Premier Smith joined Finance Minister Jason Nixon and Affordability and Utilities Minister RJ Sigurdson to announce our government is suspending Alberta’s fuel tax in full starting October 1, taking 13 cents off every litre of gasoline and diesel through the end of the year. Alberta already had the cheapest fuel in the country, and this drops pump prices further, nearly 20 cents below the next lowest province. This is relief we’re able to provide thanks to our strong fiscal position, helping us make life more affordable. Read more.
Premier Smith and Hospital and Surgical Health Services Minister Adriana LaGrange joined Airdrie-East MLA Angela Pitt to announce a new Airdrie Covenant Health Centre bringing urgent care, birthing services, surgery and primary care together under one roof. It will support 1,000 deliveries, more than 30,000 urgent care visits and about 10,000 surgical procedures a year. Airdrie’s population has almost tripled in 20 years to more than 90,000. Read more.
Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides released draft curriculum for classroom field testing, with a renewed CALM 10 course teaching students saving, budgeting, banking and debt management alongside career planning and entrepreneurship. New junior high science and physical education and wellness curriculum are going into classrooms too, with junior high science covering artificial intelligence, forest management and science related jobs. Students get the practical skills to plan their futures with confidence. Read more.
Premier Smith explained the immigration questions going to Albertans on October 19. The referendum proposes ways Alberta can moderate population growth, prioritize jobs for Albertans and strengthen social services. Watch here.
Premier Smith addressed municipal leaders at the Alberta Municipalities convention in Edmonton this week, walking through our government’s investments in education, health care and infrastructure, including new treatment beds and addiction spaces. It builds on a strong working relationship with Alberta’s municipalities that Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Williams has kept front and centre, meeting leaders from more than 92 municipalities in person this summer alone. Read more.
Tourism and Sport Minister Andrew Boitchenko announced funding for 20 sport and recreation projects across Alberta, from a new curling rink in Pincher Creek and a gymnasium at Chiniki First Nation to relocated ball diamonds at Elizabeth Metis Settlement and a bike skills park in Innisfail. The projects will drive more than $46 million in economic activity and create jobs in communities from Warburg to Taber to Nordegg. A province that produces great athletes starts with the facilities that give kids somewhere to play. Read more.
Assisted Living and Social Services Minister Nathan Neudorf launched the WorkFirst Alberta Talent Exchange, an online platform matching job-ready Albertans with employers based on skills and experience rather than job titles. That opens doors for people whose abilities never showed up neatly on a resume. Employers already have access to a pool of 5,000 job seekers across construction, health care, hospitality and more. Read more.
Premier Smith was at the Oil Sands Expo in Fort McMurray with MLAs Tany Yao and Brian Jean where she highlighted that 87 per cent of Canadians now recognize Alberta’s energy sector as a vital part of the national economy. That is a real shift in how the rest of the country sees our natural resources, and it is a credit to the people who built this industry and the work our government has done to defend it. Read more.
Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration Minister Joseph Schow launched Level Up, a free provincewide program giving Alberta businesses the online training, workshops and hands-on support to break into new markets around the world. It builds on the Trade Accelerator Program, which has helped more than 660 Alberta companies land over 200 trade deals across 50 international markets, including Calgary’s ZeroKey, which now exports to 41 countries and works with one in ten Fortune 500 companies. Read more.
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