Tag: Southern Alberta

  • Attempted Armed Robbery – Okotoks

    Okotoks, Alberta – During the early morning of March 16, 2015 a lone male suspect walked into the Okotoks FasGas station, brandishing a knife and demanding money from the store clerk. When the clerk refused, a brief altercation ensued, the suspect fled westbound on foot. The clerk was uninjured, and no money was taken. The…

  • ASIRT investigates fatal shooting in Calgary

    The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has been directed by the Director of Law Enforcement to investigate a police-involved shooting of an adult male in Calgary yesterday afternoon. On March 16, 2015, Calgary Police Service officers attended the Super 8 Motel on Barlow Trail NE following a request to check on the well-being of an…

  • Alberta PC: More Nominations to Announce

    Alberta PC: More Nominations to Announce

    Simply described, this was our biggest and best Super Saturday yet. We had seven nominations races across the province occur, with massive numbers of members voting to select the next candidate for their constituency. As an example in Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills, we had over 1,800 people cast their ballot. It went well into…

  • Statement from Premier Jim Prentice re Cabinet

    Statement from Premier Jim Prentice re Cabinet

    Premier Jim Prentice issued the following statement about changes in Cabinet responsibilities: “Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Verlyn Olson is taking a few weeks’ time to recover from some personal health issues, and I am proud that he will be receiving groundbreaking medical treatment here in Alberta. He remains a valued member of my Cabinet,…

  • Economic Developers Alberta and the International Economic Development Council Sign Professional Certification Memorandum of Understanding

    Economic Developers Alberta and the International Economic Development Council Sign Professional Certification Memorandum of Understanding

      CALGARY, AB – Economic Developers Alberta (EDA) is the third Canadian provincial economic development association to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). The MOU commits both parties to developing and delivering training programs for Canadian economic development professionals wishing to become IEDC Certified Economic Developers. After the signing, Jeff…

  • Seniors’ Beds Promise Lacks Credibility: Forsyth

    Seniors’ Beds Promise Lacks Credibility: Forsyth

      EDMONTON, AB – The PC government is giving Alberta seniors false hope after it promised hundreds of new seniors’ beds, without admitting where they would go or how they would be funded, Wildrose Leader Heather Forsyth said (yesterday). Health Minister Stephen Mandel recently promised to create 311 seniors beds by the end of 2015,…

  • PC Nomination Candidates are Declared in Highwood!

    PC Nomination Candidates are Declared in Highwood!

      By Suzanne Oel, Highwood PCA Pres. OKOTOKS, AB – The “Highwood PC Association” and Nomination Committee are pleased to announce the following Candidates have completed the nomination requirements and are declared Nomination Candidates in the Highwood constituency for the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta. The Candidates are listed below: 1. Fischer, Carrie 2. Smith,…

  • New App Makes Post-Secondary Planning Easier

    New App Makes Post-Secondary Planning Easier

    Students now have a new tool available to help plan post-secondary education and avoid problems transferring between institutions. The new Transfer Alberta Mobile App makes it easier for students to get current and accurate information about courses or programs that can transfer for credit between participating Alberta post-secondary institutions, as well as high school upgrading…

  • Government Amends the Municipal Government Act

    Government Amends the Municipal Government Act

    The Government of Alberta has tabled amendments to the Municipal Government Act (MGA) to better serve Alberta’s municipalities. The proposed legislation represents consensus items that were identified by the Government of Alberta and its municipal partners, during the extensive MGA review process. “The legislative amendments introduced today are an important milestone for the Municipal Government…

  • Forsyth Calls for Independent Budget Officer with Bill 207

    Forsyth Calls for Independent Budget Officer with Bill 207

      EDMONTON, AB – Monday, Wildrose Leader Heather Forsyth introduced Bill 207, the Independent Budget Officer Act, to provide taxpayers with transparent, non-partisan budget analysis of the provinces finances. The office’s mandate as written in the legislation would include: providing independent analysis of economic trends, the budget and quarterly updates, and when requested, providing research for…

  • Calgary Regional Partnership Inc. not subject to the FOIP Act

    Calgary Regional Partnership Inc. not subject to the FOIP Act

    The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) released a decision today determining that Calgary Regional Partnership Inc. is not subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP Act). An applicant had made an access request for records under the FOIP Act but Calgary Regional Partnership Inc. responded that it…

  • The Role of Effective Opposition

    Until the April 2012 Provincial Election, it had been many years in some of Alberta’s electoral districts that their member of the Legislature had been in the opposition party, rather than the governing party. Yet, for democracy to be fair, it must be more than just a heavy handed majority rules mentality to be an…

  • Prentice’s ‘School Construction’ Nothing But Empty Fields

    Prentice’s ‘School Construction’ Nothing But Empty Fields

      EDMONTON, AB – Barren, empty lots remain, in places where Premier Jim Prentice says new school construction is already underway, the Wildrose Official Opposition announced. Wildrose released photographs Wednesday revealing how there is not a single shovel in the ground on any of the ‘Phase 2’ schools listed as under construction in Edmonton. Similarly, at…

  • Number of New Seniors’ Spaces Exceeds Expectations

    Number of New Seniors’ Spaces Exceeds Expectations

    Affordable Supportive Living Initiative (ASLI) grants will help build up to 2,612 supportive living spaces, higher than the original projections of 1,500. “We have made significant investments in safe, affordable and quality housing to meet the diverse needs of Alberta seniors. We’ve exceeded our original target by working with dedicated community partners to find new…

  • RCMP Lake Louise Assist to identify suspects

      Lake Louise RCMP are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the male and female. Both suspects are wanted in connection to large scale frauds, Identify thefts, Forgery and Mail theft. RCMP believe the suspects stole or intercepted cooperate mail in the Southern Alberta area and used forged company checks along with fake identifications to…