Premier outlines new healthcare model in Alberta
Premier Danielle Smith defends a 2025 health strategy focused on splitting Alberta Health Services into four agencies for primary care, acute care, continuing care, and mental health. She highlights nurse practitioner deals, new pharmacy and doctor agreements, and plans to add about 1,000 beds for mental health and addiction under Recovery Alberta, aiming for 12,000 long term care beds by 2030 amid an aging population.
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Danielle Smith
Smith
UCP
Alberta
Ottawa
Alberta Health Services
Pharmacy
Assisted Living
Seniors Community and Social Services
AHS
Covenant Health
Charter Surgical
Holy Spirit Catholic School Division looks back on a year
Holy Spirit Catholic School Division reflects on 2024 with higher high school graduate numbers and record post secondary transitions. The board cites Indigenous and immigrant student gains, strong safety and engagement metrics, and plans for a new elementary school and modernization of St Francis Junior High. It urges a new funding formula, fair union contracts, and space to serve growing enrolment in West Lethbridge and beyond.
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Holy Spirit Catholic
Carmen Mombourquette
Mombourquette
Ministry of Education
Holy Spirit
West Lethbridge
St. Francis Junior High
People of Holy Spirit
St. Francis
Lethbridge
Alberta
Father Leonard van Tighem
Canada
Prairie Spud Farms Added to Taber MD Contractors List
At the November 26 2024 Taber MD council meeting Prairie Spud Farms Ltd was approved to join the Approved Contractor list for Tiers 3 and 5. Director Corey Greene noted the company will install approaches on its own land and may assist with snow removal if needed. The motion to add them to the list passed.
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Prairie Spud Farms
Prairie Spud Farms Ltd
Taber
M.D. of
Turcato
Prairie Spuds Farm Ltd
Alberta Beef Producers announces winter supper schedule
Alberta Beef Producers releases a schedule of $10 winter producer suppers with events in Fort Macleod and High River already held, and Brooks on February 12 and Oyen on February 13 upcoming. The regional events run north to south ahead of the March 4 and 5 annual general meeting in Calgary.
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Alberta Beef Producers
Alberta
South
Brooks
Whissell Contracting Approved for MD of Taber Tier 1 Status
The MD of Taber council on November 26 2024 reviewed a request for decision to add Whissell Contracting Ltd to the approved contractor list for Tier 1 status under the approved contractor policy. Director Corey Greene noted the company’s extensive background and Southern Alberta projects. The motion to approve was carried.
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M.D. of
Taber
Whissell Contracting Ltd
Corey Greene
Tabor
Greene
Alberta
M.D
Harris
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Premier
Cal Braid Thorn
Alberta News
Local Realism Initiative
Alejandra Pulido-Guzman
New
Heather Cameron Taber
Times
Local Realism Initiativ Reporter
Council
Thern Alta
Local Journalism Initiative
OF the
Community Centre
Grant Hunter
Taber-Warner
Tamara Miyanaga
Andrew Prokop
Jack van Rijn
Town of
Coaldale
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