The warm and dry weather in the beginning part of May has prompted an early start to the seeding season. Most farms and fields are busy at this time, as farmers get the seeds into the ground. But ...Read more
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Courtesy of the Town of Rainbow Lake: May 8 2023 – Ignition operations went well last night. On the west side of Town, Forestry was successful in burning back towards the fire creating a ...Read more
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The Canadian pop-punk, alt-rock band from Ajax, Ontario has announced their plans to disband after 27 years together. The band with hits like “Fat Lip,” “In Too Deep,” ...Read more
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Courtesy: Government of Alberta Update 4: Alberta wildfire situation (May 7, 6:10 p.m.) May 07, 2023 Media inquiries More than 29,000 individuals have been evacuated from communities throughout ...Read more
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UPDATE – May 8, 2023 at 9:40 a.m. There have been no significant changes from the previous update. Temporary cooler temperatures and decreasing wind have aided the firefighting effort, but ...Read more
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Highway Closures as of 9am on Monday, May 8th #749 South of High Prairie to Banana Belt #750 Northeast of Salt Prairie through Gift Lake & Atikameg to Junction of #88 #88 from Atikameg Junction ...Read more
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PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT – May 7, 2023 9:59 p.m. G80220 (Boundary Lake/Bear Canyon) BC Forestry will be sending in a team to assist with the Alberta portion of the wildfire. GWF0018 ...Read more
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The one-hour evacuation notice for the Town of High Prairie has been extended to FOUR hours. Since there is the potential for danger to life and health, Big Lakes County has issued a FOUR-HOUR ...Read more
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Big Lakes County mandatory evacuation ORDER has been downgraded to an ALERT. The Evacuation ORDER has been reduced to a 1 HOUR Evacuation ALERT as shown in the attached map. Highway 749 ...Read more
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Apple TV+ has renewed the award-winning drama, The Morning Show, for a fourth season — ahead of the premiere of Season 3 this fall. The drama series stars and is executive-produced by ...Read more
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