2nd Annual Stephie’s Bike Tour for Stollery is Encouraging Community Spirit From it’s beginnings as a fundraiser for the Stollery Children’s Hospital foundation just a year ago, it appears Stephie’s Bike Tour is poised to accomplish even more in its second year. The event, which takes place on May 27th, has very clearly grown...
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Privacy Awareness week runs from April 29 – May 5, which is a week about promoting awareness about privacy rights and responsibilities in the community. Privacy rights and privacy responsibilities are vast. Just two examples including understanding how we can protect our privacy rights as individuals, through to privacy responsibilities when handling the personal...
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Fort Saskatchewan-born NHLer Joffrey Lupul is one of three finalists for the Masteron Trophy, the NHL announced last week. Right wing Daniel Alfredsson of the Ottawa Senators and left wing Max Pacioretty of the Montreal Canadiens round out the three finalists for the 2011-12 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, which is awarded “to the player...
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The Alberta Order of Excellence Council has selected eight outstanding citizens to receive the highest honour the province has to offer. The new members will be invested later this year for their exemplary records of service. The new AOE members chosen for investiture in 2012 are Robert Hironaka (Lethbridge), Roger Jackson (Calgary),Irving Kipnes (Edmonton),...
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Oops! Some have heard that ‘Movie Experts,’ in the Pineview Shopping Centre is closing, but management told OEP this week that business is going on as before; they are just having a sale. So do stop by and continue to rent your favourite movies. Patrons can rent three new release movies for $12.00 for...
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I just returned from Costa Rica from a vacation with my wife. I love the heat, beaches, and the people there. It was so refreshing to get away from the craziness that goes on around here and be some place where the phone never rings, no one needs you, and the time seems to...
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The Sheeptown Players annual murder mystery dinner and show is just around the corner. This year’s play, entitled Life on the Farm or Murder Most Fowl, written by Stuart McGowan and directed by Dale Kupina, is certainly poised to be as interesting as it is entertaining. The show takes place Friday, May 11 and...
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Many inhabitants of this fine planet spend far more time on their hair than on their inner emotions. Get over it. Toss it into the smoldering pit of uselessness. Hair is just a bunch of lifeless cells strung together in strands, you fools! Genuinely as useless as a rock on a fencepost in the...
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In early March a concern was raised with the Government of Alberta regarding a fundraising dinner by the Gary Mar leadership campaign team. The issue was referred to Peter Watson, Deputy Minister of Executive Council, because Mr. Mar is a senior official in the public service. Mr. Watson is responsible for administering the Code...
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At last night’s regular public council meeting, Fort Saskatchewan City Council approved a 6.4 percent tax increase. Council had approved the interim 2012-2014 budgets on December 13, 2011 which targeted a 6.4 percent increase (excluding growth) in municipal taxation for both the residential and non-residential property tax sectors in 2012. The approved budget also...
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