Pages tagged "Municipal"
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Gondek 'less than impressed' with provincial budget
Jyoti Gondek said she’s “less than impressed” by municipal investment in the budget, with modest provincial funding for downtown revitalization representing one major disappointment.
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Sohi says Alberta budget a 'slap in the face' for Edmonton
“We asked for four basic needs that would help us to make life better for all Edmontonians, but we received next to nothing in return.”
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UCP government cuts funding for hazardous waste disposal
Alberta municipalities are facing larger bills for the disposal of hazardous waste after the UCP government ended subsidies and contracted operations to private waste management company SUEZ.
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Alberta towns, cities feel squeeze from UCP grants cuts
The impact of the cuts to the Grants in Place of Taxes program adds up to $30 million a year for approximately 170 communities. The cuts were announced in the UCP government's first budget, in 2019.
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UCP cuts program that helps build parks and community halls
The UCP has cut nearly 50 per cent of the community facility enhancement program (CFEP), which provides matching grants to help build and upgrade public-use facilities to community associations.
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UCP cuts municipalities' infrastructure funding by 25 per cent
The UCP government is cutting infrastructure money to municipalities by 25 per cent over the next three years. Funding will be reduced to $2.17 billion and spread out over an additional two years.
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Another example of UCP 'screwing this region' Ft. McMurray
Starting April 1, 2021, the UCP government will introduce a 90/10 split on cost sharing for disaster relief between the province and municipalities, private companies and Métis settlements.
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Rural counties owed $245M in unpaid oil and gas taxes
Alberta's municipal districts and counties say oil and gas companies owe them $245 million in unpaid property taxes, a 42-per-cent increase over last year while UCP refuses to change loophole.
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UCP moves ahead with EMS consolidation, ignoring concerns from cities
MLA Tyler Shandro pushes ahead with consolidating EMS dispatch for Calgary, Red Deer, Lethbridge and Wood Buffalo despite concerns from mayors
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Calgary cuts 110 workers who service and clean city buses
Due to funding cuts, the workers who service and clean Calgary Transit buses before they head out on routes will soon be replaced by an outside contractor.
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