Tag Archives: Provincial Politics
Alberta inquiry into oil and gas foes could face legal challenge from Ecojustice
CALGARY - An environmental law group is threatening legal action if the Alberta government's inquiry into the funding of oil and gas industry foes continues as is. Vancouver-based Ecojustice issued th...
Sep 18, 2019
Visually-impaired community angry with pending closure of Medicine Hat resource office
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Shock, anger, and disappointment is being felt from Medicine Hat's visually-impaired community following news of the closing of a local downtown resource office.Vision Loss Rehabili...
Sep 17, 2019 Photo courtesy of Bob Schneider
Alberta ending separate offices for climate change, environmental monitoring
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government is eliminating stand-alone offices for climate change policy and environmental monitoring. Some say the move will damage the province's ability to m...
Sep 13, 2019
City receives high marks for embarking on well abandonment program
Medicine Hat, AB - The city's move to launch an abandonment of more than 2000 gas wells is being widely praised as a forward-thinking move and industry-leading initiative."What the city is doing with ...
Sep 12, 2019
Minister of Advanced Education talks future of post-secondary at Medicine Hat College
Medicine Hat, AB - Alberta's Minister of Advanced Education has been touring around the province visiting universities and colleges this month.Today, Minister Demetrios Nicolaides was in the gas city,...
Sep 12, 2019 Advanced Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides meets with board members and staff at MHC (Photo by Colton McKee)
Alberta education, finance ministers in Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB -- Two provincial ministers are visiting Medicine Hat Wednesday. Education minister Adriana Lagrange is visiting two schools during the day. At 9:30 a.m. she'll be visiting Ecole St. ...
Sep 11, 2019
Alberta group urges women to get more confident talking about politics
OTTAWA - A group with roots in the oil and gas industry is encouraging women to talk about politics this fall, even if they hold widely different views. The non-profit organization, called Canada Powe...
Sep 11, 2019
Alberta opens public submissions for environmentalist foreign funding inquiry
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has started a website to allow people to submit information to its inquiry into foreign funding of environmental groups. Inquiry commissioner Steve Allan says he is a...
Sep 09, 2019
Amalgamation talks end with county vote
Brooks, AB - The working group looking at amalgamation of Brooks, County of Newell and Bassano is no more following a council vote Thursday.County of Newell councillors voted to withdraw from the Regi...
Sep 06, 2019
Coalition pushing for maintained provincial funding for Alberta social services
MEDICINE HAT, AB -- With the risk of significant provincial budget cuts over the next four years, a coalition of groups from across Alberta has formed to urge the government to maintain funding to com...
Sep 06, 2019