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Council passed emergency management bylaw

Council passed emergency management bylaw

CREMONA – The Village of Cremona council has passed a motion approving updates to the new municipal emergency management bylaw. The move came during council’s recent regularly scheduled meeting.
Cremona Lions support community

Cremona Lions support community

The Cremona Lions are a serviced based organization whose members volunteer to help our local community as well as their country and the world.
Public sector cuts coming

Public sector cuts coming

The size of Alberta’s public service will shrink by 7.7 per cent over the next four years. In Alberta, there are approximately 26,000 people that work directly for the public service, meaning the cut translates to 2,002 jobs.
Tuition freeze lifting in 2020-21, Alberta budget reveals

Tuition freeze lifting in 2020-21, Alberta budget reveals

Post-secondary students will be taking a double whammy from the provincial government next year as a freeze on tuition lifts and interest rates for student loans increase.
Mixed news for municipalities in 2019 Alberta budget

Mixed news for municipalities in 2019 Alberta budget

Municipalities will take a hit to their infrastructure funding over the coming years, as well as to operational funding they receive from the province. On Thursday, the provincial government tabled its 2019-20 budget .
Tuition freeze lifting in 2020-21, Alberta budget reveals

Tuition freeze lifting in 2020-21, Alberta budget reveals

Post-secondary students will be taking a double whammy from the provincial government next year as a freeze on tuition lifts and interest rates for student loans increase.
Alberta budget cuts spending by $1.3 billion over four years

Alberta budget cuts spending by $1.3 billion over four years

The Government of Alberta is banking on a pipeline being built in the next four years in order to keep spending cuts to a minimum. Finance Minister Travis Toews released the UCP government's first budget Thursday.
Shell Caroline gas plant sold

Shell Caroline gas plant sold

Shell Canada Energy has finalized the sale of the massive Caroline sour gas plant northwest of Sundre and other assets in western Alberta to Pieridae Energy Limited, officials said Wednesday. Effective Oct. 17 Ikkuma Resources Corp.
Rural voices should be heard too, says association

Rural voices should be heard too, says association

The Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) association is calling on the new federal Liberal government to remember the important contribution rural communities make to the nation’s economy.
Rural voice needs to be heard too, says association

Rural voice needs to be heard too, says association

The Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) association is calling on the new federal Liberal government to remember the important contribution rural communities make to the nation’s economy.
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