Get ready to make some memories while you connect with history! May 19, 2022                                 Longview, Alberta                 Parks Canada Agency The network of protected areas administered by Parks Canada is a gateway to nature, history, and 450 000 km² of memories from coast to coast to coast. Bar…

May 17, 2022 – Airdrie, Alberta – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Super-Pufft, one of North America’s largest manufacturers and co-packers of salty snacks for retailers and national brands, has established a new state-of-the-art potato chip processing facility in Alberta. The new $50-million facility will support Alberta potato producers and create more than 100 jobs for…

May 17, 2022 – Gatineau, Quebec – Library and Archives Canada Library and Archives Canada (LAC) will fund eight projects submitted by local organizations in the Prairie provinces under the Documentary Heritage Communities Program (DHCP). Since 2015, LAC has been providing $1.5 million annually to support projects that promote awareness of local heritage organizations, preserve…

May 13, 2022Calgary, Alberta The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is reminding travellers that the seasonal Chief Mountain, Alberta border crossing (AB Hwy 6) remains closed until further notice. The CBSA has not opened Chief Mountain since the start of the pandemic. The continued closure is necessary to ensure enhanced health screening and management of…

May 12, 2022 – Edmonton, Alberta – Correctional Service Canada On May 10, 2022, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a number of contraband items were seized at Edmonton Institution, a maximum security federal institution. The contraband items seized included hashish, methamphetamine, shatter (cannabis concentrate), pills (including fentanyl), stabbing weapons, cell phones, cell…