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The provincial government has given $90,000 to the Fort Saskatchewan Food Bank.

Back in November, Alberta announced that $20 million would be provided to food banks across the province over the course of two years. In total, $90,000 of these funds went to the local food bank.

The Fort Saskatchewan Food Bank has announced that they will share space inside their location with the Fort Saskatchewan Furniture Bank Society.

Starting on May 1, the furniture bank will be moving into Bay 7 of the Fort Saskatchewan Nourishment Centre, which is where the food bank operates.

The furniture bank was previously located in a small space on 103 Street, with employees and volunteers saying that a larger space has been needed for a long time.

Oats are struggling right now in what's looking to be a competitive animal feed market.

That's the outlook being given by Neil Townsend, Senior Market Analyst at FarmLink Marketing Solutions.

"It's very heavy right now. That being said, I would say that based on a historical five-year average of what the export demand has been, things might improve a little bit toward the second part of next year. Oats will also pay attention to what's happening in the corn and other feed grain markets, so it's not a completely isolated situation."

Pulses will be heading into a new market year after a strong performance in 2022-23.

That's the diagnosis for Neil Townsend, Senior Market Analyst at FarmLink Marketing Solutions, who spoke to attendees during a webinar put on by Grainfox.

The Edmonton Oilers are making it easier for fans to watch playoff hockey together. 

After the success of last year's watch parties in the ICE District Plaza, the club announced that they will be constructing another area for fans to congregate. 

The new area will be dubbed the 'Fan Park at ICE District' and will be located right beside Rogers Place, on the site of the old Baccarat Casino. This area will work in tandem with the 'Playoff Plaza' in the ICE District Plaza. 

Mme. Burton at Ecole Parc in Fort Saskatchewan is ready to set off into retirement at the end of the school year, wrapping up a career that has spanned decades educating the youth of the city. But first, she celebrated with her second-graders as the MIX 107 Classroom of the Month!

A Sherwood Park Olympic cyclist has been recognized by the province as one of Alberta's top athletes.

In late March, the province announced Kelsey Mitchell as the '21 and over Female Athlete of the Year' for the 2022 Alberta Sport Recognition Awards.

Mitchell was born in Sherwood Park and has always had a knack for sports, playing gymnastics, ringette, basketball, and soccer in her youth. She's notable for starting her cycling career at the age of 23, an age much older than her contemporaries.

It'll be a busy weekend for Morinville Community High School. 

The ASAA and ACA provincial cheer championships will be held at the school on Friday (Apr. 14) and Saturday (Apr. 15). 

"We have 13 teams competing in the high school event for the ASAA cheerleading champions," said Amanda Bulger, a teacher at the school and chair of the tournaments. "We have 23 elementary and junior high teams competing in the ACA cheerleading championships." 

It appears that a majority of Fort Saskatchewan residents leave the city to get their fill of recreation. 

This comes from the results of the city's recent indoor recreation survey that was released late last month. 

"59 per cent of those households that responded said they participate in indoor recreation and use facilities beyond Fort Saskatchewan," said Brad Babiak, the director of culture and recreation for the city. 

The Fort Saskatchewan Food Bank received quite a generous donation, 35 handmade blankets.

The blankets were donated from the St. George's TLC Group and made with Fortrel fabric, which makes them durable and warm. The group donated the blankets knowing that the food bank would provide them to those in need.

Kassandra Gartner, executive director of the food bank, met with the group in their crafting space to receive the blankets.

The food bank will be donating these blankets to those who are having trouble finding a permanent residence.