Nearly one half of Fort Saskatchewan City Councillors’ taxpayer-funded “Promotional Fund,” has been spent on golf tournament entry fees and golf-related expenditures. Details of the Promotional Fund spending obtained by OEP from the City of Fort Saskatchewan earlier this week reveal that the Fort’s councillors spent a total of $8,844.51 from January 1, 2011...
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It may be Emergency Preparedness Week across Canada, but the message from the City of Fort Saskatchewan is that local residents should take disaster readiness seriously the entire year. “It’s meant for all of us to know that this is something that needs to be in our minds at all times, not just this...
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A wildcat strike that saw local correctional staff walk off the job in support of their colleagues at the Edmonton Remand Centre, came to an end this week. The Alberta Union of Public Employees, which represents correctional staff at the Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre and Edmonton Remand Centre, announced early Wednesday that they had...
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In both Fort Saskatchewan, and across the continent in New York, it was a bad week for two youths who were in possession of realistic-looking replica firearms. According to the Fort Saskatchewan RCMP, a local incident involving a so-called “airsoft” gun took place last Friday afternoon. In that incident, police responded to reports of...
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A Fort Saskatchewan city councillor and the city’s Mayor are disappointed that a motion to improve Council’s transparency has been delayed until June, another councillor has questioned the motives for bringing the motion forward at this time, and two other councillors have other concerns with the proposal. A notice of motion was introduced at...
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When Fort Saskatchewan goes to the polls to elect City Council this fall, “the rules” will be a little bit different. Although the most noticeable new “rule” under Alberta’s recently-amended Local Authorities Elections Act is that council and mayoral terms are now four years long, there are some other changes. For example, laws regarding...
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I sometimes dread checking my e-mail. At 1:15pm on Monday, I received a news alert in my inbox, which read “Reports of explosion at Boston Marathon finish line.” By now, many undoubtedly know most of the story: another act of terrorism on US soil. As of press time, three are dead, including an 8-year-old...
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Muncipal Campaign Starts in Earnest as Newcomer Enters Race The October 21, 2013 municipal election may be 213 days away, but one local resident has already declared an intention to run, marking the beginning of the local campaign season. 41-year-old Fort Saskatchewan resident Sheldon Bossert told OEP this week that he intends to seek...
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“Alan played a huge role in helping save the life of one of our students.” - Fort High Principal Weylin Gilewich A local Grade 12 student was honored on Wednesday afternoon for his role in helping to save the life of one of his classmates. 17-year-old Alan Wooden and fellow Fort High Grade 12...
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