EDMONTON — A month after announcing its money would be off the table, the Alberta government says it's recommitting its $1.53-billion share towards Calgary's beleaguered Green Line light rail project.
EDMONTON — A month after announcing its money would be off the table, the Alberta government says it's recommitting its $1.53-billion share towards Calgary's beleaguered Green Line light rail project.
Calgary city council voted to wind it down last month after Dreeshen said the province would pull its funding without a redesign and extension of the Green Line's route. In the meantime, a consulting firm hired by the province continues to work on a new alignment to meet Dreeshen's demand that the downtown section not go underground.
"Minister Dreeshen told hundreds of workers that they were OK in August, that they would lose their jobs in September, and now in October that they’ll be OK until Christmas. Maybe. These are real people, Minister Dreeshen, and they deserve better from you," said Nenshi. "That project is over. That project was terminated on Sept. 3 when we heard from the province of Alberta that they didn't wish to carry on with that alignment. This is a new project," said Gondek.
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