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AUMA announces new CEO
The AUMA Board is pleased to announce that Sue Bohaichuk has accepted the position of Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2016. […]
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Province offers guidelines on learning environments that respect diversity
School boards have a new resource to assist school boards in drafting policies to support welcoming, caring, respectful and safe schools.
Alberta Education’s Guidelines for Best Practices: Creating Learning Environments that Respect Diverse Sexual Orientations, Gender Expressions and Gender Identities “will assist school authorities when addressing the needs of individuals with diverse sexual orientations, gender expressions, and gender identities,” the government said in a release Wednesday. […]
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RCMP report reduction in serious traffic incidents over holidays
Traffic fatalities, injuries and damage to property were down between Dec. 23, 2015 and Jan. 3, 2016 compared to the same holiday period of 2014.
Provincial holiday traffic statistics released by the RCMP Jan. 5 show there was one traffic fatality and 95 motor vehicle-related injuries during the period as well as 1204 instances of damaged property. […]
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One-day check stop nabs 153 impaired drivers
RCMP released numbers from their Dec. 4 province-wide check-stop blitz Thursday. Police say results indicate drivers are still getting behind the wheel when they are in no shape to drive. RCMP conducted check-stop operations in 259 locations within local RCMP jurisdictions and on Alberta highways Dec. 4, stopping more than 20,500 vehicles. […]
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Distracted drivers will see increased penalties in new year
Updating your Facebook status behind the wheel could net you three demerits in addition to the current $287 fine after Jan. 1.
The province announced the increase in penalty Dec. 10, citing research they say suggests driver distractions contribute to 20 to 30 per cent of all collisions. Further, distracted drivers are three times more likely to be involved in a collision than attentive drivers. […]
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Morinville ranks best in province for business-friendly taxes
Morinville holds a virtuous first place among Alberta municipalities for fair business tax rates, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.
The CFIB released Dec. 7 Entrepreneurs Deserve Property Tax Fairness, a report targeting the “property tax gap,” the difference between residential owners pay and what commercial property owners are paying. […]
Province
Wildrose looking for recall legislation
Keeping MLAs accountable to constituents and giving voters back their power is what Alberta’s Wildrose are calling the guiding principle behind Chestermere-Rocky View Wildrose MLA Leela Aheer’s Bill 206. […]
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Province responds to the death of MLA Manmeet Bhullar
Calgary-Greenway Progressive Conservative MLA Manmeet Bhullar was killed Monday in a collision on the QEII. The following are statements from his family, Premier Notley and Opposition Leader Brian Jean. […]
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ASBA will continue support for members on LGBTQ+ policy development
The Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA) was clarifying its stance of supporting and continuing to support its members in developing policy, guidelines and processes supporting students, teachers, families and others related to sexual orientation and gender identity after a failed debate Monday. […]
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Minister of Municipal Affairs praises CRB and its accomplishments
Minister of Municipal Affairs Danielle Larivee yesterday confirmed the Government of Alberta’s commitment to supporting regional partnerships in her first address to the Capital Region Board (CRB).
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Province encouraging tax benefits of giving to charities
The provincial government is encouraging Albertans to take advantage of one of Canada’s highest charitable tax credits while supporting charities in the province.
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Government restores Summer Temporary Employment Program
The province announced Nov. 3 it will be reinstating the Summer Temporary Employment Program (STEP), a move it says will help students access more job opportunities.
The program returns for the spring of 2016 and will run from May until August. STEP supports employers by providing wage subsidies for more than 3,000 student positions. […]
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NDP say cabinet shuffle show focus on economic diversification and job growth
Alberta’s NDP government swore in a change of cabinet Thursday ahead of Tuesday’s provincial budget.
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister of Service Alberta Darren Bilous will now serve the province as Minister of Economic Development and Trade. He will also chair a Cabinet committee tasked with guiding the Municipal Government Act (MGA) review process. […]
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Committee reverses 7.25% pay raise
A legislative committee has squashed a 7.25 per cent pay raise for legislative officers, including the provinces auditor general.
The raise was initially granted Sept. 24 in a split vote of the Standing Committee on Legislative Offices. The seven NDP members voted in favout of the increase while the opposition members, including Barrhed-Morinville-Westlock MLA Glenn van Dijken voting against the raise. […]
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Holmes acclaimed next AUMA president
Morinville Mayor Lisa Holmes will be the next president of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA). The AUMA is made up of elected officials from urban municipalities including cities, towns, villages, summer villages and specialized municipalities. The group advocates the interests of members to the provincial and federal governments as well as other stakeholders. […]
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Collisions down over August long weekend, RCMP say
RCMP report the number of collisions in the province were down over the August long weekend when compared to the same period in 2014.
Police say there were 264 collisions this year, 40 fewer than in 2014. However, collisions involving at least one injury were up from 43 in 2014 to 45 in 2015. Both years saw three fatalities in the province. […]