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Golfers in southern Alberta should be thinking about booking their tee times.
The course in Picture Butte north of Lethbridge is opening for the season on Wednesday.
Golf pro Chris Dipasquale says nine holes, complete with greens, are ready and the full 18 holes will be open by the weekend.
Dipasquale says the golf club doesn't usually open until late April, but abnormally dry and warm weather has changed that.
He says the course has never opened this early in its 50-year history.
The mild winter has also got the pothole patrol out in Calgary.
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Faculty who have Health Spending Account claims for 2011 or who would like to claim their health and dental premiums must get their forms filled out and sent to Alberta Blue Cross by Saturday, March 31st in order to get reimbursed.
Alberta Blue Cross administers your HSA. Receipts submitted in March will be reimbursed in April. You can obtain a form for HSA claims in person at Human Resources at the downtown campus (University Service Centre, 10-600) or directly from the Alberta Blue Cross website.
Download the form called Health Spending Account Claims (ABC 30676) and fill it out. Scroll down this page to find out more information about who qualifies for HSA reimbursement. Term faculty will also find information that applies to them.
Expenses Covered Under HSA The Canada Revenue Agency sets out the expenses that are eligible for coverage under the HSA. Any medical expense that you can claim on your income tax return is eligible for coverage by your HSA.
You can find the current list of eligible expenses at the Canada Revenue Agency website .
Alberta Blue Cross administers our health and dental plan. Any claims you made under this plan that are not covered by the plan (e.g. basic dental costs above the 80% covered by our plan) are automatically transferred to your HSA for future reimbursement.
Some of the typical medical expenses people claim through their HSA include:
vision care (including laser eye surgery) paramedical practitioners (including acupuncturists, chiropractors and physiotherapists) expenses not covered fully by the extended health and dental plans employee’s share of health & dental plan premiumsThis last item is important as many members may not have many medical expenses that the HSA would cover.