Tag: Southern Alberta

  • 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…

  • Oilfields’ Rising Sun Facility in Black Diamond Scores High

    Oilfields’ Rising Sun Facility in Black Diamond Scores High

    Congratulations to the staff at the Oilfields General Hospital! The Health Quality Council of Alberta released their report of Long Term Care Family Experience – and OGH scored 9.2/10 for overall rating. They are the #1 facility in the Calgary zone, and rate #7 out of 160 facilities in Alberta! We are so proud of…

  • Albertans Inducted into 4-H Hall of Fame

    Albertans Inducted into 4-H Hall of Fame

    Two outstanding Albertans are being recognized for their long-time service to 4-H and their communities. Dorothy Carlson from Cherhill and Sherry Howey from Valleyview are the 82nd and 83rd inductees into Alberta’s 4-H Hall of Fame. “This year’s 4-H Hall of Fame inductees exemplify the selflessness and dedication of 4-H volunteers, and stand as an…

  • Wildrose Challenges NDP to Act on its Rhetoric about a “Family Friendly Legislature”

    EDMONTON, AB (November 5, 2015): Today, the Wildrose Official Opposition will put forward an amendment to see if the NDP is sincere about changing the Legislature’s rules to make a more “family friendly” work schedule for MLAs.  The amendment would establish that if the government calls a morning sitting, it will not also be able to…

  • Report Commends High River’s Recovery

    Report Commends High River’s Recovery

    A review completed by the Conference Board of Canada (CBoC) commends High River on its recovery and resiliency-building efforts following the 2013 Southern Alberta floods. The report commended the Town on its focus on increased planning, education of staff and the broader community, and enhanced cooperation and collaboration between governmental, private, and not-for-profit recovery stakeholders.…

  • NDP Won’t Back Up Revenue Projections

    NDP Won’t Back Up Revenue Projections

        EDMONTON, AB: If Finance Minister Joe Ceci cannot show his work for his optimistic revenue projections, it will mean no balanced budgets and higher taxes by 2019-20, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. Ceci could not back up any of his budget projections for a 15 per cent revenue boom in years four and five…

  • On-It Regional Transit system information session in High River Today

    On-It Regional Transit system information session in High River Today

      Thursday, November 5 5:30 p.m. Bob Snodgrass Recreation Complex High River   Representatives from the CRP regional transit pilot project will be holding an information session at the Bob Snodgrass Recreation Complex on Thursday November 5 from 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. They will be providing information and answering questions about the upcoming transit pilot…

  • Provincial Incentive Program to Help Businesses Create Jobs, Support Families

    A new job creation initiative will support workers, employers and families during the current economic downturn. The Job Creation Incentive Program will support employers in creating as many as 27,000 new jobs a year over the next two years. “Albertans have asked our government to support good local jobs as we grow and diversify our…

  • Service Alberta acts to protect consumers in energy contract disputes

    Service Alberta acts to protect consumers in energy contract disputes

      Direct Energy Marketing Ltd. faces four counts under consumer protection legislation. By launching an investigation following two separate complaints, Service Alberta is committed to taking every measure to ensure consumers are protected from unfair business practices. The charges stem from two separate incidents: failure to cancel a contract, and failure to provide a refund…

  • What’s Happening at Oilfields: November 2015

    What’s Happening at Oilfields: November 2015

      Food Bank Donations The Student Council in connection with WE Day is taking on a local initiative to bring in food for the food bank. We encourage students to bring non-perishable food items to school and put them in the box in the front entrance/foyer. We will have a 2 week blitz of collecting…

  • Statement from Premier Notley on the federal cabinet

      Premier Rachel Notley issued the following statement on the new federal cabinet being sworn in: “Congratulations to Prime Minister Trudeau on being sworn in as Canada’s 23rd prime minister and to the newly appointed cabinet ministers. “Having the right people in the right roles is one of the most important decisions a leader must…

  • Cochrane RCMP – Guilty Plea in Stoney First Nation Rec Center Arson

    Cochrane RCMP – Guilty Plea in Stoney First Nation Rec Center Arson

    On July 12, 2015, at 1:30am, Cochrane RCMP were investigating two fires on the Stoney First Nation west of Calgary.   The most serious fire was to the Morley Recreation Center complex which was an important community center where many events were held for the community of Morley. The second fire was a grass fire a short distance…