Tag Archives: Provincial Politics
Kenney wants Ottawa to approve Teck mine for benefit of First Nations
CALGARY - Alberta's premier says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to move swiftly to approve the Teck Frontier oilsands mine north of Fort McMurray. Jason Kenney says there is no reason to del...
Jan 27, 2020
Province may extend deadline for report on growing high-tech sector
EDMONTON - Alberta's economic development minister says she's open to extending the deadline for a looming benchmark panel report on growing the high-tech sector.But Tanya Fir but says she wants to st...
Jan 26, 2020
Alberta municipalities seek power to collect property taxes owed by failed oil & gas companies
The Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) is calling on the province to change legislation to allow local governments to collect property taxes from oil and gas properties when they fail.AUM...
Jan 25, 2020 AUMA president Barry Morishita (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Province hosting telephone town halls for Budget 2020
The Province is hosting two telephone town halls to get public input for Budget 2020. The two town hall conference calls will give Albertans an opportunity to ask questions, share their thoughts and i...
Jan 24, 2020
Alberta landowners urge farmers to cut power to wells with unpaid debts
A group of Alberta landowners is asking farmers and ranchers to fight back against unpaid debts and unreclaimed oil and gas wells by closing valves and cutting power to energy company sites. "The...
Jan 24, 2020
Premier's comments spark concern over future of supervised consumption services in Red Deer
The executive director of Turning Point, which operates Red Deer's temporary Overdose Prevention Site (OPS), says she is disappointed to hear Premier Jason Kenney say the government may close or reloc...
Jan 23, 2020 Red Deer's temporary Overdose Prevention Site (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Rocky moves to increase relations with Japan
On January 16, Rocky Mountain House Mayor Tammy Burke met with Alberta's Minister of Municipal Affairs, Kaycee Madu, and Consulate-General of Japan in Calgary, Shigenobu Kobayashi.The meetup stemmed f...
Jan 22, 2020 Meeting in Calgary between Minister of Municipal Affairs Kaycee Madu, Mayor of Rocky Tammy Burke and Consulate General of Japan in Calgary Shigenobu Kobayashi (Photo Courtesy of the Town of Rocky Mountain House)
Former Alberta MLA goes on tax strike over unpaid oilpatch property levies
A former member of the Alberta legislature says he won't pay his provincial taxes until oilpatch players pay theirs.David Swann, who once led the Alberta Liberals, says his tax strike is in response t...
Jan 22, 2020
RDC president confident for success under new provincial funding model
The president of Red Deer College says he's confident the institution will be able to meet its future performance measures under the government's new post-secondary funding model to be launched this s...
Jan 21, 2020 Dr. Peter Nunoda, president of Red Deer College. (RDC)
Chinook's Edge raises busing fees, adds charge for rural students
An ongoing struggle with its transportation deficit is leading Chinook's Edge School Division to raise busing fees for town students and begin charging for the busing of rural students. Starting in 20...
Jan 17, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)