by Shane Getson | Mar 18, 2020 | Alberta Economy, COVID-19, News
EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID People and businesses are going through significant challenges, and unfortunately, that may continue for a while. The government is responding as quickly as it can. Some of the measures put in place today include: Individuals who meet the...
by Shane Getson | Mar 18, 2020 | Alberta Economy, Alberta Healthcare, COVID-19
Novel Coronavirus identified as COVID-19 From the first reported case in Wuhan China in December, your Provincial Government has been monitoring the worldwide spread and responding appropriately. The budget, passed in the early morning of March 18th, included an...
by Shane Getson | Mar 17, 2020 | COVID-19, General
We Are In This Together! As we are all dealing with the changes in our normal routines due to COVID- 19, I started thinking more about what my grandparents had to go through during times of great turmoil. They made it, and built the foundations for the province and...
by Shane Getson | Mar 11, 2020 | Alberta Education, Events, MLA Shane Getson
Celebrating Young Talent! I had the opportunity the other night to attend the High School Culinary Challenge Awards for Edmonton. It was great to see these young people’s enthusiasm for a trade such as the culinary arts. Congratulations to Sarah Jarbeau who was...
by Shane Getson | Mar 11, 2020 | Alberta Healthcare, UCP - United Conservative Party
RURAL PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PROGRAM While many rural communities all across Canada can struggle to attract doctors, the Government of Alberta has a number of rural recruitment and retention initiatives in place. These include: $50M annually on the...