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A land development and management company has been fined $350,000 related to a workplace death.

Delta Land Co. Inc., as an employer, pleaded guilty on June 30 in the Red Deer Court of Justice to one count under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Code for permitting a worker to remain within range of a moving part of powered mobile equipment. The company was fined $350,000 including the 20 per cent victim fine surcharge. The Crown withdrew six other counts.

With the end of the crop year coming up on July 31st, we are starting to see a seasonal slowdownof grain movement.

CN's Assistant Vice President of Grain, David Przednowek says even with the seasonal decline, they have still registered just over half a million tonnes of grain movement per week over the past couple of weeks.

"We are seeing the demand for CN supply hopper cars for grain movement decline. You know, in the past couple of weeks we've seen orders for CN supply equipment in that 3334 car per week range. "

Red Deer residents can expect sidewalk and parking closures soon as demolition of the Empire Building at 4909 48 Street gets underway.

The work was originally scheduled for late June but was delayed after crews discovered one of the building’s walls was connected to an adjacent structure. Remediation is now planned for July 7 and 8, with demolition scheduled from July 9 to 13. Cleanup and site restoration will continue afterward.

Ducks Unlimited Canada agrologist has promoted winter cereals for decades and remains hopeful about the crop’s future

Winter wheat was a big deal on the Prairies from about 2006 to 2014.

Total acreage ranged from 800,000 to 1.3 million, with the lion’s share of the crop seeded in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Ken Gross, a Ducks Unlimited Canada agrologist who has promoted winter cereals for decades, described that period as the “second wave” of winter wheat on the Prairies.

Olds hosts summer park parties to bring community together.

The Town of Olds is getting ready to celebrate summer with a series of “Park Parties” throughout July and August.

The events will rotate through different parks in the community and feature a free hot dog barbecue, fun family activities and games for all ages all aimed at inspiring community connection.

The first party kicks off this Thursday (July 10) and the series will wrap up at the end of August with a foam party and finale barbecue.

Bruce Burnett, Director of Weather and Markets with Glacier Farm Media says that's mainly driven by various factors affecting the broader oilseed market.

Stolen truck incident leads to high-speed flight and arrests.

In the early hours this morning (July 8), Lacombe Police received a report from a resident about the theft of his 2001 white Chevrolet Duramax truck from outside his home on Iron Wolf Boulevard.

A responding officer soon spotted a vehicle matching the description travelling at high speed through the city, reaching 120 km/h on Wolf Creek Drive.

Police discontinued the pursuit due to public safety concerns.

Suspected fraud attempt at Lacombe RBC leads to arrest.

On Friday (July 4), members of the Lacombe Police Service responded to a report of suspected fraud in progress at the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) in Lacombe.

Bank staff had identified suspicious activity involving two men attempting to access funds from a recently opened account that had previously been flagged by RBC security.

Officers arrived and arrested both individuals without incident.

Rainfall across the prairies and even provincially has been quite variable this year.

Some areas have seen some pretty wicked storms bringing heavy rain, high winds and hail.

The Canadian Crop Hail Association says storm activity across the prairies in the last two weeks of June resulted in farmers filing well over 2000 hail claims.

According to the report mid-June thunderstorms dropped pea- to toonie-sized hail across Western Canada.  

A 32-year-old woman from Sundre is facing multiple charges after a string of vehicle and credit card thefts in Airdrie. 

Between June 26 and July 1, Airdrie RCMP responded to three stolen vehicle reports linked to locker break-ins at a local recreation centre. Car keys and credit cards were taken, with the cards later used fraudulently at various locations in the city.