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After a cancellation last year and postponement from earlier this year, 45 Canadian Angus youth and one guest from the Junior Red Angus Association in the United States were excited to gather in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan over the weekend for the sixteenth annual Guiding Outstanding Angus Leaders (GOAL) Conference. GOAL is traditionally held over the February long weekend. The five finalists in the Canadian Angus Foundation Legacy Scholarship program shared $11,000 and a $3,000 heifer voucher prize was awarded to one lucky attendee.

The Alberta government will be investing $50-million to create a new Clean Hydrogen Centre of Excellence.

The centre's goal is to provide support with hydrogen research and development for both industry and small business, with the hopes of building toward a prosperous future. 

Alberta is already the largest hydrogen producer in the country. With hydrogen expected to be a several-trillion dollar industry by 2050, Alberta is looking to emerge as a leader in the global market.

The agriculture sector has faced a number of challenges over the last few years  from a global pandemic to floods, droughts and wildfires.

Federal  Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has announced an investment of over $3 million for two projects to enhance emergency management, develop risk assessments and strategies to mitigate disease outbreaks.

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.