Although the province’s electric system operator, the AESO, maintains that rolling blackouts that occurred Monday afternoon in three regions of Alberta were due to a rare coincidental event, others in the province are levelling accusations the AESO is failing to properly manage the province’s electrical grid. MLA David Eggen (NDP – Edmonton-Calder), speaking of...
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The City of Fort Saskatchewan has installed a new traffic enforcement camera, marking the first time a local device has been installed outside of the Highway 15/21 corridor. The camera, which detects both speed-on-green and red light infractions, was installed last week at the intersection of 99 Ave. and 95 Street, near the former...
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Rebecca Robeson’s Interior Designs have been on the front cover of San Diego’s Home/Garden Lifestyles magazine, to name just one publication where her amazing talent has been featured. I discovered Rebecca on her design channel on YouTube about a couple of months ago, when I was searching for design ideas. Her work is unbelievable;...
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The Brant Hotel will be hosting a Chili Cook-Off on August 18, in conjunction with the City-Wide and Downtown Garage Sales that day. Anyone is welcome to enter by contacting the Brant Hotel, and may prepare their chili entry at home or on site using their own implements.Donations will be accepted for chili samping...
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I don’t think it is the hot summer days that have caused many of the city trees to look like they are in need of some TLC. Many tree limbs are looking heavy and unmanicured. What has happened to the trees along Pineview ring road and perhaps in other areas of the city, is...
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Local residents began casting their vote for this year’s Sobey’s Movie Under the Stars flick on June 1. Voting closed on July 8, and more than 400 votes were cast. The winner is How to Train Your Dragon which garnered 39.4 percent of the vote and for the first time, an animated movie has...
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Greetings to one and all! Thank you for reading my first column a couple of weeks ago. From the feedback I received, it seems that you enjoyed the read. For today, I thought I would follow up a “The Power Of One” with “As I See It”. As I see it, you have many...
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Have you ever pondered what it is about fire that is so captivating? Kids around campfires get all zombie-like just staring at it. You’d think it was Halloween candy or the first sight of a girl’s you-know-what down that open short sleeved blouse. Children play ‘poke it with a stick’ as if it were...
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Ever see the old movie reels of a gentleman placing his coat over a puddle for a woman to walk across? It’s a timeless classic for sure, and everyone knows and understands the reference, but how many times in life do we see commitment to one another on the level of this timeless gesture?...
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Ya gotta luv this weather! I haven’t lived in the Okanagan for a few years, and I still miss the heat. I think the chills from last winter have finally left, although a strange phenomenon has occurred. While I’m sucking up all the warmth I can store up in preparation for the impending winter,...
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