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This afternoon (August 8), Fort Saskatchewan RCMP with the assistance of Strathcona County RCMP, were able to identify the vehicle and driver from the July 21 bridge collision.

Last month a large vehicle struck the pedestrian bridge on Highway 15 just before the turnoff to 95 Street. 

On August 4, RCMP obtained footage of the vehicle which helped them track down the driver.

"Fort Saskatchewan RCMP wish to thank the public and the media for their assistance," police said in a statement. 

The investigation remains ongoing.

Police have tracked down two suspects connected with an attempted abduction.

Just before 7:30 a.m. on Monday (Aug.8), RCMP were called to a possible abduction on Saddle Lake Cree Nation. Upon officers' arrival, the two suspects fled from police in a red pickup truck.

The male and female suspects, believed to have been armed and dangerous, were later located in the Smoky Lake area, approximately 40 minutes northeast of Redwater.

On Friday (Aug. 5), the Sherwood Park Rotary Club named Charlie Teeuwsen 'Rotarian of the Year.'

Raised in Strathcona County, Teeuwsen first joined a Rotary Club in Grand Prairie in the late 1980s.  

"I first joined Rotary in Grand Prairie as a way to get involved in the community," explained Teeuwsen.

After moving back to the local area, he joined the Sherwood Park Rotary club in 2000.

Nearly 800 weed-eating goats have descended upon the banks around West River's Edge.

These goats, along with the famous Fort Saskatchewan sheep, are part of the city's environmentally friendly approach to weed and grass management. 

The biggest difference between the two grazing methods is that the sheep use a continuous grazing model, and the goats target specific areas for a set amount of time. 

RCMP stopped an impaired woman driving at dangerous speeds over the weekend. 

Just after 4:30 p.m. on Saturday (Aug. 6), a member of the Fort Saskatchewan RCMP caught a small passenger vehicle travelling at 193 km/h on Highway 16 at Range Road 192, just east of Elk Island National Park in Lamont County.

As the investigation progressed, police also determined that the driver was impaired by alcohol, and a child was in the passenger seat.

A 47-year-old Edmonton woman was charged with speeding and summoned to mandatory court.

Some changes are being made at the local BGC clubs. 

On July 1, BGC Fort Saskatchewan and BGC Strathcona County signed a new management agreement that would see the Strathcona County club assume responsibility for club operations in Fort Saskatchewan. 

The recent agreement is essentially an extension of one signed between the two clubs back in December 2021, according to BGC Fort Saskatchewan board chair Karen Sliwkanich. 

The community is saying goodbye to Melvin Clark. 

Melvin was born in 1946 and raised on the family farm near Namao. From an early age, Melvin was an active and involved community member with a passion for machinery. He grew up helping around the family farm, producing dairy and later switching to beef cattle.

A parliamentary committee will begin exploring the RCMP’s use of spyware on Monday, diving deeper into an issue that's sounded alarms for privacy and civil liberties groups across the country.

The House of Commons ethics and privacy committee called for a summer study after the RCMP revealed its use of tools that covertly obtain data from devices like phones and computers. 

Not all good quality land lasts forever, which means farmers should know the best practices for land rejuvenation.

land rejuvenation is the practice of revitalizing hay and pasture land that isn't getting good results for a producer.

The process can vary widely based on the field it's being done on, including the cost and labour needed to do so

Range Management Extension specialist Kerry Cochrane explains just what land rejuvenation looks to achieve.

Fort Saskatchewan RCMP are investigating a report that an illegitimate police vehicle was attempting to pull someone over.

Around 11:00 a.m. on Friday (Aug. 5), a driver reported to RCMP that he was being followed by what appeared to be a police vehicle while on Highway 15 and 28A in Sturgeon County. 

The car was reported as a blue Crown Victoria with a substandard paint job, a light bar affixed to the top and alternating lights on the front grill.