Albertans go to polls on April 23 Residents across the province will usher in Spring with a hotly-contested provincial election, after Premier Redford dropped the writ yesterday morning. In addition to electing members to the Alberta Legislature, this election, the 28th general election in the province’s history, will also include a non-binding senatorial nominee...
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I am working on another book, at least when distractions to that end are minimal. The title of the book is Everybody’s Friend. I wrote the condensed story in my book, Random Acts of Giving, however I am now ready to write the entire story. Everybody’s Friend is a tragic but true story of...
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The City of Fort Saskatchewan’s Downtown Redevelopment Advisory Committee (DRAC) was directed towards a new mandate by Fort Saskatchewan City Council this evening. A draft mandate letter was unanimously approved by Council, directing the committees focus into three areas: maintaining the momentum of Downtown redevelopment, working with other stakeholders to establish a Downtown Business...
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Local hospitality and retail businesses will be looking to shore up their staffing needs this Friday at a job fair hosted Downtown. The Fort Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, Careers Under Construction and the City of Fort Saskatchewan have partnered to host a job fair on Friday, March 30 from noon to 4 p.m at...
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The Fort Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce has announced that they will be hosting a provincial election political forum at the current campaign’s midpoint. The two hour forum, which will take place on Monday, April 9th, in the Shell Theatre, will commence at 7:00pm. Doors open to the public at 6:30. All five candidates who...
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Elections Alberta is continuing to review allegations that political parties and constituency associations received contributions from prohibited corporations. A news release issued earlier this month outlined the process that is underway and provided the public with insight into the scope of this review. “Sufficient information has been received to allow for the detailed review...
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Strathcona County Council today announced that it has approved the community’s first Transit Master Plan (TMP). This innovative plan provides a roadmap for County transit growth and service over the next decade. The plan provides guidelines for future service design and planning to meet the travel needs of a growing community in an effective...
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In a recent large-scale study, Boris Quednow and Georg Winterer of the University of Zurich examined how far acoustic stimulus filtering is connected with a known risk gene for schizophrenia: the so-called “transcription factor 4” gene (TCF4). TCF4 is a protein that plays a key role in early brain development. As patients with schizophrenia...
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A 21-year-old Edmonton man is facing attempted murder charges in relation to a shooting that took place early Saturday morning, March 24, 2012, in the parking lot of a downtown after-hours club near 100 Avenue and 102 Street in Edmonton. Wanted on a Canada-wide warrant, the man turned himself in to EPS Headquarters this...
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