In their ongoing efforts to promote safe driving on Highway 63, extra traffic sheriffs, RCMP, and three commercial vehicle enforcement officers were deployed on Highway 63 this past weekend to help increase road safety for Alberta’s families. “This weekend’s blitz highlights the role enforcement plays in helping Albertans to travel safely,” said James Stiles,...
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Tim Hortons last week called upon the pork industry and their suppliers to eliminate gestation stalls for sows and to develop clear plans and timelines by the end of the year to phase out such housing systems. The company also set a goal of purchasing at least 10 per cent of our eggs from...
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The City of Fort Saskatchewan’s Shop Fort First Committee launched a new Loyalty Card program and website, www.shopfortfirst.ca, with the aim of rewarding Fort Saskatchewan residents who currently buy local and to encourage others to change their buying habits, committee Chair Tom Pearson announced Monday. The Shop Fort First Loyalty Card program means Fort Saskatchewan...
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The Honourable J.C. Major, CC, QC spoke to the recommendations in his report on compensation, benefits and allowances to be paid to Members of the Legislative Assembly, last week. The extensive report outlines recommendations that if implemented in full, would result in a reduced total compensation for Alberta MLAs. Proposals include a salary of...
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(NC)—Racing off to swimming lessons and soccer practices. Picking up groceries and making sure kids are fed. Tackling a laundry mountain. Taking kids to their doctor’s appointments—and of course those birthday presents that need to be bought and wrapped on time. Does this sound familiar? Most moms have a never-ending list of to-dos, which...
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When you’re an active little boy, having an eye injury is very difficult – you can’t run or play football with the big brother you idolize. Four-year-old Ian lives with his family on a farm outside Eldoret, Kenya. He suffered an eye injury last year that almost blinded him – the cornea of his...
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The Edmonton Police Service has a composite sketch of the suspect who may be responsible for seven recent assaults on women in Southeast Edmonton. “This sketch has been created with the evidence we have collected thus far,” says Det. Rob Chan of Southeast Division. “I encourage anyone with information about the identity of this...
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Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham hope to one day use fluorescent light bulbs to slow nearsightedness, which affects 40 percent of American adults and can cause blindness. In an early step in that direction, results of a study found that small increases in daily artificial light slowed the development of nearsightedness...
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The Edmonton Police Service is cautioning motorcyclists to slow down and practice safe driving habits, on the heels of a recent incident involving a speeding motorcycle, which was clocked on radar traveling close to 265 km/h. The incident occurred at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 01, 2012, when officers in an unmarked police vehicle were...
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The Board of Directors of EPCOR Utilities Inc. (EPCOR) last week announced that EPCOR President & Chief Executive Officer Don Lowry has informed the Board of his intention to retire from his position effective December 2013. “I’m exceptionally proud of what EPCOR has been able to do as a company over the last 13...
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