PLAMONDON WINS $25,000 IN CO-OP'S FUEL UP TO WIN PROMOTION
-Plamondon recently won 25-thousand dollars, as part of Co-op’s “Fuel Up to Win” promotion. The donation is going to be shared by four community groups in the region, for a gazebo, programming at the Conklin Multiplex, ball diamond upgrades in the RM of Wood Buffalo and for a greenhouse at Grassland S...
Mar 10, 2021
DEBATE BEGINS ON BILL C-206
-Debate started yesterday on Bill C-206, as the Commons Ag Committee is trying to figure out if natural gas and propane used on farms should be exempt from the carbon tax. Liberal Francis Drouin asked the Tory MP responsible for the bill, if this is a long term exemption: “Are you advocating for a complete exemp...
Mar 10, 2021
MORE RESTRICTIONS LIFTED IN ALBERTA
-Yesterday’s Covid update involved the lifting of more restrictions, but given the sheer amount of nitpicky details the government laid out, you’ll find the full list below. Health Minister Tyler Shandro says there’s good news for conference centres, hotels, banquet and community halls: “They ...
Mar 09, 2021
ALBERTA EXPANDING THE TIME BETWEEN COVID DOSES TO 4 MONTHS
-Alberta is stretching out the time between the first and second dose of Covid vaccinations. A second dose may be given, somewhere within a 4-month window. If you already have an appointment for a 2nd dose, it will be honoured. Meanwhile, Premier Jason Kenney was blaming the feds for delays in vaccine shipments, saying...
Mar 04, 2021
JOHN DEERE REMAN EDMONTON FACILITY WORKERS LOSING THEIR JOBS
-Nearly 2-hundred people who work at the “John Deere Reman Edmonton” facility in Nisku are losing their jobs, because the parent company is consolidating all its remanufacturing facilities into one American location. Those are all in Springfield, Missouri. The local plant is going to close by the end of Oct...
Mar 04, 2021
TWO MEN CHARGED IN DAYTIME JEWELLERY STORE ROBBERY
-There was a fire at an industrial building west of Edmonton yesterday afternoon. Parkland County firefighters battled the blaze, which happened at the ExpoCrete Manufacturing Centre. No one was hurt. ************************************************************************************************** -Alberta Fish and ...
Mar 04, 2021
ALBERTA POSSIBLY LOOKING INTO REPLACING THOSE MUCH HATED PAPER HEALTHCARE CARDS
-Reports are making the rounds today that the provincial government appears to be looking into updating our paper health cards. Albertans have hated those cards for years, as they easily tear and fade. For now, Service Alberta is simply saying they’re looking into possibly using the same technology that’...
Mar 04, 2021
OLYMEL IN RED DEER STAGES GRADUAL RE-OPENING
-The provincial NDP is demanding an immediate public inquiry concerning the Covid outbreak at the Olymel plant in Red Deer. Three workers had died and some are still in the hospital. ******************************** -As expected, the Olymel plant in Red Deer is staging a “gradual” re-opening, after being...
Mar 04, 2021
OLYMEL MAY STAGE A GRADUAL RE-OPENING OF ITS RED DEER PLANT THIS WEEK
-It depends on the inspection that was done Monday, but Alberta Health and Occupational Health & Safety may start re-opening the Olymel plant in Red Deer today. If it gets the green light, the second phase would happen tomorrow. A Covid outbreak among employees caused the company to shut things down more than two w...
Mar 03, 2021
CAMROSE CHAMBER LOOKING FOR SPONSORS FOR THE 40 HOT MEAL PROJECT
-The Edmonton Food Bank is holding an online fundraiser, after one of their forklifts broke down. They need 25-thousand dollars to replace the machine, which they need to move pallets of food around. Head to their website to find out more. ********************************************************************************...
Mar 03, 2021