County of Grande Prairie councillors had an exciting three days at the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties this week.
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Province gives $12 million for operations centre expansion
Long-standing plans to expand the Town of Okotoks’ operations centre may finally be able to go ahead thanks to a substantial provincial grant.
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Predictable funding sought
Last week, Alberta Finance Minister, Doug Horner announced a surplus budget — the first in the last seven years.
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Province providing $150 million for pipelines
Foothills municipal leaders are questioning whether there will be enough money available from the provincial government to help pay for much needed water pipelines in the region.
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Local leaders praise transportation dollars
St. Albert’s mayor gave the provincial budget a mild thumbs-up this week, praising its support for public transit while at the same time criticizing its cuts to cash for cities.
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Province announces more resources for Edmonton LRT
EDMONTON – Premier Alison Redford made a stop at Churchill LRT station in Edmonton Tuesday morning to announce more resources for the city’s LRT Valley Line project.
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Edmonton LRT ridership hit record high in 2013, report shows
EDMONTON – Edmonton’s LRT system is driving toward continued passenger growth after more than 100,000 people a day hopped on board last year for the first time.
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Mayor Iveson encouraged by provincial LRT support following budget disappointment
EDMONTON – Mayor Don Iveson sounded more optimistic Friday that provincial LRT funding might come through, one day after expressing disappointment about the lack of rapid-transit money in the Alberta budget.
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A $160 million funding promise for Calgary cancer centre in new Alberta budget
Calgary’s long-awaited new cancer centre got its first major infusion of cash as the province promised to spend $160 million over the next three years – including $20 million this year – to get the project up and running, with an opening day pegged for summer 2020.
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$23M studio projected to double Calgary film productions within 5 to 7 years
Film-production activity in Calgary is expected to double by as early 2020 with the construction of a new, $23-million studio hat just has one more tiny hurdle to clear at city council before all the funding is in place.
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