Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley says an expansion of geothermal energy drilling in central Alberta and construction on the Red Deer Regional Hospital expansion would be among the top priorities of a future NDP government in the province.
In a speech to the Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce on Friday, Notley spoke about how the city’s unique economic opportunities and affordable quality-of-life mean it is well-positioned to overcome the challenges of COVID-19 and help drive Alberta’s economic growth into the future.
She highlighted how her plan for geothermal energy development, ‘Picking Up Steam: Geothermal and Alberta’s Energy Future’, released last November will help convert hundreds of inactive oil and gas wells in the region into geothermal wells producing clean energy.
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City officials are cautioning Red Deerians that if COVID-19 cases remain as high as they are there we may not reopen from public health restrictions as quickly as the rest of the province.
Red Deer has 559 active cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday, down slightly from Monday’s record total of 565. Nearly 75 per cent of the 745 active cases in the Central Zone are in Red Deer.
While numbers across much of the province have trended downward in recent weeks, Red Deer has seen its active case count triple in less than a month.
In a statement Tuesday afternoon, Mayor Tara Veer again urged Red Deerians to remain vigilant and do their part to curb spread of the virus.