FortSask

The hits keep coming. 

On Thursday (Mar. 10), the average price for regular gasoline in Fort Saskatchewan was 165.9/litre -- the price jumped as high as 179.9 in some locations on Friday morning. 

If you're looking for a deal in the Fort, as of 11 a.m., a couple of stations we're holding steady at 165.9/litre, including the Esso on Southridge Blvd and the No Frills station. 

Sherwood Park and Edmonton are averaging a couple of cents less per litre. 

Statistics Canada says the economy added 337,000 jobs in February, more than offsetting the loss of 200,000 jobs in January as the unemployment rate fell below pre-pandemic levels.

The unemployment rate dropped to 5.5 per cent in February compared with 6.5 per cent in the first month of the year.

That is the lowest it's been since it was 5.7 per cent in February 2020 just before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lamont County is taking further steps to support Ukraine.

On Tuesday (Mar. 8), council approved a $5,000 donation in support of humanitarian aid to the war-torn country.

The donation was given to the Canada Ukraine Foundation and will be a part of the 2022 budget. 

"We're the cradle of Ukrainian settlement in Canada. We've got that strong Ukrainian background, including original settlers from Ukraine and many of our residents have family friends in Ukraine that may be at risk," explained Jay Zaal with the county.

The Shell Theatre is getting ready for a night of fun.

Atlantic Canada's Còig is a music group known for its fiery Celtic style. Made up of multi-instrumentalists Chrissy Crowley, Rachel Davis, Darren McMullen and Jason Roach, Còig shifts between century-old tunes to original and upbeat compositions, featuring the band's range of over a dozen instruments.

They've managed to make a name for themselves by playing traditional music in a non-traditional way.

Golden West, the largest independent radio broadcaster in Canada, started 65 years ago.

The first station, CFAM, began broadcasting at 8:01 p.m. on March 13, 1957. The radio station, operating at 1,000 watts and heard at 1290 AM, was housed in a small studio in Altona – a community of 1,800 people at the time.

There is public support for a switch to permanent daylight time in British Columbia and Ontario, which have passed laws to allow the change, but the potential costs and risks of going it alone are holding up the move, say business and political experts.

Prof. Andrey Pavlov at Simon Fraser University's Beedie school of business in Burnaby, B.C., is among those who support making the change permanent.

"I just worry if we're the only ones who do it, that's going to hurt us," he added.

Every month, South Fort Chevrolet and MIX 107 team up to give $500 to a deserving charity, organization, or sports team.

This month... things were a little different.

Lucas Pierce is a three-year-old Fort Saskatchewan boy who has had a rough go so far in his young life. Through a cancer diagnosis and constant medical treatment, somehow, he always has a smile and bounce in his step. 

It was that incredible personality that caused the $500 donation to balloon into much more. 

The cattle industry is once again in a dire situation, with a potential CP rail strike set for March 16th.

Will Lowe, President of the Saskatchewan Cattle Feeders Association, says a potential strike could result in a humane animal welfare issue, as producers are caught in the crosshairs:

A tragic event on Feb. 26 has a family looking for answers.

Police say Angel Cardinal was hit by a vehicle and killed in the early morning hours while walking along Highway 28, north of the Anthony Henday.

Cardinal was a 19-year-old mother of two from Edmonton. In her eulogy, she was described as "a bright beautiful soul, with a contagious smile and laughter, gentle eyes, and a giving heart."

Before one of them heads off to warmer climates, Justin and Kim fire up a brand-spankin' new episode of the podcast.

Among the topics this week...

• Snow removal
• Community policing
• Geography of vacation spots
• Lucas Pierce
• The Batman

... and much more

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