Tag: Northern Alberta

  • New Director Appointed for Calgary’s Historic McDougall Centre

    New Director Appointed for Calgary’s Historic McDougall Centre

    Bob Hawkesworth has been appointed Executive Director of the Premier’s southern Alberta office. Hawkesworth served as a Calgary city councillor for more than 20 years and represented the city as an MLA for two terms. He has recently been operating a consulting business in Calgary, specializing in energy management, sustainability and public participation. He will…

  • Alberta Erecting Trade Barriers to Protect its Craft Brewers 

    Alberta Erecting Trade Barriers to Protect its Craft Brewers 

      May be unconstitutional By Derek James, Staff lawyer, Canadian Constitution Foundation CALGARY, AB/ Troy Media/ – “Some animals are more equal than others,” said one of the pigs in George Orwell’s cautionary tale Animal Farm. Once the animals wrested control of the farm from the humans, the pigs in charge were soon drunk on power and…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: Youth and Video Games

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: Youth and Video Games

      Research has shown that playing video games (or “gaming”) can affect youth in both good and bad ways. Playing certain video games can help youth develop thinking and fine motor skills and manage anger and stress. However, gaming can also result in lower grades and reduce the time spent with family and friends. Video…

  • Province Honours Wildland Fire Crews Following Challenging Season

    Province Honours Wildland Fire Crews Following Challenging Season

      Alberta’s dedicated wildland firefighters protected people and property during one of the busiest wildfire seasons on record. These highly trained and experienced fire crews were called out to combat more than 1,700 fires that covered nearly 500,000 hectares. “We are committed to the safety of Albertans by protecting their communities and their livelihoods from…

  • Alberta Budget Misdiagnoses the Problem

    Blaming oil prices is a convenient but false narrative By Charles Lammam and Steve Lafleur The Fraser Institute VANCOUVER, BC/ Troy Media/ – If the first step towards remedying a problem is admitting that you have one, Alberta is a long way away from fixing its budget woes. Indeed, Finance Minister Joe Ceci took every…

  • Alberta Employment Drops While Rest of Country Gains: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB (November 6, 2015): Statistics Canada has released their Labour Force Survey for October 2015, and the numbers for Alberta show the ongoing impact of the NDP’s risky economic agenda, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. Employment increased across Canada by 44,000 in October, while in Alberta unemployment fell by 11,000. “This large…

  • Statement from Premier Notley on Keystone XL

    Premier Rachel Notley issued the following statement on the U.S. decision regarding the proposed Keystone XL pipeline: “Though I am not surprised by the news coming from the White House this morning, as we have anticipated this announcement for some time, I am disappointed by the way the U.S. government chose to characterize our energy…

  • Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week focuses on safety

    Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week focuses on safety

    Albertans are encouraged to install and test their carbon monoxide alarms during Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week (Nov. 1-7). Carbon monoxide is often referred to as a silent killer. It’s an odourless, colourless and toxic gas, and in an enclosed space, such as a home or garage, even a small amount can cause serious illness or…

  • Jean Condems Keystone XL Rejection

      EDMONTON, AB (November 6, 2015): Today, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean released the following statement condemning US President Barack Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline: “It’s deeply disappointing the current White House administration rejected a pipeline that would have secured North America’s energy security, and meant tens-of-thousands of jobs for both Albertans and Americans.…

  • Bill 5 Important First Step, Lower Limit Needed: Wildrose

    Bill 5 Important First Step, Lower Limit Needed: Wildrose

        EDMONTON, AB: Wildrose welcomed the proposal to extend Alberta’s sunshine list to include all agencies, boards and commissions (ABCs) with further study and an explanation for the higher indexed limit of $125,000 compared to current government of Alberta disclosure levels. Bill 5, the Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act, sets an indexed limit of $125,000 for employees of…

  • Government to Ensure Greater Transparency for Albertans Through expanded ‘sunshine’ list

        Today the government introduced Bill 5, the Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act, to increase transparency by addressing the disclosure of compensation paid to a wide variety of public sector employees, appointees, physicians and other health practitioners. This proposed legislation would require compensation disclosure for certain employees who work for: Agencies, boards and commissions…

  • Review of government agencies focused on improving services, ensuring value for Albertans

      A review of Alberta’s agencies, boards and commissions (ABCs) is underway, part of the government’s plan to improve services for Albertans and ensure value for taxpayers. “Albertans need to feel confident that our agencies, boards and commissions are using public dollars effectively and efficiently. It is also important these public agencies are transparent and…

  • Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Pain – Does Twisting make you Shout?

    Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Pain – Does Twisting make you Shout?

    This is National Pain Awareness Week Back pain is a very common human bane. It often comes on unexpectedly and can be the result of an accident, sudden movement, or long-term stress on the spine. Once you have a back problem, there are ways that you can try to reduce repeat injuries and allow yourself to move…

  • Call in Ethics Commissioner for NDP Fundraiser Selling Access to Cabinet: Wildrose

    Call in Ethics Commissioner for NDP Fundraiser Selling Access to Cabinet: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB (November 5, 2015): Today, Wildrose called on Premier Rachel Notley to bring in the Ethics Commissioner to investigate an NDP event that sells exclusive access to Cabinet. The event asks for $250 to “join Premier Rachel Notley, Cabinet, and MLAs for the evening to discuss issues facing the province that are important.”…

  • Emerald Awards Celebrate Silver Anniversary

    Emerald Awards Celebrate Silver Anniversary

      Alberta Emerald Foundation opens nominations for prestigious environmental award EDMONTON, AB – “The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking,” said Albert Einstein. “It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” For the past 25 years, the Alberta Emerald Foundation has embodied a similar concept as Einstein’s as their…