Tag: Northern Alberta

  • Canada’s largest judo competition in Edmonton this weekend

    Canada’s largest judo competition in Edmonton this weekend

      Edmonton: Canada’s largest judo competition will take place in North America’s largest shopping mall, March 11, 12 and 13. The 11th annual Edmonton International Judo Championship (EIJC) will feature more than 730 competitors in all age groups, both male and female, from across Canada and internationally. It will take place at West Edmonton Mall, Friday…

  • Albertans Encouraged to Know their Care Options

    Albertans Encouraged to Know their Care Options

    EDMONTON – Winter is traditionally a busy time of year for health care services, and Emergency Departments (EDs) and hospitals across Alberta are again seeing this impact. Alberta Health Services’ (AHS’) capacity strategies continue to support efficient and quality delivery of care; however, Albertans are reminded that they also play a role in helping ensure…

  • David Swann Reacts to Throne Speech

    David Swann Reacts to Throne Speech

    David Swann looks for more from the NDP government after the Throne Speech “This was a mom and apple-pie throne speech,” says Alberta Liberal Leader David Swann. “There were a lot of feel good moments but very little concrete commitment to new or difficult ideas.” Today’s throne speech by Lieutenant Governor Lois Mitchell introduced a…

  • Alberta and BDC Partner to Support Alberta Businesses

    Alberta and BDC Partner to Support Alberta Businesses

    Economic Development and Trade Minister Deron Bilous and the President of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) Michael Denham have signed a Letter of Intent to help Alberta businesses grow and diversify. The Letter of Intent lays the foundations for a strong partnership between the Government of Alberta and the BDC that will explore…

  • A Click Can Save Your Life

    A Click Can Save Your Life

    About 200,000 Albertans risk their lives every day by not wearing proper occupant restraints. For the month of March, Alberta Transportation’s traffic safety focus is the use of occupant restraints for adults and children while travelling in vehicles. Seatbelts distribute the force of a collision evenly to the stronger parts of a person’s body and…

  • Throne Speech highlights supports for children, job creation and economic diversification

    Throne Speech highlights supports for children, job creation and economic diversification

    Government’s spring agenda focuses on investment in children in low-income families, job training and job creation. A new child benefit plan will help 380,000 children living in low-income households, while government works to create new jobs and opportunities, build on traditional economic strengths, diversify markets and products, and increase accountability and responsible public fiscal management.…

  • Travelling Outside Alberta? Be sure to pack medical travel insurance

    Travelling Outside Alberta? Be sure to pack medical travel insurance

      If you’re travelling outside of Alberta, it’s a good idea to purchase medical travel insurance – even if you’re staying in Canada. If Albertans need access to health care services while they’re out of the province and within Canada, those services may not be fully covered by the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan. If…

  • What Alberta Men think about Violence Against Women in 2016

    What Alberta Men think about Violence Against Women in 2016

    ALBERTA – The results of the 2nd Alberta Men’s Attitudes about Violence Against Women Survey are in and show a shift in the right direction. The survey, conducted for the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters by Leger offered four key insights from the results: In general, there is a positive shift in attitudes since 2012,…

  • Wildrose Launches Petition to Support New Recall Legislation

    Wildrose Launches Petition to Support New Recall Legislation

    EDMONTON, AB: (Monday), Wildrose launched a new petition campaign for Albertans to support recall legislation such as that to be introduced by Wildrose Drayton Valley-Devon MLA Mark Smith with his upcoming Bill 201. The petition can be signed online or downloaded at SupportRecall.ca. Bill 201, the Election Recall Act, is scheduled to be introduced this…

  • Statement from Minister McLean celebrating International Women’s Day

    Statement from Minister McLean celebrating International Women’s Day

      Minister Stephanie McLean issued the following statement on International Women’s Day, which was first observed in 1908. “International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate women’s accomplishments and our society’s progress towards gender equality, and to reflect on the work we still need to do. “In Alberta under our government, progress has taken the…

  • NDP ‘Jobs Plan’ in Chaos, has Created Zero Jobs: Wildrose

    NDP ‘Jobs Plan’ in Chaos, has Created Zero Jobs: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: The NDP government’s jobs plan has created zero jobs since being introduced last fall, comes with a big price tag and is creating further chaos, confusion and red-tape in the business community, the Wildrose Official Opposition said (Thursday). The jobs subsidy program was introduced as a cornerstone of the NDP’s 2015 budget with a…

  • Status of Women Ministry launches mandate ahead of International Women’s Day

    Status of Women Ministry launches mandate ahead of International Women’s Day

      Canada’s only stand-alone ministry for the Status of Women has laid out a long-term plan to improve gender equality. Alberta’s Status of Women Ministry will focus on: Increasing women’s economic security Increasing women’s leadership and democratic participation Decreasing violence against women and girls “We cannot build a stronger, more prosperous province if we leave…

  • Grazing Leaseholders Ordered to Reclaim Public Lands

    Grazing Leaseholders Ordered to Reclaim Public Lands

      Christoph Weder and Erika Weder-Bueschi have been ordered to remediate Crown lands under their disposition after an inspection uncovered unauthorized trails and other disturbances. Incident details Weder, the disposition-holder for several sections of Crown-owned lands, was authorized under specific conditions to clear a fence line and trail on one of the grazing lease dispositions.…

  • TransCanada Announcement Shows NDP Carbon Tax Already Putting Communities at Risk

    EDMONTON, AB (March 7, 2016): After the NDP government promised energy workers in the coal sector that they would be protected from job loss, TransCanada announced the cancellation of three of its coal contracts today due to NDP government policies. In November, Premier Rachel Notley promised communities that depend on the vitality of coal plants…

  • The Dollars and Cents of the NDP’s Carbon Tax Don’t Add Up

    By Grant Hunter, MLA While Albertans have been struggling to pay their mortgages at the end of the month, the NDP government has been very busy trying to spin their $3-billion dollar carbon tax as revenue neutral. Sadly, for families and businesses, it will only lead to cost increases that will make the end of…