Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for the Battle River-Crowfoot Riding, Damien Kurek, was in Stettler on Thu, June 6. Kurek was hosting one of three Town Halls that day, with the second being in Galahad and the last in Halkirk.

They've been open for a few weeks now but on Monday, May 15th, they officially opened Happy Belly Restaurant at Grove Place in Drumheller.

A number of dignitaries were on hand for the official ribbon cutting on Monday just after noon, including MP Battle River-Crowfoot Damien Kurek, Nate Horner, Mayor Heather Colberg, Deputy Mayor Crystal Sereda, and many others from the Drumheller and District Chamber of Commerce and Community Futures Big Country. Rahul Gunjal Owner / Manager of Happy Belly is excited about opening this new venture. "As a team we are really excited. We don't have anything where people can have breakfast until 3 o'clock, so we decided to open something where people can have a good place, from 7 am to 3 pm.

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service has 30 years’ worth of records on federal ridings that are “hunting grounds” for Chinese Communist agents, says a former chief analyst. The retired spy told the Commons ethics committee he was prepared to name names.

The Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal was recently presented to Lac La Biche's Louise Beatch by Camrose MLA Jackie Lovely, Camrose and Battle River-Crowfoot MP Damien Kurek.

The Lobbying Act permits corporations to secretly negotiate sole-sourced federal contracts without disclosing the fact, the Commons ethics committee has learned. MPs questioned the practice in cases like Baylis Medical Co., a firm run by former Liberal MP Frank Baylis that subcontracted a $237.3 million order for pandemic ventilators.

New regulations by Treasury Board President Mona Fortier would further delay Access To Information disclosures that currently stretch into years. The Board, in a Christmas Eve notice, said Canadians seeking public records should be required to show their birth certificate or other proof of citizenship, according to Blacklock's Reporter.

Nearly a year after its doors first opened to staff and students, the new Delia School in the Village of Delia held a grand opening on Tuesday, October 4.

Battle River-Crowfoot MP Damien Kurek is imploring the federal government to keep its promise to implement a three-digit mental health crisis line and helping to raise awareness and reduce the stigma around mental health in a new mail out.

Conservative Members of Parliament Damien Kurek, Shannon Stubbs, and Jacques Gourde have reached out to rural municipalities, including Kneehill County, to inquire about issues the region faces for rural economic development.

A standing committee of Canadian Members of Parliament examining face biometrics use in the country saw further clarification of the RCMP’s use of facial recognition and the expected safeguards. The hearing was also beset by allegations from lawmakers that unclear testimony from the RCMP is leading to a lack of trust.

Kurek discussed a variety of topics ranging from upcoming bills to encouraging people to get more active in politics.

Battle River Crowfoot MP Damien Kurek confirmed he did speak in the House of Commons against employing the Emergencies Act. Kurek stated the Liberal use of the act was an overreach.

Kurek talks about the convoy’s, the liberal government, and the Conservative Party

The leadership vote was held Feb. 2, 2022.

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Flags lowered across the country to honour 215 victims of Kamloops residential school

‘Further, they recycle old promises they have consistently failed to deliver on’

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Alberta MPs talk about what can be done to help farmers

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China Central Television, voice of the Communist Party, must be removed from the CRTC’s approved list of programs for distribution in Canada, MPs said yesterday. It follows a 2022 federal ban on state-run Russia Today.

The public will soon be able to read a lengthy document Imperial Oil submitted to a parliamentary committee studying the recent tailings leaks at its Kearl oilsands mine in northern Alberta.

Trade Minister Mary Ng will not comment on her association with a group one parliamentary witness on Friday named as a Communist Party front. Ng is one of four Liberal MPs to publicly endorse the Confederation of Toronto Chinese Canadian Organizations.

Battle River/Crowfoot MP Damien Kurek has created a TikTok to reach out to more constituants on a new platform. You can find him at @dckurek.

‘(He) exemplified professionalism and community service’

The Liberal federal government brought forward several proposed amendments to its gun control legislation, Bill C-21, in late November which could potentially lead to many rifles and shotguns commonly used for hunting prohibited.

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced on Wednesday, August 31 it would implement a new three-digit mental health crisis hotline by November 2023.

Battle River-Crowfoot Member of Parliament Damien Kurek stopped by the County of Paintearth council meeting on Aug. 16.

The leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada is coming to a vote on September 10, with five candidates in the running.

The Public Health Agency of Canada’s (PHAC) secretive mass surveillance program included tracking family gatherings, visits to the grocery store and other travels of millions of Canadians.

All but five Alberta MPs on Russia’s blacklist

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Kurek says it’s ‘an honour to be once again sworn in.’

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MP Damien Kurek and MLA Lovely get their COVID-19 vaccinations

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Lovely, Kurek team up to assist local companies in crisis

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Travel Drumheller held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday, April 5 and welcomed one new member to the board, and one returning board member.

The evening started off with greetings from Drumheller Mayor Heather Colberg and Battle River-Crowfoot Member of Parliament Damien Kurek, as well as presentations from Travel Alberta Chief Executive Officer (CEO) David Goldstein.

Treasury Board President Mona Fortier says she hopes to share a plan in coming months for improving the key federal transparency law and how it is managed.

Thanks to lobbying on behalf of local municipalities, it appears the riding of Battle River-Crowfoot will remain relatively unchanged.

Conservative MP Damien Kurek (Battle River-Crowfoot, AB) on Friday told the committee that stricter rules could not anticipate all scenarios

On Jan. 21, provincial Royal Purple recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal gathered in Bashaw for the ceremony.

Battle River-Crowfoot MP Damien Kurek was appointed vice-chair of the Environment and Sustainable Development Committee on Oct. 21.

It only took one ballot for the membership of the Conservative Party of Canada to choose its new leader.

New federal Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne tells the House Ethics Committee his office learned about the RCMP’s use of spyware on phones and other devices through the media.

Penalties for Parliament Hill ethics violations lack teeth, MPs on the House of Commons ethics committee said this week. The maximum penalties range from a public apology to $500 fine.

According to Battle River-Crowfoot MP Damien Kurek, the Canadian government is continuing to spend more while Canadians get less.

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Conservative MP was first elected in the riding in the 2019 vote

Press event on ‘fairness for Alberta’ attended by about 200 people

‘I’m really excited about the prospect of getting back into communities across Battle River-Crowfoot’

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Kurek noted that there is an unprecedented ‘Ottawa knows best’ strategy that is failing Canadians

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