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With all the rain we've gotten, they had to open the spillway at the Brazeau Dam. Found this amazing aerial footage.

Energy Rebate Pushback

The rollout of the most recent energy rebate is yet another purposeful disaster of a program and many people are either not even going to bother to apply (which is what they want) or can’t apply because of lack of access to the necessary technology. This isn’t acceptable and if this government continually gets away with it nothing will change going forward.

People need to start pushing back someway somehow..below is the contact information for our finance minister to either voice your complaints or maybe request a meeting for him to take his time to walk you through the rebate process or schedule a meeting to use his computer to apply if you don’t have access to a computer or your bank details aren’t included on the options available?

We can’t continue to let all this garbage slide and we need to push back. Our government is employed by the PEOPLE they are supposed to be working for us not making it as difficult as possible to access your own money back.

780-643-6210

alss.minister@gov.ca

My relative got the letter that they is being forced onto ADAP after 16 years of being on AISH. They are both physically and mentally disabled and permanently house-bound.

I know this is quite new still but are any of you having success getting back on AISH?

They have gone to their doctor who is charging $150 to fill out a form, but the doctor said they have so little information from the government, they have no idea if the form will be accepted.

What are your experiences?

I work for an agency in Alberta that supports people with disabilities. Recently, the agency informed us (the disability support staff) that in order to align with PDD policies, clients will now have to pay for any mileage we incur while supporting them.

Up until now, support workers were reimbursed by the agency for mileage when driving clients to appointments and activities, and I assume that funding came from PDD. Most of the people we support during the day don't have room in their budgets for this, so they are opting to take transit instead, which limits where they can go and what they can do.

I'm wondering two things:

1. Is this happening at other agencies across Alberta, or just mine?

2. Is there anything published online that documents this policy shift at PDD? I have looked and can't find a formal announcement.

Any insight from other support workers, families, or self-advocates would be appreciated.

Hi everyone,

I’m a new junior high teacher in Alberta (drama, social studies, and ELA), and I’m working to build a classroom that meaningfully and respectfully includes Indigenous perspectives! I also want to acknowledge that I may have a higher Indigenous student population in some of my classes, so it’s especially important to me that what I do is thoughtful, accurate, and not tokenistic. I’d really appreciate hearing from Indigenous people!

Looking back on your own schooling, what do you wish you had seen more of in your classroom? If you’re open to sharing, I’m especially interested in:

-What authentic representation felt like (or would have felt like)

-Books, stories, or media that actually reflected Indigenous voices well

-How Indigenous history and contemporary issues were taught—or should have been taught

-Ways teachers can include Indigenous perspectives respectfully across subjects like drama, social studies, and language learning

-Anything you wish educators understood before trying to “include” Indigenous content

I recognize there are many different Nations and experiences, and I’m grateful for any perspectives people are willing to share. Thank you for taking the time to help me learn and improve as an educator!

I remember recently watching a CBC news story on an investigation about who is behind a lot of the Alberta separatist movement online and they were from two countries, the United States and the Netherlands. Now, looking at the top three countries who viewed my post about the Premier singing the national anthem, and what do you know, it's Canada, United States and the Netherlands.

Canada - 56%

USA - 38%

Netherlands - 1.3%

Maybe just a coincidence but I thought that was funny.

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Please tell me about things to do and best parts of Cyprus hill interprovincial park. I'm unemployed and want a little solo adventure while waiting for that phone call.

I'm heading there rn now from Edmonton and I'll read and do whatever comments say when I get there. Thanks in advance !

Hey guys, i’m stressing out about my loans because i only got approved for about 5.5k and my tuition and fees for one year is almost 20k. They expect my parents to contribute 10.2k and me, 3k. Yes my parents make more than most but they do not have extra money to contribute for my schooling. Especially with the inflation rates in here, and they pay 2 mortgages. I am enrolled in Bscn, it’s my first year going into second on winter. I’m distraught by the changes Alberta has made for student loans, i don’t expect grants or bursaries as I know other people need it more than I do but I truly need my loans for school. I’m a dependant student as I’ve only been out of high school for 2 years and live with my parents. Please if anyone has advice on this, I’d be super grateful!
If i can’t do anything financial wise, i unfortunately would have to drop out of my course.