Alberta Chronicle

28/02/2026

26/02/2026

Extreme weather response activated today
February 26, 2026

The City of Edmonton is activating its extreme weather response to help keep vulnerable Edmontonians safe during cold weather expected in the coming days. The response starts on Thursday, February 26, at 9 a.m., and is expected to end on Wednesday, March 4, at 9 a.m. As weather conditions change, subsequent alerts may be sent to advise of changes to the activation timeline.

The City activates an extreme weather response when the forecast anticipates -20 C or lower with wind chill for at least three days in a row. City facilities open to the public, such as recreation centres and libraries, are available during regular hours of operation for anyone needing a place to warm up.

The City encourages vulnerable Edmontonians to go to shelters to protect themselves from winter conditions. Shelters are the safest option to protect unhoused Edmontonians from frostbite, loss of limbs and death. A list of shelters can be found here.

Please note, the Al Rashid Mosque (13070 113 St. NW) will not provide additional shelter spaces during this activation period in observance of Ramadan.

If you see someone sheltering outside, please call 211 and press 3 for the Crisis Diversion Team. This 24/7 service connects vulnerable individuals to transportation, shelter and the support they need. Making that call could protect someone from harm and potentially save a life.

Winter shelter shuttle
This winter, the City is providing critical services to supplement existing shelters and shuttles. Details on the winter shelter shuttle are available here. Every night until March 31:
Two shelter shuttles operate along the north and south routes from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., providing transportation to available shelter spaces.
A 24/7 Hope Mission shuttle runs along a west route, providing transportation to shelters, support services and healthcare providers.
Extreme weather shuttle
During extreme weather activations:
A third overnight shuttle is added along the north route.
From 12:45 to 3:30 a.m., the north and south winter shelter shuttles focus on transporting people from LRT and transit stations to shelters based on need and are not on a set route. The extreme weather response bus and west bus will continue on set routes during this time.
Additional information and bus route maps are available at edmonton.ca/ExtremeWeather.
Day shelter spaces
In addition to 24/7 shelter sites, day shelter spaces are available at the following locations:
AAWEAR Reconnects, 10024 82 Ave. NW (upstairs), Tuesdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Boyle Street Community Services, wâwâhtêwa, 10327 97 St. NW, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m to 8 p.m.
Hope Mission, Bruce Reith Centre, 9908 106 Ave. NW, seven days a week, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Herb Jamieson Centre, 10014 105A Ave. NW, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
iHuman Youth Society, 9635 102A Ave. NW, seven days a week, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Jasper Place Wellness Centre, Community Health Centre, 16114 100A Ave. NW, Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays, 1 to 3 p.m.
The Mustard Seed, Canora Community Impact Centre, 15740 Stony Plain Road NW, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Mustard Seed, Mosaic Centre, 6504 132 Ave. NW, Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to noon, 1 to 3 p.m., Tuesdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays, 9 to 11 a.m.
The Mustard Seed, Strathcona Baptist Church Community Impact Centre, 8318 104 St. NW (back entrance), Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Navigation Centre
The Navigation Centre, operated by the Government of Alberta and Hope Mission, offers access to 24/7 emergency shelter, income and ID support, health services, housing support and a pet-friendly service. The Navigation Centre is located in Bissell Centre West (10530 96 St. NW) and is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Stay in the know
Sign up for the City of Edmonton’s Extreme Weather mailing list to receive email updates on activations, extensions and deactivations related to extreme cold, heat and poor air quality.

Sector Emergency Response
The activation is part of the Sector Emergency Response, a collaboration between the City, Homeward Trust and more than 25 system and partner agencies that work together to keep vulnerable citizens safe and warm during the cold winter months. The City and partners determine when to activate the City’s extreme weather response by considering weather conditions and available capacity in community spaces where people experiencing homelessness can safely shelter.

In 2019, City Council approved City Policy C620, which formalizes and clarifies the City’s role in a system-wide response to support vulnerable Edmontonians during extreme weather conditions.

How you can help
Learn to recognize the signs of frostbite: Numb, hard or waxy skin that looks grey, yellow, purple or brown. Frostbite can cause lasting damage if not treated quickly. If you suspect frostbite, act fast. Go indoors and warm your skin in lukewarm water without rubbing.
Learn to recognize the signs of hypothermia: Uncontrollable shivering, drowsiness or exhaustion, confusion, fumbling hands, memory loss or slurred speech; a person with severe hypothermia may be unconscious and may not seem to have a pulse or to be breathing.
Call 911 if someone is in serious distress or in cases of emergency.
Call 211 and press 3 to access 24/7 Crisis Diversion non-emergency support for shelter, intoxication and mental health information.
The City’s Quick Reference tool details additional steps you can take to help someone during the winter months.
Agencies serving people experiencing homelessness are accepting monetary donations and donations of warm clothing and winter gear. For a list of places to donate, visit Homeward Trust Edmonton’s Sector Emergency Response page and scroll down to ‘How You Can Help’.
For more information:
edmonton.ca/ExtremeWeather
Media contact:
Heather Curtis
Communications Advisor
Community Services

Caring for our city’s most vulnerable becomes especially critical in extreme weather conditions. Updates will be posted here when the winter extreme weather response is activated.

24/02/2026

Human trafficking awareness: Joint statement
February 22, 2026
Minister Mike Ellis and Paul Brandt issued the following statement on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day:
“Alberta’s government stands firmly against human trafficking in all its forms and remains committed to protecting those at risk, while also supporting survivors of exploitation. On National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, we recognize the strength of survivors and the dedication of those working every day to prevent exploitation, including our partners at the Alberta Centre to End Trafficking in Persons.
“We are proud to continue funding the centre, as well as the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams and community organizations that provide critical protection and support to those impacted by trafficking. By working together, we are strengthening provincewide networks to prevent, identify and respond to human trafficking.
“We encourage all Albertans to learn the signs and take action to help protect people in their communities. Together, we can prevent trafficking, support survivors and hold offenders accountable.”
Mike Ellis, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services
“The Alberta Centre to End Human Trafficking in Persons marks National Human Trafficking Awareness Day and is committed to breaking the cycle of exploitation, supporting survivors and serving as Alberta’s foundation for coordinated prevention and response to human trafficking.
“Working closely with communities, law enforcement and service providers, we empower Alberta’s efforts to prevent, disrupt and dismantle trafficking and build capacity for front-line agencies to provide comprehensive support and compassionate exit interventions.
“On this day, we are reminded of the individuals behind the statistics; they are someone’s child, friend or loved one.”
Paul Brandt, co-chair, Alberta Centre to End Trafficking in Persons
Related news
• Bolstering efforts to combat human trafficking (Feb. 21, 2025)
Related information
• Information and resources on human trafficking
• Human trafficking protection orders

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04/02/2026

Mga Bagong Balita

Bukas ang mga aplikasyon para sa Teacher Advisory Council

Pebrero 02, 2026 Mga katanungan sa media
Ang mga g**o at punong-g**o ay iniimbitahan na mag-aplay para sa Teacher Advisory Council, na tutulong sa paghubog ng patakaran sa edukasyong panlalawigan.

Ang sistema ng edukasyon ng Alberta ay kabilang sa pinakamahusay sa mundo, at ang mga g**o ay mahalaga sa paghahatid ng pinakamahusay na edukasyon sa buong daigdig na natatanggap ng mga mag-aaral sa buong probinsya. Upang matiyak na ang kadalubhasaan ng mga g**o at karanasan sa front-line ay sentro sa paggabay sa patakaran sa edukasyon, itinatag ng gobyerno ng Alberta ang Teacher Advisory Council.

Ang konseho ay magsasama-sama ng hanggang 15 tagapagturo na kumakatawan sa magkakaibang hanay ng mga alituntunin ng paaralan, tungkulin at komunidad upang ibahagi ang kanilang mga pananaw sa ministro ng Edukasyon at Pangangalaga sa Bata. Ang kanilang mga praktikal na pananaw at ideya ay makakatulong sa paghubog ng mga patakarang tumutugon sa mga pangangailangan ng mga mag-aaral, g**o at paaralan.

“Naiintindihan ng mga g**o ang realidad ng mga silid-aralan ngayon. Ang kanilang kadalubhasaan ay mahalaga sa pagtugon sa laki ng klase at pagiging kumplikado ng silid-aralan. Tinitiyak ng Teacher Advisory Council na may direktang boses ang mga g**o habang nagtutulungan kaming palakasin ang edukasyon para sa mga estudyante ng Alberta.”

Demetrios Nicolaides, Ministro ng Edukasyon at Pangangalaga sa Bata
Ang mga pagtatalaga sa konseho ay gagawin sa pamamagitan ng ministerial order para sa mga termino ng hanggang 18 buwan at maaaring maging karapat-dapat para sa muling paghirang. Ang mga miyembro ay dadalo sa mga naka-online na pagpupulong sa labas ng oras ng paaralan. Ang mga pagtatalaga sa konseho ay hindi binabayaran at boluntaryo.

Mga detalye ng aplikasyon
Ang mga g**o at punong-g**o na interesadong mag-aplay para sa konseho ay maaaring mag-aplay sa online. Ang takdang panahon para sa mga aplikasyon ay Peb. 13, 2026. Ang mga miyembro ng konseho ay hinirang ng ministro ng Edukasyon at Pangangalaga sa Bata.

Kaugnay na impormasyon
• Pag paskil sa pangangalap - Teacher Advisory Council
• Webpage ng Teacher Advisory Council

Klasipikasyon: Pampubliko

01/02/2026

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01/02/2026

RE: CHRONICLE COMES MIRACLE: QUIZ BEE

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30/01/2026

Improving care for vulnerable northern youth
January 29, 2026
Investments are being made in safe, supportive facilities to deliver specialized, therapeutic care for youth in northern Alberta.
Alberta’s government is providing $14.5 million to ensure youth in rural and underserved communities can access the supports and services they rely on, including specialized placements in or near their home communities through campus-based care facilities.
Provincial campus-based care facilities provide a safe, caring environment where children and youth receive therapeutic care, onsite education, recreation and meaningful connections to their culture. By making care more modern and accessible, young people in government care can access the specialized placements and services they need closer to home.
“Children and youth in care need safe, nurturing environments and access to comprehensive supports that help them thrive. These new and improved facilities will make a positive, long-lasting impact on the children and youth they serve. This substantial commitment emphasizes our dedication to providing the highest-quality care and support to help children and youth reach their full potential.”
Searle Turton, Minister of Children and Family Services
“Alberta’s government is building modern, purpose-built spaces so children and youth with complex needs in northern communities can get the care they need, closer to home. We've created a facility that supports youth and are planning a new campus-based care centre in Grande Prairie"
Martin Long, Minister of Infrastructure
These investments include $9.5 million for the recently completed renovation at the Lac La Biche centre and $5 million through Budget 2025 for the development of detailed design plans and a feasibility construction study for a new centre in Grande Prairie. The modernized Lac La Biche facility provides 10 youth placements and includes a gym, sensory room and cultural room – which is used to foster awareness and understanding of Indigenous cultures including traditional Indigenous teachings, keeping children connected to their culture and community.
The new Grande Prairie facility will replace the centre in High Prairie that was significantly damaged by a fire in late 2023. Upon opening, the Grande Prairie facility is anticipated to provide 10 youth placements. Additional supports are available at a nearby, in-person Kickstand centre youth hub operated by Sunrise House, which offers integrated services for youth including mental health supports, substance use, primary care, social and peer support among other services.
“Every young person deserves a safe, supportive place to heal, learn, and build a better future. These investments will ensure vulnerable youth in our region can access specialized, therapeutic care closer to home, in modern facilities that reflect their needs and respect their culture. This is about giving northern youth the stability and support they need to thrive.”
Ron Wiebe, MLA for Grande Prairie-Wapiti
Alberta’s government remains dedicated to supporting the programs that children and families depend on. That’s why, this year, almost $1 billion has been invested in the child intervention system to address complex cases and placement costs. Extra funding is also going towards supporting, recruiting and keeping child intervention staff, with training, coaching and mentorship programs in place.
Quick facts
• Children and Family Services works to keep children and youth safe and connected to their families.
• Every effort is made to keep families together whenever possible and when it is safe.
• If children cannot stay with their family, a range of placements are available along a continuum ranging from family-based placements, which include kinship and foster care, to facility-based placements, which include group care or campus-based care. These placements are in communities large and small across Alberta.

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23/01/2026

Hot streak: Alberta sets all-time housing record
January 21, 2026
Alberta is building homes faster than ever, shattering housing construction records for the second year in a row and driving down rents.
Alberta is getting shovels in the ground and roofs over Albertans’ heads at record pace. In 2025, the province delivered a second record year for housing starts, breaking several all-time records along the way. For the first time in Alberta’s history, more than 50,000 housing starts were reached in a single year, with more than 53,000 homes breaking ground in the past 12 months – 14 per cent higher than the previous record set in 2024.
Q2 2025 marked the strongest quarter for housing construction in provincial history, with more than 17,000 housing starts, eclipsing a record set almost 10 years ago.
“Once again, Alberta is punching above our weight. Our province is shattering housing records and building at unprecedented rates, keeping pace as more people than ever before call our great province home.”
Jason Nixon, Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services
Alberta is setting the pace for housing construction in Canada. For the second year in a row, the province led the country in housing starts per capita. Despite making up less than 12 per cent of Canada’s population, Alberta built almost a quarter of housing starts across the country in 2025, and more than 80 per cent of all starts across the prairies.
These results show the province’s plan is working. Alberta is slashing red tape through initiatives like the Stop Housing Delays portal, supporting innovative housing strategies and fostering an investment-friendly, low-tax environment that has incentivized housing construction provincewide as more people than ever before choose to call Alberta home. By removing barriers and enabling builders, Alberta has cemented its place as a heavyweight in the housing world.
“Alberta’s record housing starts show what’s possible when barriers are reduced and regulatory systems evolve to support growth. These conditions have especially helped unlock record rental construction, easing pressure on renters and strengthening long-term affordability.”
Scott Fash, chief executive officer, BILD Alberta
Increase in rental builds leads to rental asking prices going down
This year also brought good news for renters, with rents in Alberta decreasing almost double the national average. As we enter 2025, Alberta’s average asking rent is about $400 per month below the national average, and outside of the larger cities, Alberta communities made up six out of the top 10 most affordable small- and mid-size rental markets in Canada, including taking all four of the top spots. Notably, the number of purpose-built rentals being developed in the province soared in 2025 to nearly 20,000 starts – almost triple the levels seen a decade ago.
“The work of the provincial government to create a place with well-paying jobs, predictable, market responsive regulatory framework and a focus on red tape reduction allows businesses like ours to focus on supplying housing. The business environment created by the provincial government keeps Maclab here, reinvesting in new projects.”
Bill Blais, president and chief executive officer, Maclab Development Group
Building affordable housing for low-income Albertans
Alberta’s government is committed to ensuring Albertans with low incomes have access to safe, stable and affordable housing. Alberta’s government is currently providing affordable housing to more than 60,000 households across the province, including rental assistance for more than 13,000 households. Since the launch of the Stronger Foundations 10-year affordable housing strategy in 2021, Alberta’s government is almost halfway to achieving its goal of supporting an additional 25,000 affordable households by 2031.
Quick facts
• Housing starts:
o In 2025, Alberta is building 53,184 new homes, currently under construction, surpassing the previous record by 14 per cent.
o Alberta has led the country in housing starts per capita for two consecutive years (2024-2025).
o Despite making up less than 12 per cent of Canada’s population, during 2025 Alberta built almost a quarter of housing starts in the country.
o Alberta was responsible for more than 80 per cent of all housing starts across the prairies.
o Housing starts for 2025 compared with 2024:
 Provincewide: 53,184 compared to 46,632 (up 14 per cent)
 Edmonton: 21,337 compared with 18,834 (up 16 per cent)
 Calgary: 27,684 compared with 24,396 (up 14 per cent)
 Red Deer: 405 compared with 354 (up 14 per cent)
 Grande Prairie: 366 compared to 194 (up 89 per cent)
 Medicine Hat: 317 compared to 193 (up 64 per cent)
• Rentals:
o In 2025, Alberta had 19,681 purpose built-rental starts – the highest number in Alberta’s history, and almost triple the levels seen a decade ago.
o In the last five years, Alberta has built more purpose-built rentals than in the previous 30 years combined.
o In 2025, rents in Alberta decreased by almost twice the national average.
o The average asking rent in Alberta is almost $400 per month less than the national average.
o Alberta communities made up six out of the top 10 most affordable small- and mid-size rental markets in Canada:
 Lloydminster (first)
 Fort McMurray (second)
 Medicine Hat (third)
 Grande Prairie (fourth)
 Red Deer (sixth)
 Lethbridge (ninth)
Related information
• Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s December 2025 Housing Starts Report
• BILD Alberta Housing & Rental Market Report Year in Review 2025
• Rentals.ca January 2026 Rent Report
• Affordable housing supports
Related news
• Delivering affordable homes for Albertans (Nov. 24, 2025)
• Alberta sets the pace in housing (July 21, 2025)
• Building affordable homes for Albertans (July 11, 2025)
• Alberta builds bigger and better (April 15, 2025)
• Housing boom: Alberta shatters records in 2024 (Jan. 16, 2025)
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