OCTOBER 30, 2019
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WINNERS AND LOSERS - CONTINUED from PAGE 4 Health Services: Mental health services, addictions treatment, and palliative care will see an additional $160 million. School Nutrition: Programs for schools will see (an additional?) $15.5 million and non-profits $3 million Social causes: Increased funding for Community and Social Services to go towards reducing caseloads and targeting human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Libraries: You don’t need to gain to be a winner. Library services grant funding will be maintained at $37 million.
If there is a silver lining, the government does have a clear path to balance the books. When compared to Klein era cuts, there is a stark difference, so no need to draw those comparisons or panic. The budget also appears to be forecasting reduced royalty revenues which is something that has been needed for decades. Tough choices have been made. Compared to other governments, Alberta’s cuts are far from deep but that may be of little comfort for many. The weeks and months ahead will allow each of us to determine
if we feel like a winner or a loser. Which side will you or I fall on? Tax increases across the board will make it even tougher to make ends meet for the average Albertan. Much like the previous government, it’s time for us to put on another sweater while there doesn’t seem to be any indication of MLAs or the Premier also taking a cut. In fact, their tax bracket is in the bottom 3 for increases. Tell me what you think. Email me at abletters@ newsadvertiser.com
HARVEST - CONTINUED from PAGE 9 percent malt with 75 percent 1 CW, canola currently 89 percent 1 Can, with peas 2 percent 1 Can and 46 percent 2 Can. Dryers have been running non-stop to get moisture levels down for safe storage. Soil moisture estimates for sub-surface (surface in brackets) cur-
rently rated as 3 (3) percent fair, 44 (56) percent good and 52 (39) percent excellent, and 1 (2) percent excessive. Pasture conditions going into winter are currently rated as 25 percent poor, 53 percent fair, and 22 percent.” North Eastern Alberta (Region 3) harvested
crops: 77.1% Spring Wheat 100% Winter Wheat 79.9% Barley 69.9% Oats 100% Fall Rye 61.9% Canola 98.9% Dry Peas 10% Flax 71.7% total
Sunshine Breakfast
Kitchen Chefs, cooks, and servers-(Left-to-right) Pete Homeniuk, Dwayne Hlady, Anna Tomyn, Stacy Mynzak, Marlene Roth. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Relaxing Sundays just became more pleasant when citizens of all ages were able to treat themselves to a Sunshine Club Sunshine Breakfast on September 22 which was offered for the first time ever at the Senior Citizen Sunshine Club of
Vegreville Centre. These breakfasts will be available on the fourth Sunday of every month and each breakfast event will present a different variety of food at a modest cost which will be a few dollars cheaper for Sunshine Club’s members when they present their membership card.
President of Sunshine Club, Dwayne Hlady said this breakfast is meant to bring people into the building and to give Sunshine Club’s members a breakfast for cheaper so they can get some value out of their membership.
