Tag: Northern Alberta

  • NDP Follows Wildrose Call for Senior Management Freeze, Time to Freeze Salaries Across Government: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB: Wednesday, the NDP government followed Wildrose’s call for a senior management pay freeze, and now the NDP government must explore further freezes across the public sector, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. Since July 2014, senior managers have seen steady pay increases, despite the low price of oil and a record provincial deficit. The NDP…

  • Creating Learning Environments that Respect Diverse Sexual Orientations, Gender Identities and Gender Expressions

      Education Minister David Eggen releases a new resource to assist school boards in drafting policies to support welcoming, caring, respectful and safe schools. Alberta Education has created a document called “Guidelines for Best Practices: Creating Learning Environments that Respect Diverse Sexual Orientations, Gender Expressions and Gender Identities” to assist school authorities when addressing the…

  • Wildrose More Than Doubles its Q3 Fundraising in Q4

    Wildrose More Than Doubles its Q3 Fundraising in Q4

      EDMONTON, AB (January 15, 2016): Following a third quarter where Wildrose raised more money than all other parties combined, Wildrose more than doubled its Q3 total in Q4, Wildrose Executive Director Jeremy Nixon said today. Wildrose brought in over $589,000 in political contributions in Q4 of 2015. This is Wildrose’s second largest quarter ever in personal donations,…

  • While Albertans Want Action on Economy, NDP Delays Session: Wildrose

    While Albertans Want Action on Economy, NDP Delays Session: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB (January 15, 2016): The NDP government has sent the wrong message to Albertans by announcing the second latest start to the spring session since 1997 at a time when Albertans want action on the economy, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. The NDP has pushed back the start of the spring session…

  • Meet Dr. Verna Yiu

    Meet Dr. Verna Yiu

      Dr. Verna Yiu is Interim President and CEO of AHS. Dr. Yiu’s previous role at AHS helped oversee the integration and coordination of a diverse, complex, end-to-end health delivery model for the province through accountabilities for five functional areas: Quality & Healthcare Improvement, Strategic Clinical Networks, Clinical Informatics and Clinical Information Systems, Medical Affairs,…

  • Nominations for Grade-A Educators iin Alberta Now Open

    Nominations for Grade-A Educators iin Alberta Now Open

      Albertans are encouraged to nominate an outstanding educator in their community for the 28th annual Excellence in Teaching Awards. This year, approximately 30 semifinalists will be selected and 20 winners will receive Excellence in Teaching Awards. Nominations will be open until Friday, March 4, 2016. “We know that having quality teachers and principals is…

  • Nearly Half of Albertans now Struggling to Save: ATB Investor Beat

    Nearly Half of Albertans now Struggling to Save: ATB Investor Beat

      Edmonton— While building a nest egg for retirement is a top priority for most Albertans, nearly half (48 per cent) of those who are attempting to do so said they are behind on their retirement savings goals. That’s according to the latest ATB Investor Beat. In the previous survey conducted in July, 2015, 40 per…

  • Healthier Albertans, Healthier Communities: Wildrose Releases Recommendations for Mental Health Review

    Healthier Albertans, Healthier Communities: Wildrose Releases Recommendations for Mental Health Review

      EDMONTON, AB: Increasing funding for addictions and detox programs, expanding mental health services through Primary Care Networks and expanding community and home based supports are a part of 10 common sense recommendations Wildrose is putting forward to improve mental health services across Alberta. The 10 recommendations were released in a new report titled, Healthier Albertans,…

  • Influenza Data Prompts Immunization Reminder

    Influenza Data Prompts Immunization Reminder

    January 14, 2016 EDMONTON – Following confirmation of five deaths in individuals with influenza and a significant week-over-week increase in reported hospitalizations, Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Alberta Health (AH) are reminding all Albertans who have not yet been immunized against influenza to get immunized promptly. “Influenza is here in Alberta and we’re now seeing…

  • Time for NDP to Stick up for Alberta After BC Kinder Morgan Submission: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB: Following the B.C. government’s submission to oppose the current Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline proposal, it’s time for Premier Rachel Notley to start getting results for Alberta on the national stage that protect Alberta jobs, the Wildrose Official Opposition said (Tuesday). The National Energy Board is set to rule on the proposed…

  • Canada Summer Jobs 2016 Now Accepting Applications from Employers

    Canada Summer Jobs 2016 Now Accepting Applications from Employers

      High River, AB – Not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers and small businesses with 50 or fewer employees looking to hire full-time workers for summer 2016 can now apply for funding under the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program. CSJ creates summer job opportunities and valuable work experience specifically for youth aged 15 to 30 intending to…

  • Premier Notley’s statement on Alberta NEB submission supporting Trans Mountain pipeline

    Premier Rachel Notley issued the following statement regarding the Trans Mountain expansion project: “Earlier today, I wrote to the National Energy Board in support of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project. “Our government believes this project is good for Albertans and good for all Canadians. “It will create jobs, spur economic growth, and…

  • NDP Once Again Forced to Defend Pipelines: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB (January 12, 2016): Following a pattern set by the NDP government in offering support for Keystone XL after it was rejected by the Obama administration, the NDP have written their support in favour of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project to the National Energy Board, but only after the B.C. government said it…

  • Wildrose Supports CFIB Call for Emergency Debate on Economy

    Wildrose Supports CFIB Call for Emergency Debate on Economy

      EDMONTON, AB: With job loss numbers mounting and business confidence at an all-time low, today the Wildrose said it would back the Canadian Federation of Independent Business’ call for an emergency debate on the jobs crisis facing Alberta’s economy, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. In the dying days of the fall legislature, Wildrose Leader…

  • CFIB calls for emergency debate in legislature on Alberta’s economic crisis

      AB government urged to put moratorium on any major new public policies until economy has recovered CALGARY, January, 2015 – Following Friday’s Statistics Canada release of Alberta’s job numbers, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is appealing to the Alberta government to recall the legislature early for an emergency debate on the economic crisis plaguing…