“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” may be a good description for Aunty Sue’s Restaurant and the Brant Hotel over the last couple of weeks. While a fire at Aunty Sue’s on June 21st left one of the city’s most cherished restaurants out of commission for at least...
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The Fort Saskatchewan RCMP issued a Press Release on Canada Day, which indicated that they, along with EMS and Fire Departments from surrounding areas, attended a head-on motor vehicles collision on Highway 37 and Highway 825, just outside of Fort Saskatchewan. According to the media release, the male driver and lone occupant of a...
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Hello folks, and welcome to the first article that I am writing in Over Easy, Please. It was quite a thrill for me to meet recently with Judy Sellin and her son Reece at Starbucks to pitch my proposal to write a regular biweekly column for their newspaper. I’ve been reading the newspaper since...
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Happy Birthday, Canada! The “old girl” is doing pretty good, but really isn’t that old in the big scheme of things. Here in the Fort, from my perspective anyway, Canada Day was a good day, even in spite of the monsoon rains that were falling while our crew of busy people were trying to...
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Canada Day saw a mixture of weather fitting of a typical Alberta summer day. Early in the morning, I rose to rustle the troops before the break of dawn, much to their dismay. As the camp came alive, we saw the clouds upon the horizon and right as rain, pun intended, the downpour came....
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Merwan Saher, Alberta’s Auditor General, released a scolding report on Wednesday, criticizing the Alberta government’s handling of workplace safety, primary care networks, and medical waste disposal. In a repeated recommendation, Saher’s report suggested the Alberta Government should “promote and enforce compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the Regulation and the Code.” Citing...
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“Holy smokes!” is the only ‘holy’ idiom that indicates knowledge to me. And I don’t mean incense. I am not a religious man. Please don’t infer that I hate religion or devout people by this. I do not want to infuriate or cause emotional disturbance of any kind in my human brethren. You are...
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NDP Transportation critic Deron Bilous says he wants to see when the rubber will hit the road, following the release of the government’s report on making Highway 63 safer. “As usual, another report that promises action, but doesn’t say anything Albertans haven’t already been calling for,” said Bilous, last week. “At the rate that...
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A Fort Saskatchewan youth is one of only eight recipients of a prestigious scholarship that will see him earn a “global educational experience.” Lawson Gillespie, who is a member of the Fort Saskatchewan Community Band, and a Chief Petty Officer Second Class in the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets, will be ocean-bound after winning a...
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The City of Fort Saskatchewan was honoured with the best community float award in the Canada Day parade for its Gotta Luv It entry. A little rain could not dampen the spirits of its Gotta Luv It contest entrants who so graciously agreed to participate in the parade. The float was designed to celebrate...
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