2016 Time: 12:00 pm to 4:30 pm Rallying Point: 12:00 pm @ Sutton Place Hotel – 10235 101 Street, Edm EDMONTON, MARCH 12th 2016: Veterans Emergency Transition Services Canada (VETS Canada)…

  • Province Proposes Legislation to End Predatory Lending

    Province Proposes Legislation to End Predatory Lending

      Albertans asked for change to strengthen consumer protection within the payday loans industry and government is responding with An Act to End Predatory Lending. From October to December 2015, the Government of Alberta consulted with Albertans about the payday loans regulation. An online survey was conducted along with in-person interviews with those who use…

  • Speech from the Throne a missed opportunity

    Speech from the Throne a missed opportunity

    The Alberta Party EDMONTON, AB – The NDs missed the opportunity to reassure Albertans about the economic stability of the province, says Alberta Party Opposition Leader Greg Clark. “The NDs have absolutely no interest in a plan to get back to balance,” said Clark. “This is troubling and is certain to lead towards a credit rating…

  • New Partnership to Advance Research, Improve Outcomes for MS Patients

    New Partnership to Advance Research, Improve Outcomes for MS Patients

    The Alberta Multiple Sclerosis Collaboration, a partnership between the provincial government, Campus Alberta Neuroscience and Sanofi Genzyme Canada, will advance research and innovation to improve care and outcomes for MS patients. It also supports economic diversification and growth by further developing Alberta’s knowledge-based sectors and attracting investments from industry partners. “With the unusually high rates…