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A historical home in Fort Saskatchewan has gone up for sale.

A house on 103 Street was once the residence of Dick Mager, who served as mayor from 1943 until 1950.

Mager immigrated to the Fort from England in the early 1900s. He served in WWI where he worked as a sapper — a person responsible for digging trenches as well as finding and disarming enemy bombs. 

Locals may also recognize the name from a park on 101 Avenue named in his honour.

Alberta's Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Nate Horner says poultry farmers affected by avian influenza will be given allowed late participation for  AgriStability in the 2022 program year. 

The move means that any poultry producers who are not currently signed up for AgriStability can reach out to Agriculture Financial Services Corporation to enrol by February 28, 2023.

Fort Saskatchewan's Families First Society is bringing the first homes for victims of domestic violence to the community. 

The program, called 'Healing Homes', is slated to open in March 2023 and is medium-longer-term second-stage housing. The homes will accommodate two families at a time.

Residents of Healing Homes will have time to consider their options and work on goals that build stability, including finding housing, employment, and education.

You can certainly count on Strathcona County's ambulance delivery. 

The county service recently scored over 99 per cent on an independent third-party national accreditation assessment. 

This is an improvement from the last time they were assessed in 2018, where they scored 96 per cent. 

This year’s theme for World Wetlands Day is “It’s Time for Wetland Restoration”. 

Wetlands are some of the most productive ecosystems in the world but are often undervalued. 

Ducks Unlimited Canada reports that in the last 50 years, 35 per cent of the world's wetlands have disappeared.

Statistics show that up to 80 acres of wetlands are lost every day in Canada. 

Canada is blazing a trail in wetland restoration.

With the support of conservation organizations like Ducks Unlimited Canada, some of these wetlands are being put back on the landscape. 

A man that had a warrant out by the Morinville RCMP has been arrested. 

In a release, Alberta RCMP says that on Monday (Jan. 30) The Western and Central Alberta District Crime Reduction Units teamed up to search for 49-year-old Neil Gow, a resident of Evansburg. 

As a result of the partnership, RCMP reported that they had located Gow driving a stolen vehicle and, with the help of Edmonton Police, executed a search warrant at an Edmonton residence. 

Gow was then arrested and charged with the following: 

Jason Kenney, more than three months after stepping down as Alberta’s premier, has landed a new role as a Calgary-based adviser in law firm Bennett Jones.

Kenney, who is also a former federal cabinet minister, will work in the public policy group.

Kenney says on Twitter he looks forward to the new job and that his work won’t include lobbying the provincial government or its agencies.

He says Alberta’s ethics commissioner has signed off on his new role and Kenney says he won’t be accepting any other jobs without first checking with the commissioner.

Sherwood Park is home to one of Canada's greatest ringette coaches. 

Lorrie Horne's story doesn't start in Sherwood Park, but rather on a farm east of Olds where she grew up and first gained a liking for sports. 

"We ran 3000 heads of cattle, rode horses, [we were] real McCoy cowboys," said Horne. "The neighbour, Raymond, his boys were playing hockey...we were bantam age, so the boys were starting to grow, and my teeth were right at that elbow level."

"I was starting to get the snot beat out of me a bit." 

Tofield RCMP is looking for the public's help to identify a person involved in a theft late last month.

On January 22, police responded to reports of theft and mischief at the St. Mary's Ukrainian Church near Holden. When RCMP arrived, they discovered the building was damaged and the church bell was missing.

Security footage shows an older blue Dodge truck followed by a white SUV or van dragging the church bell behind.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact the Tofield RCMP or Crime Stoppers if they wish to remain anonymous.

After almost three years in Fort Saskatchewan, The Barn Door is closing.

"Unfortunately, though, some good things must come to an end." said owner Jackie Switzer on a Facebook post where she announced the closure.

The Barn Door came to Fort back in early 2020 as Switzer's passion project. The store sells a variety of home decor in several styles.

"I sell vintage, I sell furniture, candles, Christmas, lotions, pillows, you name it, we probably have it here," Switzer said.