Tag: Southern Alberta

  • ACT Alberta Challenges Myths of Human Trafficking

    ACT Alberta Challenges Myths of Human Trafficking

    Last week, a Red Deer man and woman were charged with human trafficking following a lengthy investigation into the alleged abuse of eight temporary foreign workers at the Econo Lodge in Red Deer’s Gasoline Alley. Human trafficking – the act of forcing, coercing, or deceiving an individual into providing sex or labour for the personal…

  • RCMP High River – Stolen Vehicle and Counterfeit Bill

      Suspicious Person and Recovered Stolen Vehicle High River, Alberta — On April 19, 2015 at approximately 8:00 am,  the High River RCMP responded to a report of a suspicious male  north of Blackie, Alberta  A lone male attended a rural residence and asked for a tow, as his vehicle was stuck in a nearby…

  • Election 2105: Marking Earth Day, Alberta Greens call for adoption of Environmental Bill of Rights

    Election 2105: Marking Earth Day, Alberta Greens call for adoption of Environmental Bill of Rights

    By Janet Keeping On Earth Day 2015, Green Party of Alberta Leader, Janet Keeping, calls for adoption of an Environmental Bill of Rights for Alberta.  According to Keeping, “An Environmental Bill of Rights for Albertans is long, long overdue.  Alberta’s ecosystems and wildlife habitat have been nickle-and-dimed nearly to death. It’s time Albertans had stronger…

  • REALITY CHECK: Prentice ABC Promise Heavy on Rhetoric, Light on Details

    REALITY CHECK: Prentice ABC Promise Heavy on Rhetoric, Light on Details

      EDMONTON, AB – Last week, after facing steep criticism for protecting ABCs from salary disclosure rules and increasing spending while raising the largest tax increase in Alberta’s history, Jim Prentice stumbled out another dithering policy prescription to reduce ABCs by 25 per cent. Now, he needs to be straightforward with Albertans, and say which…

  • RCMP High River – Male Arrested For Possessing Stolen Property Related to Several Thefts from Vehicles

    High River, AB — On April 20, 2015 at 7:36 p.m. the High River RCMP arrested a male on outstanding warrants after being called to a noise complaint. Subsequent to this arrest,   members recovered 11 stolen credit and gift cards.  These cards were reported stolen and are linked to several theft from vehicle complaints filed…

  • REALITY CHECK: NDP Welcomes PC Change of Heart

    REALITY CHECK: NDP Welcomes PC Change of Heart

    It seems one PC candidate finally started to listen to Albertans on the issue of corporate tax giveaways. While Jim Prentice is working overtime to protect the PCs’ corporate tax breaks, his candidate and former Deputy Premier, Thomas Lukaszuk, says that after the election he would look at increasing corporate taxes. Lukaszuk’s position was reported…

  • Town of Okotoks Open House Tonight on Area Structure Plan Near D’Arcy Ranch

    Town of Okotoks Open House Tonight on Area Structure Plan Near D’Arcy Ranch

    North Okotoks Area Structure Plan & Amendments to Northwest Okotoks Area Structure Plan The Town is working in collaboration with United Communities, as the developer, to identify key planning principles and site features to be integrated into a cohesive land use concept for the subject lands.  Residents are encouraged to attend the upcoming open house for…

  • What Foothills Residents Need to Know to Vote in the Alberta Election

    What Foothills Residents Need to Know to Vote in the Alberta Election

      You are eligible to vote in the Provincial General Election if you live within the electoral division and you: are 18 years of age or older on Voting Day, are a Canadian citizen, and have been ordinarily resident in Alberta for the six months immediately preceding Voting Day. Livingstone-Macleod Riding Livingstone-Macleod Candidates: Alida Hess…

  • Evan Berger: Progressive Conservative Candidate for Livingstone-Macleod

    Evan Berger: Progressive Conservative Candidate for Livingstone-Macleod

    Why I am Running To be an effective MLA requires a strong support network, the ability, the desire, and 110% commitment to serve the people and the communities of the constituency and the province. I have that network, ability, desire and commitment. I have been encouraged by the many conversations, calls, notes and messages of…

  • Fargo TV Series Returning to High River to Film Season Finale

    Fargo TV Series Returning to High River to Film Season Finale

    High River, AB: Fargo S2 Productions Inc. will be in High River from April 20 until May 8 to film the season’s final episodes of the television series Fargo airing on the FX network. Primary filming will take place on April 29, 30 as well as May 1, 4, and 5 – 8 at the…

  • 2015 River Valley Clean-up and Tree Planting in Okotoks

    2015 River Valley Clean-up and Tree Planting in Okotoks

    The purpose and intent of the annual clean-up is to encourage year-round stewardship and care of our community’s most precious natural resource, while also directly benefitting the environment. Your help is needed to ensure the event has the necessary resources to continue growing and expanding just like our community. We invite everyone to attend the…

  • Local Girl Guides Raising Funds for Trip to Europe

    Local Girl Guides Raising Funds for Trip to Europe

      Pancakes 1st Diamond Valley Trex Unit would like to thank everyone who came out Sunday morning to the Pancake Breakfast at AG Foods to support the girls and guiders. You helped raise $965.00! Perogies Our community can continue to help out this group with their Prairie Gourmet Perogie Fundraiser. Just place your order before…

  • Statement by David Swann: School Boards Confirm that PC’s Have Failed On Education

    Statement by David Swann: School Boards Confirm that PC’s Have Failed On Education

    EDMONTON, AB – Alberta Liberal Leader David Swann released the following statement in response to today’s joint statement by Alberta’s School Boards: “Today, Alberta’s school boards took the courageous step of speaking out about the damage that has been done to our schools by this PC government. “For five consecutive years the PCs have tried…

  • Alberta Party Candidate says Wildrose Not “Standing up for Albertans”

    Alberta Party Candidate says Wildrose Not “Standing up for Albertans”

    Windsor wants community supported, calls out Wildrose press conference for making High River unmarketable. HIGH RIVER, AB – Alberta Party candidate Joel Windsor is calling out Wildrose Leader Brian Jean and his local candidate Wayne Anderson for casting High River in a bad light. On Friday, April 17 Jean and Anderson used Wallaceville, the neighbourhood…

  • “Y-Camp” PRESCRIBED FIRE in Waterton Today

    “Y-Camp” PRESCRIBED FIRE in Waterton Today

      What’s Happening? Today, fire managers will begin to ignite a 1200 hectare “Y-Camp” burn unit. It is east of the Waterton River, south of Hwy 5/6, between Chief Mountain Highway and where the Lower Waterton Lake meets the Dardanelles. Ignition operations may take up to two days. Why It’s Important: The purpose of this…