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CAW Members at Evraz Camrose Works Ratify New Agreement
Evraz has a long road ahead to win both of these back. One thing is for certain; our members will return to making the best pipe in the world for our customers as we have always done with pride and excellence." , and negotiations had been ongoing since November 2011.A The settlement includes wage and pension increases over the term of the ... (more)
Workers at Camrose steel plant accept four-year agreement with Evraz
A nearly three-week lockout at a steel plant in Camrose, Alta., has ended with the signing of a four-year collective agreement with the Canadian Auto Workers union.
Stony Plain artist to unveil latest sculpture in Camrose
The unveiling of a gigantic sculpture at one of the University of Alberta campuses outside Edmonton has ties to Stony Plain.
We won't rest until they can rest: Local Grateful Grannies
Stride to Turn the Tide is an annual fundraising walk supporting the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation.
If you had a chance to cross something off your bucket list, would you do it? And, would you be that much more eager if it was for a good cause? The Schizophrenia Society of Alberta has attracted a number of local bucket listers, who are willing to plunge out of an air plane for a tandem parachute jump in an effort to raise money for SSA.
Okay, I know what you're wondering - what's up with the Santa hat... Christmas isn't for another seven months.
Edmonton's Clark Builders selected for CPAC construction
Edmonton-based Clark Builders, a firm familiar to the City of Camrose, has been contracted to construct the $18 million Camrose Performing Arts Centre.
Murder investigation spills over to Vermilion RCMP
The investigation into the death of a supportive living centre employee has resulted in a second-degree murder charge of a 17-year-old from Vermilion.
Search for boaters on central Alberta lake becomes recovery mission
Wetaskiwin RCMP say a search for two boaters who went missing Friday evening on Coal Lake has become a recovery mission.
Body found in Mill Creek ravine
Hundreds gathered in Killam for the funeral of Dianne McClements, who was killed while working in a Camrose youth home.
Alberta's NDP says it's time to bring in the child and youth advocate to shed light on the death of a woman who was killed on the job at an assisted-living home for teens.
CPAC moves forward with crucial 6-3 vote
A crucial Camrose city council vote deciding the fate of the Camrose Performing Arts Centre passed 6-3, moving the project closer to reality.
Alberta to investigate death of Camrose caregiver
Alberta Occupational Health and Safety will investigate the death of a caregiver who was found dead in a Camrose group home over the weekend.
Job sites prove deadly for Alberta workers
Residents of a dozen homes in the Forsythe Lake area are under a voluntary evacuation order, Bonnyville RCMP said late Monday afternoon, as shifting winds changed the direction of a nearby wildfire.
Slave Lake fire caused harrowing moments for health centre staff
The woman who was found dead in a Camrose assisted-living home on Saturday has been identified as 61-year-old Dianne McClements.
Home for teens had no warning before worker killed
The Alberta agency that operates an assisted living home for teens where a staff member was killed says it had no warning of the violence.
Teen boy faces murder charge after woman dies in assisted-living facility
A 17-year-old youth has been charged with the second-degree murder of a woman who was working at the supported living facility in Camrose where he lived.
Brick's first-quarter profit jumps 318% on small sales gain
The Brick reported that its net income for the first quarter grew a rocket-fueled 318%, which was primarily attributed to a shift in its sales mix from appliances and consumer electronics to the higher-margin furniture and mattress categories.
At 9 a.m. May 5 Evraz Camrose Works locked out 105 Canadian Auto Workers unionized employees at the Camrose facility.
Alberta justice minister shuffled to ag file
Alberta Premier Alison Redford's returning cabinet will include her previous attorney general and justice minister as her new minister for agriculture and rural development.