Alberta Culture And Tourism

• Hawrelak Park plaza construction set after $1M grant from province

  Using funds from the community facility enhancement program, the province has committed a $1-million grant to build a new plaza in Hawrelak Park.

  News

  Mar 14, 2019
  
• Alberta proclaims January 2019 as Canada’s first Month of the Artist

  Alberta has become the first province to dedicate a month to artists.

  Canada

  Jan 2, 2019
  
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• Edmontonians set to jam the RAM as museum releases 8,000 more free tickets for opening week

  Edmontonians are racing to get free tickets to see the relocated and revamped Royal Alberta Museum after the gallery announced it will open its doors to the public early next month.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2018
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• 2 sports groups closer together on 2020 Edmonton events than first thought

  A city council committee heard the only holdup on Edmonton staging two sports events in the summer of 2020 is a funding commitment from both the province and the feds.

  Sports

  Nov 27, 2017
• New grants aim to keep digital media, post-production jobs in Alberta

  The Alberta government says two new pilot grant programs will make it easier for Albertans searching for work in the digital media, post-production sectors.

  Economy

  May 23, 2017
• Province wants to reopen shuttered restaurant at Rutherford House

  The Rutherford House, which sits on Saskatchewan Drive on the University of Alberta Campus, is a provincial historic site that spotlights the history of the province’s first premier, Alexander Cameron Rutherford.

  Canada

  Dec 18, 2016
• Big order of mannequins needed for new Royal Alberta Museum

  Alberta Culture and Tourism has released a Request for Proposals of 3D mannequins to be included in the new RAM.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2016
• Alberta sees surge in U.S., overseas visitors amid low Canadian dollar

  While the local economy continues to struggle amid low oil prices and a low Canadian dollar, it turns out Alberta's tourism industry is cashing in.

  Consumer

  May 30, 2016
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• Study will examine role Quebec could play in future of Alberta tourism

  The request for proposals released by Alberta Culture and Tourism outlines how the province wants to look at the potential of leisure travel from residents of Quebec.

  Money

  Jan 21, 2016
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• Archaeologists dig at ‘gem of a find’ along Bow River southeast of Calgary

  Archaeologists are digging at what they call a “gem of a find” just outside Calgary Thursday afternoon, at a rare spot where Aboriginal people used to camp and kill buffalo that was impacted by the 2013 floods.

  Canada

  Oct 1, 2015