This Nurses Week (May 11–17), we’re celebrating Our Nurses, Our Future — and that means YOU!

💬 Tell us:

What makes you special?

Do you have a hidden talent?

What’s something surprising about you?

What’s your nursing superpower?

Whether it’s calming chaos in seconds, making patients laugh on their hardest days, or juggling a hundred tasks like a pro — we want to hear it 💙

📸 Share your story and photo to be part of the United Nurses of Alberta’s 4th Annual Nurses Week Member Engagement Challenge!

Let’s showcase the creativity, strength, and spirit of nurses in Local 196, Edmonton Community 💪

Email your submission to local196exec@una.ca before May 22, 2026

Check your (personal) inbox for the Local 196 e-Newsletter!

Click the link below to view the May edition of Local 196’s e-newsletter:

Local 196 UNA e-newsletter: May 2026

The Local newsletter was sent via MailChimp with updated member contact information from the Provincial UNA Office. It was sent to personal email addresses only. Please update your contact information in UNA’s DMS system if you have not received our newsletter.

May 2026

Bill 13: Regulated Professions Neutrality Act

Bill 13, the Regulated Professions Neutrality Act, often referred to as the “Peterson law,” limits professional regulators’ ability to discipline members for what they say or do outside of work.

Supporters say it protects freedom of expression and prevents regulatory overreach. But critics—including experts like Jared Wesley—warn it could weaken public protections and make it harder to address harmful or discriminatory conduct.

The legislation also removes requirements for training in areas like cultural competency, anti-racism, and unconscious bias unless directly tied to job performance. For healthcare professionals, this raises serious concerns about patient safety, equity, and quality of care—especially for marginalized communities.

As this law comes into force, the question remains: how do we balance freedom of expression with the responsibility professionals have to uphold trust, safety, and equitable care?

Click HERE for the new spotlight on Bill 13

Check your (personal) inbox for the Local 196 e-Newsletter!

Click the link below to view the April edition of Local 196’s e-newsletter:

Local 196 UNA e-newsletter: April 2026

The Local newsletter was sent via MailChimp with updated member contact information from the Provincial UNA Office. It was sent to personal email addresses only. Please update your contact information in UNA’s DMS system if you have not received our newsletter.

This Nurses Week (May 11–17), we’re celebrating Our Nurses, Our Future — and that means YOU!

💬 Tell us:

What makes you special?

Do you have a hidden talent?

What’s something surprising about you?

What’s your nursing superpower?

Whether it’s calming chaos in seconds, making patients laugh on their hardest days, or juggling a hundred tasks like a pro — we want to hear it 💙

📸 Share your story and photo to be part of the United Nurses of Alberta’s 4th Annual Nurses Week Member Engagement Challenge!

Let’s showcase the creativity, strength, and spirit of nurses in Local 196, Edmonton Community 💪

Email your submission to local196exec@una.ca before May 15, 2026

April 2026

EDMONTON: CITY OF CHAMPIONS — OR FROSTBITE CAPITAL?

Edmonton is facing a growing crisis.

Since 2021, 188 frostbite amputations have been performed on people experiencing homelessness in our city, according to Taylor Lambert reporting for CBC News.

This isn’t just a statistic—it’s a system failure.

Our unsheltered population has nearly tripled since 2019. Patients are leaving emergency departments before being seen, only to return later with severe frostbite—often beyond the 72-hour window for treatment.

At the same time, EMS crews are responding to up to 30 opioid-related calls per day.

This is what happens when:

• Shelters are inadequate or unavailable
• Encampments are dismantled without support
• Care is delayed or inaccessible
• Addiction and homelessness are left unaddressed

The result? More suffering. More strain on healthcare. More preventable harm.

As healthcare workers and advocates, we have to ask:
How did we get here—and what are we going to do about it?

Edmonton deserves better. So do the people living in it.

Click HERE for the new spotlight on Frostbite in Edmonton

Register for the event through DMS

Registration Deadline is May 3rd at 2359h

Not a UNA member? Go to the UNA website for instructions on how to become a member.

This event is open to members & duespayers of Local 196 only.

TICKETS ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE.

Registration must be completed using a non-AHS email.

Questions/Dietary requests? Please email Local196Education@una.ca

If you have registered and can no longer attend, please cancel your registration in DMS or email Local196Education@una.ca before the registration deadline.

Check your (personal) inbox for the Local 196 e-Newsletter!

Click the link below to view the March edition of Local 196’s e-newsletter:

Local 196 UNA e-newsletter: March 2026

The Local newsletter was sent via MailChimp with updated member contact information from the Provincial UNA Office. It was sent to personal email addresses only. Please update your contact information in UNA’s DMS system if you have not received our newsletter.