Union says nurse layoffs will reduce number of skilled nurses working in palliative care Alberta Health Services (AHS) said patients receiving palliative home care in Calgary will continue to receive the care they need despite recent nurse layoffs. Twenty-four of 50 registered nurses in palliative home care in Calgary learned Monday they are being laid off [...]
Calgary population growth fuel housing industry growth In the next five year, the City of Calgary population is expected to grow by almost 120,000 people. The City is working on solutions for development to house all these new Calgarians. According to the 2013-2017 Suburban Residential Grown report, Calgary’s population will grow by 118,600 people and [...]
Western Canada leading the country’s growth Businesses in Canada are keeping a bright outlook as the Western provinces lead economic growth, according to the new edition of the BMO Blue Book. The BMO Blue Book combines the expertise of BMO’s economists with anecdotal information on current business conditions from BMO’s commercial bankers. “A slowing housing market, sluggish consumer spending and [...]
Election finance laws in Alberta should be in line with federal laws By Raj Sherman On May 1st, a decision was made by the person a PC dominated committee appointed to enforce the extremely weak election finance laws the PCs wrote. He decided that the highly questionable $430,000 bulk donation to the PCs from Daryl [...]
Labour leaders say government souring relations with public employees The provincial government’s attempt to seek millions from the Alberta Union of Public Employees (AUPE) to cover costs associated with a five-day wildcat strike has Alberta labour leaders warning relations with other unions could be soured if the province continues. Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil [...]
Training exercises in Canada are routine for NORAD fighter jets If you live in BC and Alberta and spot NORAD fighter jets over your community today, don’t worry, Canada’s not being invaded. The North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct exercise flights today as they practice intercept and identification procedures. The exercise will take place [...]
Alberta jail guards reached agreement with province Even without last night’s deal with the Alberta government, defiant Alberta jail guards would have been entitled to declare a victory in their illegal five-day wildcat strike. And that was before the illegally striking guards reached the agreement to end their walkout largely on their terms. The agreement [...]
Negotiating a settlement will be tough in Alberta jail strike With Deputy Premier Thomas Lukaszuk at the helm, the stalemate in the Alberta jail strike continued through the night with wildcatting Correctional Peace Officers still manning picket lines and the government making dubious claims guards were returning to work. The dispute started months ago over occupational [...]
Education Minister putting a ban on collective bargaining by public sector unions As is well known, Advanced Education Minister Thomas Lukaszuk has sent a letter to the boards of all of Alberta post-secondary institutions instructing them on what their bargaining position and final wage offer must be in negotiations with their faculty associations and staff unions. [...]
Parkland Institute says slowing down bitumen production is best for Alberta Another bitumen boom would not be in Alberta’s best interests, according to a report from the University of Alberta’s Parkland Institute. The report recommends the Alberta government slow down bitumen production to prevent negative impacts to the economy and the environment. “We are seeing [...]
