Author Archives: Curtis Galbraith
Baseball and rugby games this weekend
Minor BaseballThe U18 AA Reds have three games at Evergreen Park this weekend. They will play Barrhead at noon on Saturday, followed by two games on Sunday.The Reds play Leduc at 9 a.m. and Sherwood P...
May 24, 2024
Status of wildfire that threatened Fort McMurray changed to 'being held'
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - A wildfire that forced thousands of people to evacuate several Fort McMurray neighbourhoods last week is no longer classified as out-of-control. Alberta Wildfire says the blaze,...
May 20, 2024
Farm commodity groups worried about railway strike, send letter to two provincial ministers
The commodity groups that make up Team Alberta Crops have wrote to two provincial ministers outlining concerns over a possible railway strike.The letter to Minister of Transport and Economic Corridors...
May 17, 2024
Pat King trial to delve into controversial social media posts from 'Freedom Convoy'
OTTAWA - The criminal trial of "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King is expected to delve into some of the social media posts he made during the massive protest that gridlocked Ottawa in 2022. King has ...
May 16, 2024
Long-time TSN broadcaster Darren Dutchyshen dead at 57
EDITOR"S NOTE: Dutchyshen has a connection to the Peace. His son Tyler played with the Storm for three seasons from 2003 to 2006. Tyler was with the 2004 edition of the Storm that won the team's first...
May 16, 2024
Fire officials learn from past in responding to this year's Fort McMurray wildfire
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Bright red hoses thicker than a thigh snake along the highways near Fort McMurray, studded with cannons that can blast enough water into fire-threatened ditches to fill an Olymp...
May 16, 2024
Fort McMurray, Alta., wildfire forces out hundreds of residents in 4 neighbourhoods
FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA - Hundreds of residents in four neighbourhoods in the southern end of Fort McMurray have been ordered out as a wildfire threatens the community. The Rural Municipality of Wood B...
May 14, 2024
4-H Achievement Days underway
Monday, May 13 is a big day for the Bezanson and Kleskun 4-H Multi Clubs.They are hosting their Achievement Day today at Evergreen Park.Organizers say the participants and their cattle are safe, even ...
May 13, 2024
Alberta announces committee to help speed up oilsands tailings reclamation
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is appointing a new committee to look into ways to speed up reclamation of tailings ponds in the province's oilsands. The province says in a release that the committe...
May 07, 2024
Spring Break-Up Dine and Dance raises over $450,000 for Grande Spirit Foundation
An event held in late April helped raise funds for the Grande Spirit Foundation's Pleasant View Seniors Lodge in Spirit River.On April 20, attendees participated in the 13th annual Spring Break-Up Din...
May 06, 2024