Tag: Northern Alberta

  • Government Makes Changes at the Senior Official Level

    Changes to the senior official ranks in the Government of Alberta put a strong focus on important work related to government’s overall policy development, seniors and water quality. John Heaney, who has been in a temporary position as Acting Associate Deputy Minister of Policy and Planning since May, has been appointed Deputy Minister of the…

  • Having Fun Naturally – Parks Day Celebrations

    Having Fun Naturally – Parks Day Celebrations

      Parks Day is July 18 and Alberta’s provincial parks are alive with all kinds of activities. Games, food, displays, crafts, water activities, tours, treasure hunts, contests, special entertainment and even water bomber demonstrations are just some of the festivities scheduled at Alberta’s parks throughout the weekend of July 18 and 19. While provincial parks…

  • Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Nutritional Supplements – Bone-Building Buddy

    Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Nutritional Supplements – Bone-Building Buddy

    Our bodies need vitamin D to absorb calcium, the major building block of bone. It boosts the body’s ability to absorb calcium by up to 80%. Vitamin D becomes especially important as we get older, when calcium is less efficiently absorbed. Together, calcium and vitamin D can prevent osteoporosis, a condition where bones become thin…

  • Health Minister Issues Directive on Proposed Lab Services

    Health Minister Sarah Hoffman has directed Alberta Health Services (AHS) to take no further steps in expanding the level of laboratory services delivered by private entities at this time. The directive also requires AHS to immediately cancel the RFP process for the delivery of private laboratory services in Edmonton and northern Alberta. “There has been…

  • Child and Youth Advocate releases investigative review involving the death of a child

    Child and Youth Advocate releases investigative review involving the death of a child

    The Office of the Child and Youth Advocate has completed an Investigative Review regarding the death of a child and is publicly releasing the results of the review as outlined under the Child and Youth Advocate Act. Eight-year-old “Ella” who had severe global development delays, was found unresponsive in a group home and was transported…

  • World-Class Research Centre Launched with $9.9-million Federal Grant

    World-Class Research Centre Launched with $9.9-million Federal Grant

    Western Canadian Microbiome Centre slated for 2017 at Cumming School of Medicine By Doug Ferguson A new, world-class centre for microbiome research — the study of micro-organisms in the human body and all around us — will be launched at the University of Calgary, helping to drive discoveries in fields such as disease and obesity…

  • End Electoral Games, Scrap Government Spending Announcements During Byelection: Nixon

    End Electoral Games, Scrap Government Spending Announcements During Byelection: Nixon

      CALGARY, AB (August 11, 2015): Today, Wildrose Shadow Democracy and Accountability Minister Jason Nixon called on the NDP to keep their promise and commit to not publishing government spending announcements during the Calgary-Foothills byelection. In response to a series of government announcements last October, including then-Education Minister Gordon Dirks announcing funding for two modular…

  • University Receives $39.1 Million for Health Research

    University Receives $39.1 Million for Health Research

    Pediatric stroke project at Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute gets a boost from federal announcement July 28, 2015 Research dedicated to better health for Canadians is getting a $39.1-million boost at the University of Calgary through the Government of Canada’s Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). A total of $25.8 million will be awarded as…

  • August Long Weekend: Impaired operation charges down over 2014

    August Long Weekend: Impaired operation charges down over 2014

      Edmonton, Alberta – This past August long weekend saw a drop in the number of charges relating to the operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drug.  The RCMP laid 77 charges pertaining to impaired driving between Friday July 31st and August 3rd.  That was a drop of 51 cases from…

  • Stiff Fines Required to Deter Power Price Rigging

    Stiff Fines Required to Deter Power Price Rigging

      Deregulation has been an overall success for Alberta’s electricity system, but there is still work to be done to ensure Albertans are getting the best services at the lowest cost possible. A recent investigation by the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) concluded that TransAlta, Alberta’s primary electricity generator and wholesaler, deliberately timed power outages at…

  • Man’s Best Friend is a Mussel’s Worst Enemy

    Man’s Best Friend is a Mussel’s Worst Enemy

    Alberta’s newest official watercraft inspectors are flexing their “mussel” detection skills across the province this summer and beyond. Aquatic invasive species, including zebra and quagga mussels, are serious threats to Alberta’s waterways. The province is so committed to keeping Alberta mussel-free that mussel-sniffing dogs are now a permanent addition to the Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS)…

  • Witnesses wanted for ASIRT investigation into Edson shooting

      On the afternoon of August 7, 2015, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate an officer involved shooting in Edson, Alberta. As part of that continuing investigation, ASIRT is seeking to speak with additional witnesses to the incident. ASIRT is asking for the public’s help to locate anyone who may…

  • Jean calls on Premier Notley to Repudiate Anti-Alberta Posturing by Mulcair’s NDP

      EDMONTON, AB: Wildrose Official Opposition Leader Brian Jean released the following statement in response to a position taken by star NDP candidate Linda McQuaig that Alberta’s oilsands should be left in the ground so that Canada can hit its climate change targets: “While the federal NDP have a long tradition of campaigning against Alberta…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: 5 tips for better summer sleep

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: 5 tips for better summer sleep

      Aahh sleep—it restores and refreshes body and mind. It also helps you concentrate at work and play and control cravings for unhealthy foods. If you’re sleeping poorly night after night, it can lead to long-term health problems such as obesity and heart attacks. In the summer, light and heat can leave you tossing and…

  • Alberta supports producers as they manage challenging growing conditions

    Alberta supports producers as they manage challenging growing conditions

    The Government of Alberta is taking steps to help ensure agriculture producers dealing with dry conditions have resources to feed and water their livestock. Rental fees have been cut in half for Agriculture and Forestry’s Water Pumping Program. The program provides pumps and pipes to help producers get water for domestic and livestock use by…