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Calgary’s Foothills Medical Centre is among Alberta hospitals earmarked for upgrades using capital funds in the province’s 2021 budget.
The province will provide $23 million over the next three years and an anticipated $15 million the two following years to partially fund an $83-million renovation to the Foothills neonatal intensive-care unit (NICU), adding 19 beds.
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Currently, the Foothills NICU has 39 beds and admits three to four newborns each day, making it among Canada’s busiest. The unit, which serves all of southern Alberta, consistently operates at 90 per cent capacity or above.
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The UCP government has no intention of creating a specific program aimed at incentivizing or attracting tenants to fill empty office towers in Calgary’s downtown, Finance Minister Travis Toews said Friday.
In an interview following an address to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, Toews said while the UCP is committed to creating a pro-business environment that makes Alberta an attractive choice for new and existing businesses, fixing the office vacancy rate problem that exists in both Edmonton and Calgary falls outside the realm of provincial jurisdiction.
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My COVID Story: How have you been impacted by coronavirus?
Postmedia is looking to speak with people who may have been impacted by COVID-19 here in Alberta. Have you undergone a travel-related quarantine? Have you received your vaccine, and if so did you feel any side effects? Have you changed your life for the better because of the pandemic? Send us an email at reply@calgaryherald.com to tell us your experience, or send us a message via this form. Numbers reported by Alberta Health on Wednesday, Feb. 24.
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