Outreach, listening to concerns, generating new ideas and gathering insight from staff, students and parents is crucial in planning for the future in a school division. Wolf Creek Public Schools has been reaching out through feedback sessions in February. These were very candid and honest group conversations in-person ...

Premier Danielle Smith issued the following statement this week in response to what she says are inaccurate claims about the government's ongoing efforts to rehabilitate Alberta's oldest and most problematic oil and gas development sites, many of which have flare pits, sumps and other environmental hazards that must be...

For six years, the Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre (CACAC) has been advocating for children and youth who have had opportunities taken from them by abusers. The families we work with need support and guidance at a time that is often highly traumatic. In times of trauma, it's hard - if not impossible - to navigate...

Premier Danielle Smith invited Ottawa this week to collaborate with Alberta on carbon capture, utilization and storage investment and halt the introduction of Just Transition legislation and an oil and gas emissions cap."Dear Prime Minister:I am writing in follow up to our meeting of February 7th, during which we ...

Recently, I had the privilege to travel to Red Deer, meet with elected officials from across central Alberta, and host a public information session about the Red Deer Regional Hospital Expansion project to help answer the central question: why does building a hospital take so long?As the many folks in attendance at our...

With the Province's decision to transition local overdose prevention services (OPS) from locally run services to an AHS-run mobile site, there have been many conversations occurring in our community and with local media. As such, I want to clarify some of the information being shared.The City of Red Deer and Province o...

The holiday season offers friends and families moments to gather, celebrate and reconnect, but it can also be a difficult time for Albertans who are struggling with mental health and addiction.This year may be especially difficult. Despite the strong recovery of Alberta's economy, many Albertans are struggling to cover...

Students, staff, and families around Wolf Creek Public Schools are getting ready for the Christmas break. As we prepare for the break, the Board of Trustees wants to give you a sense of the work that has been accomplished so far this school year, is still ongoing and that we are anticipating through the remainder of th...

Alberta is a land of freedom and prosperity.Alberta is a younger province with higher incomes.Each year Alberta businesses and workers pay over $4 billion more into CPP than Alberta retirees receive in benefits. Since 2019, Trudeau has been jacking up the CPP, over 36%, forcing Alberta businesses and workers to disprop...

This week and next, governments, scientists and conservation experts are gathering in Montreal for a global summit on nature, called COP15. There, they will set a course to end nature loss around the world - to create a nature-positive future. But what does that really mean for us here in Alberta?Having grown up on a f...