Tag: Northern Alberta

  • Sigurdson MIA on Jobs and Advanced Ed Portfolio

    Sigurdson MIA on Jobs and Advanced Ed Portfolio

      EDMONTON, AB – Wildrose Shadow Innovation and Advanced Education Minister Wes Taylor raised concerns that while Alberta’s economy is facing its most trying time since the Great Recession and the province’s major online university faces insolvency, Jobs and Advanced Education Minister Lori Sigurdson is busy campaigning for Tom Mulcair in BC. Athabasca University is one of…

  • Jobs Minister Should Focus on Economy, Stop Campaigning in BC

    Jobs Minister Should Focus on Economy, Stop Campaigning in BC

      EDMONTON, AB (August 25, 2015): Alberta’s Job Minister Lori Sigurdson needs to get off the campaign trail for Thomas Mulcair and start paying attention to the economy, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. On Monday, Sigurdson was in BC campaigning for North Okanagan-Shuswap candidate Jacqui Gingras. That same day, oil dipped to new six-year lows…

  • New official administrator appointed to lead Alberta Health Services

    New official administrator appointed to lead Alberta Health Services

    Health Minister Sarah Hoffman has named David Carpenter the Official Administrator of Alberta Health Services, while work continues on a long-term governance plan for the organization. Carpenter was the mayor of Lethbridge from 1986 to 2001 and has a long history of board governance roles in the public and private sectors. He was the Chair…

  • Tour of Alberta will Cause Temporary Road Closures

    Tour of Alberta will Cause Temporary Road Closures

    Motorists are advised to keep Tour of Alberta highway closures in mind when travelling Labour Day weekend. Sections of highway and other roadways will close temporarily to accommodate the passage of cyclists and their entourages between September 2 and 7. Motorists can expect delays and may wish to use alternative routes. Detailed highway road closure…

  • Jean Launches Final Leg of Provincial Tour

    Jean Launches Final Leg of Provincial Tour

      WHITECOURT, AB (August 25, 2015): Today, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean commenced the final leg of his month-long, province-wide tour, continuing his commitment to meet with Albertans, receiving their feedback and listening to their concerns about the state of the province. This week, the tour will make stops in northern Alberta, including Whitecourt, Valleyview, Clairmont,…

  • Notley Doubling Down on Risky Economic Agenda

    Notley Doubling Down on Risky Economic Agenda

    CALGARY, AB (August 21, 2015): Premier Rachel Notley’s remarks today that the government will double down on the NDP’s risky economic agenda will only put more Alberta jobs at risk and hurt the economy, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean said. According to reports, Notley confirmed Friday plans for a royalty review and higher taxes remain fully…

  • Former federal prosecutor to lead review of Alberta’s bail system

    Nancy L. Irving will lead a comprehensive review of the bail system to assist government in deciding if and how the bail process could be changed to better protect Albertans. On June 16, 2015, Justice and Solicitor General Minister Kathleen Ganley released a report into the involvement of the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service with Shawn…

  • RCMP and Sport Central help kids through sport

    RCMP and Sport Central help kids through sport

      Summer got a little bit brighter for the kids in Little Red River Cree Nation. Thanks to an ongoing community partnership with the RCMP and Sport Central, the remote community of Fox Lake recently welcomed over $10,000 in new and refurbished sports equipment for local children and youth — with everything from balls and nets,…

  • Sabal Homes Has Become Hopewell Residential

    Sabal Homes Has Become Hopewell Residential

      Under A Unified Banner, One of Alberta’s Most Popular New Home Builders and Community Developers is Creating the Spaces and Places Where People Love to Live CALGARY /CNW/ –  Award-winning home builder Sabal Homes has retired its name, and has officially become Hopewell Residential. The name change for the Hopewell Group of Companies’ multi-…

  • CFIB Announces New Alberta Director

      Calgary – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) announces Amber Ruddy as the new Director of Provincial Affairs for Alberta. Ruddy will represent the interests of CFIB’s 10,000 members in the province by leading the organization’s legislative, research, and communication activities on issues affecting small and medium-sized businesses. “Over the course of Amber’s…

  • Legislative Assembly of Alberta: Black Ribbon Day Ceremony

    Legislative Assembly of Alberta: Black Ribbon Day Ceremony

    “It is important for us to stand in solidarity with those who suffered the atrocities of the Second World War at the hands of the Nazi and Communist regimes,” said Robert E. Wanner, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. “Many of the survivors and their descendants call Alberta home, and Black Ribbon Day is…

  • Losing Balance, Regaining Control: Alberta’s Economy in 2016

    Losing Balance, Regaining Control: Alberta’s Economy in 2016

      We know that it’s been a challenging year for our economy. The Canadian and global economies remain out of balance, which has weighed down confidence and commodity markets. And here in Alberta, economic stability was lost with a severe slump in oil prices—that’s had a painful impact on employment for thousands in our province.…

  • Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Nutritional Supplements – Folic Acid

    Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Nutritional Supplements – Folic Acid

      If you’re pregnant – or even planning to have a baby – you need to know about folic acid. This type of vitamin B is crucial in preventing certain birth defects in the brain and spinal cord called neural tube defects (NTDs). The neural tube starts out as a flat sheet of cells that…

  • NDP Continue to Pile on While Unemployment Numbers on the Rise

      EDMONTON, AB (August 20, 2015): Bad economic policies from the NDP continue to harm Alberta’s economy with news of employment insurance recipients spiking 73.9 per cent from just one year ago, the Wildrose Official Opposition said today. With analysts saying Western Canada Select is selling as low as $25 per barrel due to poor…

  • Alberta RCMP conduct annual aerial sweep of the North Saskatchewan River

    Alberta RCMP conduct annual aerial sweep of the North Saskatchewan River

      Edmonton, AB – The Alberta RCMP Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Unit will be conducting an aerial sweep of the North Saskatchewan River east of Edmonton starting Thursday, August 20 and Friday, August 21, 2015. The purpose of this search will afford the opportunity to possibly recover the remains of one or more missing…