Medicine Hat councillor weighs flexible approach to energy dividends
One councillor urges relaxing the plan to cut energy dividends from the budget arguing for flexibility as the city faces four year revenue targets. Mayor tax increases are projected at about four percent yearly to 2026 while discussions consider alternative revenue and spending cuts.
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Darren Hirsch
Alberta moves to revamp disaster planning for towns
Alberta introduces updates to the Emergency Management Act to require towns and cities to develop and practice emergency response plans. A template for mass evacuations would be tailored locally, with Cypress County planning two exercises this summer amid wildfire memories.
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Province urged to assist in disaster procedures reform
Oster calls for provincial support to standardize disaster response. He seeks clearer delineation of roles for province and local officials, regional collaboration on large events, higher training for officials and staff, and updated emergency planning requirements. See Southeast, Page A2.
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Richard Oster
Oster
Notley to visit U S and Toronto to push pipelines
Premier Rachel Notley will travel to Toronto and New York to urge business leaders to back the Trans Mountain expansion. She will also attend a U S Mexican governors and Canadian premiers meeting in Scottsdale Arizona in early May. Notley emphasized pressuring for completion to move Alberta oil to the coast. She urged economic balance with environmental stewardship and cautioned against extreme positions from both sides.
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