Budget balances increases with infrastructure push
The Stelmach government chose higher spending in health education and $20.1 billion for infrastructure over three years, raising the projected deficit to a record $4.7 billion. Departmental cuts totaled $1.3 billion, below the expected $2 billion target, with reinvestment in core areas and a planned six percent yearly funding rise for three years.
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Trip to Jamaica opens eyes of local optometrist team
Four days in Jamaica with Canadian Vision Care volunteers saw 1,256 locals, mostly children, receive eye exams and glasses. Amy Forrest and five other doctors along with Lions Club partners worked near Morant Bay, noting stark contrasts between rich and poor and the urgent need for vision care.
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Horizon School Division hosts public meetings on budget and plan
Horizon School Division schedules two community meetings in February and March at WA Myers gym and Vauxhall high school library from 7 to 8 30 p m. Cheryl Gilmore says the gatherings will cover district results satisfaction provincial test results and how planned priorities are in the Education Plan with emphasis on the 2009 2010 budget and recent provincial budget details. A Smart Board demonstration and education plan discussion are also on the agenda.
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