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We’re getting lots of Danny Dough for “studies” though…..so that’s something?lol
 
It seemed at one point there may be some money for Commonwealth Stadium.
 
TAS said:
Edmonton is not getting the health facility money it needs - we've had huge growth.

Meanwhile, the money for YYC health projects alone surpasses everything we got for downtown, Coliseum, grants in lieu of taxes.

Just part of YYC's haul: new office of the chief medical examiner, which will receive $45 million over three years; the Bridgeland Riverside Continuing Care Centre, which will get $64 million; a new central drug production facility that will receive $61 million; and the future Calgary Radiopharmaceutical Centre, which will receive $54 million.
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Our Drug distribution building is almost done….so that’s a wash with YYC. We have a bunch of Bridgeland type buildings being built….1 in SP, 1 Spruce G, 1 in the west end and 1 other .
 
MacLac said:
Our Drug distribution building is almost done….so that’s a wash with YYC. We have a bunch of Bridgeland type buildings being built….1 in SP, 1 Spruce G, 1 in the west end and 1 other .
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Another couple of months for the Central Pharmacy but AHS will take time to get it up and running. There is supposed to be a similar building in Calgary so we should see that.

Was reading the budget while sitting in a ED last night. They really need to have money for People. Sturgeon was a 12 hour wait at one point last night.
 
calgaryherald.com

Braid: The UCP has come out with a terrific budget — for Edmonton

The new budget comes with a big dose of Edmonton favouritism. Much as I appreciate our beloved capital, this is galling.
calgaryherald.com calgaryherald.com

"The new provincial budget comes with a big dose of Edmonton favouritism. As much as I appreciate our beloved capital, this is galling.

...there’s no question a big chunk of this budget is squarely aimed at winning votes in Edmonton.

Smith and company know that breaking the NDP hammerlock on Edmonton is the key to ruling Alberta for another generation."
 
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TAS said:
calgaryherald.com

Braid: The UCP has come out with a terrific budget — for Edmonton

The new budget comes with a big dose of Edmonton favouritism. Much as I appreciate our beloved capital, this is galling.
calgaryherald.com calgaryherald.com

"The new provincial budget comes with a big dose of Edmonton favouritism. As much as I appreciate our beloved capital, this is galling."
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Apparently the 3 new health centers we're getting - not sure it even says that in the budget - is 2 more than YYC. What is the scope of these "centers?" I see an abandoned warehouse with some used office furniture thrown in and voila!!! There we have a health center. Not sure why Braid is jealous of these.....
 
Wait a minute….i was wondering after the announcement what “patient towers at the Miz and Nuns” actually meant. Well now it appears that “New patient towers for 350 beds” for the hospital. Not sure if that means 350 beds “each” -probably not. So, once again, more planning for newer hospital facilities BUT nothing ever concrete. “Ol Smitty realize that the New Stollery is not enough to suit YEG’s needs? Plus, aren’t new towers worth Billions themselves unto themselves anyway? So why not just build the New SW hospital in lieu of all these: fake New Stollery, new Health centres, new patient towers?
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I don't know what the 350 beds means, but I suspect that is the total for the two hospitals, not each. I wonder if that involves constructing new space or just using existing space.

Governments usually really like to highlight construction, so unless they haven't figured or planned it out yet, you would think if it new construction is involved they would say that.
 
David A said:
I don't know what the 350 beds means, but I suspect that is the total for the two hospitals, not each. I wonder if that involves constructing new space or just using existing space.
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The funding is to do the initial stages of business cases for two separate towers:
1. A 350-bed tower at the Mis to replace the current 310 beds.
2. A 350-bed tower at Grey Nuns, and master planning to optimize the use of hospital space.
 
Airboy said:
Haven't seen anything from AI or AHS on these towers so not this year.And even then expect 4 years. Grey nuns is expanding the ER once outpatients move to the new Covenant Wellness Community in Sept.
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Like I said, this is just funding for the initial stages of the business cases. And even once those are done, there's still the functional planning (and perhaps needs assessment), plus preliminary and detailed design, before these would go to tender.
 
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Like I said, this is just funding for the initial stages of the business cases. And even once those are done, there's still the functional planning (and perhaps needs assessment), plus preliminary and detailed design, before these would go to tender.
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Good to know a bit more about this, it sounds good. Because of the replacement it is actually a bit more than 350 beds, around 390. Hopefully this will happen.
 
“$208 Million to twin HY 11 to Rocky Mountain House.” Give me a break! More pandering for her Hillbilly constituents in “them there Hills.” That HY does NOT require twinning……a quicker escape route to when running from the RCMP to their cabins in the woods….
 
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So money actually is being spent in rural Alberta still, contrary to what the disgruntled former UCP MLA from Slave Lake tries to claim.
 
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