Posted: Mar 01, 2021 5:54 PM MT | Last Updated: March 2
Council approved four permanent supportive housing sites last spring, including this one depicted for King Edward Park.(City of Edmonton)
Five new permanent supportive-housing projects are getting shovel-ready in five Edmonton neighbourhoods this year, despite some pushback from residents to the most recent proposal.
Monday, city council s executive committee approved administration s request to add a fifth site in Westmount to four sites already approved for development.
The Westmount site at 110th Avenue and 130th Street joins sites in McArthur Industrial, King Edward Park, Terrace Heights and Inglewood, approved last spring.
The agreement would see the city sell the land for $1 to housing agency Homeward Trust Foundation, which would oversee the development of up to 60 units in a low-rise apartment complex.
Picture Butte mayor calls 2020 an unprecedented year
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Picture Butte Mayor Cathy Moore says that COVID-19 has posed a challenge we’ve never seen before. Posing the biggest challenge the Town of Picture Butte had faced in 2020, the pandemic made for an “unprecedented” year and the town had to keep up with changing restrictions, keeping their staff safe, creating contingency plans to continue to provide services to residents if staff members contracted COVID-19 and how to safely operate their facilities. “One of the biggest disappointments was not being able to properly have a grand opening of our (Cor Van Raay & Community Aquatic Centre),” said Moore. “We are hopeful that we will be able to enjoy a full summer with our new pool in 2021.
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The County of Grande Prairie will be borrowing more than $4-million to cover the costs of installing services at the Five Mile Hall site for a planned school at its meeting last Monday.
County of Grande Prairie Reeve Leanne Beaupre said (the dollar figure is) less than what was originally planned.
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“In the time between the first reading and the final reading of the (borrowing) bylaw, we received $2-million plus as part of (the province’s) stimulus funding.” she said. “We will only require to use, from that borrowing bylaw, $4-million and some. It’s not over and above what we originally had advertised for. It is for the original, less the commitment from the province for the stimulus funding specific to the project servicing the Five Mile Hall school site.”
Author of the article: County of Wetaskiwin
Publishing date: Dec 23, 2020 • December 23, 2020 • 1 minute read •
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The Government of Alberta has awarded the County of Wetaskiwin with $1,329,075 through the Municipal Stimulus Program (MSP) for new infrastructure with $629,075 allocated to the G3 Resource Road paving project and $700,000 for Range Road 11 pavement upgrades. This funding is intended to assist the local area in recovering from economic challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the downturn in energy prices. It also allows the County to support local jobs and participate in future economic growth.
“I would like to thank Minister Allard of Municipal Affairs for funding these two projects, said County Reeve Josh Bisop. “We realize the current fiscal pressure on the provincial government and are grateful for your support in these necessary upgrades.”