The extreme cold warning that covered much of Alberta, has been lifted. Environment Canada first issued the extreme cold warning on Saturday, February 2. As of today, February 15, the warning had been lifted. There is a bit of snow in the forecast for Edmonton and the...
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Bruderheim will soon be home to a brand new Hemp Processing Facility courtesy of Canadian Rockies Hemp Corporation. “Farmers can grow a product, we can process it locally and consumers can use it. It just makes sense,” explained CEO Aaron Barr at the Town of Bruderheim’...
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Keep those hand warmers handy, this extreme cold snap is sticking around for another week. Environment Canada issued an extreme cold warning on Saturday, February 2. As of Saturday, February 9 that extreme cold warning remains in effect for most of Alberta. Environment Ca...
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Drivers should expect delays as we start the work week off with an oversize load coming through Fort Saskatchewan. It is a 728 tonne, 48 metre long piece of petrochemical equipment, known as a polypropylene reactor being moved from Edmonton to the Heartland over a four day p...
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Low income families and seniors in Fort Saskatchewan will soon have access to new safe, modern and affordable housing. The Alberta government announced its $6M investment into the affordable housing project on Friday, February 8. A four-storey apartment building will be co...
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Thiel’s Greenhouses will be offering fresh greens throughout the year by way of new growing technology in the Bruderheim area – dry hydroponic vegetable growing. “My fresh greens project has been a fair number of years in the making. I decided I wanted to diversify in...
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Fort Saskatchewan students create their own "I Have a Dream" statements as part of a project inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. Carole Bossert, a Grade 1 teacher at SouthPointe Elementary School has committed to celebrate Black History Month with her students, believing that ...
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Fort Saskatchewan Christian students are raising money to build a playground in the Ukraine. The Grade 3 students took on the fundraising project with the goal of improving the lives of children in the village of Prostore, Ukraine. While the study of Ukraine culture and ge...
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A final decision has been made to move forward with the petrochemical upgrading facility in Sturgeon County. It is official, Canada Kuwait Petrochemical Corporation (CKPC), which includes Pembina Pipeline Corp., a Calgary based company has made a final investment decision to ...
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Edmonton’s Lauren Crazybull has been named Alberta's first Artist in Residence. The Artist in Residence program is a Canadian first and was designed to have the government support artists. With the residency comes a $45,000 grant and up to $30,000 in additional funding t...
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