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COMMUNITY: Province and city help pay for Edmonton seniors centre expansion
       (AlbertaIndex, September 10, Wednesday) --- The Alberta government and City of Edmonton are each contributing $500,000 to help pay for expansion of services and facilities to the South East Edmonton Seniors Association (SEESA).
 
TRANSPORT: New $40 million interchange connects three highways east of Calgary
       (AlbertaIndex, September 9, Tuesday) --- A new interchange will be built to provide a safer and more efficient connection for motorists using Highways 1, 9, and 797 near Chestermere and Strathmore. The $40-million interchange east of Calgary opened to traffic last week.
 
LABOUR: Governments of Canada and Alberta sign new agreement on training and skills development
      (AlbertaIndex, September 8, Monday) --- The governments of Canada and Alberta have signed a new agreement that will help 5,000 Alberta workers each year to improve their skills, and to prepare them for the jobs of the future.
 
EDUCATION: Post-secondary, higher education receive total funding of $228 million
          (AlbertaIndex, September 5, Friday) --- Alberta’s government has set aside a total of nearly $228 million for post-secondary capital maintenance and additional places in university and higher education institutions.
 
GOVERNMENT: Alberta, Saskatchewan Premiers to meet on September 9
       (AlbertaIndex, September 4, Thursday) --- The Premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan, and their Cabinet members will meet in the border city of Lloydminster on September 9 to discuss ways to “expand economic opportunity” for the people of both provinces.
 
ECONOMY: Cindy Ady to raise Alberta’s tourism profile in China
       (AlbertaIndex, September 3, Wednesday) --- Tourism, Parks and Recreation Minister Cindy Ady is in Beijing this week to help launch a tourism marketing campaign aimed at raising Alberta and Canada’s profile in China.
 
EDUCATION: Nanotechnology centre help for entrepreneurs to reach markets
       (AlbertaIndex, September 1, Monday) --- A new leading-edge centre in Edmonton’s Research Park is available to help small or large companies and tech-savvy entrepreneurs develop nanotechnology products to world markets.
 
ECONOMY: Forecast for another $8.5 billion surplus, but dark clouds loom
        (AlbertaIndex, August 28, Thursday) --- Alberta is forecasting another large surplus of $8.5 billion in 2008-09, but unlike three years ago, the province has to worry about rising costs, climate change and the possibility of a downward revision if oil and gas prices plunge.
 
HEALTH: Maple Leaf Foods face class action suit as Alberta investigates deadly disease
        (AlbertaIndex, August 27, Wednesday) --- Hundreds of Canadians are filing a class action law suit against Toronto-based Maple Leaf Foods related to the spread of the deadly Listeriosis disease in contaminated meat that has so far killed at least 15 people throughout the country.
 
ENVIRONMENT: New rules could delay oil sands projects
        (AlbertaIndex, August 26, Tuesday) --- Tougher environmental regulations being proposed could hamper the development of oil sands projects in Canada’s Alberta province, French oil giant Total has warned.
 
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