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WEBThe UCP is a roiling cauldron of discontented, angry members. No premier in Canada has a party base more ornery and difficult. Manitoba's premier is Canada's most interesting politician. The images of the fiery ruins of the Jasper townsite broke …
Mayor Sandy Bowman announces plans to run for second term as …
WEB2 days ago · Vincent McDermott/Fort McMurray Today/Postmedia Network. Mayor Sandy Bowman is running for a second term as mayor of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) in next year’s municipal election. Bowman is about to finish his first term as mayor and is the first person to announce publicly plans to be on the ballot next October.
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WEBStatistics Canada reports that as of 2020-21, there were 3.7 million Canadians living with diabetes — almost 10 per cent of the population. 'When I was a child. I spoke as a child and now I am a man,' Justin Trudeau told Stephen Colbert. Slightly less obese Canada also experiencing shortages in medications.
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WEBJun 13, 2024 · Fish tales: Peace River's Adam Wilcox gets trifecta catching continent's three biggest fish. “We got very lucky. We caught a 10 foot sturgeon--and it was kind of a local legend fish. When I got back from the boat people in the community had already heard that we'd caught this legendary pig nose fish,” said Wilcox.
Weekly update: Bowman runs for another term, hundreds rally for …
WEB1 day ago · A major victory for Bowman since he was elected to council in 2021 has been the return of a local EMS dispatch service to Fort McMurray.This ends a dispute that began when the province announced in 2020 that EMS dispatch would be run from centralized hubs in Edmonton, Calgary and Peace River. “There’s a lot of things I …
Whitecourt and Woodlands County adopt ICF cost-sharing …
WEB1 day ago · Join the conversation. Whitecourt Mayor Tom Pickard, left, and Woodlands County Reeve Dave Kusch and their councils finalized an Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework (ICF). The cost-sharing agreement is mandatory under provincial law, with negotiations straining relations between the two communities in recent years. Photo by …
Second time's a charm as RMWB holds Northside arena …
WEB4 days ago · The Northside Twin Arena has a history of uncertainty and bad timing. The plan was to build a $193-million complex with a library, pool, bowling alley, fitness centre, skate park and studios. Council aproved the project in July 2014 and a groundbreaking ceremony was held in September. Council shrank the design down to …
Whitecourt council greenlights Meadows housing changes, arena …
WEB3 days ago · Whitecourt town council adopted the amendments during its regular meeting on Monday. “The whole idea behind this bylaw amendment is to increase housing affordability,” Planner Stephanie Schaffner told council. Meadows Manufactured Home Park is in the Whitecourt valley, west of École St. Joseph …
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WEBMar 7, 2024 · The Release of the 2022 Alberta Budget gives insight into Grande Prairie's fiscal future. Last week on Thursday Travis Toews, Albertan Minister of Finance tabled the provincial budget, which shows marked improvement from the previous fiscal year, despite pandemic woes, including off and on-again shutdowns and supply chain issues.
Shaftesbury Fire evacuees going home | Peace River Record Gazette
WEBApr 26, 2024 · The fire broke out April 23 at Shaftesbury Trail, about five kilometres south of Highway 2 in Peace River. Later the same day a local state of emergency was called and then two hours later, the municipality called for an evacuation. Emergency services resources including firefighters, first responders, police, equipment and …