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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.

A Sturgeon County woman will be putting her name forward in the next provincial election. 

On Saturday (Apr. 30), former Sturgeon County councillor Karen Shaw was voted in as the NDP nominee for Morinville-St. Albert.

Shaw first got into politics in 2007 when she ran for Sturgeon County council. She explained she wanted to see change and figured the best way to make that happen was to get involved herself.

She was planning on stepping away from politics and didn't run in the latest municipal election before deciding to set her sights on the provincial government.

A push from the Bloc Québécois for the House of Commons to confirm the right to an abortion failed Tuesday, as Conservative MPs were warned against commenting on the U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that has thrown the issue back into the domestic spotlight.

Canadian leaders are among the millions reacting to the news first reported Monday by Politico of a leaked draft opinion by the U.S. top court, suggesting it could overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion countrywide.

Alberta’s Agriculture Hall of Fame honors up to three individuals, every two years, for their outstanding leadership, innovation and business practices in the agriculture and food industry.

Livestock  producers that were scrambling to line up feed supplies going into the winter are now anxious to move cattle out to pasture. 

Range Management Extension Specialist Kelly Cochrane says before turning animals out, the grass should be at that three to four leaf stage, or six to eight inches tall.

Spring is in full swing at the Fort Saskatchewan Public Library. 

The library is offering a number of virtual programs for May and June, with plans to move back to an entirely in-person schedule this summer. Some offerings include “vacation on a budget” and a “bad art” program, which features exhibits you wouldn’t find in the Louvre. 

An exciting event is coming to Fort Saskatchewan this month that will help industry thrive in the community. 

On May 25, Strathcona County will be hosting a supply chain forum at the Shell Theatre. This event aims to connect small businesses with many of the region's major industrial companies. 

Mark Morrissey, the director of economic development for the city, said that this forum will help these businesses, “get in the gate and create some awareness of the products and services they offer.” 

The Fort Saskatchewan Minor Fastball Association is getting a funding boost.

They are the May winner for Half Grand Helping Hand from MIX 107 and South Fort Chevrolet. 

"It is very exciting," said president Ashley Eaton.

Currently, the girls' league does not have a baseball diamond to call home. They are in the process of building a fence around one of the diamonds behind the Sportsplex arena, which is where the $500 will go towards.

According to Eaton, it can be difficult to schedule time when they are trying to share a spot with the boys.