Five projects designed to enhance rural Alberta have been funded by the provincial government’s $100 million rural development fund.
More than 140 proposals were received, but most were rejected because they contained ideas that required infrastructure money.
In May, the board that oversees the rural development fund approved five initial projects.
The $2.4 million Integrated Community Clerkship program is designed to entice third year Alberta medical students to spend at least eight months in a rural medical practice. Studies show the longer students spend in rural settings, the more likely they will chose to work in rural areas after graduation.
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The $1.5 million Tomorrow’s Promise Today project will create Virtual Learning and Business Centres in the Three Hills Municipal Library and Hanna Learning Centre to give better access to the internet.
The $234,000 Killam Regional Economic Development Initiative hopes to attract agri-businesses to the region.
The $220,000 Sunchild E-Learning Community hopes to expand skills training for aboriginal leaders in the Rocky Mountain House area.
The $200,000 211-Community Links project will give residents of southwestern Alberta referral information on community, social, health and government services in their area.
