People visiting and living in and around Banff will be better served with improvements to transit services as well as to notable local cultural and essential service buildings after a combined investment of more than $13 million from the federal government and municipal partners.
The Government of Alberta is predicting stormy skies ahead. Alberta’s 2025 Budget and Economic Outlook notes the stark shift in U.S. trade —in the form of tariffs—will put a damper on the 2025-26 outlook. Canada is expected to face an average of 10% tariffs on energy products and 15% tariffs on all other goods. Retaliatory […]
A pair of announcements came yesterday from both the federal and provincial governments. In a significant step forward for Jasper’s wildfire recovery, the governments of Canada and Alberta have announced additional funding to help residents, businesses, and the national park rebuild. The feds have announced an additional $160.1 million, and the province $8 million. New […]
AMPPE is pleased to note that this week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed Terry Duguid, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, as the new Ministerial Lead for Jasper. Minister Duguid takes over from Minister Randy Boissoneault and will coordinate federal support with provincial, municipal, and Indigenous partners to accelerate […]
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