Alberta working with Ottawa on housing funds for more municipalities: Smith

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Premier Danielle Smith says the province is working with the federal government to come up with a way to fund housing projects in Alberta municipalities that did not receive money from the Housing Accelerator Fund.

Smith spoke at a Calgary Chamber of Commerce event on Thursday, covering a wide range of topics affecting Alberta’s economy.Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News, right at your fingertips

Smith said the bill was put into legislation due to the “bilateral deals” the federal government made with Alberta municipalities, without involving the province.“But now I have 320 municipalities saying, ‘What about us?’ Including 24 mid-sized cities,” Smith said. Additionally, Airdrie, Edmonton, Sylvan Lake, Banff, Bow Island, Westlock, Smoky Lake and Duchess received money through the fund.

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