The City of Fort Saskatchewan has announced that construction of the next phase of the 1875-1885 NWMP Fort will proceed. Macdonald & Lawrence Timber Framing Ltd. has been awarded the contract for the design and construction of the Stables and the Divisional Kitchen/Guard Room, said the City in a media release last Friday. “A...
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The Strathcona County RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in an ongoing hit and run investigation. Police say that a late model silver Honda Civic had been traveling on Ridgeland Place in Sherwood Park at approximately 3:50am on Sunday evening. The vehicle crashed through a fence and struck a residence before fleeing the scene....
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Those looking for a “sweet” taste of Italy ought to visit a delicious new local gelato shop. Amato Gelato Cafe, located across from the Dow Centre at 8761 84th Street, is now open. The franchise offers over seventy flavors of gelato and sorbetto, offering up everything from the standbys of vanilla and chocolate to...
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Many across the nation are mourning the death of a Canadian legend, after reports emerged that “Stompin’ Tom” Connors passed away Wednesday. Born Thomas Charles Connors in Saint John, New Brunswick on February 9, 1936, Connors died of natural causes at his home in Ontario. He was 77-years-old. Separated from his mother at a...
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For the second time in less than two weeks, a home under construction in Fort Saskatchewan sustained extensive damage. City officials reported late Wednesday that the Fort Saskatchewan Fire Department responded to a fire at an unoccupied, under-construction home in the Sienna neighborhood at around 5:45pm. The origin of the fire was apparently a...
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RE: SEARCHING FOR YOU, MARCH 1, 2013 I would like to share the wonderful experience I had while searching for my birth mother. I am 50 yrs. old now and only found out I was adopted when I was 29 yrs. old. Over the years, I searched on and off without any success. I...
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This year’s Music for Hope Gala is just around the corner. The event, which raised over thirteen thousand dollars for cancer research in its first year, will be returning to Fort Saskatchewan next weekend. Tickets to the event, in support of the Cross Cancer Institute, are still available at $75 per seat or $700...
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The third annual Stephie’s Bike Tour for the Stollery will be rolling into Fort Saskatchewan on Sunday, May 26th. As in previous years, the event will commence at the Dow Centennial Centre. This very successful event, which to date has raised $95,500 for the Stollery Children’s Hospital, will also offer new tours this year....
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Fort Saskatchewan Junior High is very busy raising funds in support of Free the Children—an international charity and educational partner that educates, engages, empowers, and inspires youth around the world to care about social issues involving the exploitation of children and provides the practical tools to turn that inspiration into action. Each year, the...
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