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SERVICES: Additional $107 million in disaster funding for wildfires, floods
        (AlbertaIndex, August 15, Friday) --- Alberta’s Sustainability Fund has allocated additional funding of more than $107 million for firefighting activities in the province’s forests and municipalities this year and to help residents in several communities recover from a series of severe storms and heavy rainfall.
 
HOUSING: 8,700 low-income residents to receive assistance to help pay for higher accommodation fees
          (AlbertaIndex, August 13, Thursday) --- Approximately 8,700 low-income residents will receive assistance through the Alberta Seniors Benefit (ASB) and Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) programs to fully or partially covering the increased cost of accommodation at long-term care facilities.
 
LABOUR: Forest industry unveils workforce strategy
        (AlbertaIndex, August 13, Wednesday) --- Alberta’s forest stakeholders and the provincial government have unveiled their strategy to address long-term labour challenges facing the sector.
 
HOUSING: Affordable homes come to Lac La Biche
By Tobias Romaniuk, Lac La Biche Post

        (AlbertaIndex, August 12, Tuesday) --- Affordable housing in the Lac La Biche area is believed to be scarce, but so were the people at a recent open house for the area's newest affordable housing development.
 
PEOPLE: Alberta Chambers of Commerce President and CEO appointed to national labour market panel
        (AlbertaIndex, August 11, Monday) --- Alberta Chambers of Commerce said its President and CEO, Ken Kobly, has been appointed to a five-member national panel that will provide advice on labour market information to federal, provincial and territorial ministers.
 
COMMUNITY: Another crackdown on unsafe drivers over a long weekend
        (AlbertaIndex, August 8, Friday) --- The Alberta Sheriff Highway Patrol has again cracked down on unsafe drivers over a long weekend, with 2,047 charges laid out from August 1-4. In the June 27-July 1 holiday period, they issued 2,330 charges.
 
EDUCATION: Researchers to advance understanding of aboriginal students, inclusiveness in education
        (AlbertaIndex, August 7, Thursday) --- Two scholars will each receive the $10,000 Alberta Award for the Study of Canadian Human Rights and Multiculturalism scholarship enabling them to undertake research to assist teachers working with diverse student populations.
 
CITY: Edmonton airport continues to boom, reports 38% capacity growth with 10 US cities
        (AlbertaIndex, August 6, Wednesday) --- Against a backdrop of bearish news about the state of the world economy, Edmonton International Airport (EIA) is booming.
 
ENERGY: India’s ONGC and Taiwan’s CPC interested to invest in oil sands
        (AlbertaIndex, August 5, Tuesday) --- The state oil companies of two Asian countries said they are interested to invest in Canada’s oil sands.
 
TRANSPORTATION: Singapore firm awarded $10 million Calgary airport contract
     (AlbertaIndex, August 4, Monday) --- Inter-Roller Engineering Limited, a Singapore-based specialist in building airport logistic systems, has won a 10 million contract to design and install a baggage handling system (BHS) for the Calgary International Airport.
 
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