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Minister Brian Mason Visits Lethbridge
Share this Newsletter with your Community Post Tweet Forward Headline Article: Minister Brian Mason visits Lethbridge On Monday, May 28th, Minister of Transportation, Brian Mason, came through town on a listening tour to talk all things Transportation. SouthGrow attended a meeting with the Minister alongside a number of our members to discuss projects that are important to the region or of particular concern. Mason listen as representatives from the MD of Taber and Lethbridge County talked about the challenges they are facing with bridge repair and replacement, as well as water infrastructure. Cardston was present and was able to confer with the Minister about their hopes for the Caraway border crossing. The Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce and the Highway 3 Twinning Association discussed the economic importance of our trade corridors to the economic well-being of the province. Finally, SouthGrow presented on the time-sensitive need for a decision from the Province regarding funding for the Southern Alberta Electric Vehicle Network. The Southern Alberta Regional Electric Vehicle Network is a partnership between the Alberta Southwest Regional Alliance, the SouthGrow Regional Initiative, the City of Calgary, the City of Medicine Hat, and the City of Lethbridge. This project plans to deploy 19 or 20 Phase 3 fast charging stations across Southern Alberta in order to make electric vehicle travel in the south fully viable. Right now the initiative has almost half the money we need in order to break ground, and we can have assets in the ground by November of this year if we are able to secure matching funds from the Province. -
Our Graduates
OUR GRADUATES FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL, Mohsen Hashemiranjbar Sharifabad, Animal Science in Lisa Fox, Animal Science, Fairview LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, Iran Yirui Gan, Crop Science, China SCIENCES Keisha Brittenay Hollman, Plant Science in Agricultural, Yiqing Gong, Agricultural and Resource Economics — Food and Nutritional Science, Sherwood Park Internship Program, China DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Ziwei Hu, Agricultural and Resource Economics in Matthew John Guelly, Crop Science, Westlock Reza Ahmadi, Bioresource and Food Engineering in Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology, China Bradley Michael Hendricks, Crop Science, Strathmore Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, Edmonton Ashley Anne Hynes, Forest Biology and Management in Yiqing Huang, Animal Science, China Martha Carolina Archundia Herrera, Nutrition and Renewable Resources, Newfoundland Kira Lynne Kottke, Animal Science, Edmonton Metabolism in Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Ayesha Jain, Textiles and Clothing in Human Ecology, India Rebecca Esther Makepeace, Crop Science, Leduc County Science, Mexico Shiva Kiaras, Family Ecology and Practice in Human Matthew Ross McGillivray, Animal Science, Joseph Daniel Cooper, Forest Biology and Management in Ecology, Edmonton British Columbia Renewable Resources, United States Alvita Bertilla Mathias, Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Samuel Lane Nanninga, Crop Science, Barrhead Aidin Foroutan Naddafi, Animal Science in Agricultural, Science, India Erica Dawn Nelson, Crop Science, Rumsey -
Air Ambulance Letter
F’.O.Box 34 BERWYN,AB MUNICIPALDISTRICT T0” 050 _ of _ Phone: (7ao) 333-3845 M06 No. 135 F3” (730) 3359222 Email: [email protected] _ May 9, 2017 Premier Rachel Notley Office of the Premier 307 Legislature Building 10800 - 97 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta TSK 2B6 RE: Provincial Air Ambulance Service We have just recently been informed of the impending awarding of the Provincial Air Ambulance Contract to a single proponent and are in complete shock with regard to the entire process. Our municipality was neither informed nor considered while this decision has been progressing. Multiple municipalities from Nonhern Alberta met with Minister Hoffman (Apri|18) to voice our concerns and were assured that we would be advised/consulted/informedbefore any decision was made. It was very disheartening to hear from Gordon Bates (Executive Director — Air Ambulance Services) at AHS, that a decision to award the contract to a single proponent was imminent. This bad decision will be very devastating for the residents of Northern Alberta for the following reasons: - Key components of the RFP process have been completely ignored. For example, one of the criteria identified within the RFP was the condition that hangar space he provided at the air base. The successful proponent does not have hangar space as there is no available space to be had. This calls the entire RFP process into question. Ifthere is no hangar space available, response time will increase as the service will have to come from some other community. Since Peace River had the most Air Ambulance flights last year (1400+), it seems counter-intuitive to bring the planes from outside the community. -
Public Accounts
Twenty-Seventh Legislature Second Session Report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts Report on 2008 Activities February 2009 COMMITTEES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Standing Committee on Public Accounts 801 Legislature Annex Edmonton, AB T5K 1E4 (780) 644-8621 [email protected] www.assembly.ab.ca/committees/publicaccounts February, 2009 To the Honourable Ken Kowalski Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta The Standing Committee on Public Accounts of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta has the honour to submit this Report relating to its 2008 activities for consideration by the Legislative Assembly. (original signed by) Hugh MacDonald, MLA Edmonton-Gold Bar Chair Standing Committee on Public Accounts MEMBERS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS 27th Legislature, First Session, 2008 Hugh MacDonald, MLA Chair Edmonton-Gold Bar (AL) Doug Griffiths, MLA Deputy Chair Battle River-Wainwright (PC) Carl Benito, MLA Mr. Naresh Bhardwaj, MLA Edmonton-Mill Woods (PC) Edmonton-Ellerslie (PC) Harry Chase, MLA Cal Dallas, MLA Calgary-Varsity (AL) Red Deer-South (PC) Jonathan Denis, MLA Wayne Drysdale, MLA Calgary-Egmont (PC) Grande Prairie-Wapiti (PC) Kyle Fawcett, MLA Broyce Jacobs, MLA Calgary-North Hill (PC) Cardston-Taber-Warner (PC) Jeff Johnson, MLA Darshan Kang, MLA Athabasca-Redwater (PC) Calgary-McCall (AL) Brian Mason, MLA Dave Quest, MLA Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood (ND) Strathcona (PC) Peter Sandhu, MLA Tony Vandermeer, MLA Edmonton-Manning (PC) Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview (PC) Teresa Woo-Paw, MLA Calgary-Mackay (PC) TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Number I. Introduction ................................................................................................ 1 II. Committee Activities .................................................................................. 2 III. Schedule of Standing Committee Meetings .............................................. 4 IV. Conference Attendance ............................................................................ -
Alternative North Americas: What Canada and The
ALTERNATIVE NORTH AMERICAS What Canada and the United States Can Learn from Each Other David T. Jones ALTERNATIVE NORTH AMERICAS Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars One Woodrow Wilson Plaza 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20004 Copyright © 2014 by David T. Jones All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of author’s rights. Published online. ISBN: 978-1-938027-36-9 DEDICATION Once more for Teresa The be and end of it all A Journey of Ten Thousand Years Begins with a Single Day (Forever Tandem) TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .................................................................................................................1 Chapter 1 Borders—Open Borders and Closing Threats .......................................... 12 Chapter 2 Unsettled Boundaries—That Not Yet Settled Border ................................ 24 Chapter 3 Arctic Sovereignty—Arctic Antics ............................................................. 45 Chapter 4 Immigrants and Refugees .........................................................................54 Chapter 5 Crime and (Lack of) Punishment .............................................................. 78 Chapter 6 Human Rights and Wrongs .................................................................... 102 Chapter 7 Language and Discord .......................................................................... -
Allan A.Warrak
1 ALLAN A. WARRAK Allan Alexander Warrack was born on May 24, 1937 in Calgary, Alberta and was raised in Langdon, southeast of the city. He attended Olds Agricultural College before going on to the University of Alberta where he received a B Sc degree in agricultural sciences in 1961. He then attended Iowa State University where he obtained MS and PhD degrees in 1963 and 1967, respectively. He began teaching at the University of Alberta and, in 1971, ran for provincial office in the riding of Three Hills. He defeated the Social Credit incumbent by eight votes and was part of the victory that brought the Progressive Conservative party to power ending 36 years of Social Credit rule. The new Premier, Peter Lougheed, appointed him to the Executive Council of Alberta and Minister of Lands and Forests. Warrack ran for a second term in office, in 1975, and readily defeated three other candidates, and was appointed Minister of Utilities and Telephones. Warrack retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the Legislative Assembly in 1979. He returned to the University of Alberta where he initially taught agricultural economics and later business economics in the Faculty of Business. He moved up the academic ranks and became a tenured professor as well as serving for five years as University of Alberta Vice-President Administration and Finance. Warrack also served as Associate Dean of the Master of Public Management Program. He is the recipient of a number of awards including the Province of Alberta Centennial Medal (2005) and the University of Alberta Alumni Honour Award (2009). -
CTF Report on Expense Claims Filed by the Honourable Jim Prentice As Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
CTF Report on Expense Claims filed by the Honourable Jim Prentice as Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development August 29, 2014 Derek Fildebrandt Alberta Director Canadian Taxpayers Federation Summary of Findings The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has conducted a review of the Honourable Jim Prentice’s expense claims as the federal minister of Indian Affairs (now Aboriginal Affairs) and Northern Development and found at least one major irregularity worth bringing to attention. The CTF was informed by the department of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (AAND) that Mr. Prentice’s expense claims as the minister of that department – requested in an Access to Information (ATI) request – were destroyed. The CTF filed subsequent ATI requests to ascertain if this was true or not and was soon informed by AAND that in fact, the records were not destroyed. The CTF questions the validity of the reasons given for the “destroyed” records and the completeness of the records eventually released. Mr. Prentice also chartered a private aircraft from the Calgary International Airport with three of his staffers, where it flew to the Calgary Springbank Airport to pick him up. The chartered aircraft then flew to Fort MacLeod, a small town a short driving distance away from Calgary. The aircraft flew at between 27 per cent and 50 per cent capacity and cost an average of $742.73 for each passenger to travel the short distance. This appears to be in clear contravention of travel rules set out by the Parliament of Canada. Background After the resignation Alison Redford from the premiership, Albertans were concerned about the abuse of expenses and entitlements of politicians. -
REPORT on the Agenda 6 Consultations / Lobbyist Update 7
JANUARY 18, 2019// VOL.3 ISSUE 2 THE INSIDE THIS ISSUE: News Briefs 2 Who’s Doing Business With Government? 2 2019 Election Candidate Update 3-6 REPORT On the Agenda 6 Consultations / Lobbyist Update 7 THE CLOCK IS SET The Spring Sitting of the Legislature is scheduled to begin March 18th, with a Speech from the Throne. Whether the house will sit beyond that date – and if so, for scheduled for the weekend of February 15 - 17 in Edmonton. how long – or even arrive at that date before an election is Expect both parties to approach the end of February with called remains a matter of much debate. some strong economic messaging, ahead of the government’s According to the newly released legislative calendar, a scheduled third-quarter fiscal update. It’s expected to be less 12-week session would run until the first week of June and rosy than the last. It’s possible the NDP could look to release include three constituency breaks. This will of course be that information sooner than later – ahead of the Family Day interrupted by an election, which must occur between May 1 long weekend perhaps – in the hope that it gets lost by the and March 31. torrent of economic and political news coming at month’s end. Those making election projections have much to consider. If judging by precedent alone, this coming session marks a This includes the National Energy Board’s February 22 later start than normal for the NDP. With the exception of TMX review deadline, key federal by-elections that will its inaugural Throne Speech in June 2015 following their impact the federal election, and the provincial government’s historic election, government has delivered the speech in handling of expressions of interests for oil refinery projects – and around the onset of March, rather than the middle – and the deadline for which is February 8. -
President's Report to the 2013 Annual General Assembly
PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARDS’ ASSOCIATION OF ALBERTA President’s Report to the 2013 Annual General Assembly President Dittrick President’s Report to the 2013 Annual General Assembly This has been an exciting year of travel, engaging conversations and continued advocacy on behalf of children attending Alberta’s public schools. The summary which follows offers a highlight of the work I have undertaken on behalf of our members, within the context of the Association’s three Work Plan Priorities: Priority One: Support and Improve Public School Education Priority Two: Support and Improve Local Governance Priority Three: Support and Improve the Association’s Health and Well Being Priorities One/Two: Support and Improve Public School Education/Local Governance Meetings with the Minister of Education Over the past year I have had the pleasure of meeting with the Hon. J. Johnson, Minister of Education on a number of occasions. At these meetings we covered a number of discussion points including: a. Education Act (Bill 3), including: i. Section 52: Shared Transportation Service Agreements; ii. Section 32: Clarification regarding the provision which states “parent as primary decision maker.” iii. The Constitutional limitations regarding access to separate school education as articulated within the Constitution Act of 1867; and iv. The critical importance, value and impact of Local Board autonomy and authority, including the need for all levels of Government to recognize and support this. b. Natural Person Powers / Trustee Eligibility/ Separate School Establishment; c. Regulatory Development Process and our Association’s policy positions regarding same; d. Other matters of mutual concern. I have found the meetings to be open, productive and positive. -
Volume 36, No. 4 Winter 2013
Volume 36, No. 4 Winter 2013 Journal of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Canadian Region Regional Executive Committee, CPA (December 5, 2013) PRESIDENT REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES Gene Zwozdesky, Alberta Russ Hiebert, Federal Branch Ross Wiseman, Newfoundland and Labrador FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT Gene Zwozdesky, Alberta Dale Graham, New Brunswick CHAIR OF THE CWP, CANADIAN SECTION SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT (Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians) Linda Reid, British Columbia Myrna Driedger, Manitoba PAST PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE SECRETARY-TREASURER Jacques Chagnon, Québec Blair Armitage Members of the Regional Council (December 5, 2013) HOUSE OF COMMONS SENATE Andrew Scheer, Speaker Noël Kinsella, Speaker Audrey O’Brien, Clerk Gary O’Brien, Clerk ALBERTA NOVA SCOTIA Gene Zwozdesky, Speaker Kevin Murphy, Speaker David McNeil, Secretary Neil Ferguson, Secretary BRITISH COLUMBIA ONTARIO Linda Reid, Speaker Dave Levac, Speaker Craig James, Secretary Deborah Deller, Secretary CANADIAN FEDERAL BRANCH PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Joe Preston, Chair Carolyn Bertram, Speaker Elizabeth Kingston, Secretary Charles MacKay, Secretary MANITOBA QUÉBEC Daryl Reid, Speaker Jacques Chagnon, Speaker Patricia Chaychuk, Secretary Catherine Durepos, Secretary NEW BRUNSWICK SASKATCHEWAN Dale Graham, Speaker Dan D’Autremont, Speaker Donald Forestell, Secretary Gregory Putz, Secretary NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Ross Wiseman, Speaker Jackie Jacobson, Speaker Sandra Barnes, Secretary Tim Mercer, Secretary NUNAVUT YUKON George Qulaut, Speaker David Laxton, Speaker John Quirke, Secretary Floyd McCormick, Secretary The Canadian Parliamentary Review was founded in 1978 to inform Canadian legislators about activities of the federal, provincial and territorial branches of the Canadian Region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and to promote the study of and interest in Canadian parliamentary institutions. Contributions from legislators, former members, staff and all other persons interested in the Historic postcard image showing objectives of the Review are welcome. -
Jason Kenney Elected Leader of UCP October 30, 2017
Jason Kenney Elected Leader of UCP October 30, 2017 JASON KENNEY ELECTED LEADER OF THE UNITED CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF ALBERTA Introduction In a victory surprising for its size and decisiveness, Jason Kenney won the leadership of the United Conservative Party of Alberta (UCP) on Saturday, October 28. Kenney took 61.1 per cent of the almost 60,000 votes cast, besting former Wildrose Party leader Brian Jean with 31.5 per cent, and 7.3 per cent for Doug Schweitzer, who managed the late Jim Prentice’s Progressive Conservative leadership campaign in 2014. Background The win capped a fifteen-month process that began when Kenney launched the idea of uniting Alberta Conservatives into one party, and is a significant tribute to his organizational skills and superior ground game. Kenney’s success had several key steps: • On July 16, 2016, he announced he would seek the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party on a platform of merging with Wildrose. • On March 18, 2017, he was elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party with more than 75 per cent of the delegate votes. • Two months later, Kenney and Brian Jean announced a merger referendum among the membership of the PCs and Wildrose to be held on July 22. • The referendum was strongly passed by both parties by identical approvals of 96 per cent, which created the United Conservative Party and led the way to last Saturday’s leadership victory. Deep Political & Government Experience Born in Toronto and raised in Saskatchewan, Jason Kenney began his political life as a Liberal in 1988, serving as executive assistant to Ralph Goodale, then leader of the provincial Liberal Party. -
Podium Alberta Recipients • 2017
Podium Alberta Recipients • 2017 Through Podium Alberta, Alberta Sport Connection is pleased to assist 249 athletes in 42 sports as they strive for Excellence in Sport. Alpine Skiing Cross Country Skiing Goalball Ski Cross Volleyball Jackson Leitch ^ Mark Arendz ^ Aron Ghebreyohannes ^ Zachary Belczyk Blair Bann Manuel Osborne-Paradis Ivan Babikov Tiana Knight ^ Mara Bishop Jay Blankenau Huston Philp Erik Carleton ^ Blair Nesbitt ^ Brady Leman Margaret Casault Trevor Philp Jesse Cockney Kristofor Mahler Jesse Elser Alana Ramsay ^ Reed Godfrey Gymnastics Abbey McEwen Pearson Eshenko Erik Read Devon Kershaw Damien Cachia Alexa Velcic Alexa Gray Jeffrey Read Graeme Killick Jackson Payne Ciara Hanly Kirk Schornstein ^ Christopher Klebl ^ Ski Jumping Jacob Kern Liam Wallace Julien Locke Brittany Rogers Kristen Moncks Tyler Werry Maya MacIsaac-Jones Keegan Soehn Taylor Henrich Jessica Niles Brian McKeever ^ Kyle Soehn Abigail Strate Brook Sedore Athletics Graham Nishikawa ^ Hockey Snowboard Leah Shevkenek Maria Bernard Derek Zaplotinsky ^ Danielle Smith Jennifer Brown ^ Karly Heffernan Carter Jarvis Lucas Van Berkel Kendra Clarke Curling Emerance Maschmeyer Christopher Robanske Rudy Verhoeff Isatu Fofanah Rachel Brown Meaghan Reid Joshua Reeves Graham Vigrass Elizabeth Gleadle Chelsea Carey Shannon Szabados Max Vriend Akeem Haynes Joanne Courtney Soccer Brett Walsh Alister McQueen ^ Dana Ferguson Sledge Hockey Stephanie Labbe Jessica O’Connell Marc Kennedy Zachary Lavin ^ Danica Wu Beach Volleyball Sage Watson Kevin Koe Zachary Moore-Savge