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Calgary will get no new public schools in the UCP government’s Budget 2021 capital plan, even as both public and Catholic boards face serious space crunches.
Education Minister Adriana LaGrange announced $268 million in capital funding for 14 new school and modernization projects, including new schools in Edmonton, Camrose and Red Deer, where LaGrange is an MLA.
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But the Calgary Board of Education only received funding to transfer Montgomery School to Foundations for the Future Charter Academy, which could then move forward on repairs.
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Calgary will get no new public schools in the UCP government’s Budget 2021 capital plan, even as both public and Catholic boards face serious space crunches.
Education Minister Adriana LaGrange announced $268 million in capital funding for 14 new school and modernization projects, including new schools in Edmonton, Camrose and Red Deer, where LaGrange is an MLA.
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But the Calgary Board of Education only received funding to transfer Montgomery School to Foundations for the Future Charter Academy, which could then move forward on repairs.
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Dr. Deena Hinshaw walked into the Alberta legislature media room at 5:38 p.m. on March 5, 2020, and stood alone at the lectern. Neither Hinshaw nor any of the reporters present for her impromptu news conference were wearing face masks.
A weighty air hung in the room as Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, announced the province had detected its first presumptive case of COVID-19.
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“I want to remind Albertans that despite this case, the risk of catching the virus is still considered low in our province,” she said.
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It’s been one year since Alberta logged its first case of COVID-19. Here are some of the most significant moments over the course of the pandemic in the province.
March 5: Alberta identifies its first presumptive COVID-19 case, a Calgary woman returning from a California cruise.
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March 11: The World Health Organization declares COVID-19 a pandemic, while Alberta begins to recommend against out-of-country travel. The following day, Alberta bans gatherings of more than 250 people.