Tag: Northern Alberta

  • Mobile Tourism Training Program Lets Students Earn and Learn on the Go

    Mobile Tourism Training Program Lets Students Earn and Learn on the Go

    Collaboration between the Government of Alberta, Olds College and the Alberta Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), has led to the development of a new mobile tourism and hospitality training program that will be available this fall. Government and the AHLA each contributed $500,000 to develop the training videos, which will be easily accessible to students…

  • Alberta REALTORS® Welcome Stephanie McLean as New Minister of Service Alberta

    Alberta REALTORS® Welcome Stephanie McLean as New Minister of Service Alberta

    Calgary AB, February, 2016 – The Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) and its 10,000 REALTOR® members across the province congratulate MLA Stephanie McLean on her appointment as Minister of Service Alberta and Status of Women. AREA is looking forward to working with Minister McLean in her Service Alberta role, which was announced along with other Cabinet moves by Premier…

  • With Shocking Job Loss Numbers, NDP Must Back Down from Risky Policies: Wildrose

    With Shocking Job Loss Numbers, NDP Must Back Down from Risky Policies: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB (February 5, 2016): With new job numbers showing Alberta lost 73,000 full-time jobs in 2015, and a further 26,000 private sector jobs in January, the NDP government must repeat the lesson from the royalty review and climb down from several of their damaging economic policies, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. Alberta’s unemployment…

  • Wildrose Sets Timelines for Calgary-Greenway Nomination

    Wildrose Sets Timelines for Calgary-Greenway Nomination

    CALGARY, AB (February 4, 2016): Wildrose has announced the timelines for its Calgary-Greenway nomination. Applicants have until Sunday, Feb. 7 to file applications and sell memberships. A nomination vote has been tentatively scheduled for Saturday, March 5. Further details on the time and location of the vote will be released in the coming weeks. Only Wildrose members who live in…

  • NDP Stonewall Accountability in Public Accounts

    NDP Stonewall Accountability in Public Accounts

    EDMONTON, AB (February 4, 2016): Instead of assisting in bringing accountability for Alberta taxpayers for the abuse of government travel and infrastructure spending, members of the NDP caucus blocked questions involving “HR issues” at Public Accounts Committee Wednesday, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today.The chair position, traditionally held by Wildrose Shadow Finance Minister Derek Fildebrandt, was…

  • University of Alberta Scientists Calculate Dinosaurs’ Need for Speed

    University of Alberta Scientists Calculate Dinosaurs’ Need for Speed

    Paleontologists link leg length to running ability in bipedal carnivorous dinosaurs. By University of Alberta A new study in leg length among carnivorous dinosaurs has yielded a formula to identify adaptations for speed. The theory is simple: to run faster, dinosaurs evolved longer legs. “How fast a predator can run is obviously important,” says University of…

  • Can Fish Oil Help Beat Cancer?

    Can Fish Oil Help Beat Cancer?

    Omega-3 fatty acids could boost the impact of chemotherapy in breast cancer patients By Amie Filkow for Thought Box, University of Alberta What if eating simple fish oil could boost the power of chemotherapy drugs to kill cancer cells? It’s no longer a “what if” question. UAlberta nutritional scientist Catherine Field, ’88 PhD, has found…

  • Statement from Health Minister on World Cancer Day

    Statement from Health Minister on World Cancer Day

    Alberta’s Deputy Premier and Health Minister Sarah Hoffman issued the following statement on World Cancer Day: “Today is World Cancer Day, and Alberta stands with the rest of the world to acknowledge the work being done around the globe to address this devastating disease. “With the theme ‘We Can, I Can,’ this year’s event is…

  • RCMP Vegreville – Province-Wide Cheque Fraud

    RCMP Vegreville – Province-Wide Cheque Fraud

    Further to the previous (below) media release the subjects have been arrested. A Calmar-area couple are facing charges for passing over 40 bad cheques throughout the province. The total dollar amount of goods obtained by this couple is in excess of $33,000. As a result of these arrests, and the couple being identified, more reports are coming to various police agencies across the province.  This is…

  • Jean Statement on Trudeau Notley Meeting

    Jean Statement on Trudeau Notley Meeting

    EDMONTON, AB (February, 2016): Yesterday, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean released the following statement on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s meeting with Premier Rachel Notley: “While we appreciate the federal government’s suggestion that it might accelerate returning a portion of Alberta’s tax dollars to the province, I was disappointed Mr. Trudeau failed to announce anything specific and failed…

  • Joint Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada and the Premier of Alberta

    Joint Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada and the Premier of Alberta

    The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and the Premier of Alberta, Rachel Notley, issued the following joint statement after their meeting in Edmonton, Alberta: “Canada works best when we all work together. Albertans are proud Canadians who have contributed enormously to the economic and social fabric of our country, and Canadians want to be there for…

  • Students Helping Students: Peer Mentoring Spells Success for Inner-City Kids

    Students Helping Students: Peer Mentoring Spells Success for Inner-City Kids

    School of Public Health initiative gives students in Edmonton’s 118 Avenue corridor a head start on success. By Katie Willis, U of A For grade nine students at Highlands Junior High School and grade two students at Montrose Elementary School, peer-mentoring class is more than just a fun way to spend the morning. Each week,…

  • Minister Bilous to promote Alberta as a progressive energy producer in Washington, D.C.

      Minister of Economic Development and Trade Deron Bilous will reestablish links with the U.S. government and explore economic development opportunities in Washington, D.C., from February 3 to 5. “I’ll be meeting with government and business leaders to promote renewed Alberta-U.S. relations on a variety of files, including the government’s Climate Leadership Plan and innovation…

  • Jean Writes to Trudeau, Invites him to Tour Oilsands, Support Energy East: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB (February 2, 2016): On the eve of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to Alberta, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean has sent a letter to the Prime Minister urging him to make clear his stance on Energy East and to tour Alberta’s oilsands. Recently, the federal government voted against a motion in the House of…

  • Wildrose Statement of NDP Government Cabinet Shuffle

    EDMONTON, AB (February 2, 2016): Today, Wildrose Shadow Democracy and Accountability Minister Jason Nixon released the following statement on the NDP government’s cabinet shuffle: “We want to congratulate the newest members of cabinet. We hope this shuffle will indicate a change in tone regarding the harmful impact NDP government policies are having on Alberta’s economy.…