Alberta joins other provinces asking to strengthen broken bail system - MLA Elk Island U15 Wild wins 10-6 game against Wabasca

This week, I had the honour of presenting a number of Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville residents with the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal.

Introduced to mark the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession in 1952, these medals will be awarded to a total of 7,000 Albertans for their contributions to Alberta and Canada.

I want to thank and celebrate all of the recipients, and especially those in our constituency, for their service and dedication to our community, our province, and our country.

Households with a yearly income of below $180,000 are eligible for six monthly payments of $100 each for each senior and child under 18. The application portal for these affordability supports opened up this past Wednesday, January 18th. For further details, the Government of Alberta has also set up an information hotline at 1-844-644-9955.

Premier Danielle Smith joined the Premiers of all 12 of the other provinces and territories in signing a letter asking the federal government to strengthen the Criminal Code and fix the broken “catchand-release” bail system. We will continue to make the safety of Albertans a top priority, and hope the Federal Government will act on the concerns of Canada’s Premiers.

I am pleased to share that the Government of Alberta is implementing its Healthcare Action Plan to reduce EMS response times.

In the coming months, the province will be adding 20 ambulances in peak hours. AHS will also continue to hire more paramedics and staff.

Also on the Healthcare note, I am happy to announce that Alberta’s first shipment of children’s acetaminophen (commonly known as Tylenol) has arrived and will be distributed to hospitals in the province to be used to treat patients.

Subsequent shipments will arrive once approved by Health Canada, in allotments, for a total of five million bottles of acetaminophen and ibuprofen combined. Alberta has so far received approval for the importation of 250,000 bottles of children’s acetaminophen for hospital use only.

Bottles of this children’s acetaminophen will be provided to any hospital that needs it, as soon as they need it.

A federal Liberal government memo has come to light, indicating that the “just transition” legislation being planned by the Federal Government will cause significant disruptions and job loss for over 2.7 million Canadians. I will continue to stand with our Government in opposing this legislation and standing up for Albertan jobs.

Please contact my constituency office at fortsaskatchewan.vegreville@assembly.ab.ca if you have any questions or concerns.

Jackie ArmstrongHomeniuk, MLA Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Parliamentary Secretary for Ukrainian Refugee Settlement in Alberta

KERRY ANDERSON

These are some of the results from Minor Hockey League games held recently. (Please note that scores and scoring is taken from the websites, and some game scores and scoring is dependent on proper league entries).

Elk Island U11 Wild (25-2) dropped an 8-6 game at Bon Accord Arena on Thursday against CNN2. The home team took a 5-0 lead into the third period and Wild make a valiant comeback effort scoring six in the third frame. Jonas Wytrykush got a hat trick in a four-point game. Other scorers were; Barrett Danilkewich (1g 1a), Sawyer Hanson (1g), and Bryson Lewis (1g). Clark Wilson stopped 51 shots in the contest.

Elk Island U15 Wild (8-4-2) dropped an 8-5 game at Mayerthorpe on Saturday. Kayden Winslow scored a hat trick. Ashton Strickland and Nicklas Mehlenbacher also connected. Assists went to; Reid Chudyk and Xavier Storr. On Sunday at Bruderheim Arena, Elk

Island won a 10-6 game against Wabasca. Elk Island fought back three times in the game before taking a commanding lead late in the second frame and early in the third. Nine different EI players scored in the game; Andrew Svitich (1g 2a), William Furey (2g), Kyran Belcourt (1g 1a), Nicklas Mehlenbacher (1g 1a), Kayden Winslow (1g 1a), Thomas Purdy, Sydney

Cossey, Cameron Olechow and Ashton Strickland. Assists went to; Reid Chudyk (2a), Gage Holowach and Xavier Storr. Liam Ellis got the win in goal.

Emerson Hauch scored on Sunday in his Fort Sask. Rangers U16 AA team’s 4-2 win over Spurs. On Saturday, Emerson scored two goals in his team’s 7-3 loss to the Royals.

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