Donations have been pouring in for the Victoria Hospital Foundation at the start of this year's Give a Little Life Day Radiothon.As of 11 a.m. Friday .
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This empty plot of land won t be vacant for much longer, as the Rose Garden Hospice is looking to break ground on May 15, 2021. (Peter Lozinski/Daily Herald)
One of the next major steps for the Rose Garden Hospice is on the city council agenda Tuesday.
During Tuesday’s meeting, council will consider a development permit application for the hospice, located at 500 38 Street West. The hospice would need any development permits passed before they can begin construction. The board has indicated they intend to begin building the long-awaited facility this year. According to the development permit, the facility will provide end-of-life care for up to ten patients, and will have up to eight staff members on-site at a time. It will be accessed from 38th Street and a large green space is proposed along marquis Road.
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The site of the new indoor recreation centre, and 4,500 seat arena. Jason Kerr/Daily Herald
Prince Albert city council has awarded the contract to design a new WHL-size arena to BBB Architects and KSA Architects of Toronto and Saskatoon, despite concerns from at least one councillor that the process was not open or transparent.
Council voted 6-3 in favour of BBB and KSA, the firm city administrators recommended as the top bid out of the 14 received after the City put out call for proposals. The contract will cost the City an estimated $3.2-million.
Couns. Tony Head, Charlene Miller and Terra Lennox-Zepp all voted against the project. Head was the decision’s most vocal critic. He said more consideration should have been given to local companies when awarding the design, and argued administration favoured certain companies over others instead of providing an objective review.