Wednesday April 23, 2025
- Big Lakes County has announced the Buffalo Bay Fire has been extinguished.
The Grass fire started last week, south of Grouard, that closed a section of Hwy 750 for a few hours. - A stay of proceedings is in place in a drug case in Fairview. The STAY against Brittany Salmond has been in place since mid-February.
The co-accused, Robert Allen have been withdrawn. Both were arrested in October of 2023, after a search of a Fairview home turned up various drugs. - The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission are asking for comments on the summary of the Initial Project Description, put forward by Energy Alberta.
Both agencies are basing comments based on local, regional, or Indigenous knowledge of the site, and the surrounding environment, or other relevant information of the assessment. - One of the candidates in Grande Prairie is the subject of our latest election candidate profile.
Shawn McLean is running for the People’s Party in the riding, he says one of the main things he’s heard from local residents is on growing the oil and gas sector. (Interview in separate story) - Street Sweeping is continuing within town and villages, as this past winter is cleaned up.
People parked on the street are urged to move their vehicle until clean-up is done in your neighborhood. - Curling Canada has announced the list of teams that qualified for their Olympic curling trials.
Nampa’s Kayla Skrlik and her team is one of eight that will take part on the women’s side.
The Canadian Curling Trials happen in November in Halifax, the winners will represent Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. - AJHL Finals tonight… Calgary is in Grande Prairie, the Canucks lead 3-0.
- NHL Playoffs tonight…
Game 2 – Edmonton in LA, the Kings won the opener. Game 2 – Montreal in Washington, the Capitals took the opener. Game 3 – Dallas in Colorado, the series is tied 1-1. - The Toronto Blue Jays play the final game of their series tonight in Huston. Bowden Francis starts for the Jays against Ryan Gusto.
- A mix of sun and cloud is forecasted for this afternoon in the Northwest. Highs are in the low to mid teens, with lows tonight still below freezing.
Temps will spike on Friday, be cool on Sunday, and will bounce back next week.
Keith Hopper, Trending 55
