The Honourable Doug Horner, President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Finance and the Honourable Kyle Fawcett, Associate Minister will be through the valley next week to hear from Albertans about budget priorities.
The ministers are hosting public consultations on Tuesday, October 9 at the Badlands Community Facility. Mayor Terry Yemen said this was an election promise from Alberta Premier Alison Redford.
“That’s what she said during the election campaign, she was going to send ministers throughout Alberta to see the people and talk to people,” said Yemen. “We like dialogue, but what we like better is results from dialogue, and sometimes that doesn’t happen as frequently."
He said one priority he would like to see addressed is funding for seniors housing.
“That is a burning issue, there is a lot of work needed on Sunshine Lodge. Requisitioning doubled this year and right now it’s scheduled to double again next year so it's not fair to keep putting that cost to people of Drumheller. It’s time for the Alberta government to step in and make that right,” he said.
The meeting is October 9 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Those interested in participating in the meeting can RSVP to tbf.minister@gov.ab.ca
