Bill C-294 addresses issues for shortline manufacturing
A Private Members Bill C-294 - An Act to amend the Copyright Act - focusing on interoperability has passed second reading in the House of Commons.
The Bill put forward by the Conservative MP for Cypress Hills-Grasslands, Jeremy Patzer was supported by all parties.
Patzer says some of the major agricultural manufacturers (like John Deere) are using technological protection measures (TPM) to lock out shortline equipment manufacturers like Honey Bee, Macdon, and Degelman.
Garnett Genuis goes viral on TikTok
Local Member of Parliament (MP) Garnett Genuis has gone viral in the most unexpected of places... TikTok.
At the House of Commons on Dec. 6, Genuis delivered a politics-laden rendition of A Visit from St. Nicholas, a poem by Clement Clarke Moore.
Genuis' version shares the poem's opening line, 'T'was the night before Christmas', before referencing Klaus Schwab of the World Economic Forum, the ArriveCAN app, and journalist Dale Smith.
Communities angry about AHS handling of Morinville X-ray services
Communities in the region are not happy with how Alberta Health Services (AHS) is handling the lack of X-ray services in Morinville.
The Morinville Clinic has been without a functional X-ray machine since February 2020 and is still awaiting a replacement from AHS.
Last January, it was announced that the services would be closed permanently due to low patient numbers, difficulty in recruiting staff, and no functioning equipment.
Yet, that hasn't stopped local leaders from pushing back.
Highway 21 open; RCMP release a few more details on deadly collision
Police have provided an update on a collision that killed two people on Highway 21.
The Strathcona County RCMP say they were called to the incident at 10:28 a.m. on Friday (Dec. 9) near the Belvedere Golf Course.
"Upon arrival, emergency personnel discovered that two individuals, a 21-year-old female resident of Strathcona County and a 40-year-old female resident of Fort McMurray were deceased," the RCMP reported in a release.
Two other people in their 40s were taken to the hospital with injuries.
Two people dead, others hurt in Highway 21 crash
Two people died Friday (Dec. 9) in a collision on Highway 21.
Emergency services were called to a four-vehicle crash involving a semi near the Belevedere Golf Course.
Two other people in their 40s were taken to hospital. Two children were also assessed in the incident but not taken for emergency care.
Police had Highway 21 blocked off near Township Road 514, it has since reopened.
Read the most recent update from the RCMP, here.
Update: Serious crash closes off Highway 21
Two people died Friday (Dec. 9) in a collision on Highway 21.
Emergency services were called to a four-vehicle crash involving a semi near the Belevedere Golf Course.
Reportedly, two other people in their 40s were taken to hospital. Two children were also assessed in the incident but not taken for emergency care.
Police had Highway 21 blocked off near Township Road 514, it has since reopened.
One of the vehicles, a semi, was flipped over.
Gibbons renames fire hall after long-serving chief
The fire chief of Gibbons, Eric Lowe, has dedicated the last 25 years of his life to serving his community.
On Saturday (Dec. 3), The Town of Gibbons and its fire department put together a Christmas party where they congratulated the chief for his commitment to the community.
In honour of his service, they made a surprise announcement that the Gibbons Fire Hall was to be renamed the Eric D. Lowe Fire Hall.
Lowe came to Gibbons back in 1996 when he was working as a combat engineer for the Canadian Military.
U17 AAA Rangers top of their league heading into break
The Fort Saskatchewan U17 AAA South Fort Chev Rangers are having quite a successful season to date.
After 17 games this season, the Rangers sit atop the U17 AAA AEHL league with 13 wins and just three losses so far.
Head coach, Mason Hawkes, says they have a good mix of players this season.
"We had a lot of returning players from our U16 AAA team from last year and then we mixed them with the U15 AAA players from last year as well," said Hawkes. "We've had quite a bit of continuity, a lot of the kids have played together before."
Fort Saskatchewan gets a new walk-in clinic
Fort Saskatchewan now has a new walk-in clinic operated by the pharmacists at the Westpark Shoppers Drug Mart.
Access to healthcare has been an issue lately. Luckily, the expanded scope of practice for pharmacists in Alberta should make things easier for patients to get the help they need.
Back in June, Loblaws launched Alberta's first pharmacist-led walk-in clinic in Lethbridge.
Major soybean crush plant planned for North Dakota
Plans for a new $400 million dollar soybean crush plant at Grand Forks, North Dakota have been released.
Epitome Energy LLC says the new facility should process upwards of 42 million bushels of soybeans per year and is projected to strengthen the basis for soybeans by 20-25 cents per bushel.
The plant is expected to produce more than 940,000 tons of soybean meal per year, 60 million gallons of crude degummed soybean oil and 84,000 tons of soybean hulls.