Lacombe

The Chinook’s Edge School Board of Trustees reviewed an administrative procedure to guide artificial intelligence (AI) in schools throughout the division during the June 25 board meeting.  

The procedure is designed to guide the ethical, safe, and effective integration of AI technologies in schools, with the goal of enhancing the quality of education, personalizing the learning experience, improving educational outcomes, and preparing students for a future shaped by AI technologies.  

The Lacombe and District Garden Club officially revealed the 75th anniversary tree on Tuesday (June 25).   

Members of the garden club were joined by Lacombe City Councillor Reuben Konnik, and Reeve Barb Shepherd to celebrate the planting of the tree at the Lacombe Memorial Centre garden.  

The annual Ponoka Stampede Parade (hosted by the Ponoka Stampede and Exhibition Association) will roll through downtown Ponoka on Friday, June 28 starting at 10 a.m.

There will be temporary road closures on all roadways along the parade route beginning at about 9 a.m. and ending at about 12 p.m. immediately after the parade wraps up.

The parade will begin at the Ponoka Arena Complex (4410 54 Street), heading:

• North on 55 Street (from 45 Avenue to 48 Avenue);

• East on 48 Avenue (from 55 Street to 51 Street);

9:16 pm Wednesday, June 26th, Environment Canada issued a rainfall warning for the Rocky Mountain House and Nordegg areas.

Heavy rain will fall tonight and Thursday, with total amounts of 50 to 80 mm.

Areas north of Highway 11 will see rain begin this evening and continue through Thursday. Areas near and south of Highway 11 will see the heavy rain begin Thursday afternoon and continue through the day.

The rain will taper off Friday morning.

On Tuesday (June 25) at approximately 2:14 p.m., the Breton RCMP responded to a serious collision involving a Dodge RAM truck and a Ford Ranger at the intersection of Highway 13 and Highway 22 in Wetaskiwin County.  

When officers responded, emergency medical services and fire services were on the scene.  

On June 10, while on a routine patrol, the Red Deer RCMP Crime Reduction Team (CRT),  observed a vehicle with a licence plate cover that appeared to be painted white.

The modification prompted officers to initiate surveillance of the vehicle with the assistance of Air Services. 

When officers attempted a traffic stop, the vehicle fled the scene at a high rate of speed. Officers monitored the vehicle's movements while minimizing risk to the public.

The historic Pico House, turned into the Bentley Museum, is turning 100.  

The building was originally constructed in 1924, by Henry Pico and his wife Sophie, who raised six children.   

Sylvan Lake Town Council passed amendments to the park's bylaw on June 24, introducing tent restrictions on the beachfront.  

Tents or sunshades larger than one square meter are not allowed in a new restricted zone along the beach, north of the asphalt walking trail along the beach from west of the Pier to the east area of Centennial Park.  

Police will not be laying charges in a bus crash that killed 17 people in western Manitoba.

RCMP say they do not expect to be able to talk to the bus driver, who was severely injured in the crash.

And they say officers have found no explanation as to why he pulled into an intersection when it wasn't safe.

The bus, carrying seniors to a casino, collided with a semi-trailer while crossing the Trans-Canada Highway near the town of Carberry last June.

Lacombe County Council approved the QEII West Area Structure Plan (ASP) that will guide future commercial and business industrial development. 

The plan focuses on areas west of the QEII Highway, west of Lacombe and Blackfalds.  

The plan was developed in consultation with the community and provides a framework for future industrial development while protecting agricultural lands from loss and fragmentation in the county.