As the Alberta teachers’ strike continues to disrupt classrooms across the province, Calgary parents are turning to day camps to fill the gap—but many say the cost is becoming a severe burden.

The City of Calgary has published a list of camps and daytime activities to support families during the strike. However, some of these programs come with steep price tags.

For example, the Confluence camp charges $67 per day—more than double the $30 per child subsidy offered by the Alberta government for children under 12 affected by the strike.

For single parents like Rowila Rosbero, the math doesn’t add up.

“If I’m going to put my kids in camps, I don’t think I can afford it, ’cause I am a single mom,” Rosbero said.

Kathleen Tuffnail, also a single mother, echoed the concern, saying, “A lot of

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