On day nine of the Alberta election campaign, the NDP promised more hockey rinks and playgrounds, while the governing UCP vowed to improve public safety and get tougher on crime following the May 6 fatal stabbing of a mother and her child outside an Edmonton school.
Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley announced she will build new playgrounds, hockey rinks, community halls, and soccer fields if elected, under the Hometown Alberta fund.
Notley, speaking to reporters in Lethbridge on May 9, suggested the program could create 1,500 jobs over three years, and improve hockey arenas and ball diamonds. The NDP plan would double grant funding to $75 million per year and calls for another $100 million in annual capital investment through partnerships….