Raising Government’s Support for Alberta’s Construction Industry: A Town Hall Conversation with UCP Caucus Chairman Nathan Neudorf

Alberta’s construction industry faces increasing challenges of profitability and secure employment in a post-COVID world. It is vital that our industry raise its visibility and priority with the Alberta Government during the leadership transition and beyond.

ACA is pleased to invite our members to a town hall conversation with UCP Caucus Chair Nathan Neudorf to share priorities and perspectives. As a former subtrade owner, senior employee with a general contractor, chair of the Lethbridge Construction Association, and ACA Board member, […]

Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools wants to build more elementary schools

Construction priorities for Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools include two new elementary schools in Red Deer and one in Blackfalds.

The board of trustees recently approved Red Deer Catholic’s Three Year Capital Plan for provincial funding consideration.

At the top of the wish list is a kindergarten to Grade 5 school for Blackfalds, followed by a kindergarten to Grade 5 French immersion school for Red Deer. Third on the list is another kindergarten to Grade 5 school for Red Deer.

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Province announces $3.4 million for Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre

Premier Jason Kenney announced $3.4 million to help build a centre to help young people who have been abused.

The funding will go towards the proposed $22.4 million Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre, which will be located next to Red Deer Polytechnic and will be closely connected with many of its programs from nursing and psychology to education and early learning and child care.

“The Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre is changing the way Central Alberta responds to child abuse,” said […]

$1.8 billion announced for Red Deer hospital expansion

Expansion of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre will officially get a $1.8 billion investment in Thursday’s provincial budget.

The injection of funds into central Alberta health care capacity was announced by Premier Jason Kenney and several other government officials on Wednesday morning at Red Deer Polytechnic.

The news comes after Kenney announced $100 million for the expansion project in 2020.

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New Blackfalds high school to move ahead through P3 partnership

A new high school for Blackfalds is one of five new high schools across the province moving ahead through a public-private partnership (P3).

Government officials anticipate the P3 partnerships to save Alberta taxpayers $114.5 million, support 1,678 jobs and provide about 7,000 new student spaces as part of Alberta’s Recovery Plan.

Following what was described as a comprehensive, competitive procurement process, the Alberta government has awarded the P3 contract to Concert-Bird Partners. Concert-Bird Partners will design, build and finance the five […]

Red Deer city council approves $1.5M for servicing addictions treatment site

The City of Red Deer is partnering with the province to try to expedite the construction of the local addictions treatment centre.

City councillors on Monday gave unanimous approval to a number of measures that will see the 10-acre site chosen in the Chiles Industrial Park gain water servicing quicker than it was slated to.

“We didn’t want to lose time because of servicing. We wanted to get (pipes) into the ground,” so construction of the centre could begin before next […]

Cutting red tape: City of Red Deer eases policies to spur more development

The City of Red Deer is cutting red tape and adjusting policies to reduce development costs and spur more growth.

Local developers who are doing building upgrades or new construction will face less land servicing costs and gain some flexibility.

Changes were made to city policies, stemming from administration’s Leading Forward report.

Under the revised municipal policies, developers will no longer have to hire the City of Red Deer to perform all service installations and repairs. They will be able to decide […]

Federal funding announced for several Red Deer infrastructure projects

The federal and provincial governments have announced funding for 61 infrastructure projects across Alberta, including several in the Red Deer area.

Ottawa is investing more than $73 million in these projects through the COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada plan. Contributions by recipients toward their respective projects are more than $18 million. In total, this represents a combined infrastructure investment of more than $91 million.

“Alberta’s communities told us they needed help to build needed infrastructure and create […]

Red Deer city council discusses $219 M in capital projects for 2021

Red Deer’s proposed 2021 capital budget has nearly doubled, in these lean times, because the city wants to take advantage of federal and provincial infrastructure grants.

City Manager Allan Seabrooke told council on Monday at the outset of city budget discussions, that about $219.2 million of projects are proposed for next year. This compares to the more usual $125 million for annual infrastructure projects.

The capital funding increase is due to city administrators wanting to tap into federal and provincial governments […]

Construction expected to start next fall at Red Deer hospital

The $100-million expansion of Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre is expected to begin next fall.

Alberta Infrastructure and Alberta Health Services are in the final stages of planning to expand and upgrade the facility, according to the latest update from the province.

In September, AHS said work was progressing after a three-month delay due to COVID-19.

A statement this week said the government recognizes how important it is to get the people of Red Deer the health care they need, and that […]