Winter in Alberta
The following links will help save time in finding winter information important to you.
Drinking and driving
Road safety
- Preparing your vehicle for winter
- Driving on winter roads
- Winter driving tips (pdf, opens in a new window)
- Snowplow safety tips
- Blizzards and road travel (pdf, opens in a new window)
- Road reports
- Travel advisories/closures
Alberta vacations
Outdoor fun
- Provincial park winter season information
- Kananaskis Country backcountry avalanche report
- Kananaskis Country trail report
- Snowmobile safety
- Ice fishing safety
- Wildlife viewing guide
- Christmas tree cutting
Energy use
Staying healthy
Holiday fire safety
- Fire Facts: the December Holiday Season (opens in a new window)
- Candle safety tips (pdf, opens in a new window)
- Christmas tree safety tips (pdf, opens in a new window)
- Fire Facts: Fireworks (opens in a new window)
Employment information
- General holidays and general holiday pay
- Working in the cold (pdf, opens in a new window)
- Travelling, standing and working on ice (pdf, opens in a new window)
Special events
- Family Day activities - February 18, 2008
- Upcoming fairs and exhibitions
- Events and activities across the province
- Alberta Winter Games
More information
- Drivers are reminded to stay alert on Alberta's winter roads (January 31, 2008)
- Take precautions while working and travelling during Alberta's cold winter (January 7, 2008)
- Reminders for Albertans to enjoy the holiday season (December 10, 2007)
- Motorists need to be prepared for winter driving (December 6, 2007)
- Get full value for your gift cards this holiday shopping season (November 30, 2007)
- Celebrate the Holiday Season at the Alberta Legislature (November 28, 2007)
- Partners announce Safer Winter Highways campaign (November 7, 2007)
- November a time to remember the past and look ahead to the holiday season (November 1, 2007)
