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- In 1999, a justice summit of law enforcement officials recommends that a singlesite police training facility is needed in Alberta.

- In 2002, an MLA subcommittee is created to look into the need for such a facility.

- In 2004, the committee recommends that such a facility be built.

- In May 2005, then Solicitor General Harvey Cenaiko asked communities to bid on the training centre.

- In August 2006, the province announces that Fort Macleod has been chosen from a field of 33.

- In February 20--, then premier Ed Stelmach flies into Fort Macleod and announces that the training centre has been budgeted for.

- On Jan. 25, Mayor Patience is called by current Solicitor General Jonathan Denis, telling him that the province has decided to move forward with the project. He says the land transfer needs to be completed so the project start.

- In February, Fort Macleod transfers 320 acres of municipal land to the province. Contracts to provide services to the site are signed and the town of just 3,000 souls commits $3.87 million to build the infrastructure to service the college.

- In March, three contractors who had been shortlisted earlier are contacted to provide design proposals to be submitted by May.

- April 23, Tory Agriculture minister and area MLA Evan Berger loses his seat to the Wildrose in the provincial election.

- On July 3, the province announces that Bird DesignBuild Construction has won the construction contract. Denis says: "It makes sense to have a training facility where you can take police recruits out of a familiar environment and train them on the ground level of what it takes to be a police officer."

- On July 4, the town is contacted in writing by an Alberta Infrastructure Engineer to proceed and award "the contract for the off-site water and sewer work."

- Aug. -, Stantec Architecture releases design plans for the centre.
- Aug. 29, the Tories cancel the police college.

- August 30, the province announces the deficit is much higher than expected.

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