To those that say they aren't benefiting from the Alberta Oil Sands, perhaps your children can.
"The Alberta government is using some of its energy revenue windfall to add $227 million to the province's largest scholarship fund.
Premier Ed Stelmach has announced a 35 per cent increase to the Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund, bringing its total value to $851 million.
The program provides annual scholarships to high school students as well as undergraduate and graduate students.
Interest from this new money will allow an additional $10 million dollars in scholarships to be paid out, starting in the fall of 2008.
This year alone, a record $57 million in scholarship funding will be paid out to about 33,000 students across Alberta." Read More
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