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Why the UCP shouldn’t defund Lethbridge’s SCS

A few points are getting missed in the government announcement about funding ARCHES and in the media coverage and attached public discourse.

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Guest post: Responding to the failed amendments to Lethbridge’s conversion therapy bylaw

Shortly after Lethbridge City Council passed the conversion therapy bylaw earlier this week, someone reached out to me to have me publish this follow-up story.

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Clarifying Nathan Neudorf’s claims about Lethbridge funding announcements

Last week, Nathan Neudorf wrote an editorial, highlighting several recent project funding announcements. I went through each one to fill in a few things that he left out.

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New members appointed to the Northern Alberta Development Council

Last week, Alberta’s lieutenant governor approved the appointment of two new people to the Northern Alberta Development Council.

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In June, Alberta recovered only a third of its pandemic job losses

The Alberta government released their June 2020 job numbers last week, and for the second month in a row, job numbers are up. But we still have a long way to go.

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UCP reveals affordable housing review panel

Last week, Josephine Pon, Alberta’s minister over seniors and housing, announced that she had created an expert panel to review affordable housing in the province.

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U of L gets $20M to upgrade 50-year-old heating & cooling system

The provincial government announced earlier this week that they’ll be giving the University of Lethbridge $20 million for upgrading work.

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Since SCS opened, Lethbridge EMS responding to 72% fewer opioid events

Last month, the Alberta government released their Opioid Response Surveillance Report for the first quarter of 2020. Here’s a summary of how Lethbridge fares regarding the ongoing drug crisis.

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UCP appoints former Conservative MP to Olds College board of governors

Two people were recently appointed to the Olds College board of directors, including a former cabinet minister under Stephen Harper.

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Ethics commissioner’s spouse and his partners donated $78K to UCP and PCs

But just like she found no conflict of interest with Doug Schweitzer, there’s probably no conflict here either. Right?

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