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Nearly half of councillors’ promo funds spent on golf

May 17, 2013
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Nearly one half of Fort Saskatchewan City Councillors’ taxpayer-funded “Promotional Fund,” has been spent on golf tournament entry fees and golf-related expenditures. Details of the Promotional Fund spending obtained by OEP from the City of Fort Saskatchewan earlier this week reveal that the Fort’s councillors spent a total of $8,844.51 from January 1, 2011...
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The Issue: A return on our giving?

May 17, 2013
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The Issue: A return on our giving?

If you were given $1,000 to distribute over a one year period to charities, organizations or to assist someone in an endeavor, would your giving be any different than how Fort Saskatchewan’s city councillors chose to spend their individual promotional funds allotted to each...
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Library board chair resigns

May 17, 2013
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Dallas Kristiansen, who most recently served as chair of the Fort Saskatchewan Public Library Board, has resigned from that board, OEP has learned. Kristiansen was sharply criticized in an...
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Edmonton arena to proceed

May 17, 2013
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A controversial proposed arena in downtown Edmonton will be constructed starting next spring. The final piece of funding for the downtown arena was approved by City Council late Wednesday,...
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Major library donation

May 17, 2013
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Major library donation

The Fort Saskatchewan Lions Club presented the Fort Saskatchewan Public Library Board with a donation of $50,000 last Thursday afternoon. The Lions are sponsoring the Library’s Early Literacy and...
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