Media releases

EDMONTON—David Eggen, Friends of Medicare, and Noel Somerville, Chair of Public Interest Alberta's Seniors' Task Force, spoke in Camrose, Alberta, about the effects the new Alberta Health Act will have on seniors.

EDMONTON—Results from Public Interest Alberta’s comprehensive survey of candidates running for school boards in Edmonton and Calgary reveal that there are important differences and views on a number of contentious educational issues.

As students in Canada’s post-secondary institutions settle into the new academic year, a new report from the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) shows that many of them are taking on higher debt-loads than in the past. Tallying the Costs of Post-secondary Education: The Challenge of Managing Student Debt and Loan Repayment in Canada delves into the current state of the Canada Student Loans Program (CSLP) and examines the impact it is having on the present and future lives of Canadian students.

Stony Plain daycare ordered to close

EDMONTON—Agencies that provide support and programs for adults with developmental disabilities have over the past month had no other option but to sign contracts that cut a further $6 - 8 million from front-line services (on top of the over $10 million in cuts from last year), as the government attempts to deal with various "cost pressures" including addressing the deficit in the management pension plan.

EDMONTON—New statistics being presented today to the Alberta Government committee reviewing the minimum wage policy reveal that the province has 223,600 people (13.7% of all employed Albertans) earning less than $12 per hour and 112,200 earning less than $10 per hour.

EDMONTON—"The Minister of Seniors and Community Supports needs to be transparent and honest about cuts to programs and agencies funded through the six People with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) community boards" says, Bill Moore-Kilgannon, Executive Director of Public Interest Alberta.

EDMONTON—A legal action has been launched calling for a judicial declaration to deal with mismanagement and political influence related to the March, 2008 Alberta provincial election.

EDMONTON—A provincial network of people and organizations is calling upon the provincial, federal and municipal governments to work together with community organizations and others to develop a plan to eliminate poverty in Alberta.