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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Fort Saskatchewan and area residents should know that this year’s Peoples of the North Saskatchewan Festival, taking place on Thursday and Friday May 24 and 25, will see the community “buffaloed” — but not in the way you may first think. Now in it’s 4th year, the festival, which celebrates the cultural history of...
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The City of Fort Saskatchewan’s very successful Community Garden program will be returning this year, and is clearly demonstrating its popularity in this, it’s second year. According to the City of Fort Saskatchewan’s website, garden plots, which are available for $20, are nearly entirely sold out. Those looking to pick up one of the...
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Australian billionaire mining magnate Clive Palmer has announced plans to build a fleet of luxury cruise ships, including a replica of the famous RMS Titanic. Palmer has announced his new company, Blue Star Line Pty. Ltd., has commissioned a close replica of the Titanic from CSC Jinling Shipyard in China. Construction would commence in...
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I know it has been some time since I last wrote. To those avid readers out there I apologize for my rather tardy writing now. My absence as of late has been due to the fact that I’ve had to recover from some very difficult, trying and emotionally taxing issues. I’ve come to realize recently that...
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The latest report on businesses for sale in Fort Saskatchewan, released by city staff last week, indicates that both a local hotel and motel are currently for sale. The Park Avenue Inn, and the adjacent, recently-constructed, Stars Inn and Suites are both available for purchase. A substantial investment will be required, however, to obtain...
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