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Province responds to Property Rights Task Force recommendations
The Government of Alberta heard from hundreds of residents and stakeholders that the rights of property owners must be strengthened when industry, government or other third parties seek to access private lands for development or infrastructure purposes. The report of the task force and the detailed government response are available at www.propertyrights.alberta.ca. -
More Alberta families to benefit from child care subsidies
Approximately 9,000 families will receive new or increased funding to help offset the cost of accessing quality child care, thanks to changes to the provincial child care subsidy program. -
Government delivers on municipal funding for central Alberta
Budget 2012-13 provides $472.1 million for infrastructure and operating projects in municipalities outside Edmonton and Calgary through the province’s Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI). This year Alberta municipalities will share in $896 million from MSI, an increase of $10 million from last year. One of the 2011 projects approved for MSI funding is a paving project in Red Deer for $5.5 million. -
Report from the Legislature - Rural Central & Southern Region
The Report from the Legislature for the Rural Central and Southern Region for February 9 - 15, 2012 includes information about Budget 2012, the Education Act and the expanded role for pharmacists. -
Immediate action taken to boost environmental monitoring
Environmental monitoring, evaluation and reporting across Alberta will be bolstered with $11 million in new funding for monitoring stations, increased sampling, and additional scientific capacity and oversight for the province -
Education Act sets students on path to success
Extensive consultations with Albertans have helped ensure new education legislation provides the best possible framework to support excellence in education in the province.
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Cal Dallas' February enewsletter: Budget 2012 update
Here is my latest enewsletter with highlights since the new year, including a Budget 2012 update. -
Serving Communities Internship Program
SCIP aims to simultaneously build stronger communities and stronger leaders in Alberta by engaging post-secondary students in the nonprofit/voluntary sector. Click here for more information about how you can benefit. -
Improvements to student aid plan aimed at reducing barriers
Exciting new changes to Student Aid Alberta makes post secondary education more accessible and affordable, check out all the improvements at www.aet.alberta.ca and click here for the news release. -
Improvements to student aid plan aimed at reducing barriers
Enhancements to Alberta’s student aid program will make it easier for post-secondary learners to reach their goals and become the province’s leaders of tomorrow.
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More health care options for Albertans with expanded role for pharmacists
Starting July 1, 2012, Albertans will have another option to get their prescriptions renewed. As part of the Alberta government’s investment in people and communities in Budget 2012, Albertans will be able to have their prescriptions renewed at their local pharmacies. Pharmacists will now be paid to provide the new service to all Albertans. -
Government increases AISH benefit by $400 per month
The Government of Alberta is increasing the maximum monthly financial benefit for Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) clients by $400 per month to $1,588, effective April 1. -
Province invests in community workers who support Albertans
Community agencies contracted by the Alberta government to provide services to vulnerable Albertans will benefit from an increase in funding over the next three years to help them recruit and retain staff. -
Budget 2012 provides close to $5 billion in supports for vulnerable Albertans and seniors
Budget 2012 builds on Premier Redford’s commitment to strengthen benefits and supports to Albertans in their time of need, with $5 billion in total funding in 2012-13 for the ministries of Human Services and Seniors. -
From kindergarten to post-secondary, Alberta's education systems receive predictable funding
More than $9 billion will be invested in Alberta’s education systems in Budget 2012 in the first year of a new three-year funding commitment for K-12 and post-secondary learning. -
Health investments deliver on Albertans' priorities
Prescription renewals by pharmacists, enhanced home care services for seniors and expanded addiction and mental health services are just some of the benefits for Albertans in the 2012-13 Health and Wellness budget. -
Read the Budget 2012 Speech
Read the Alberta Budget 2012 Speech as delivered by the Hon. Ron Liepert, Minister of Finance, on February 9, 2012 in the Alberta Legislature. -
Budget 2012 invests in families, communities and supports for the vulnerable
The Government of Alberta is following through on its commitment to Albertans by responsibly investing in programs that support Albertans’ quality of life without raising taxes and positioning the province to balance the budget by 2013-14. -
Hear what Cal has to say about Budget 2012
Cal Dallas talks about Budget 2012 and what it means for the constituents of Red Deer-South. -
Report from the Legislature - Rural Central & Southern Region
The Report from the Legislature for the Rural Central and Southern Region for February 2 - 8, 2012 includes information about the Speech from the Throne, the Joint Canada-Alberta Implementation Plan for Oil Sands Monitoring, the new Teacher Bridging to Advanced CTS Programming Carpentry program and provincial funding for agricultural youth leadership development and initiatives. -
Speech from the Throne highlights government actions so Alberta and Albertans reach their full potential
Smart spending and investing in Albertans through education, health, and strong and safe communities are among government’s plans to reach Alberta’s full potential outlined in the Speech from the Throne, delivered February 7 by Lieutenant Governor Donald S. Ethell. -
Canada and Alberta take action to implement world class monitoring system for the oil sands
Increased air, water, land and biodiversity monitoring in the oil sands will begin this year as the Government of Canada and Government of Alberta take a major step forward in their partnership to improve environmental monitoring in the oil sands region. -
Report from the Legislature - Rural Central & Southern Region
The Report from the Legislature for the Rural Central and Southern Region for January 26 - February 1, 2012 includes information about new budgeting approach, improved protection for vulnerable Albertans and the Summer Temporary Employment Program. -
New budgeting approach to enhance fiscal discipline
The Alberta government will demonstrate its leadership in fiscal discipline by implementing results-based budgeting. -
Report from the Legislature - Rural Central & Southern Region
The Report from the Legislature for the Rural Central and Southern Region for January 19 - 25 includes information about Cabinet tours, the 80 affordable supportive living spaces planned in Medicine Hat, the new Continuing Care Centre Model in Red Deer and the Alberta Supports initiative in Central Alberta that assists young adults with disabilities. -
Alberta Tell it like it is
Find out the real story about Alberta's oil sands, including the challenges we are facing and how the Government of Alberta is addressing them as a responsible energy producer.
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