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A wide load is travelling through the region.

Yesterday (Apr. 27), a 103-metre-long and 5.73-metre-high load left the Scotford refinery and petrochemical area near Fort Saskatchewan. It left around 9 a.m. and should be arriving at its final destination in Edson on Tuesday (May 3) around 6 a.m.

The load is an electrical generator, is almost as long as a CFL football field and as tall as a traffic light pole. 

It will be travelling on the following route:

BGC Fort Saskatchewan honoured its volunteers in a special way. 

Ahead of Volunteer Appreciation Week (Apr. 24-30), the club had a volunteer appreciation event on Friday; BGC volunteers got the chance to sit back and enjoy the afternoon. 

The Sawmill Prime Rib and Steak House in Fort Saskatchewan is taking accountability after a recent visit from Alberta Health Services (AHS).

Through various closures and re-openings during the pandemic, it became tough for the restaurant not only to stay afloat, but an empty building also meant extra behind-the-scenes maintenance with less staff.

Sawmill president Tasker Goodchild was looking forward to getting back into the rhythm of the fast-paced hospitality industry. 

Strathcona County Emergency Services were able to stop a bad situation from getting a lot worse.

On Tuesday (Apr. 26) just after 9 p.m., firefighters were called to a house fire in Sherwood Park near Coachman Way. Crews arrived to find smoke coming out of the attic in the attached garage.

The heat and smoke in the garage made it difficult for the firefighters to see the problem. They started pulling some of the eaves to better assess where the smoke was coming from and found a smouldering fire, and was able to get it under control.

Holocaust survivors across the world have united to deliver a message on the dangers of unchecked hate and the importance of remembrance at a time of rising global antisemitism.

In a video released Thursday to mark Yom HaShoah -- Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day -- 100 Holocaust survivors asked people to stand with them and remember the Nazi genocide to avoid repeating the horrors of the past.

The Edmonton/Strathcona County Footbridge officially has the green light.  

Strathcona County, Edmonton and the River Valley Alliance (RVA) have finalized funding for the project, which is scheduled to begin construction in late summer/early fall. 

People came in droves to support a local business.

The Venue by Ken's Catering was struggling to get by over the last few weeks after their merchant, Clover Canada, started withholding their credit and debit deposits.

A wide load will be travelling through the region.

Starting Wednesday (Apr. 27), a 103-metre-long and 5.73-metre-high load will leave the Scotford refinery and petrochemical area near Fort Saskatchewan and travel for five days to its destination near Edson. It left around 9 a.m. and should be arriving at its final destination on Tuesday (May 3) around 6 a.m.

The load is an electrical generator, is almost as long as a CFL football field and as tall as a traffic light pole. 

It will be travelling on the following route:

The latest census data from 2021 shows Canada’s seniors over the age of 85 are among the fastest growing age groups in the country, marking another milestone on the slow march to what experts warn will be a crisis in care for the country’s elders.

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people aged 85 and older grew by 12 per cent — more than twice as high as the overall growth of the Canadian population at 5.2 per cent. 

The number of people over 85 more than doubled since the 2001 census, and is expected to triple by 2046.

A new show is hitting the Shell Theatre.

Barely Methodical Troupe presents Bromance, a show that wittily explores male companionship and its limits through physical heroics. 

Performers Beren D’Amico, Louis Gift and Charlie Wheeller will be turning handshakes into handstands, backslaps into backflips, and doing various stunts with a thrilling and enticing soundtrack to back them up.

Bromance won the Total Theatre & Jacksons Lane Award for Circus at the Edinburgh Festival in 2014 and has toured nationally and internationally.