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Strathcona County announced changes to its snow removal plan earlier this month. 

Schools will now have the highest priority in the county, with crews clearing routes and student drop-off zones with 24 hours of snowfall. 

The second highest priority will fall on clearing all sidewalks and trails leading to public recreation facilities within two days. 

Among the areas most affected by the new plan include the county’s third priority area. 

CN has reached an agreement through arbitration with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. 

The three-year collective agreement is retroactive to January 01, 2022, and runs through December 31, 2024.

The new agreement includes a 3 percent wage increase in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

The IBEW union represents approximately 750 unionized Signals and Communications employees in CN’s Canadian operations. 

IBEW workers went on strike June 18th against CN.

Seeding forages in the fall can be a good alternative to spring or summer seeding.

Range Management Specialist Paige Straf says timing is critical with dormant seeding.

"A good rule of thumb is to seed forages when the average daily air temperature are at five degrees Celsius or less. Ideally producers should target for soil temperatures that are less than two degrees Celsius."

She notes if you seed before the soil temperatures are low enough, seeds will take on moisture, can start to germinate, and can get killed off by the cold winter temperatures. 

The Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train will return to the rails this season.

This year marks the first cross-continent tour in three years, with stops in nearby Josephburg and Edmonton on Dec. 9. 

"I'm grateful to the CP team members who adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic to deliver two exceptional virtual Holiday Train shows and to all those who continued to donate while we kept community members safe," said Keith Creel, CP's President and Chief Executive Officer. 

Fort Saskatchewan resident Lana Santana has received an award for her efforts in strengthening the community.

The Small Community Enhancement Award was presented to her at the McDougall Centre in Calgary last month as part of Alberta's Newcomer Recognition Awards. 

Since moving to Fort Saskatchewan in 2007 from Trinidad and Tobago, Santana has made quite a difference in the community.  Her most notable impact was the founding of the Fort Saskatchewan Multicultural Association in 2012.

The Dach brothers continue to make Fort Saskatchewan proud. 

The Kelowna Rockets of the WHL announced on Tuesday (Oct. 11) that Fort Saskatchewan native Colton Dach will serve as their captain for the 2022-23 season. 

The announcement comes after a hectic start to Dach's season. He attended an NHL rookie camp for the Chicago Blackhawks last month and suffered a concussion that caused him to miss the majority of training camp. He was able to appear in just one NHL preseason game. 

The Blackhawks assigned him back to juniors last Friday. 

Police are looking for any footage from a fire in downtown Fort Saskatchewan over the summer. 

Early on Aug. 14, police and the Fort Saskatchewan Fire Department responded to a structure fire on 99 Avenue and 104 Street. 

"Preliminary reports show somebody was leaving the area at the time when the call came in," said RCMP Corporal Lacey Blair.

Police did not have a description of the alleged suspect and deemed the incident suspicious. 

The stories of gruesome killers and contacting the dead are just a few of the features at the Fort Heritage Precinct's Twilight Tours.

On Oct. 21, 22, 28, and 29, as well as Nov. 4 and 5, from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m., residents can visit the precinct for these ghastly activities.

"Because we're a history museum, there are often spooky stories attached to specific buildings," said Stephanie Huolt, programs coordinator at the precinct. 

Danielle Smith, sworn in Tuesday as Alberta's new premier, said she will shake up the top tier of the health system within three months and amend provincial human rights law to protect those who choose not to get vaccinated.

“(The unvaccinated) have been the most discriminated-against group that I’ve ever witnessed in my lifetime,” Smith told reporters at the legislature.

Police north of Toronto say two officers are dead after they were shot while responding to a disturbance call on Tuesday night. 

South Simcoe Police Service say the shooting happened at a home in the town of Innisfil, Ont., just before 8 p.m.

Police say both officers were taken to a nearby hospital, where one officer died. 

They say the second officer later died after he was airlifted to a Toronto trauma centre in critical condition.

Ontario's police watchdog agency, the Special Investigations Unit, has been called in to investigate.