PreTax Health Announces Innovative Health Plan

  PreTax Health’s next generation system has leapfrogged traditional health care systems to provide Canadian businesses with unprecedented payment flexibility and cost control in an affordable health plan. CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwire – May 27, 2010) – PreTax Health announces that its advanced Health Spending Account is available across Canada (excluding Quebec). Visitors to the PreTax Health [...]

Alberta Stimulates New Energy Investment

Alberta Stimulates New Energy Investment    To further energize investment, the Alberta government unveiled initiatives to accelerate new technologies to encourage development of Alberta’s vast unconventional and deep resource pools and finalized royalty curves for conventional oil and gas. “This initiative to unlock Alberta’s unconventional resources offers the potential for decades of employment and community [...]

Northern Gateway Alliance Welcomes

 Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline Project Filing Application Marks Beginning of Comprehensive Public Consultation Process PRINCE GEORGE, BC, May 27 /CNW/ – The Northern Gateway Alliance welcomed Enbridge’s filing today of the regulatory application for the Northern Gateway Pipeline project with the National Energy Board. “This is an exciting project for both northern BC and Alberta, [...]

Alberta fiscal details positive for the Alberta economy

 Regulatory competitiveness next priority CALGARY, May 27 /CNW/ – The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) said that today’s Alberta government’s royalty announcement largely delivers on the positive direction established with the release of the competitiveness review report in March. “The new fiscal details are particularly positive for the competitiveness of Alberta’s natural gas and [...]

letter to the editor.

Alberta Finance Minister Ted Morton protects a securities commission that is on the take, will he protect Albertans?  Letter to the Editor. As Finance Minister Ted Morton tries to protect the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC), and the ASC desperately tries to protect the investment industry I have to ask a few questions for Mr. Morton: [...]

St. Joseph’s Hospital History

St. Joseph’s Hospital History Celebrating 100 Years of Service to the Vegreville Community. The following information is taken from Major Est Caritas a book about the Sisters of Charity N.D. d’Evron in Canada.   This is a brief history of a French Religious congregation: Sister of Charity Notre-Dame d’Ebron.   The Origin:   Perrine Brunet [...]

Letter to the Editor,

A Matter of Interest Dear Editor Vegreville Food Bank   The Vegreville Food Bank has been on going for over 20 years. It was incorporated and has its own registered non-profit charity no. since 1993. The food bank is operated strictly by volunteers and the generosity of business’s and private donations.   We strive to [...]

Letter to the Editor,

Have you heard of the multinational chemical corporation Monsanto?  Did you know it is currently threatening to destroy the Canadian agricultural economy?  This is the company that brought you Agent Orange, Genetically Modified Organisms, carcinogenic herbicides, PCBs and DDTs!  Monsanto has a history of developing poisons, acids, plastics, biological warfare agents, bovine growth hormones and [...]

Alzheimer’s disease

New campaign highlighting the devastating impact “Forget Everything You Knew” raises awareness about a disease that takes everything away   TORONTO, May 25 /CNW/ – The Alzheimer Society is launching a new campaign in an effort to raise awareness about the soul wrenching realities of Alzheimer’s disease, and the Society’s efforts to fund research towards [...]

Head injuries

 the most serious injury risk when kids are on wheels Got Wheels? Get a Helmet! TORONTO, May 25 /CNW/ – Safe Kids Canada kicks off Safe Kids Week – May 31 to June 5 – by unveiling new data on helmet safety and wheeled activities such as bicycling, in-line skating, skateboarding and scootering. Various injuries [...]

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The Hospital Board is taking donations through paypal to help raise funds for a portable ultrasound machine. The new machine, the Sonosite M-Turbo, is a high performance mobile ultrasound machine that doctors hope to use as a diagnostic tool in the hospital to speed up diagnosis times in patients, allowing doctors to make accurate, informed decisions about patient care in shorter time periods. The mobile ultrasound unit can be applied in areas of care such as Anesthesia, Critical Care, Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Women’s Health, Cardiovascular Disease Management, Surgeries and more. With support from the community, this incredibly valuable tool can be added to the list of ways that St. Joseph’s General Hospital works to bring the community better health.

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