Alberta

Alberta Education to offer Filipino language option across the province

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Premier Notley met with members of the Filipino community and announced development of a K-12 Filipino language and culture curriculum.

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New Filipino language curriculum being developed

At a roundtable with community leaders, Premier Rachel Notley announced the government will expand learning opportunities for students by developing a Filipino language and culture curriculum.

There are about 170,000 people of Filipino heritage in Alberta, and this new curriculum will help these children and youth connect with their heritage and culture. Expanding Filipino language and culture programming to students in kindergarten to Grade 12 follows community requests to improve Filipino language offerings in schools.

“Alberta is a welcoming place made richer by its cultures and languages. As one of the largest and fastest-growing populations, the Filipino community has brought essential skills to our workforce and added so much to our social fabric. Creating a K-12 Filipino language and culture curriculum will ensure this vibrant community can continue to grow deep roots and make this province even greater.”
Rachel Notley, Premier

“Providing learning opportunities for students in a variety of language programs helps youth maintain their heritage, strengthen their cultural identity and build language and literacy skills. Strengthening language programs based on local need and demand can be an effective tool in addressing racism. In fact, this is one of the ways we’re acting on the feedback we heard, and commitments we made, in our government’s anti-racism consultations and report.”
David Eggen, Minister of Education

Filipino language and culture curriculum is currently offered at the high school level as a locally developed course in some school jurisdictions, including Calgary Catholic School District, Edmonton Catholic Schools and St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Schools. After the new K-12 Filipino curriculum is developed, Alberta Education officials will work with stakeholders and community partners to identify resources to support the curriculum.

“The official declaration of having the Filipino heritage language in the curriculum of Alberta schools is a historic gift by the Alberta government to the Filipino community. This strongly demonstrates the respect for a culture’s diversity and uniqueness through its language. Programs like this instill pride in students and their heritage, and results in active and engaged citizens.”
Dolly Castillo, Filipino community leader

Quick facts

The K-12 Filipino language and culture curriculum will not be mandatory. School authorities have choice and flexibility in offering language programming that best meets the needs of the communities they serve.
Besides English and French, 26 languages are currently available for study in Alberta, including American Sign Language, Arabic, Blackfoot, Cantonese, Chinese, Cree, Dene, Filipino, German, Greek, Gujarati; Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Nakoda/Dakota, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tsuut’ina and Ukrainian.

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Coronation RCMP respond to rear-end collision involving two semi-tractor trailer units

On February 11, 2019 at 4:13 a.m., Coronation RCMP, Coronation EMS and the Coronation and Castor Fire Departments responded to a complaint involving a two vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 12 and Range Road 110 near the town of Coronation. Two semi-tractor trailer units were travelling eastbound on Highway 12. The leading tractor-trailer attempted to make a northbound turn onto Range Road 110 from Highway 12 when a rear-end collision occurred between the two tractor trailers.

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Poor road conditions due to recent snow fall was a leading factor in the collision.

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sun24feb11:00 am- 2:00 pmOne Eleven Jazzy Brunch11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Do you love Jazz? Do you love going for Brunch? And who doesn’t.

One Eleven Grill has a phenomenal Sunday Brunch from 11 to 2 that features live Jazz. Here’s our Brunch Menu. And sorry, we don’t have toast and jam, or bacon and eggs. But we do have some amazing dishes to tempt you.

Smoked Salmon and Eggs featuring 2 poached eggs, toasted square, feta and rose sauce, served with potato/onion hash browns
Bacon Eggs Benedict – traditional fare, two poached eggs, bacon and bearnaise, served with potato/onion hash browns
Brunch Bowl with sausage, potatoes and other great things like fresh tomato, peppers, sweet onion and bearnaise
Avocado BLT featuring pepper bacon, cilantro lime aioli, avocado, artisan greens and tomato
Bacon and Cheese Omelette featuring bacon, cheddar cheese, and eggs, served with potato/onion hash browns
Scotch Egg – featuring a soft boiled egg, seasoned ground pork, panko breading, lime vinaigrette salad
Stuffed French Toast that includes fresh strawberries, Nutella, Texas Toast and cinnamon, served with fruit
Cinnamon Brioche is fresh baked with cinnamon, brown sugar, cream cheese, served with fruit

Phone 403-347-2111 for a reservation and mention “Jazzy Brunch” and you’ll be all set up for a free drink when you arrive, plus get a $25 GC for your next visit.