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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Rural families could be stuck paying for taxes the UCP cut from the oil and gas industry. These rural families could be on the hook for $11.6 million that the UCP cut from oil and gas properties. Read more