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RCMP Strathmore – Update on Closure of Highway 1 East of Strathmore
East bound Highway 1 has re-opened 7 KM East of Strathmore. West bound Highway 1 will remain closed for several hours, and traffic is being rerouted onto Highway 21 north. RCMP ask travellers to be patient as this will heavily effect Holiday Weekend travel on Highway 1. Atco Gas and Emergency Crews remain on scene…
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RCMP Strathmore – Highway 1 CLOSED – East of Strathmore
Highway 1 is closed in both directions approximately 7 KM East of Strathmore due to a single vehicle collision which has ruptured the main gas line the runs along the side of Highway 1. Emergency crews and Atco Gas are on scene and estimate temporary repairs will allow the Highway to re-open in approximatly 30…
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RCMP Airdrie – RCMP Requesting Assistance to Identify Suspect Stolen Vehicle
Airdrie, Alberta – At approximately 3:15 pm, on August 19th, two males pulled up to a fuel pump at the Shell station on 2nd Avenue in Airdrie in a black Mercedes two seat coupe. One male exited the vehicle and began fuelling the vehicle. A store clerk approached the male, who then entered the vehicle…
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Bar U Ranch Chore Horse Competition
Horse Power – the Original Big Engine! Parks Canada – Experience the ultimate in teamwork on Sunday, September 7. Watch a working partnership between man and beast as they try to best a timed obstacle course. It harkens back to times when getting the chores done depended on horses. Today’s teamsters will bring their animals…
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Black Diamond: From “Wood King to Grocery Giant” – new development proposal
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Airdrie RCMP Requesting Assistance from Public to Identify Suspect
Airdrie, Alberta –On August 22nd, at 2:42 am, a lone male entered the Neighbourhood Convenience Store on Railway Avenue, using a rock to smash out the glass door. Once inside the male took and undisclosed amount of cigarettes and departed through the broken front door. Video surveillance captured the incident. The male is described as;…
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RCMP: Accidental Overdose…Do You Know What You Are Taking?
Wood Buffalo RCMP – Over the past several months, the Wood Buffalo RCMP has noticed a rise in the sudden deaths of individuals suspected to have died as a result of a drug overdose. To protect the integrity of the ongoing investigations, police will not be speaking on specific details pertaining to the deaths, but…
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RCMP & Sheriffs – Alberta Integrated Traffic Units – ITU Officers Encourage Motorists to Drive Safely During Labour Day Long Weekend
Motorists traveling on Alberta highways throughout the Labour Day long weekend can expect to see an enhanced traffic enforcement presence to promote safe driving behaviour. Members of Alberta’s Integrated Traffic Units (ITUs), which consist of RCMP Traffic Services members and Alberta Traffic Sheriffs, will be focusing their efforts on identified enforcement priorities that have demonstrative…
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AHS: ATV safety urged ahead of long weekend
CALGARY – As Albertans gear up for the August long weekend, Alberta Health Services (AHS) is reminding all residents, and particularly parents of children less than 16 years of age, to be mindful of the significant risks associated with the use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). “We know that children less than 16 years of age…
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Calgary Kids Get Supports to Tackle Tough Issues, Make Positive Choices
Anti-crime programs that focus on gangs, bullying, drugs and internet safety will help young people in Alberta sort facts from fiction. The most recent Civil Forfeiture Fund (CFF) grants support 15 projects throughout Alberta including a grant to the YouthLink Interpretive Centre for $500,000 over two years. The YouthLink Interpretive Centre is an interactive facility…
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RCMP Police Service Dog soon to be returning to work
Innisfail, Alberta – Inspector André Lemyre, Officer in Charge of RCMP Police Dog Services, hosted a media event today at the RCMP Police Dog Service Training Centre (PDSTC) in Innisfail, Alberta to update Canadians on the status of Danny, the Police Service Dog (PSD). PSD Danny’s partner, Cst. David Ross, was killed in the line…
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Property Tax Relief Program continues to be available for 2014
HIGH RIVER, AB: The Town of High River, with support from the Government of Alberta, has announced that its Property Tax Relief Program will continue to support residential and commercial property owners who were still displaced from their homes for all or a portion of 2014 due to the 2013 flood. “We are very pleased…
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A Very Strong Opinion from Tom at Street Smart Counselling
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Online Facebook Auction for Ramp Up Quinn’s New Wheels
If you are part of the Facebook community and want to help out with the fundraising for Quinn Page-Smith’s new wheelchair you can check out this online auction. The local Foothills community is really getting on board and posting alot of wonderful items on the site. You will have to check back often as things…
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STARS promoting motorcycle injury prevention before Labour Day weekend
Alberta, August 26, 2014 – STARS air ambulance is asking motorists, and particularly motorcyclists, to take caution this Labour Day long weekend after responding to 46 serious motorcycle and dirt bike related incidents in Alberta in 2013. There were 31 incidents involving motorcycles and 15 involving dirt bikes. Five motorcycle incidents occurred during last year’s…
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