Information and Privacy Commissioner Jill Clayton has initiated an investigation into Project OWE, the Edmonton Police Service warrant initiative, which includes a campaign to publicly identify citizens with outstanding warrants, the Government of Alberta announced last week. Clayton says she is investigating the overall initiative to ensure that it is in compliance with the...
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Some Fort Saskatchewan citizens have expressed concern about excessive or unnecessary traffic noise and its detrimental effect on residential neighbourhoods. The Policing Committee, in response to these concerns, has drafted a Resolution to the Alberta Association of Police Governance (AAPG) to be considered at their conference being held in Canmore, Alberta later this month. The...
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Riding the free shuttle to the Fort Saskatchewan Trade Show & Sale this year will pay off with free admission into the show. “With the parking lot at the Dow Centennial Centre typically being a tight squeeze on trade-show weekend, this innovative pilot project was a success last year in alleviating some of that...
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Recently, we celebrated Easter… for the most part, this can be quite a confusing holiday. If you have never read my story of discovering Easter, I was one of those said individuals who was in the “confused” category. We were taught that Easter was all about Jesus dying on the cross some two thousand...
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Tickets are being snapped up fast for the Sheeptown Players’ upcoming murder mystery, Life on the Farm or Murder Most Fowl, directed by Dale Kupina. The dinner and show, which serves as the society’s primary fundraiser each year, will be held on Friday, May 11 and Saturday, May 12 at the Lakeview Inns and...
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I remember how I despised malls in my last immediate lifetime. In fact, I think I died there. I either fell off an indoor roller coaster or died from food poisoning from the food kiosks I was addicted to. That stuff was pure poison, functional only to satiate that desire of hunger inhabiting a...
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The staff and students of James Mowat Elementary extend congratulations to the Grade 6 Girls’ Track Team upon winning the silver medal in the Edmonton Journal Games on March 17. The girls’ dedication and hard work payed off after practicing three times per week since September under the direction of coaches Graham Overn and...
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The fastest diaper-clad dynamos in the city will be crowned diaper derby champion in two weeks at the Fort Saskatchewan Trade Show & Sale. Up for grabs is a fabulous prize package from Little Rascals Trading Post. Two separate baby crawls will be held at the trade show (April 20-22, Dow Centre) to determine...
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North Korea is planning to test a third nuclear bomb according to a report in Yonhap, a South Korean news agency. The news agency quoted an anonymous South Korean intelligence official as their source for the report. North Korea previously tested two nuclear bombs at the same site. The first nuclear bomb test was...
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The Town of Redwater will be hosting its annual Open House later this month. The typically well-attended event offers a wealth of information on the town and its services. Displays and booths will include the town’s Finance & Utilities, Assessment, Planning & Development, Public Works, Community Services & FCSS, and Economic Development departments. Council...
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