Fire adds to deficit: Key numbers in Alberta’s first-quarter fiscal update
EDMONTON — Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci released revised budget estimates Tuesday in his 2016-17 first-quarter fiscal update. Here are some key numbers:
$10.9 billion — Alberta’s estimated deficit pushed up $500 million to almost $11 billion by the wildfire in Fort McMurray
$195 million — Amount paid out by the province in disaster relief after federal aid transfers
$300 million — Amount Alberta estimates it lost due to wildfire’s impact on energy and forestry industry