The Town of Gibbons will start the process of exploring the merits of bringing an urban hen program into the community.

During Wednesday's (June 28) town council meeting, councillor Amber Harris brought up a motion for the town to gather research on similar programs around the area. 

"I know that Bon Accord has one and it's very successful," said Harris. "I would like to direct administration to do some research into potentially creating an urban hen program in Gibbons." 

Richardson International has announced plans to expand eight grain elevators in the prairies.

The expansion includes an upgraded track system at some of its facilities in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta will start in the summer of 2023 and be complete by the end of 2024.

The locations for the rail track upgrades will include Richardson's elevators at Lacombe, Carseland, Provost and Olds, Alberta; Estevan, Whitewood and Nokomis, Saskatchewan; and the Dundonald elevator about 20 km north of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. 

Premiers from Western Canada said Tuesday they are "extremely disappointed" in the federal government for not passing reforms to the bail system to target repeat offenders before Parliament rose last week for the summer.

Speaking at the conclusion of the western premiers' conference in Whistler, B.C., host Premier David Eby urged the federal government to prioritize passing the bill that would amend the Criminal Code as soon as possible.

The honorary parade marshals for the Canada Day parade in Fort Saskatchewan have been announced.

On Monday (June 26), The city sent out a release announcing that Stollery kids and their families will be leading the parade, representing the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation.

Fort Saskatchewan RCMP has released the cause of this morning's heavy police presence in Sturgeon County. 

On Monday (June 26) night, police say they were called to assist the local fire department with a vehicle fire on Range Road 230 and Township Road 554. 

When police arrived, the vehicle was engulfed in flames. Once extinguished, officers reported finding what they believed to be human remains. 

Mounties were on the scene for some time but have since cleared the area. 

Today, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Marie-Claude Bibeau, Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson, Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit and Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation Minister RJ Sigurdson announced that their governments have completed a collaborative project that engaged First Nations communities with the goal of furthering Indigenous participation in the agriculture sector.

Seven of Canada’s accomplished agricultural champions will take the stage on November 4 as the 2023 inductees into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame – Garnet Altwasser, John Bragg, Rory Francis, Marcel Groleau, Ron Helwer, Robert Irving and Ray Robertson.

Fort Saskatchewan resident Korinne Walsh was walking her dog on Sunday (June 25) when she saw quite the sight - a tree covered in bees.

In a video posted to the Fort Sask Informed Facebook page, Walsh shared a video of the tree, showing thousands of bees swarming around a tree in the West River's Edge dog park.

The post garnered attention from bee-savvy Fort Saskatchewan residents, who told Walsh that there was nothing to worry about.

About 500,000 Alberta drivers are set to automatically exit the province's Graduated Driver's License (GDL) program. 

The process started back on April 1 as eligible GDL drivers were able to head to a registry office and exchange their GDL license for a non-GDL license free of charge. 

Now that the interim period has ended, those who want to exchange their GDL license will have to pay registry fees to do so. If not, the license will be changed the next time you renew it. 

During that interim period, about 150,000 drivers exited the program. 

Strathcona County is set to launch a new app for their on-demand transit service. 

The change comes after receiving various feedback from users of the on-demand transit pilot project that was launched back in June 2022. 

“Transit recognizes the importance of providing reliable transit service - which is why we listen carefully to rider feedback about the On-Demand service pilot," said Wade Coombs, the director of Transit for the county.