Provincial funding to continue for School Nutrition Program
Some great news for local school districts regarding a program that provides daily nutritious meals for thousands of Alberta students.
The provincial government has announced it will continue funding the School Nutrition Program first implemented by the NDP as a pilot in 2016 and continued over the past two years.
For Red Deer Public Schools, the funding will continue to boost programs already in place at Fairview Elementary School and Normandeau School.
Superintendent Stu Henry says Fairview Elementary School received over $150,000 from the grant in each of the last two years, while Normandeau received roughly the same amount last year after the government increased its investment in the program.