Long-term care space shortage prompts emergency measures
The number of hospital patients without community placement has more than doubled in seven years. ALC days rose from 113 000 in 2005 to 267 000 in 2013, prompting Premier Prentice to announce 18 new spaces in Medicine Hat at a cost of about 2.6 million annually. Park Place Seniors Living plans LTC spaces by 2016, but experts warn of ongoing shortfalls affecting EMS morale and resources.
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Mulcair pledges $5 billion yearly for 1 million affordable daycare spaces
NDP leader Tom Mulcair unveils a national child care program to create one million spaces costing no more than $15 per day, phased in over eight years. Critics question funding and cost estimates while Liberal and Conservative rivals counter with alternative child care supports.
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Sewer shutoff program winds down in Medicine Hat
The Medicine Hat program to fund 80 percent of sewer shutoff installations in flood prone homes is ending after a slow uptake. Since September, only two new applications emerged, with about 100 eligible owners remaining uninterested. City officials report 569 approvals and 920000 spent or committed, as they set a deadline for remaining applicants.
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