Education funding restored by 103 million in Alberta
Education funding in Alberta will rise by 103 million dollars under Premier Rachel Notley. The increase funds about 12 000 anticipated new students in 2015 16 and preserves support staff such as educational assistants secretaries and maintenance crews. Rooted in cancelling PC proposed cuts to transportation inclusive education and First Nation Metis Inuit programs the measure also signals a higher base instruction grant and class size support.
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Online census gains momentum in Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat city clerk Angela Cruickshank reports strong online census response as the city aims to boost participation for provincial grants. Doorknockers started May 18 and the census reaches 65 percent, with each resident counted translating to 252 dollars for local projects including firehall, roads, and police station work.
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Alberta faces unavoidable recession amid weak oil prices
The Conference Board of Canada says Alberta will shrink by 0.7 percent in 2015 with 24,000 jobs lost in construction and mining. A 1.1 percent rise is forecast for 2016 while unemployment sits around 5.6 percent. Oilsands output helps Gulf Coast demand, but government policy changes could alter the outlook.
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