Local councils urged to fund regional economic development office
Roblin and district leaders at the chamber AGM urged continued support for an economic development officer and local initiatives. Since Jana Watt’s resignation, councils have balked at funding the office, risking a step backward amid talks of shared regional development and a Parkland resource coop plan.
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Roblin
Hillsburg
Jana
Parkland Agricultural Resource Coop
Asessippi
Saskatchewan
RM of
Grandview
Parkland
Roblin Review
Bill Angus
Roblin Community Development Corporation
CDC
Robert Misko
Shell River
Gary Buick
Counc
Graeme Olson
EDO
Mike Shenderevich
Family Literacy Day Celebrations Across Alberta and Manitoba
Regional centres held varied activities on January 27 to celebrate literacy. Events included Harry Potter story nights in Hinton, Cowboy Poetry in Hanna, a Festival of Words in Cold Lake with songs and poetry, and creative storytelling at Gimli with indoor camp outs.
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Hinton
Alberta
Hanna
Cold Lake
Gimli
Garry
Shilo Military Base
Selkirk
Neighbourly Family Literacy Day and Bingo Card Idea
Families joined in pajamas to hear stories and craft as one library promotes a Family Literacy Bingo Card. Read together at home, fill each square with activities, and enter to win prizes. Statistics Canada ties literacy to earnings and education outcomes.
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Statistics Canada
Martha Stewart
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Government of Canada
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Ed Doering
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