A local pub is working hard to clean up after Capital Health ordered its closure last week. Capital Health issued a closure order to the Bell and Court Pub and Restaurant on Aug. 15, citing smoke damage to the establishment and smoke contamination to the food in the storage rooms.
There is just something about tractor pulls that draws crowds. Maybe it’s a feeling of nostalgia, seeing the tractor they had as a kid on the farm. It could be an appreciation for the machinery. Or maybe it’s just the thrill of seeing a heavy weight tow over 10,000 pounds.
A Sherwood Park man is charged with trafficking, and a man and women are facing charges following a drug bust on Aug. 21. RCMP drug unit members found 41 grams of hashish, 141 grams of marijuana, digital scales and about $200 in cash at a home in Clarkdale Meadows.
Coun. Jacquie Fenske is putting forward a motion at the next council meeting to address issues with an Ardrossan pump house, that supplies water to the fire hall, that were brought forward by Wade Lamb at an open house.
A controversial bill proposed by a local Member of Parliament could be replaced by a parallel bill proposed by his fellow party member.
The new school year is beginning soon, which means early mornings, new backpacks and recess. Unfortunately, lunchtime may never be the same. With the widespread outbreak of listeria across the nation, luncheon meats won’t be on the grocery list in many Sherwood Park households for a while.
“Please tell me it’s not another body,” were the words uttered by a nearby resident while driving past a herd of media in rural Strathcona County on Tuesday.
The Millennium Place pool will be shut down for about a month, but when it re-opens in the fall, there will be new exciting features. The aquatics centre shuts down every year. This year the pool will be closed from Aug. 25 to Sept. 28.
Strathcona County wants to know what you think about the Green Routine. From now until Sept. 22 you can complete a questionnaire on the website, on paper, or by phone.
It can be very discouraging to see one tax deduction after another on your paycheck. Constantly paying hard earned money to the Canada Revenue Agency is just something that everyone eventually accepts.
The Alberta government is looking for people with disabilities to complete a survey about the effectiveness of Disability Related Employment Supports (DRES).
Alberta Sheriffs are to have the same authority as Alberta RCMP officers in arresting impaired drivers as early as Christmas this year, according to the Alberta Solicitor General’s office.
Cyclists got to ride with an Olymic hero on Saturday, to help out with Kids with Cancer. Lori-Ann Muenzer decided to support the bike ride because almost everyone has had their lives touched with cancer.
Pumps are now dry at as many as 90 gas stations in B.C. and Alberta due to a breakdown at Petro-Canada's Edmonton refinery, which the company hopes could be repaired by next week.
With the start of the new school year fast approaching, education workers and parents alike are making back-to-school preparations.