Tag: Southern Alberta

  • RCMP – Southern Alberta – Updates

    RCMP – Southern Alberta – Updates

    BEISEKER AND STRATHMORE ATTEND COLLSION AT HWY 9 and 567 INTERSECTION Beiseker, AB — On Thursday may 5th, 2016 at approximately 1:50 pm Beiseker and Strathmore RCMP responded to a collision at the intersection of Highway 9 and 564.  A car travelling north bound on Highway 9 made a left turn at the intersection into the path of a southbound…

  • Alberta Announces Provincewide Fire Ban

    Alberta Announces Provincewide Fire Ban

    Additional measures to reduce fire risk Effective immediately, the province is applying a fire ban across Alberta. All fire permits are suspended and no new fire permits will be issued. All open fires, including campfires and charcoal briquettes, are prohibited. The use of incendiary targets is also banned. These targets explode when shot with a…

  • Auto Dealer Associations Launch Drive to Help Victims of Wildfires

    Auto Dealer Associations Launch Drive to Help Victims of Wildfires

    May 5, 2016. Edmonton, AB. — Dealer associations from across Alberta in collaboration with the Canadian Automobile Dealers’ Association (CADA) are raising funds to help dealership employees who have incurred losses because of the wildfires in Fort McMurray. “All of our members’ employees have been unable to work and earn income because they are dealing…

  • Alberta REALTORS® Offering Housing Accommodation to Those Affected by Fort McMurray Wildfire

    Alberta REALTORS® Offering Housing Accommodation to Those Affected by Fort McMurray Wildfire

    Calgary AB, May 5, 2016 – Alberta REALTORS® are coming together through theFacebook group “REALTORS® Support Fort McMurray” to connect Fort McMurray residents who have been displaced by the wildfires with available housing options. Over 1000 members have joined the group since it was launched Wednesday morning. The site is a mechanism for two groups to connect.…

  • High River Fire Chief Announces Burning Ban

    High River Fire Chief Announces Burning Ban

    HIGH RIVER, AB: High River Fire Chief Len Zebedee has imposed a burning ban in town, effective immediately. “Given the situation in Fort McMurray this week and the continuing hot, dry conditions all over the province we are taking precautions to minimize the risk and protect our town and its occupants,” says Zebedee. The ban…

  • Alberta Health Services: The Facts About Sick Days for Non-Union Employees

    Alberta Health Services: The Facts About Sick Days for Non-Union Employees

    Recent news stories regarding sick leave for AHS non-union employees are missing important facts and present an inaccurate picture of the situation at AHS. Here are the facts: On average, AHS’ non-union employees report 6.5 sick days a year. In 2015, 40 per cent of non-union employees took no sick leave at all. A five-year…

  • Almost 1 Year Later: NDP Still Hasn’t Updated Government Sunshine List

    Almost 1 Year Later: NDP Still Hasn’t Updated Government Sunshine List

    EDMONTON, AB: While the NDP government has released the rules for applying a sunshine list to agencies, boards and commissions (ABCs), it has failed to update the government sunshine list since forming government as well as the list of political staff salaries and contracts for the past six months, the Wildrose Official Opposition said Monday.…

  • High Country Wrestling Week

    High Country Wrestling Week

    Four schools in the High Country – Millarville, Turner Valley, C. Ian McLaren and Longview – participated in wrestling clinics and a mini-tourney April 5-7. Thanks to financial support from the Black Diamond Amateur Wrestling Association, students worked with wrestling coaches Kelly Delany and Andy Ross. Schools then gathered at C. Ian McLaren on April…

  • Government Releases Bail Review and Plans for Improving System

    Government Releases Bail Review and Plans for Improving System

    A comprehensive review of Alberta’s bail system was conducted and is now being released. The bail review resulted from an initial review completed by the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service (ACPS) following the fatal shooting of St. Albert RCMP officer Constable David Wynn and injury of Auxiliary Constable Derek Bond by an individual who was out…

  • Minding the Gap

    Minding the Gap

    Sellers continue to adjust pricing expectations Calgary – Market imbalance in Calgary’s residential resale housing market continued to weigh on citywide prices in April. Much like the previous month, year-over-year sales fell while new listings increased, resulting in inventory gains across all sectors of the market. As a result, benchmark prices in the city declined by…

  • Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Hay Fever

    Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Hay Fever

    You may have heard the term “hay fever,” but seasonal allergies, also known as seasonal allergic rhinitis, are triggered by several different types of pollen, but not by hay. When trees and grasses begin growing in the spring and early summer, they release light, powdery pollen that floats in the wind. If you’re allergic to…

  • MLA Pat Stier publishes open letter to Albertans regarding Fort McMurray wildfires

    MLA Pat Stier publishes open letter to Albertans regarding Fort McMurray wildfires

    The hearts of all Albertans are in Fort McMurray right now as the community deals with the devastating wildfires that are still ongoing. Let me first offer my thoughts and prayers to all those who have been affected by this tragic situation. We are closely monitoring the situation at the Legislature, and are standing by…

  • Black Diamond and Turner Valley ~ Fire Ban

    Black Diamond and Turner Valley ~ Fire Ban

      Today, May 4th, 2016 both the Towns of Black Diamond and Turner Valley put a Fire Ban into effect. The following statement was posted on the Town of Black Diamond’s website: A Fire Ban was issued on May 4, 2016 by the Fire Chief in the Town of Black Diamond, and will remain in…

  • FortisAlberta Helps Boost New Pump Track Bike Park in Black Diamond

    FortisAlberta Helps Boost New Pump Track Bike Park in Black Diamond

    On Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016, Merlin MacNaughton, Stakeholder Relations Manager for FortisAlberta Inc. presented a cheque to the Boys & Girls Club of the Foothills. The donation, in the amount of $2,500, is in support of the Pump Track Bike Park project. RCMP NCO, Sgt. Paulina Larrey-King, was on hand to receive the funds, along…

  • Alberta Forest Products Association Applauds 30 by 30 Climate Change Challenge

    Alberta Forest Products Association Applauds 30 by 30 Climate Change Challenge

    AFPA Applauds 30 by 30 Climate Change Challenge Alberta’s forest industry a key part of climate change strategy Edmonton – The Alberta Forest Products Association applauds Monday’s announcement by the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) that Canada’s forest companies have committed to eliminating 30 megatonnes of carbon emissions by 2030. The Canadian Forest Industry is…