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The weather is picking up, as seems to be the activity level of Albertans and the number of events to attend. The past week or so has seen a potpourri of activity. First, a sigh of relief that a new event centre can be built on the Red Deer Resort and Casino site.
Article content Applications will be accepted starting Thursday for a massive jobs training program that Premier Jason Kenney said could put more than 22,000 Albertans back to work. The program, dubbed Alberta Jobs Now, will be the largest jobs training program in the province’s history, Kenney said Wednesday. Up to $370 million in funding — $185 million from the provincial government and $185 million in matching funds from the federal government — will be made available to private and non-profit employers in the form of grants to cover salary or training costs for unemployed or und...