Tag: Northern Alberta

  • First Nations Students to Benefit from New Education Partnership

    First Nations Students to Benefit from New Education Partnership

    Students from five First Nations in northern Alberta will benefit from an agreement between the Government of Alberta and the Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council. This agreement is the first of its kind in Alberta. The Kee Tas Kee Now agreement outlines the framework for establishing a First Nations education authority. It enhances supports…

  • Sustainable Solutions in the Augustana Cafeteria

    Sustainable Solutions in the Augustana Cafeteria

    By Christopher Thrall From field to fork at Augustana Campus Lilas Bielopotocky has worked at Augustana Campus in food services for 27 years. Starting out as a cook, she worked her way up to the top of the cafeteria as the supervisor where she is in charge of planning menus, hiring, supervising staff and ordering…

  • Expansion of Midwife Services Would Increase Choice for Families, Save Health Care System Money: Wildrose

    Expansion of Midwife Services Would Increase Choice for Families, Save Health Care System Money: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB (February 16, 2015): In order to improve choice for pregnancy care, generate savings and lessen strain on Alberta’s health care system, a Wildrose government would improve access to midwifery services for new moms and families and remove the cap for how many women can use the service, the Wildrose Official opposition said today. Midwifery care…

  • Doc’s Nurse-for-a-Day Stint takes Facebook by Storm

    Doc’s Nurse-for-a-Day Stint takes Facebook by Storm

    Dr. Laurance Lequier and nurse Brittany Collins on their 12-hour shift Story by: Sharman Hnatiuk In less than four days, a photo of Dr. Laurance Lequier, Medical Director of the Stollery Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), who worked as a registered nurse for the day, spread to more than 250,000 Facebook users. The annual fundraiser…

  • Energy minister to meet with global energy leaders and promote Alberta’s energy industry during CERAWeek in Houston

    Energy minister to meet with global energy leaders and promote Alberta’s energy industry during CERAWeek in Houston

    Energy Minister Margaret McCuaig-Boyd will travel to Houston, Texas to attend CERAWeek 2016 from February 21 to 25. CERAWeek is an annual conference that brings together energy leaders from across North America and the globe to discuss and collaborate on critical topics of interest to Alberta’s energy strategy. “Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan, along with our…

  • Where Is Alberta’s Electricity System Heading?

    Where Is Alberta’s Electricity System Heading?

    By Don MacIntyre, MLA  The NDP government is launching a massive experiment with our electricity grid that will result in higher bills as a result of the $3 billion carbon tax. We have seen the damage these types of bad policies have brought to other Canadian jurisdictions. Almost ten years ago, the Ontario government decided…

  • Dentistry Students Raise $60,000 for Local Charity

    Dentistry Students Raise $60,000 for Local Charity

    (School of Dentistry) Funds to help provide dental care in remote areas and countries By Tarwinder Rai, University of Alberta First year School of Dentistry students Nicholas Churchill, Brenda Pham and Emily Ervin present a $60,000 cheque to Kindness in Action vice-president Dave Maskell. The dental students at the University of Alberta are proving to…

  • AlbertaSat Students Taking their Place Among Space Industry Leaders

    AlbertaSat Students Taking their Place Among Space Industry Leaders

    The team building Alberta’s first satellite are mixing with the big names in space exploration. By News Staff, University of Alberta A team of University of Alberta students designing and building Alberta’s first satellite are playing a big role in a space industry symposium this week, rubbing shoulders with government, corporate and academic leaders. Six…

  • CPAWS Statement re: Federal Court Decision on Maligne Lake Legal Challenge

    CPAWS Statement re: Federal Court Decision on Maligne Lake Legal Challenge

    EDMONTON – Conservation groups remain hopeful that a concept proposal for overnight commercial accommodations at Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park will be stopped after a Federal Court ruling confirmed that proposals violating park management plans cannot be approved. The February 8 ruling came in response to a legal challenge brought by the Canadian Parks…

  • AHS EMS Slowing Down to Save Lives

    AHS EMS Slowing Down to Save Lives

    When it comes to responding to emergency calls, Alberta Health Services EMS’s primary responsibility is to deliver safe and effective patient care. This includes responding to calls and getting patients to hospital safely, while at the same time ensuring the safety of other motorists and EMS staff. A report in Calgary’s Metro newspaper (Tuesday) suggested that…

  • Fighting an Uphill Battle

    Fighting an Uphill Battle

    Majority of Earth’s glaciers not expected to survive the century. By Kristy Condon, University of Alberta Climatologist Andy Bush could give Indiana Jones a run for his money when it comes to pursuing science in the face of danger. A professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Bush has travelled the world to…

  • Protection Measures in Place Early to Prepare for Wildfire Season

    Protection Measures in Place Early to Prepare for Wildfire Season

    Alberta’s wildfire season officially starts in two weeks, bringing into effect annual restrictions on burning activities. Beginning March 1, a permit is required for all planned fires in Alberta’s Forest Protection Area, with the exception of campfires. “By beginning one month early, we can more effectively monitor burning activities and also ensure that our firefighters…

  • Investigation into RCMP officer-involved shooting complete

    On August 7, 2015, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed by the Director of Law Enforcement to investigate the circumstances surrounding an RCMP officer-involved shooting in Edson, Alberta. At 2:15 pm on that date, a 27-year old man attended the provincial building in Edson, acting very erratic, slurring his words, and carrying…

  • Edmonton RCMP Livestock Investigation Unit Charge Man in Seizure of 84 Horses 

    Edmonton RCMP Livestock Investigation Unit Charge Man in Seizure of 84 Horses 

      Boyle, AB – A 65 year-old Fort McMurray man is facing criminal charges stemming from a joint investigation between the RCMP and the ASPCA wherein 82 horses and two donkeys were seized from two properties where they were found to be in a distressed condition. On Wednesday, February 3, the RCMP Livestock Investigations Unit…

  • Alberta Health Increases Access to Kits that Reverse Fentanyl Overdoses

    Alberta Health Increases Access to Kits that Reverse Fentanyl Overdoses

      Pharmacies across the province are now providing take-home naloxone kits free-of-charge to Albertans with a prescription. “This is just one of the steps our government is taking to address the devastating impact fentanyl is having in our province. The highly toxic drug is being used by people from many different age groups and from…