The Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital foundation received a $150,000 donation from Keyera Energy, at an event conducted this past Friday. In attendance were representatives of the Government of Alberta, City of Fort Saskatchewan, and Keyera Energy, including their Vice President of NGL Facilities, Jim Hunter. Keyera is one of Canada’s largest midstream services companies,...
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Last week, I introduced our readers to the Purple Cow, the marketing book and concept of Seth Godin, marketing expert and author (and his attribute list is a lengthy one). To reiterate, the concept of having a Purple Cow is having something remarkable or truly noticeable in your business or career. For example having...
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Yet another “big city” amenity will soon be available in Fort Saskatchewan, with the grand opening of the city’s first round-the-clock full-service fitness centre on February 4th. Occupying the former Shoppers Drug Mart location on 99th Ave. is a soon-to-be-opened Snap Fitness location. The local Snap Fitness is owned and operated by a sibling...
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The Fort Saskatchewan RCMP is seeking public assistance in a pair of thefts that occurred in the city in the last two months. The first incident occurred around December 12th, 2011, when a generator, mounted on the back of a homemade two-wheeled trailer, was stolen. According to police, the generator is a Honda EU3000,...
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Continuing its push for a greater democratic foundation to the Upper Chamber of Parliament, the Alberta government will hold Senate nominee elections in conjunction with the next provincial election. “Albertans deserve the opportunity to democratically nominate Senators who represent this province,” said Premier Alison Redford. “Alberta has been a champion for bringing reforms to...
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The Edmonton Police Service is warning all businesses to take a close look at any billing they receive for well-known directory companies that may look legitimate. The request for payment or invoice usually deliberately features the “walking fingers” logo of the familiar Yellow Pages, or a variation of the name. The targeted businesses receive...
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Legendary soul singer Etta James died aged 73, this past Friday, at Riverside Community Hospital in Riverside, California after a long battle with leukemia. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2009. James was born in Los Angeles, California as Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938. She is best known for her 1961 hit,...
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A pair of local musicians will be bringing their seen-across-Alberta act to the Shell Theatre this Saturday. Billie-Jo and Micki-Lee Smith offer a unique mix of fiddle, guitar, mandolin and piano performance — which spans genres as diverse as classical to gospel to country to fiddle. They last appeared on the Shell Theatre stage...
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Have you ever watched a movie or read a story of someone who takes on the “The Man” or the “Corporate Business Empire” and wins? I’ve always loved those kinds of stories as they give people like us a lot of hope. I can almost hear your reaction to that statement as many people...
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The alleged synchronicity of knee and brain has not kept up to technology, mainly concrete. Evolution of the body is far slower. In days of yore, a man could kneel on the soft grass wooing a lovely damsel for hours. Now we put our knees to concrete or hardwoods for extended periods of time...
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