By The Canadian Press

Province supporting Alberta’s military families

Jul 10, 2018 | 6:43 AM

EDMONTON- Alberta is one of two provinces kicking off a federal pilot project to help military families settle into their new communities when they are posted to the province.

The Military Families and Veterans Pilot Project will help:

– Pre-plan school attendance for students coming from other provinces.
– Work with doctors accepting new patients to reserve openings for transferring families.
– Provide easier access to online information on provincial services through a dedicated web page.

“Being a soldier in the Canadian Armed Forces is tough work, but loving one can be tougher. Our families often sacrifice so much to enable uniformed service, and posting requires loved ones to find new schools, jobs and support services. We are grateful to the Government of Alberta for its efforts to make these transitions easier on our incredible military families.” states Brig.-Gen. Trevor Cadieu, Third Canadian Division

The pilot project — which is also taking place in New Brunswick — is set to launch this fall.

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The province will share its best practices to help other provinces set up similar initiatives.

About 12-hundred military families are posted to Alberta each year.

(The Canadian Press)