Calgary Select: Alberta Government Newsfeeds - Financial Assistance & Benefits

Government invests $350 million more to maintain public buildings
The Alberta government will spend $350 million to fix and maintain more than 100 schools, hospitals, post-secondary facilities and government buildings across the province.

Danyluk leads delegation to New York and Toronto to investigate innovative solutions to homelessness
Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Ray Danyluk will lead a small (four-member) provincial delegation to New York City and Toronto to investigate innovative programs to address homelessness and housing.

Province ready to roll out $400 million in new municipal funds
Alberta’s municipalities are days away from receiving program guidelines and application forms for the 2007-08 capital project funding component of the Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI). Once individual agreements are returned to Municipal Affairs and Housing, funding will be advanced to municipalities.

Surplus provides boost for Heritage Fund and capital funding
The government is committing a portion of this year's forecast higher revenue into the Heritage Fund and increasing capital funding, following the surplus policy set out in Budget 2007.

Province announces $10 million for modernization of Camrose school
The Battle River Regional Division is receiving $10 million for the modernization of Camrose Composite High School. This provincial funding is part of a $97-million school infrastructure investment that includes 17 school projects across Alberta.

Province invests additional $97 million for 17 school modernization projects
The Government of Alberta is investing $97 million, in unanticipated 4th quarter surplus dollars, into 17 school infrastructure projects as part of an overall $350-million commitment to capital maintenance. These new dollars will be allocated to 17 school jurisdictions across the province to significantly enhance learning environments for students and staff.

Metro school boards receive $100 million for modernization
Government has allocated $100 million from Alberta Education’s 2007-08 capital budget to the four major school boards in Edmonton and Calgary to support school infrastructure modernization projects.

Calgary's Deerfoot Trail gets up to speed
Traffic is back to normal on the northern portions of the Deerfoot Trail as a major paving project wrapped up early on the morning of August 30.

Province announces $13.6 million for modernization of two Red Deer schools
The Red Deer Catholic Regional Division will receive $7 million for the modernization of St. Thomas Aquinas School and the Red Deer Public School District will receive $6.6 million for G.H. Dawe Community School. This provincial funding is part of a $97 million school infrastructure investment that includes 17 school projects across Alberta.