Tag: Southern Alberta

  • Pincher Creek RCMP Report Highway 3 is Impassable

    Pincher Creek RCMP Report Highway 3 is Impassable

    Pincher Creek, Alberta – RCMP are reporting a semi tractor trailer rollover collision on Highway 3, 100 metres west of Highway 507 in the Burmis area. The semi is the sole vehicle involved, and the driver has sustained minor injuries.  The damage is being contained and there is no environmental concern present. Both directions of…

  • NDP Government Must Come Clean About What They Knew, and When They Knew it Regarding Electricity Arrangements: Wildrose

    NDP Government Must Come Clean About What They Knew, and When They Knew it Regarding Electricity Arrangements: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: The NDP government has laid a web of different stories surrounding when exactly they first learned about a specific clause in the province’s Power Purchasing Arrangements (PPAs) with electricity companies, and that web is starting to unravel, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. , documents clearly show that in November 2015 a briefing was…

  • Exceptional Students Awarded Queen’s Jubilee Medal

    Exceptional Students Awarded Queen’s Jubilee Medal

        Outstanding young Albertans received the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Citizenship Medal in a special ceremony on Tuesday, July 26. Her Honour, the Honourable Lois Mitchell, lieutenant-governor of Alberta, presented the 2015 Queen’s Golden Jubilee Citizenship Medal to eight exemplary students at Government House. The medal recognizes the recipients’ volunteerism and leadership within…

  • Airdrie RCMP-GRC – Seeking Public Assistance to locate Stuart McCartney and Sarah Seaba

    Airdrie RCMP-GRC – Seeking Public Assistance to locate Stuart McCartney and Sarah Seaba

    The Airdrie RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 24 year old male and a 22 year old female from Airdrie, Alberta. Sarah and her boyfriend Stuart have not been spoken to since yesterday around 3:30 PM, when her sister spoke to her on the phone and Sarah told her sister they were at…

  • Job Grant Helps Employers Remain Competitive

    Job Grant Helps Employers Remain Competitive

    Employers are seeing the benefits of the Canada-Alberta Job Grant (CAJG) program that is helping businesses build a strong workforce through training. Launched in October 2014, the Canada-Alberta Job Grant responds to Alberta’s labour challenges by helping employers build a skilled workforce to meet current and future needs. The program is delivered by the Government…

  • Crowsnest Pass RCMP Seek Assistance in Locating Missing Man – UPDATE

    Crowsnest Pass RCMP Seek Assistance in Locating Missing Man – UPDATE

    UPDATE: Crowsnest Pass RCMP locate missing Steve Lawrence Danbrook Pincher Creek, Alberta – On July 28, 2016, the RCMP confirmed that  Steve Danbrook has been located, deceased.  His family has been advised and the RCMP are no longer seeking any further public information in this investigation. Original Release: Blairmore, Alberta – RCMP are seeking assistance in…

  • Clark asks Health Minister to Investigate Restricting Naturopaths to Evidence-Based Practice

    Clark asks Health Minister to Investigate Restricting Naturopaths to Evidence-Based Practice

    EDMONTON, AB – The practice of Naturopathy should be restricted only to procedures that pass rigorous scientific testing, and should be further restricted when dealing with children, says Alberta Party leader Greg Clark. “Like many Albertans I followed the tragic case of Ezekiel Stephan and this caused me to look further into the regulations surrounding Naturopathy…

  • NDP Government Against Everyday Albertans with Out-of-Touch PPA Lawsuit: Wildrose

    NDP Government Against Everyday Albertans with Out-of-Touch PPA Lawsuit: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: The NDP government has shown a new side of their anti-business agenda by launching an unnecessary lawsuit against Enmax, an energy company owned by Calgarians, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. The returning of Power Purchasing Arrangements (PPAs) to the balancing pool was entirely preventable and foreseen by both the Wildrose and key energy stakeholders…

  • RCMP Okotoks Reminds Motorists to Drive Safely This Long Weekend

    RCMP Okotoks Reminds Motorists to Drive Safely This Long Weekend

    Okotoks, Alberta – Okotoks RCMP are reminding residents that officers will be out in full force throughout the long weekend to ensure drivers are being safe. Officers expect to see an increase in traffic volume and a significant increase in the number of RV’s and motorcycles on the roads. Okotoks RCMP is encourage residents to buckle up, be patient…

  • Power Purchase Arrangement Fiasco

    Power Purchase Arrangement Fiasco

    David Swann disappointed by Power Purchase Arrangement fiasco Following the Alberta government’s announcement they were taking former Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) holders to court, Liberal Leader David Swann has expressed his displeasure with both the regulations enacted by the former PC government and the failure by the NDP to understand the consequences of their actions.…

  • NDP Court Intervention Threatens our Electricity System and Will Drive Power Prices Up: Wildrose

    NDP Court Intervention Threatens our Electricity System and Will Drive Power Prices Up: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: The NDP government’s heavy handed court intervention in Alberta’s electricity market will scare away investment and drive up power prices, Wildrose Shadow Electricity and Renewables Minister Don MacIntyre said Monday. “What we saw today was shocking – the NDP is asking the courts to turn back time. It is clear that the NDP didn’t…

  • Millarville Flower Festival 2016

    Millarville Flower Festival 2016

    A dry spring and summer hail didn’t stop the flood of beautiful arrangements at this year’s Flower Festival.

  • Strathmore RCMP believe missing Alison Close is in Edmonton

    Strathmore RCMP believe missing Alison Close is in Edmonton

    Strathmore, Alberta – The RCMP in Strathmore continue to investigate 60-year-old Alison Close as a missing person.  Alison was last seen in Strathmore on July 7 however information provided to the RCMP indicates that she may now  be in Edmonton. Alison is described as: 5’2” tall Approximately 130 pounds Reddish coloured shoulder length hair. “We…

  • Court Action Launched to Protect Power Consumers from Paying Costs of Unlawful “Enron Clause”

    Court Action Launched to Protect Power Consumers from Paying Costs of Unlawful “Enron Clause”

    The Government of Alberta took legal action (this week) to protect Albertans from an attempt to offload business losses in the electricity market onto the public. Alberta contends that this attempted offload is being implemented through a regulatory clause that was unlawfully enacted when the province’s electricity system was deregulated. This clause was lobbied for by…

  • Okotoks RCMP Conducts High Number of Traffic Stops

    Okotoks RCMP Conducts High Number of Traffic Stops

    Okotoks, AB – Okotoks RCMP conducted a high number of traffic stops over the July 22nd-24th weekend. A male (25) and female (55) were charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle, both readings were 220 mg%, almost three times the legal limit of .08 mg%. Two adult male driver’s licences were suspended for 72 hours under the…