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On July 22, the Wetaskiwin RCMP Crime Reduction Unit located a Ford F150 reported stolen from Edmonton.

While officers were following the vehicle and attempting to coordinate its recovery, they observed a Wetaskiwin County Peace Officers attempt to conduct a traffic stop with the stolen truck.

The vehicle fled at a high rate of speed. With the assistance of Camrose City Police, Leduc RCMP, and Maskwacis RCMP, the vehicle was found abandoned.

A short time later, the suspect was located.

On July 7, the Wetaskiwin RCMP Crime Reduction Unit observed a vehicle being operated by an individual believed to be under a driving suspension.

A traffic stop was conducted, and officers performed a search under the Controlled Drugs and Substance Act.

A large quantity of Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, and Cocaine was located in the vehicle.

As a result of the investigation, RCMP have charged Leduc residents Daniel Golub, 29, and Shayleen Friedrick, 36, with:

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has identified cyanobacterial (blue-green algae) in Pigeon Lake.   

Residents living near the shores of the lake, and visitors are advised to take the following precautions:  

• Avoid all contact with cyanobacterial blooms. If contact occurs, wash with tap water as soon as possible.  

Central Albertans are showing their support for those effected by the Jasper wildfire.

Today (July 31) until 6 p.m. bottle donations can be dropped off at the Sunny 94 station (4720 Hwy 2A) for the Alberta Day of Caring for Jasper.

The response from Central Albertans has been amazing, and the trailer in nearly full!

The province-wide effort to support wildfire victims is through the Red Cross. 

At 9:45 a.m., a total of  $184,793 had been raised. 

At 10:45 a.m., a total of $218,946 had been raised.

Some residents in Alix may be experiencing a power outage this morning (Wednesday, July 31st).

The unplanned outage, just north of 51st avenue appears to have started around 8 am. 

Fortis says they are investigating the cause of the outage and have an estimated time of restoration at around 11 am, today. 

For more information click here.

The Town of Innisfail has completed a radon gas test for residents of the town.

Twenty-seven homes participated in the testing for radon gas during the winter of 2023. The participants used a 91-day alpha track test. This test represented approximately 1% of the community dwellings.

As a result, 15% of the homes tested were above Canada's guideline of 200 Bq/m³ 

Hey friends!

Wednesday (July 31), we’re rallying for Jasper. Join the Alberta-wide effort to support the wildfire victims through the Red Cross. It’s simple:

There's been a definite increase in grain moving to market as farmers look to clear out bin space for the new harvest.

Elizabeth Hucker, the assistant vice-president of sales and marketing for bulk with CPKC says in grain shipping week #51 they moved just shy of 400,000 metric tonnes to Vancouver, Thunder Bay, Eastern Canada, the United States and to Mexico all out of Western Canada. 

She notes back to around week #49 they were shipping around that 400,000 metric tonne level, adding that movement is stronger than what we would normally see this time of  the year.

On July 25, the Innisfail RCMP received report of a Chervrolet truck being stolen in their area.

With the help of an OnStar GPS police were able to track the stolen truck to a rural property on Range Road 25 in Mountain View County.

Olds RCMP executed a search warrant at the property in which they located:

Alberta Agriculture's latest crop report shows crops have started to decline with the prolonged heat wave. In just one week, major crop conditions have gone from 73 per cent good to excellent  to 55 per cent good to excellent.