THIS WEEK IN ALBERTA
- The Legislature remains on break this week, but the Select Special Conflicts of Interest Act Review Committee will meet this morning at 10:00 am. The Committee will review the Conflicts of Interest Act.
- The Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses estimates that around one-fifth of the independent businesses in Alberta will begin shutting down if they are required to pay back the Canadian Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loans (provided during the COVID-19 pandemic) by the Thursday deadline. The CFIB says that 41% of its members surveyed just before Christmas will not be able to repay their loans by the deadline.
- Canmore residents, opposing a proposed development that could double the town's population, are urging Alberta to conduct a new environmental assessment on the plan. The Three Sisters Mountain Village, approved by Canmore town council in October, is facing renewed scrutiny. Lawyers representing a group of citizens argue that the environmental assessment process under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act has not been completed. They've sent a letter to Alberta Environment and Protected Areas, requesting an Environmental Impact Assessment.