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Alberta government announces $170M to support seniors amid COVID-19 pandemic

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The provincial government announced on Tuesday $170 million in funding to help support vulnerable seniors in Alberta amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Officials said the funding will go towards enhancing staffing, providing more cleaning supplies and addressing lost accommodation revenue at long-term care facilities, designated supportive living facilities and seniors lodges across Alberta as the province looks to slowly relaunch the economy. “We know from our experience over the past few months that seniors are most at risk from COVID-19,” Health Minister Tyler Shandro said. “If our province is to carefully and gradually lift public health restrictions, we must first make sure our most vulnerable will remain safe.

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