Ty Lund, one of the hardy perennials of the Progressive Conservative Dynasty who served six terms as MLA for Rocky Mountain House, has died at 82. Mr. Lund was born in the west-central Alberta town about 50 kilometres west of Red Deer on the last day of March in 1938,
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daveberta.ca - Alberta politics: Anglin for a fight (and more nomination updates)
Tweet“Alleged death threats, implied bribes, constituency association ambushes and supposed Progressive Conservative Party skulduggery,” is how a Red Deer Advocate report described the unexpectedly interesting Wildrose Party nomination in the Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre constituency. First-term MLA Joe Anglin is being challenged for his nomination by former local Wildrose president Jason Nixon. Mr. Anglin
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: update: municipal by-elections in rimbey and beiseker.
Tweet Two quick updates to the list of municipal by-elections being held across Alberta over the summer months. Joe Anglin Wayne Clark and Scott Ellis are contesting a by-election in the Town of Rimbey on July 9 to replace former Councillor Joe Anglin. Mr. Anglin became the Wildrose MLA for Sundre-Rocky Mountain
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: who are they? meet alberta’s wildrose official opposition.
When Alberta’s Legislative Assembly reconvenes in the next few months, for the first time since 1982 the title of Official Opposition will given to a caucus of MLA’s representing a party other than the New Democrats or the Liberals. Following the April 23 general election, seventeen Wildrose Party MLA’s were elected,
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