Wednesday May 22, 2024
- Wildfires are starting to calm down, thanks to the moisture of the long weekend. Even the Fort McMurray fire has been downgraded, as crews get a little assistance.
In this area, the fires in Teepee Creek, Valhalla, and near Dixonville have been downgraded, as barriers are set up. - The countdown is on to see doctors at Fairview’s Health Complex Emergency Department.
For now there is no physician from now until tomorrow morning. - Mackenzie House Continuing Care Home will open High Level’s first Type B space later this year.
A total of 28 new beds and spaces will be available to provide residents 24-hour on-site scheduled and unscheduled professional and personal care. - The Peace River School Division is reducing their deficit significantly for next year. The 2025 school year will see a deficit reduced from $2.2 million to around $552,000.
The budget does include a small increase to the current certified teaching complement, in addition to funding additional Educational Assistant positions. - Barbie dolls will honour Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair and tennis champion Venus Williams, plus seven other athletes as part of a project announced by Mattel.
The others are gymnasts Rebeca Andrade and Alexa Moreno, soccer player Mary Fowler, boxer Estelle Mossely, swimmer Federica Pellegrini, paratriathlete Susana Rodriguez, and track and field sprinter Ewa Swoboda. - The Wheatbelt Baseball League is looking to continue growing.
This season has Sexsmith joining as an expansion team after High Prairie started up last year and league commissioner Dave Allen says they’d like to get more teams in the league. (Dave Allan Interview on App) - Wheatbelt Baseball tonight… High Prairie is in Peace River, Grimshaw is in Manning and Sexsmith is in Rycroft.
- NHL Playoffs tonight… Game 1 Florida is at the Rangers. Edmonton and Dallas play Game 1 tomorrow.
- The Toronto Blue Jays play the rubber-match against the Chicago White Sox tonight at Roger’s Center. Chris Bassitt starts for the Jays against Nick Nastrini.
- Skies will gradually clear off in the Northwest for the remainder of this week. Temps range between 12 in the Big Lakes to 20 in the Mackenzie, with lows around 0.
Numbers will start nudging 20 degrees, heading into this weekend.
Keith Hopper, Trending 55
