Category Archives: Alberta

Hospital upgrades on the way for Olds, Wetaskiwin, Drayton Valley
The provincial government is touting its three-year, $50-million commitment from the latest budget to modernize and improve rural health facilities across the province.The Rural Health Facilities Revi...
Mar 17, 2021

Registry Agents deliver over 55,000 road tests in two months: AARA
The association representing registry agents in the province says over 55,000 passenger vehicle road tests have been delivered to Albertans during the first two months since the re-privatization of mo...
Mar 17, 2021

Alberta farmland values remain strong
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- During a year marked by economic upheaval due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada`s farmland market remained strong and stable in 2020. That upheaval included temporary food processing...
Mar 17, 2021

March 14-20 is Canadian Agricultural Safety Week
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB. -- This is Canadian Agricultural Safety Week.Robin Anderson with the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association says in recent times, there has been a culture change where more peopl...
Mar 17, 2021

Province to address consumer waste reduction and job creation
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta government says it is taking action to better manage waste reduction.The province is going to be launching formal consultations to design a made-in-Alberta solution to plast...
Mar 17, 2021

AFSC streamling services, updates two programs
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) has announced it will be streamlining its services by amalgamating five branches with neighbouring offices.Five one-employee branch offices - High Pra...
Mar 16, 2021

Albertans will be able to say no to coal during consultations, energy minister says
Alberta's energy minister says people in the province will be able to say "no'' to coal during upcoming consultations on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains.Critics have wondered if the consultations w...
Mar 16, 2021

Day camps not permitted for spring break, Hinshaw says
Parents and kids thinking that day camps will be open during the upcoming spring break had their hopes dashed this afternoon.Camps will not be allowed until Step 4 of the province's Path Forward. Albe...
Mar 16, 2021

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for March 16
Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province. Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 4 p.m. You ...
Mar 16, 2021

Proposed ‘Citizen Initiative Act’ aims to get more Albertans involved in legislative process
EDMONTON, AB - The province wants more Albertans to be involved in the legislative process.The proposed Bill 51, the Citizen Initiative Act, would allow any resident in the province to bring forward a...
Mar 16, 2021