Tri Area News (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Residents who waited in line for the H1N1 vaccine last week in Spruce Grove had to brave lines of over 4 hours. The clinic, which was setup at Westland Market Mall, was a part of the province-wide immunization program. Starting on November 2nd, an additional swine flu clinic was to begin in Stony Plain. Unfortunately, on [...]
Tri Area News (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
In 2012, Alberta’s best young athletes will gather in the Tri-Region west of Edmonton for the 19th Alberta Winter Games. The City of Spruce Grove, the Town of Stony Plain and Parkland County will jointly host Alberta’s largest multi-sport competition.“Over the last four decades, the Alberta Games have served as a springboard for athletes’ [...]
Tri Area News (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Sentencing for Brian Douglas Nickel began on Tuesday. Back in July, the former junior high teacher at St. Marguerite Catholic School in Spruce Grove, plead guilty to a sexual affair with a 14 year old student. In court, the Crown called for a 6 year sentence while Nickel’s lawyers asked for 30 months of jail [...]
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
A former teacher in Spruce Grove, Alta., who admitted having sex with a 14-year-old student apologized in court for the pain he caused.
local-yokels.com (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
A large group of concerned citizens were in attendance at the Spruce Grove City Council meeting last night Monday October 26th. They were there to support a delegation headed by Jacquie Victoor and Barry Twynam regarding utility billing. They would like to see Council repeal the Municipal Utility Services Bylaw Amendment(C-702-09) and implement measures to reduce collection costs and eliminate bad...
Tri Area News (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
On October 2 6th, health officials in Alberta began to administer the H1N1 vaccination program. According to the Alberta Health Services web site “all Albertans are welcome to receive their H1N1 immunization” but they are specifically asking high risk groups to get vaccinated immediately. This includes: People under 65 with chronic health conditions and their [...]
local-yokels.com (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
A friend of mine recently told me that she recycles her 4 litre milk jugs at the Spruce Grove Bottle Depot. Unaware of this new recycling development, I checked online and found that she was right! The dairy beverage container recycling program began in Alberta on June 1, 2009 . According to a May 2009 article in the Calgary Sun, this recycling effort is the first of its kind in Canada. Hopefully...
local-yokels.com (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
I met with the Hon. Doug Horner, MLA on Friday Oct. 16th regarding the issue of recording City Council meetings, which in turn is really a Provincial issue since the Alberta Municipal Government Act does not give much guidance to city councils on what constitutes an open meeting and they are free to set their own rules as they see fit. More on our conversation but first I must publicly thank Mr. Horner...
Tri Area News (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
This fall, Global Edmonton’s news team is going to be touring communities around the city. Their first stop will be in Spruce Grove, on Thursday, October 22nd at the Tri-Leisure Center. These traveling live broadcasts will continue every Thursday, up until November 12th. Those wishing to see anchors Gord Steinke and Lynda Steele, meteorologist Nicola Crosbie [...]
Tri Area News (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Eric and Helene Thys are the inaugural recipients of Spruce Grove’s Community Spirit Award. The owners of the McDonalds restaurants in Spruce Grove and Stony Plain were honoured at the Chambers of Commerce Awards on October 17 for their ongoing contributions to local causes. In presenting the award Mayor Stuart Houston noted that the Thys have been [...]
Tri Area News (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
The City of Spruce Grove has renamed West District Sports Park to honour Bruce and Jeannette Fuhr, whose family farmed the land on which it sits. Jeannette Fuhr helped Mayor Stuart Houston unveil the sign for the park at a ceremony on October 14. Bruce Fuhr passed away in 2004 after losing his battle with cancer. The [...]
local-yokels.com (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Yesterday I received the response below from our Minister of Municipal Affairs regarding the recording of City Council meetings. Dear Mr. Weed Thank you for your recent email regarding the procedural bylaw of the City of Spruce Grove. I understand you have recently discussed your concerns directly with Municipal Affairs staff. The Municipal Government Act requires that the council meetings be open...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Penguins -Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game ( above, with Phoenix captain Shane Doan driving on net against Brent Johnson ). Were the Penguins looking ahead to the Flyers? -The Associated Press' recap . The obvious "Coyote Ugly" reference makes an appearance in the second paragraph. - NHL.com's recap . What off-ice problems? -Highlights (so to speak): -Dan Bylsma, Sidney Crosby...
Tri Area News (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
Winalta, a company that manufactures modular homes and industrial units, has just released financial results for their third quarter; and they don’t look good. Their third quarter revenues were $13.3 million, but weren’t enough to pay expenses, resulting in a loss of $5.4 million. Last year at this time profits were $2.1 million. Located in Acheson, [...]
Tri Area News (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Jennifer Heil already owns some pretty impressive jewelry: a gold medal from the 2006 Olympic games. But now, the moguls skier is also getting her own line of jewelry from Birks. Their press release states that “the Jennifer Heil Collection will feature contemporary designs of bracelets, necklaces, earrings and rings in silver.” Heil was raised in [...]
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