In a province reeling from a dramatic drop in energy prices, the COVID-19 pandemic added another punch to the real estate industry, according to the Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA).
Hinton’s RCMP detachment continues to focus on decreasing break and enters after seeing a five year high in 2019.
A recent study revealed that although the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified education challenges of inequity and poverty, it has also accelerated new opportunities with digital technologies and collaboration within the school community.
Stage 2 of Alberta’s economic relaunch strategy and some steps that were scheduled to wait until the third stage came earlier than expected for many local businesses.
Previously approved maintenance projects by Alberta Education at Harry Collinge High School have been accelerated to be completed within six months.
Alberta Minister of Education, Adriana LaGrange, said June 10 that students are expected to be back in school in September.
Kyle Crawford, director of the Hinton Golf Club, presented the club’s 2020 budget and business plan as part of a temporary reporting arrangement to the Town of Hinton and Council at the Standing Committee Meeting on June 9.
Council approved all bylaws that came back to them for approval at the regular council meeting on June 16.