Alberta
Local Senior Christmas Card Initiative Receives Global Response

A Christmas initiative launched by a local Calgary retirement residence has received a stunning response after the initial call for Christmas cards went viral on Facebook.
Sage Hill Retirement Residence, located in NW Calgary, has been flooded with Christmas cards from across the globe after inviting people to send cards to their senior residents. “The response has been exceptional,” says Wendy Roby, Lifestyle Director for Sage Hill Retirement Residence, “We’ve heard from Canadians coast to coast, we’ve received mail from Italy, Australia, the U.S. Such a thoughtful and caring response from around the world.”
In the wake of the recent lockdown announcement that will carry on through Christmas and into the New Year, the Sage Hill Christmas card initiative is a reminder that small acts of love and kindness can have great impact. “As they won’t be visiting families at Christmas,” says Roby, “this is a great way to make our senior residents feel thought of and special at a time that while special can leave of us feeling quite isolated.”
Christmas cards can be addressed to:
6 Sage Hill Gardens NW
Calgary, AB
T3R 1J1, Canada
In addition to sending cards via mail, a drop-off mailbox has been placed outside the entrance at Sage Hill. In the interest of health and safety, all mail and in-person deliveries are disinfected and held for 3 consecutive days before being distributed.
Sage Hill is a part of All Seniors Care Living Centres, a national senior’s housing organization with locations across Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan. As Christmas approaches, readers are encouraged to continue the positivity and expand their mailing list to include retirement residences outside of Calgary. Mailing addresses for each location can be found at https://www.allseniorscare.com/residence/.
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Agriculture
Lacombe meat processor scores $1.2 million dollar provincial tax credit to help expansion

Alberta’s government continues to attract investment and grow the provincial economy.
The province’s inviting and tax-friendly business environment, and abundant agricultural resources, make it one of North America’s best places to do business. In addition, the Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit helps attract investment that will further diversify Alberta’s agriculture industry.
Beretta Farms is the most recent company to qualify for the tax credit by expanding its existing facility with the potential to significantly increase production capacity. It invested more than $10.9 million in the project that is expected to increase the plant’s processing capacity from 29,583 to 44,688 head of cattle per year. Eleven new employees were hired after the expansion and the company plans to hire ten more. Through the Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit, Alberta’s government has issued Beretta Farms a tax credit of $1,228,735.
“The Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit is building on Alberta’s existing competitive advantages for agri-food companies and the primary producers that supply them. This facility expansion will allow Beretta Farms to increase production capacity, which means more Alberta beef across the country, and around the world.”
“This expansion by Beretta Farms is great news for Lacombe and central Alberta. It not only supports local job creation and economic growth but also strengthens Alberta’s global reputation for producing high-quality meat products. I’m proud to see our government supporting agricultural innovation and investment right here in our community.”
The tax credit provides a 12 per cent non-refundable, non-transferable tax credit when businesses invest $10 million or more in a project to build or expand a value-added agri-processing facility in Alberta. The program is open to any food manufacturers and bio processors that add value to commodities like grains or meat or turn agricultural byproducts into new consumer or industrial goods.
Beretta Farms’ facility in Lacombe is a federally registered, European Union-approved harvesting and meat processing facility specializing in the slaughter, processing, packaging and distribution of Canadian and United States cattle and bison meat products to 87 countries worldwide.
“Our recent plant expansion project at our facility in Lacombe has allowed us to increase our processing capacities and add more job opportunities in the central Alberta area. With the support and recognition from the Government of Alberta’s tax credit program, we feel we are in a better position to continue our success and have the confidence to grow our meat brands into the future.”
Alberta’s agri-processing sector is the second-largest manufacturing industry in the province and meat processing plays an important role in the sector, generating millions in annual economic impact and creating thousands of jobs. Alberta continues to be an attractive place for agricultural investment due to its agricultural resources, one of the lowest tax rates in North America, a business-friendly environment and a robust transportation network to connect with international markets.
Quick facts
- Since 2023, there are 16 applicants to the Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit for projects worth about $1.6 billion total in new investment in Alberta’s agri-processing sector.
- To date, 13 projects have received conditional approval under the program.
- Each applicant must submit progress reports, then apply for a tax credit certificate when the project is complete.
- Beretta Farms has expanded the Lacombe facility by 10,000 square feet to include new warehousing, cooler space and an office building.
- This project has the potential to increase production capacity by 50 per cent, thereby facilitating entry into more European markets.
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Alberta
Alberta Next: Alberta Pension Plan

From Premier Danielle Smith and Alberta.ca/Next
Let’s talk about an Alberta Pension Plan for a minute.
With our young Alberta workforce paying billions more into the CPP each year than our seniors get back in benefits, it’s time to ask whether we stay with the status quo or create our own Alberta Pension Plan that would guarantee as good or better benefits for seniors and lower premiums for workers.
I want to hear your perspective on this idea and please check out the video. Get the facts. Join the conversation.
Visit Alberta.ca/next
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