Category Archives: Alberta
Stronger pesticide management processes required to ensure protection to environmental and human health
A new report by the Auditor General of Alberta has found that the Department of Alberta Environment and Parks does not have adequate processes to minimize the risk of inappropriate pesticide use in th...
Mar 22, 2022
Auditor General recommends improved grant monitoring processes
A new report issued by Auditor General Doug Wylie highlights the need for improved grant monitoring processes to ensure grant objectives are achieved.Government officials say the Department of Health ...
Mar 22, 2022
Auditor General report provides learnings for design of future emergency payment programs
The Auditor General of Alberta has found that Alberta Labour and Immigration had processes to quickly make payments to applicants assessed as eligible under its Emergency Isolation Support (EIS) Progr...
Mar 22, 2022
$1 billion job creation and environmental cleanup program lacks formal risk management processes
The Auditor General of Alberta has found the Department of Energy has designed and implemented the Site Rehabilitation Program to meet the program's objectives. As a result, government officials say g...
Mar 22, 2022
Government announces proposed bill to strengthen Albertans' right to know
The Alberta government has announced new legislation that aims to make it easier for Albertans to make informed decisions about protecting themselves and their communities. If passed, Bill 9, the Publ...
Mar 22, 2022
Private member's bill to block coal mining in Alberta's Rocky Mountains voted down
A private member's bill before the Alberta legislature that would have blocked all coal mining in the province's Rocky Mountains has died after government members voted against it.The bill, sponsored ...
Mar 22, 2022
BREAKING: ULFA accepts new agreement, bringing an end to strike
Students at the U of L will be back in class on Wednesday, March 23, 2022.Members of the University of Lethbridge Faculty Association (ULFA) have voted to accept a new collective agreement.92% of memb...
Mar 22, 2022
Work stoppage to end after CP Rail and union agree to final arbitration
CALGARY, AB - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and the union representing 3,000 conductors, engineers and train and yard workers say they have agreed to final and binding arbitration to end a work stoppa...
Mar 22, 2022
Walmart to build $118 million fulfillment centre near Calgary
One of the world's largest retailers has announced a new investment in Alberta.Walmart Canada will spend $118 million to create a 430,000 square foot sortable fulfillment centre in Rocky View County.P...
Mar 21, 2022
Government announces more boots on the ground across Alberta
The Alberta government has announced new conservation officers will be deployed across the province to conserve and protect Alberta's Crown lands through education, prevention and enforcement.Official...
Mar 18, 2022