Category Archives: Alberta
Province announces extension of Site Rehabilitation Program
Energy Minister Sonya Savage issued the following statement Wednesday on updated timelines for the province's Site Rehabilitation Program:"The Site Rehabilitation Program has been a resounding success...
Apr 7, 2022
Alberta expands access to fourth vaccine doses and other options
Alberta is expanding eligibility for fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines and Paxlovid treatment for those most at risk from severe outcomes. The government states that the number of COVID-19-positive pa...
Apr 6, 2022
ATA calls Bill 15 a government power grab
Officials with the Alberta Teachers Association say Bill 15, the Education (Reforming Teacher Profession Discipline) Amendment Act, announced March 31, has three fundamental flaws.ATA president Jason ...
Apr 6, 2022
19 former MLAs endorse Jason Kenney's leadership in open letter to UCP members
On April 6, 19 former Progressive Conservative and Wildrose MLAs released an open letter to all UCP members laying out what they describe as the consequences of forcing a leadership review and endorsi...
Apr 6, 2022
Province giving relief to residents in continuing care
Continuing care residents will get a three-month break on their accommodation charges this year, says the Alberta government.Each year continuing care operators can raise accommodation rates on July 1...
Apr 5, 2022
Province announces made-in-Alberta solution to battle wild boar
Alberta's government says it has developed the Wild Boar Control Program to eliminate the destructive pest's that threaten the province's crops, livestock and environment.Provincial officials say the ...
Apr 5, 2022
Alberta RCMP warns against speeding this spring
As the weather gets warmer and the roads begin to clear, the Alberta RCMP reminds motorists that speeding is still prohibited despite spring driving conditions. Mounties say unsafe speeds increase the...
Apr 5, 2022
Rural Municipalities of Alberta opposes creation of provincial police service
NISKU, Alta. - An independent association comprising of counties and municipal districts says it opposes a proposal from the Alberta government to create a provincial police force.Late last year, Prem...
Apr 5, 2022
Alberta’s 18th Lieutenant Governor to be honoured with legislature portrait
Officials with the provincial government say Alberta's 18th Lieutenant Governor will be honoured with a legislature portrait on April 6."The Honourable Lois Mitchell exemplifies what it means to be an...
Apr 5, 2022
Province launches two new online wildfire information services
The provincial government is making it easier for Albertans to access information on wildfires.An online wildfire dashboard and fire permit portal will join the Alberta Wildfire app in an effort to pu...
Apr 5, 2022