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Fellow resident,
As our paths have crossed in our community in the last couple of years, I am forwarding you a provincial update as your MLA. If you are not interested in receiving my electronic newsletter, I understand and am not offended. You can unsubscribe by clicking on the unsubscribe icon at the end of the document. If you unsubscribe and still receive my e-newsletter, please contact my office at 403-640-1363 or calgary.egmont@assembly.ab.ca so we can remove you from the list.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Denis, MLA
Calgary-Egmont
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Alberta introduces unique distracted driving legislation
The Alberta government has introduced some of the most comprehensive distracted driving legislation in Canada.
Bill 16, the Traffic Safety (Distracted Driving) Amendment Act, 2010, proposes a ban on the use of hand-held cell phones and activities like texting, reading, writing, personal grooming, and puts restrictions on using other electronic devices while driving.
The Bill proposes a fine of $172 with no demerit points. Drivers engaged in any of the identified activities can be charged under this amendment.
Bill 16 would allow the use of hands-free phones. Also, radio communications such as CB radios would be allowed for commercial purposes and search and rescue services.
The proposed legislation is expected to be debated in the legislature this fall. For more information, please visit www.transportation.alberta.ca. |
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Clarity for utility bills
I am supporting a Bill that is currently before the Assembly that would to clear up the access fees municipalities charge taxpayers on their utility bills - currently around $120.00 per Calgary household each year.
Bill 203, the Municipal Government (Local Access Fee) Amendment Act, would ensure all Alberta municipalities use the same "pay-as-you-go" formula for calculating access fees. It would compel municipalities to declare fee rates in the utility bill and provide a clear explanation of how much money those fees generated in their yearly financial statements.
This Bill is quite simply about transparency and accountability to the taxpayers of Alberta, and that is why I am proud to support it.
This Bill will be debated in the fall sitting of the Legislature, so please stay tuned.
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Stoney Trail in Calgary drives forward
Motorists will have 25 more kilometres of ring road to drive on by the fall of 2013.
The Alberta government signed a deal to complete 25 kilometres of six-lane roadway, nine interchanges, one road flyover, two rail flyovers and 27 total bridge structures. It's the largest single highway project in Alberta's history. The roadway's main line will be completely free-flow and have no traffic lights.
The public-private partnership (P3) contract is worth $769 million in 2010 dollars. This compares to the estimated cost of $1.8 billion using traditional delivery. The model also allows Stoney Trail SE to be built two years sooner than through conventional delivery.
Approximately 70 per cent of the Calgary ring road will be open to traffic once Stoney Trail SE is completed.
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Seniors benefit from more than 1,000 continuing care spaces
More than 1,000 new and upgraded spaces are being added to Alberta's continuing care system to address the needs of an aging population. New construction or renovations involving 13 facilities in 11 Alberta communities will be completed or well underway within the next two years.
These new and updated continuing care spaces will also create additional capacity in Alberta's hospitals and emergency departments by transitioning seniors currently occupying acute care hospital beds into more appropriate settings that will better meet their needs.
The 13 projects support government's Continuing Care Strategy: Aging in the Right Place and span the spectrum of continuing care facilities that include supportive living, designated assisted living and long-term care spaces.
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