Alberta
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GUY IN THE BLUE TRUCK?
Open Letter to Premier Jason Kenney
February 23, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Red Deer – Mountain View, AB
On August 1, 2016 you began your “Unite Alberta Truck Tour” in a blue Ram 1500. Your mission: to consolidate conservative support by uniting the Tories with the Wildrose Party. We all know the results of the truck tour and how the tour carried over to the 2019 United Conservative election platform: “Getting Alberta Back to Work”.
It is now February 2021, four and half years after you launched the truck tour. Even though Albertans have suffered through the past year with COVID-19, the three pillars of your 2019 election platform are still of the utmost concern to Albertans: Jobs, Economy, Pipelines.
When the UCP government took office in 2019, no one could have foreseen the significant challenges that would be presented to both your government and Albertans just one year later. These challenges however, should be viewed a rallying point rather than a crutch.
Moving forward, Albertans are looking for strong leadership. We want to see drastic reductions in red tape. We want a government that champions our interests within Canada and to external markets. Simply put, we want jobs, a strong economy and pipelines. We are not interested in more panels and consultations. We do not want the ideological policies of those in Ottawa dictating our future or our children’s futures.
To secure our financial future, public sector bureaucrats, specifically those on Alberta’s “sunshine list”, need to share in the economic downturn that the private sector is currently facing. Alternative routes to get oil to market, not subject to the Canada Energy Regulator, need to be explored immediately. Small businesses need a concrete plan for reopening and a guarantee that no further lockdowns will be imposed.
Polls suggest that the conservative base is fragmented again. Albertans know what happened the last time this occurred. Premier, it is time to be the guy in blue truck again. Albertans are counting on you.
Sincerely,
Jared Pilon
Libertarian Party Candidate for Red Deer – Mountain View, AB
https://www.jaredpilon.com/
CALGARY — The Alberta government says schools in Calgary will move to at-home learning starting Monday for students in grades 7 to 12.
The change, due to COVID-19, is to last for two weeks.
Alberta Education said Wednesday that it approved requests from public and Catholic schools in the city to make the move to online learning.
Education Minister Adriana LaGrange said in a release that some school boards are dealing with operational pressures due to rising COVID-19 cases.
“The safety of students and staff is my top priority, which is why I am responding to the boards’ requests and respecting their autonomy,” she said.
“By having a clear process in place, we are giving them flexibility to move to at-home learning when necessary.”
The province said it has not closed any schools for health reasons, and any decision to move a portion of a school to at-home learning is at the discretion of each school board.
About 19 per cent of schools have COVID-19 alerts or outbreaks. Nine schools are currently doing online learning.
Marilyn Dennis, board chair with the Calgary Board of Education, said in the release that the greatest impacts of COVID-19 have been in schools with higher grades.
Alberta’s chief medical health officer, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, also said there has been a sharp rise in cases among school-aged Albertans.
The province, with 15,569 active infections, currently has the highest rate of active cases in Canada.
On Wednesday, the province reported 1,412 new cases of COVID-19 and eight additional deaths due to the virus. There were 420 people in hospital due to COVID-19, with 92 in intensive care.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 14, 2021.
The Canadian Press
CALGARY — Work on a new arena for the National Hockey League’s Calgary Flames has been put on hold due to budgetary issues.
The Calgary Municipal Land Corporation says it made a presentation to city council at a closed-door meeting earlier this week.
Corporation president and CEO Kate Thompson says there is a difference between the current $550-million budget estimate and the program requirements for the venue, which would replace the nearly four-decade-old Saddledome.
Last summer, the corporation said it aimed to begin construction this August, with a targeted 2024 completion date.
The city and Calgary Sports and Entertainment, which owns the Flames, agreed in 2019 to split the cost of the new building on a parcel of land just north of the Saddledome east of downtown.
Thompson says given the significance of the project, the parties have agreed to allow more time to resolve the challenges.
“The decision to take this pause is the responsible and prudent approach to ensure we find the best solutions to move the project forward successfully, without incurring any additional costs on the project while these discussions progress,” she said in a statement Wednesday.
“The team is working collaboratively to find a suitable path forward.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 14, 2021.
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