Alberta frontline workers getting one-time $1,200 payment from government; one new COVID-19 case in Fort McMurray
Public and private sector workers in the health care, continuing care, education, transportation and the grocery industries will be eligible for the benefit if they worked at least 300 hours between Oct. 12 and Jan. 31.
Author of the article: Vincent McDermott, Lisa Johnson
Publishing date: Feb 10, 2021 • February 13, 2021 • 6 minute read •
Premier Jason Kenney (left) and Minister of Labour and Immigration Jason Copping, pictured at the Alberta Legislature in June 2019, announced a one-time $1,200 payment for eligible frontline workers in the province amid the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday. Ian Kucerak/Postmedia/File jpg, SP