Tag: Northern Alberta

  • False alarm? Dealing with nuisance alarms safely

    False alarm? Dealing with nuisance alarms safely

      There’s nothing quite like the smell of burned toast. It lingers for hours and, even worse, it often causes the smoke alarm to sound. Unfortunately, our first reaction is often to remove or disconnect the batteries in alarms that frequently go off. But that is the worst possible action we could take. Nuisance alarms,…

  • ZINC and the Art Gallery of Alberta named top event venue by Consumer’s Choice Award voters

    ZINC and the Art Gallery of Alberta named top event venue by Consumer’s Choice Award voters

      Edmonton, AB – ZINC, a restaurant operated by Compass Group Canada and located at the Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA), was presented with the 2015 Consumer’s Choice Event Venue award at last night’s Consumer’s Choice awards ceremony. Each year across Canada, Consumer Choice Award gathers the opinions, perceptions and expectations of consumers in order to determine award…

  • Fire Prevention Week – Hear the beep where you sleep

    Fire Prevention Week – Hear the beep where you sleep

    This year’s Fire Prevention Week will be held October 4-10, 2015, with the theme “Hear the Beep where you sleep.” Message from the Acting Fire Commissioner Whenever we hear that fire truck siren, we panic for a moment, hoping our fellow Albertans are safe. It’s a sound we’d rather not hear. The sound of a…

  • Awards Celebrate Best of Visitor Service

    Albertans who go the extra mile to help travellers at visitor information centres have been recognized with Ammy Awards. Named for Alberta’s official gemstone, ammolite, the Ammy Awards honour visitor information centres and staff that exemplify the hospitality the province is known for through creative and professional approaches to meeting visitors’ needs. “Visitor information centres…

  • AHS Wellness News – Get Your Influenza Immunization: why chance it?

    AHS Wellness News – Get Your Influenza Immunization: why chance it?

      With autumn comes a few certainties: first frost, Thanksgiving, changing leaves… and influenza. Influenza – often called the “flu” – is unfortunately also often confused with stomach illnesses and common colds. The reality is that influenza is of far greater risk to our communities than the common cold and stomach flu.  As a severe…

  • Jean Statement on the End of Merrifield’s Appointment in Washington

      EDMONTON, AB: Wildrose Leader Brian Jean released the following statement on the end of Rob Merrifield’s appointment as Alberta Representative to Washington.  “Now is a pivotal time for our province’s future. As Mr. Merrifield noted, issues like Soft Lumber, Country of Origin Labeling and market access for projects like Keystone XL require a strong voice…

  • Wildrose Shadow Jobs, Skills, Training Minister to Launch Minimum Wage Tour

      EDMONTON, AB (October 2, 2015): Wildrose Shadow Jobs, Skills and Training Minister Grant Hunter will be kicking off an exploratory minimum wage tour on Monday, Oct. 5.  The tour will be an opportunity to talk to business owners and employees face to face about their concerns surrounding the NDP government’s move to a 50…

  • Modest recovery by end of 2016: ATB Financial’s latest Economic Outlook 

    Modest recovery by end of 2016: ATB Financial’s latest Economic Outlook 

      Calgary — The drop in oil prices has meant a tough year for Alberta’s economy. Today, ATB Financial is releasing its latest quarterly Alberta Economic Outlook, providing insight into what may happen in the months ahead. Capturing five primary economic indicators, the key results from ATB’s Alberta Economic Outlook include: Alberta’s economy will contract by less…

  • Minimum Wage Hike Another Blow to Alberta Economy

    Minimum Wage Hike Another Blow to Alberta Economy

    Calgary – The Alberta government’s reckless plan to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour could cost the economy at least 50,000 jobs, and will force employers to cut back on hours, re-think hiring plans, and will definitely mean less opportunity for young Albertans. As Alberta and four other provinces prepare to hike minimum…

  • Premier Needs to Support Economy and Get behind Trans-Pacific Partnership: Wildrose

    Premier Needs to Support Economy and Get behind Trans-Pacific Partnership: Wildrose

      EDMONTON, AB (October 1, 2015): Premier Rachel Notley should voice her support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in an effort to expand access to markets and diversify Alberta’s economy, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today.  Exports to Trans-Pacific co-signatories Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Peru and the United States have increased by 63 per cent…

  • Premier Notley concludes successful economic mission

      Premier Rachel Notley met with investment, business and political leaders to attract investment, grow Alberta’s economy and create jobs. Premier Notley completed a week-long tour with stops in Montreal, Toronto and New York to underline the government’s commitment to stability and competitiveness. She also discussed the importance of encouraging a culture of innovation to…

  • Investigation into RCMP officer-involved shooting concluded

    On December 25, 2014, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed by the Director of Law Enforcement to investigate the circumstances surrounding a RCMP officer-involved shooting in Vegreville, Alberta. At approximately 9 a.m. that day, RCMP received a 911 call from an unidentified male who said a man with a gun, dressed in…

  • End the Drama: Notley Should Clarify Comments on Kinder Morgan Expansion

    End the Drama: Notley Should Clarify Comments on Kinder Morgan Expansion

        EDMONTON, AB (October 2, 2015): Following reaction from municipal and provincial officials in British Columbia to Premier Rachel Notley’s surprise push to shift the Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project to a different port, Notley should explain how she came to her new opinion, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. “The Premier…

  • NDP Reversal on Pay Raise Shows Only Wildrose can be Trusted to Protect Taxpayers

    NDP Reversal on Pay Raise Shows Only Wildrose can be Trusted to Protect Taxpayers

    EDMONTON, AB: The NDP’s sudden reversal on the 7.25 per cent pay raise to senior legislature officials would not have happened without public backlash and pressure from the opposition, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. The NDP had justified the tax hike as necessary to meet contractual obligations, and that it had been standard practice to…

  • Third-Party Marketing Company Using Charity’s Name without Permission to Profit from Chocolate Bar Sales

    Third-Party Marketing Company Using Charity’s Name without Permission to Profit from Chocolate Bar Sales

          Calgary, AB – Easter Seals Alberta has learned that a third-party marketing company called Global Industries Quantum, also known as Global Industries, has been selling chocolate bars door-to-door to Alberta residents naming Easter Seals Alberta as a receiving charity of part of the proceeds. Easter Seals Alberta is no way affiliated with…