ABR Resistor Update
September 5, 2025
RECENT NEWS
Alberta Resistance believes that ALL Albertans have the right to be informed.
You keep showing up!
Red Deer and Medicine Hat continue to show up week after week to protest. They are on Week 30!
Medicine Hat - Saturday
Address TransCanada Way/13th Ave. Time 10:30 - 11:30 am
Red Deer - Saturday
Address Adriana LaGrange’s Office on the corner of 202-5913 50 Ave, Red Deer,
Time 10:30 - 11:30
Forever Canada Petitions are Live
If you signed up to collect signatures, be patient; they are getting to that as quickly as they can. They have 90 days to collect the signatures. Let’s show the UCP and the rest of Canada that Albertans want to stay in Canada.
Keep checking Facebook as more locations are coming up. There is a permanent one at The Polish Hall next to the Royal Alex hospital on 105 Street and Kingsway Avenue.
https://www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-initiative-petition-issued/
https://www.forever-canadian.ca/sign-the-petition. There are 163 locations. As canvassers sign up to have a pop-up up they are registered here. Check it out.
Edmonton Forever Canadian Petition Signing.
Red Deer
You can sign up at the Farmer’s Market every Saturday morning from 8 am - 12:30 pm.
We have been reposting new locations on our Facebook page as they become available.
Upcoming Events
Things are starting to happen! Remember the 3.5% rule? Be part of the change. What can you do to “Make Some Good Trouble?”
To sign up to be a canvasser for Forever Canada, there is a link in the document. https://www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-initiative-petition-issued/
Saturday, September 6, 2025, the Alberta Separatists are planning another day of flag-waving and banners on overpasses. We can let them know that we are Canadians Forever. We will post when and where these will be happening once we know. This last Saturday, they were on the 112 Ave/Wayne Gretzky overpass. A convoy of Canadians and Indigenous elders made a few passes to let them know they were on Treaty Six Territory and that we are all Canadians. Let’s make Some Good Trouble. (They are also having pop-ups)
Sunday, September 7, 2025, Strathcona - Join us for The Magpie Parade, Mile Zero Dance’s special event to launch its 40th Season! The Magpie Parade is a dancing musical procession through Old Strathcona with Edmonton’s favourite birds.
1 PM (gather from 12 to 1 PM, the parade starts at 1 PM!)
Between McIntyre Park and Mile Zero Dance
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 - Two Events Happening
The Calgary Environmental Round Table is holding an online Candidate Forum
The Calgary Environmental Roundtable (CERT) is a coalition of Calgary-based organizations, community groups, and individuals who care deeply about protecting the environment. Our members represent a broad network of environmental and climate advocates, working collaboratively to ensure that Calgary’s decisions today build a healthier tomorrow.
The CERT Candidate Virtual Campaign Launch will be held on September 9th, at noon MST. This event is open to you, our membership, and media. Former City of Calgary Councillor, Bob Hawkesworth, joins us to answer the CERT survey questions from his perspective as a former, longstanding representative of our city and province.
TUNE IN at 12:00 pm MST on September 9th.
DOWNLOAD and share this calendar for Mayor and Ward level podcast forums.
Check out this link for more information. Calgary Municipal Election Candidate Questionnaire
Warburg/Pembina Surface Rights Group meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. It is well worth the trip and time to meet Carl, who is an expert on all things regarding gas wells on farms in the area. Mark Dorin and a special guest from the Alberta Government will be there to talk about the Government’s plan to address the abandoned oil and gas well situation. Surface rights meetings in Warburg and Didsbury attracted government attention.
Chief of staff for Energy and Minerals Brian Jean, Vitor Marciano came to both meetings on the Mature Asset Strategy.
So Mr. Marciano was invited to speak at Warburg September 9. He accepted.
Should be a good meeting. Media, county counsellors and others have undertaken to attend.
Doors open at 6:30 pm. Forever Canadian canvassers will be there if you would like to sign as well.
TOWN HALLS - ABR is hitting the road.
Sherwood Park - Postponed.
Monday, September 15, 2025, ABR will be holding a town hall in Lethbridge at the SAEA Multicultural Association, 421 6 Avenue S. @ 7 pm. “Coffee’s On. Let’s Talk.”
Tuesday, September 23, 2025, ABR will be holding a town hall in Calgary. We would love to meet you and create a community in your constituency to recall your MLA if you feel they are not meeting the needs of your community. All of Calgary is welcome to attend.
For environmental and activist information in the Calgary area, check out Gravity Wells' weekly Substack at:
The Alberta Next Panel:
Alberta Next | 2026 Vote: Have Your Say
Real change starts with you. Let your voice be heard at Alberta.ca/next. Alberta may hold a referendum in 2026. Help decide what’s on it.
The Alberta Next Panel conversations are based on the Free Alberta Strategy authored by Barry Cooper, Derek From, and Rob Anderson (Danielle Smith’s Chief of Staff): https://www.freealbertastrategy.com/the_strategy
They also have a website:
https://www.freealbertastrategy.com/
They are organized and have money. We need to stand up and show that we oppose their plans. We made them blink on the expense account, on book bans, and on vaccines for health care workers. We have the power! Keep making noise!
Let’s all work together to make Alberta work for everyone!
The next town halls are:
Lethbridge on September 11th
Airdrie on September 15th
Grand Prairie on September 17th
Calgary on September 29th
Online October 1st and 22nd
The links will be live on the website 2 weeks before each town hall.
Here are the links for the six completed town halls.
Medicine Hat (They kept the location secret until just before the event)
You have to watch all 6 videos that are on the survey page. You have 15 minutes to ask questions or make statements about each topic. Each speaker gets 45 seconds (if you are against the message). If you are for the message, it’s the moderator's choice.
You can sign up here to attend if you want to see what it is all about.
The NDP is launching a “Better Together” series of town halls this summer:
September 8 in Calgary Register Here
September 10 in Spruce Grove- Register Here
September 11 in Airdrie- Register Here
September 11 in Sherwood Park- Register Here
September 17 in Canmore
September 18 in Okotoks
Register now :
https://www.albertandpcaucus.ca/events/better-together-summer (They sold out Lethbridge!)
Campaigns:
Join the Recall For Change|AB Resistance? Join us here.
Want to lead a recall campaign? Reach out to recallforchange@gmail.com.
Are you a research/writing/social media person who wants to promote the recall campaigns? Sign up to volunteer your way here.
We are looking for people who would like to drop literature or to door-knock. Getting information out there is vital as we face Alberta’s next plan for town halls. Sign up here.
Speakers Series:
We are taking some time off in July. Look for us in August.
Procurement Scandal:
If you want everything to come out from the Procurement Scandal and want to donate to Athana, go here: Fundraiser for Athana Mentzelopoulos by Nancy Scott: Medicine Hat Grassroots group for integrity & justice
Events in Edmonton and Calgary:
Reminder, it is Festival Season, so check out the links for some fun things to do with friends and family.
What can you do to make some “Good Trouble” this week? Check out:
Calgary and Area
Southern Alberta
Edmonton and Area
Government of Alberta - lists multicultural dates in their online calendar.
Miscellaneous
If you would like to know what is going on in Alberta, you can find our Substack here: https://substack.com/@abresistance?utm_source=user-menu
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Our Facebook Page is here: AB Resistance
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