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Liberals fined for rule-breaking robocalls 24 Aug 2012 | 10:44 pm
Liberal MP Frank Valeriote has been slapped with a $4,900 fine for a robocall that broke telecom rules during the 2011 federal campaign.[...]
He shoots, he … 22 Aug 2012 | 09:27 pm
The Millet goalie Nathan Froning unsuccessfully attempts to stop this shot off the foot of Cobra FC forward Samuel Kelm during semifinal action between the teams in the Battle River Men’s Soccer Leagu...
We’re Alberta’s crime capital – again 22 Aug 2012 | 09:25 pm
Jerold LeBlanc Staff writer Crime across our nation is at its lowest point in 40 years. And while Wetaskiwin – and hundreds of other communities – benefits by this Statistics Canada figure, our city s...
Statistics Canada's Crime Severity Index rankings across Canada 22 Aug 2012 | 09:24 pm
2011 Crime Severity Index for 239 police services policing communities over 10,000 population. 1) North Battleford, Sask. 2) Thompson, Man. 3) Yellowknife, NWT 4) Portage La Prairie, Man. 5) Prince Al...
Possible carcinogens found in Pigeon Lake: study 22 Aug 2012 | 09:23 pm
A popular Wetaskiwin area lake, already reeling from a major fish kill earlier this summer, has now been mentioned in a study regarding liver toxins, which scientific experts say are possible carcinog...
Study a ‘call to action,’ says Pigeon Lake Watershed Association president 22 Aug 2012 | 09:19 pm
Jerold LeBlanc Staff writer A scientific study, which showed dozens of Alberta lakes with the presence of toxins, possible carcinogens, is a “call to action.” That’s according to Susan Ellis, presiden...
Wetaskiwin Food Bank benefits from Alberta RCMP generosity 22 Aug 2012 | 09:17 pm
Jerold LeBlanc Staff writer Alberta’s RCMP is doing more than serve and protect these days, at least when it comes to the city of Wetaskiwin. The community’s food bank, operated by the Wetaskiwin Salv...
2012 Millet Harvest Fair kicks off this Friday 22 Aug 2012 | 09:16 pm
Jerold LeBlanc Staff writer As the saying goes, you reap what you sow. And in the case of the town of Millet, that means helping out its food bank through a plethora of events at this weekend’s Millet...
City eyes $145G roadwork, sidewalk project 22 Aug 2012 | 09:15 pm
Nicole Goetz Staff writer In preparation for a proposed new seniors housing development, the City of Wetaskiwin, and not the developer, would be paying thousands of taxpayers’ dollars to conduct roadw...
Religion and politics do mix 22 Aug 2012 | 09:13 pm
Nicole Goetz Staff writer There is a new face leading the congregation at the Wetaskiwin Church of God, at least temporarily. Former Gardner College president and current Camrose city councillor, John...
