Update: Sewer work will cause weeklong road closure in Okotoks
There will be some sanitary and water tie-in work happening in Okotoks soon, which will cause a road closure.
Starting on Aug. 18, crews will be doing sanitary sewer and water connection tie-ins for the new K to 9 school in Okotoks.
The work is expected to last until Aug. 22, with crews working from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
While the work is being completed, there will be a full road closure between D'Arcy Blvd and 50 m north of D'Arcy Blvd, but detours will be in place 24/7.
People will be redirected to D'Arcy Blvd and Northridge Drive.
After unionized Canada Post workers reject 'final offers,' what happens next?
Labour experts say another postal service strike is unlikely after unionized Canada Post workers rejected their employer's latest round of offers in a forced vote and the parties mull their next steps.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said Friday that the roughly 55,000 members represented by the union shot down the Canada Post's latest proposal, which would've seen wage hikes of about 13 per cent over four years and restructuring to add part-time workers to the deal.
Update: Fort Macleod RCMP located missing woman
Update:
On August 7, the Fort Macleod RCMP reported that Teri-Anne Marie Francis Wood has been located safe.
Original Story:
The Fort Macleod RCMP are needing help locating a missing woman.
38-year-old Teri-Anne Marie Francis Wood was last seen on July 24 in Fort Macleod, and there is concern for her wellbeing.
Teri-Anne Marie Francis Wood is described as:
Gallery: Nanton was filled with fun, a duck race, and a parade this long weekend
The Town of Nanton was filled with fun this long weekend.
There were activities all weekend, including a pancake breakfast, a parade, and a rubber duck race.
The Bomber Command Museum was open for visitors as well.
Check out the photo gallery from the event.
Areas of the Foothills under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Environment Canada issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of Foothills County today (Aug. 4) at 2:27 p.m.
Meteorologists are tracking a cluster of severe thunderstorms capable of producing nickel to ping pong ball-sized hail and heavy rain.
The Warning has been issued for the following areas:
New dates set for Petrovic’s Coffee with Your MLA events
Livingstone-Macleod MLA Chelsae Petrovic has announced new dates for her Coffee with Your MLA series.
The events give constituents a chance to meet Petrovic in person and chat in an open-house format.
She’ll be in Blairmore, Pincher Creek, and Fort Macleod on Aug. 18, and in Longview, High River, and Nanton on Aug. 19.
'System designed to protect, failed her': Local petition calls for greater protection against domestic violence
A local petition has been launched calling for Bill C-332 to increase protection against coercive control and intimate partner violence.
The petition is in response to the loss of 23-year-old Okotokian Madisson Cobb, who was fatally shot on July 19 in the Calgary community of Haysboro by ex-boyfriend Devon Bradley Malik.
Update: Portion of Highway 40 closed due to mudslide
Update:
A portion of Highway 40 in Kananaskis remains closed this morning (Aug. 5) as the result of a mudslide over the weekend.
The closed areas include the Mount Lipsett Scramble, Mist Mountain Scramble South Access, Mist Hot Springs Access, and the surrounding area.
Crews are working to clear the area, however, pedestrian and vehicle access is still unsafe due to the current conditions.
The section of Highway 40 remains closed until further notice, and there is no timeline for when it will reopen.
As premiers push for more immigration power, experts call for a fact-based debate
Some premiers say they want to have more local control over the immigration system — but experts say what the system really needs is a national conversation on immigration reform that shores up public support.
"Most of the existing policies have been formulated on the fly without any evidence or serious impact evaluations of what the various classes of immigrants are, how they're performing economically and otherwise," said Michael Trebilcock, a retired academic and co-author of two books on immigration policy.
"So it's basically research-free."
LeBlanc says he expects Carney, Trump will speak in the coming days
Dominic LeBlanc said Sunday that he expects Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump will speak "over the next number of days" as the United States ratchets up pressure in trade talks.
The Canada-U.S. trade minister appeared on CBS's "Face the Nation" and spoke about where talks stand between the two countries.
LeBlanc told host Margaret Brennan that while Canada is "disappointed" with Trump's new 35-per-cent tariffs, he is continuing to work toward a deal that would hopefully strike down trade restrictions between the nations.