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The turn to warmer weather has some farmers heading back to the field.

Meantime, some producers will be waiting a little longer as they wait for land to dry up after the recent snow events.

Crops Extension Specialist Shannon Chant encourages producers in the drier areas not to seed too deep looking for moisture.

Police have arrested a Fort Saskatchewan woman.

On Sunday morning (May 1), at around 6:30 a.m., the Fort Saskatchewan RCMP was called when a bicycle and attached trailer were left abandoned at a business on 83 Avenue and 113 Street.

Officers arrived and found a woman riding the bike away from the business. She was arrested and admitted to entering the business and stealing from it.

An Ardrossan elementary school was recently impacted by a gas leak.

On Tuesday (May 3), just after 2 p.m., Strathcona County Emergency Services was informed of a gas line strike at the intersection of Range Road 213 and Township Road 524.

RCMP was called as well to handle traffic control.

Uncas School was in the area during this time and was starting to let everyone out for the day, which was a challenge for the crews while they were still looking into the issue.

The MIX Ninja has returned!

Our ninja will be dropping off gift baskets, overflowing with treats, to a few lucky winners for Mother's Day.

Enter your mom, a mom you know, or enter yourself for gifts from MIX 107 and the North Central Co-op Food Store in Fort Saskatchewan.

You can fill out the entry form here.

Nutrien is reporting $1.4 billion U-S dollars in net earnings, and $2.6 billion in earnings before interest, taxes and amortization. 

Ken Seitz, Nutrien’s Interim President and CEO says global agriculture and crop input markets are being impacted by a number of unprecedented supply disruptions that have contributed to higher commodity prices and escalated concerns for global food security. 

A key impact is the ongoing war between Russia and the Ukraine, and the sanctions imposed on Russia, one of the top six biggest fertilizer exporters in the world.

Speed limits are about to change in Fort Saskatchewan. 

The default speed limit in residential areas will decrease from 50 to 40 km/hr, 94 Street south of Southfort Drive will increase to 60 km/hr, and 99 Avenue between 101 Street and 90 Street will increase to 60km/hr. 

Most arterial roadways off Veterans Way will remain at 50km/hr, while Highway 15 east of 119 Street is set to increase to 80 km/hr. 

It’s just about time to pay your property taxes. 

Strathcona County is preparing to mail out property tax notices with a June 30 deadline to pay. Residents can expect an average property tax increase of 2.28 per cent, based on the 3.11 tax increase approved by council in December 2021. Some will pay more or less depending on how their property assessment changed.  

Fort In View Golf Course is open and ready for players to hit the green.

The course reopened on Apr. 28 and has had lots of interest so far this season. Fort In View is a 27-hole facility with three different rotations running, so players get a variety of 18-hole courses to play.

“We did some course improvements over the summer, which enhanced the golf course," Gord Hayward, the general manager of the course, explained.

On Tuesday, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced an investment of up to nearly $4.4 million, over two years, to support three industry organizations in their efforts to grow Canada’s grain exports.

“Canadian grain producers are a key link in global food security. Today’s investment will help industry organizations build new relationships in international markets so we can continue to feed a growing global population,” said Bibeau.

A Fort Saskatchewan woman is facing several charges.

At around 1:45 p.m. on Monday (May 2), Fort Saskatchewan RCMP received a complaint about a suspicious woman at a business on 104 Street and 98 Avenue. This was the second complaint in as many days made to police about the woman.

Officers found her near the business and detained her while they began investigating. 

They learned she had break-in tools, headlamps and flashlights with her, which she used to break into the fenced yard of the business by cutting the locks and taking several items from the property.