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By Don Braid, Calgary Herald
Stephen Duckett, president and CEO of Alberta Health Services, sits alongside AHS vice chair Catherine Roozen during the AHS public board meeting June 29 at Rockyview Hospital.
Alberta Health Services' budget released last... |
Jul. 06, 2010 |
In the News, Healthcare |
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Closed-door meetings criticized for 'vague, nice principles' with few details
By Sheila Pratt, Edmonton Journal
Senior citizen Wilma Morin said she hopes the government got the message on health reform.
She was one of 50 Edmontonians at a closed-door... |
Jun. 23, 2010 |
In the News, Healthcare |
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By Mimi Williams mimi@vueweekly.com
In January, when the Advisory Committee on Health recommended the introduction of a new Alberta Health Act, Health and Wellness Minister Gene Zwozdesky appointed Edmonton Rutherford MLA Fred Horne to lead a public... |
Jun. 11, 2010 |
In the News, Healthcare |
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Larger class sizes expected
By Elise Stolte, Edmonton Journal
EDMONTON — At least 400 staff and faculty will be leaving the University of Alberta this year through retirement programs and layoffs, say officials, while the number of incoming students is... |
Jun. 03, 2010 |
In the News, Post-Secondary Education |
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The University of Alberta's own Express News reports that the U of A is being forced to lay off many employees because of budget cuts. This will have a serious impact on the number and quality of programs at the university. Their report includes Provost... |
Jun. 02, 2010 |
In the News, Post-Secondary Education |
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By Don Braid, Calgary Herald
The government is giving Alberta's education system a dose of health-care medicine; fiscal starvation now, to be followed at some distant point by a gush of relief funding.
This destructive pattern laid waste to health care... |
May. 29, 2010 |
In the News, K-12 Education |
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Calgary Catholic school class sizes to grow this fall
By Sarah McGinis, Calgary Herald
After 15 years of almost steadily shrinking class sizes, forecasted job losses will force classes to grow in the Calgary Catholic School District this fall.
Calgary... |
May. 27, 2010 |
In the News, K-12 Education |
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Appeals for more provincial funding
The Edmonton public school board is warning that some teachers may lose their jobs and class sizes could increase if it doesn't get more funding from the provincial government.
The board has been told by Alberta it won... |
May. 27, 2010 |
In the News, K-12 Education |
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Ricardo Acuña / ualberta.ca/parkland
In 1994 Ralph Klein's Minister of Municipal Affairs, Dr Steve West, made the following statement in the Alberta Legislature:
"I'll make this boldest of statements: There isn't a government operation, a government... |
May. 21, 2010 |
About the campaign, In the News, Healthcare |
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By Elise Stolte, Edmonton Journal
Grant MacEwan University's board of governors dipped into reserves Thursday and held the line on spending to approve a $218-million budget.
Despite a $5.5-million cut in provincial funding, the institution will spend the... |
May. 21, 2010 |
In the News, Post-Secondary Education |
