Spreading Holiday Cheer: Community Events and Giving Back
Dec 3, 2025 - The holiday season is upon us and there's no shortage of festive events and charitable activities to get involved in across our communities. Here's a glimpse into some of the heartwarming events and initiatives happening this year: [...]
Local People: Nic, Operations Lead, Rocky Mountain House
Dec 2, 2025 - Meet Nic. Born and raised in Rocky Mountain House, Nic is extremely familiar with the area he works. He knows the people. He knows the Town and he knows how important the sense of community is in the place he calls home. Nic is a key player [...]
FortisAlberta honoured with national industry awards for innovation, reliability and safety
Nov 26, 2025 - FortisAlberta received four national awards from Electricity Canada for leadership in reliability, operational innovation, wildfire mitigation and public safety. The honours highlight the Company’s industry-leading performance and its commi [...]
Building a Brighter Alberta: Community Successes from Save Energy Grants
Nov 24, 2025 - Alberta’s communities are leading the way in energy innovation, thanks in part to the FortisAlberta Save Energy Grant program. Local organizations are making a real difference by saving energy, reducing emissions and strengthening the resil [...]
Celebrating Alberta’s Blooming Communities
Oct 22, 2025 - FortisAlberta is a proud partner of Communities in Bloom (CiB) Alberta, a non-profit program focused on enhancing the beauty, livability and sustainability of communities through citizen involvement, beautification and environmental steward [...]
FortisAlberta Celebrates the Opening of the Airdrie Public Library
Oct 6, 2025 - FortisAlberta was proud to be onsite when the Airdrie Public Library (APL) and Inspire building opened its doors to the public for the first time on Sept. 24! The new facility features more than 160,000 lendable items, doubling the size of [...]
The Direct Current Secondary System Research Study: A partnership between FortisAlberta and the University of Alberta
Oct 6, 2025 - FortisAlberta is partnered with the University of Alberta on an innovative project with the potential to transform how electricity is delivered and used more efficiently by customers who require and use higher levels of electricity to power [...]
Watching over the grid: How FortisAlberta keeps power safe and reliable during wildfire season
Sep 4, 2025 - FortisAlberta’s Control Centre operates around the clock to monitor and protect the power system, especially during wildfire season when risks to communities and infrastructure are heightened. Through a comprehensive wildfire mitigation str [...]
Emma Rubens: Exploring sustainability from Alberta to the Andes
Aug 21, 2025 - At FortisAlberta, we’re proud to celebrate the diverse stories and backgrounds of our employees. Today, we’re spotlighting Emma Rubens, a Capital Delivery Summer Student based in Sherwood Park. Emma’s passion for sustainability and her beli [...]
Flying high, staying grounded: Richard Steckhahn’s dual roles in the Canadian Armed Forces and as a FortisAlberta warehouse operator
Aug 6, 2025 - Richard first joined FortisAlberta more than a decade ago as a summer student, joining us full-time in 2017. He has since helped modernize our warehouse operations by supporting the integration of the paperless system FortisAlberta now uses [...]
Growing Futures: FortisAlberta Supports Rolling Hills Ag Academy
Jul 21, 2025 - The Rolling Hills Ag Academy gives students hands-on experience with all things agriculture—caring for animals, learning about crops and immersing themselves in real-world farming tasks that tie right into their curriculum. [...]
Powering farm safety through partnership and practice
Jul 9, 2025 - Peggy Good has spent more than 30 years promoting a culture of safety in Alberta’s agricultural communities, making it a daily practice, not just a seasonal checklist. As a long-time FortisAlberta customer, she values the Company's role as [...]
FortisAlberta in your community this summer
Jul 1, 2025 - FortisAlberta is proud to support local events and initiatives that strengthen the more than 240 communities where we live and work. This summer, you’ll find us at rodeos, golf tournaments, and community festivals across Alberta, celebratin [...]
Pitching In: FortisAlberta Powers Upgrades at Meadowview Ballpark
Jun 10, 2025 - Blaze Recliffe, Operations Lead in St. Albert and member of the St. Albert Men’s Slow-Pitch Association (SAMSPA), saw an opportunity to improve the Meadowview Softball Facility. Recognizing the need for upgrades, particularly to the aging c [...]
2025 Environmental Grant Recipients
Jun 10, 2025 - At FortisAlberta, we know that building strong communities is essential to creating a sustainable future for all Albertans, and environmental efforts are an important part of that vision. That’s why this year we awarded 21 municipalities an [...]
FortisAlberta’s Matt Noble: A volunteer firefighter with a commitment to keeping Albertans safe
Jun 1, 2025 - Whether as a FortisAlberta employee or a volunteer firefighter, Matt Noble is often among the first to respond when wildfires threaten Alberta communities. With more than a decade of experience in both roles, the expertise that Matt brings [...]
Contributing to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
May 27, 2025 - FortisAlberta directly contributes to 11 of the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development goals. These goals are guiding principles for our work in Alberta, recognizing that tackling climate change goes hand-in-hand with strategies that im [...]
A Personal Perspective: Why Wildfire Risk Mitigation Matters
May 13, 2025 - I’m Dale Thomas, a member of the FortisAlberta Wildfire Mitigation team. After more than 35 years working for the Government of Alberta in all facets of wildfire, forestry and land management, I am now contributing by sharing my knowledge o [...]
FortisAlberta crews swiftly restore power amidst first wildfire impacting service territory
May 8, 2025 - Active wildfires in our province have recently impacted the FortisAlberta electric distribution system in Athabasca County, south of Boyle, and around our Strathmore service point. [...]
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