FortSask

Two ice slides have returned to Fort Saskatchewan for the season.

These slides, located at West River's Edge and the Rotary Amphitheatre, were completed last week. 

"People will be able to climb the ice steps and then slide down the great big ice slide," said Jenelle Hart, parks services supervisor with the city. 

These slides were made of ice to serve as a natural alternative to something like plastic.

Councilor Birgit Blizzard made a post to the Fort Sask Informed Facebook group to share the news of the slides being open.

A local car racer has hit the big time. 

Fort Saskatchewan native, Alana Carter, will be spending some time in Europe next year after winning a Formula Women competition. 

Just 23 years old, Carter got her start in racing in the community, having cut her teeth in dirt racing before eventually transitioning into circuit racing just last year. 

"I got into it all because of my dad," said Carter. "I realized that I wanted to go further with this sport but there is a lot less funding in the oval track and dirt track world." 

Since the new medical clinic opened in Fort Saskatchewan, many are wondering if it's truly a walk-in clinic.

Other ‘walk-in’ clinics in the Fort have had to make their clinics appointment only in the midst of fewer staff and more patients.

The staff at the new Westpark Shoppers Drug Mart clinic confirmed they are available for walk-ins as well as by appointment.

However, with the clinic being steadily busy after opening last week, staff suggest booking an appointment for shortest wait times. 

The clinic is pharmacist lead and does not have a doctor. 

It's been a big year for local athlete Aaron Parker, and now he is in the process of taking that crucial next step in his career. 

The University of British Columbia has offered Parker a spot on the team. 

The Bev Facey Falcons star transitioned to football three years ago, leaving hockey behind, and hasn't looked back. 

In the last year alone, Parker was voted as the defensive player of the game after the gold medal match at the Canada Cup in Kelowna. He was also one of the 12 athletes from the area named a Metro Athletics all-star for this past season. 

A local real estate firm has announced its plans to build a new shopping center in Fort Saskatchewan.

Opulence Management Corp. hosted a launch party on Wednesday (Dec. 7) where they pitched Fort Saskatchewan Common, a 20-acre, $270-million shopping center.

Although Opulence can't disclose the stores that will be coming to the shopping center, firm partner Ravi Prakash says that they will include restaurants, retail, and even a large-scale grocery store.

The CP Holiday Train this year was a huge success. Thousands of people arrived to see the train's stop in Josephburg.

Unfortunately, it may have been too big of a success, because some people missed the train entirely after experiencing heavy traffic on the way to the hamlet.

In a post made to the Fort Sask Informed Facebook group, many people expressed frustration after missing the train.

"Never have [I] seen the miles of traffic I saw tonight," Kathleen Corkum wrote. 

Jim Carr, a Liberal Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre passed away at his home on Monday.

Carr was first elected to Parliament in 2015.

He served as Minister of Natural Resources from 2015 to 2018, in that role he emphasized the importance of environmental and regulatory systems.

In 2018 he was appointed Minister of International Trade Diversification and was involved in the development of the Canada and European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.

All over Fort Saskatchewan are signs for a missing miniature labradoodle named Saulti Zazah. 

Saulti's owner, Iris Melnick, says that she brought her dog to the vet for a nail trimming last Monday (Dec. 5) at around 2 p.m.

"She's new to me, I've only had her for two and a half months," Melnick said.

Melnick told MIX 107 that her dog popped out of her collar and ran through the waiting room before jumping out the front door.

Ottawa police were so concerned about leaks from "Freedom Convoy" sympathizers in their ranks that they proactively shut off the email accounts of members on leave, but now the force has little to say about how real those fears turned out to be.

The Public Order Emergency Commission investigating the federal Liberal government’s use of the Emergencies Act learned there were several times when senior officers were concerned protesters who gridlocked downtown Ottawa for several weeks last winter were getting leaks.

The New Democrats are ready to withdraw from their confidence-and-supply agreement they signed with the Liberals if there is no federal action to address the health-care crisis, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Monday.

The deal reached in March would see the NDP support the minority government on key votes in the House of Commons to avoid triggering an election before 2025. In exchange, the Liberals have promised to make progress on a number of NDP priorities, including health care.