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Agriculture showcased at international conference
Alberta’s expertise in agriculture will be showcased south of the border this September when MLA Len Mitzel presents at the 13th Annual Ports-to-Plains (PTP) Alliance Conference in South Dakota.
Mitzel, Alberta’s representative to the PTP Alliance, will travel to Rapid City, South Dakota, September 7-10, to participate in the conference and speak about agricultural transportation. The theme of this year’s event, Bringing Visionaries Together, will see alliance members discussing best practices in agriculture, trade, infrastructure, education, tourism and energy.
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New program to increase specialty teachers in Alberta classrooms
More certified journeypeople, health-care professionals and information technologists will be seen in Alberta classrooms as the province attracts more career specialists to the teaching profession.
The new Career and Technology Studies (CTS) Bridge to Teacher Certification Program starts this September and allows participants to work in the classroom while completing a teacher-preparation program offered by an Alberta post-secondary institution.
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Doors open to 18 new schools in Calgary and Edmonton
More than 12,000 students will be filling the classrooms, hallways and gymnasiums of an unprecedented 18 new elementary and elementary-junior high schools this school year as a result of government’s largest-ever new schools project.
The schools are ready for students and staff in Edmonton and Calgary through government’s innovative Alberta Schools Alternative Procurement (ASAP) phase I project. The project addressed a need for new schools in rapidly growing areas of the metro cities. Originally announced in June 2007, the schools were completed ahead of schedule and at a cost savings of $97 million to taxpayers.
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