Alberta’s government is distributing over $1.1 million to provide capital funding for municipalities in the Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche constituency. This funding will help the constituency build and revitalize local infrastructure and create lasting prosperity through the Canada Community-Building Fund. “Alberta’s Recovery Plan has helped our communities gain jobs and …
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MLA David Hanson discusses COVID-19 response, rural health care changes, sportfishing, ID349
Lakeland Connect sat down with Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul MLA David Hanson on Monday to discuss the COVID-19 response, rural health care, changes in sportfishing regulations, and ID349. We were talking a little bit before chief medical officer, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, has kind of been thrust into the spotlight and seems …
Read More »MLA Hanson talks reopening the economy, loosening restrictions to come
Premier Jason Kenney is expected to announce Alberta’s Relaunch Strategy sometime this week and Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul MLA David Hanson commented on the current situation on Monday. The relaunch strategy is expected to contain details about how and when the progress in the province’s COVID-19 situation could loosen public health …
Read More »Rural crime tour could come to Lakeland, MLA Hanson “disappointed” in previous reports about Justice Minister no-show
There will be a chance for Lakeland residents to voice their concerns about rural crime to the Minister of Justice. Last Wednesday, the provincial government announced Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer would be meeting with Albertans to discuss their concerns about the rapid increase in rural crime. The list of tour …
Read More »Hanson not surprised by MacKinnon Report on province’s finances
Janice MacKinnon, a former Saskatchewan finance minister, and chair of a blue-ribbon panel looking into the province’s finances explains the report’s findings last week as Premier Jason Kenney listens. Image credit: Greg Southam/SunMedia MLA David Hanson gave his take on the Blue Ribbon Panel report on Alberta’s Finances. Also known …
Read More »More flexibility for farmers: Minister Dreeshen visits St. Paul to consult on new farm safety bill
These farmers and concerned citizens discuss what they want to see in the UCP’s overhaul of farm safety legislation. One of the most divisive bills this decade in the province is getting repealed and replaced, and St. Paul area farmers got the chance to have their say. A consultation meeting …
Read More »MLA Hanson, fellow MLAs, Premier Kenney take pay cuts
MLA David Hanson is taking a pay cut. The United Conservative Party passed a bill that cuts MLAs salaries by five per cent, while it sees Premier Jason Kenney’s compensation slashed by 10 per cent. These were promised cuts, said MLA David Hanson. “It’s just another one of those, I’ll …
Read More »MLA Hanson, UCP, ready to get to work in summer Legislature session
David Hanson celebrates with his wife Donna after winning the Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul seat in the Legislature in 2019. UCP MLA’s were sworn into the Legislature on Tuesday, including Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul representative David Hanson. Hanson begins his second term as an MLA. Previously, he was the representative for the …
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