Wednesday April 10, 2024
- The break-up watch on the Peace River has opened up… Warmer temperatures and weather is continuing to happen in the Peace until the weekend.
Meanwhile, officials in town are continuing to ask people to stay off the river, in its dangerous state. - The recurring theme of No Doctor available in Fairview is happening twice this week.
The Emergency Department is physician-less all day and night today, and all day and night on Friday. - Town Councils meet tonight… Grimshaw decides upon paving projects, and having handrails installed for the bleachers at Mile Zero.
The Town of Manning also meets tonight. Big Lakes County, and the MD of Smoky River met this morning. - Tax season is upon the Peace Region, and most people are in the process of preparing them.
However, scam artists have surfaced and want to take advantage of some people’s vulnerability. (David Nunes Interview on App) - NDP leadership candidate Jodi Calahoo-Stonehouse wants to see more support being provided to rural communities.
She says one area that needs more support is in health care. (Interview on App) - The Bank of Canada held its policy rate at 5% on Wednesday, saying it needs to see a sustained decline in inflation before rate cuts can begin.
The central bank projects inflation to ease from 3% earlier in of 2024 to 2.5% by the end of this year. Inflation is expected to return to target by 2025. - A school teacher who took part in the Quebec version of the Survivor reality TV show took time off work to be a contestant is now out of a job.
Déborah De Braekeleer is on season two, but is to be a school teacher at an elementary school in St-Hyacinthe and she got fired for taking unauthorized time off. - Three games in the NHL tonight… Vegas is in Edmonton, Arizona is in Vancouver, and Chicago is in St. Louis.
- Connor McDavid did not practice Tuesday, ahead of the home date against the Vegas Golden Knights.
The coach said McDavid’s absence at practice was due to a combination of “lower body” and “maintenance” issues. - The Toronto Blue Jays conclude their three-game series at home against Seattle this afternoon. Yusei Kikuchi starts for the Jays against Logan Gilbert.
- Sunshine and slightly warmer temperatures are the order of the rest of this week and into this weekend in the Northwest.
Digits will be in the low teens as highs, and around zero for a low. The April showers that Environment Canada promised a little while ago, is not coming yet.
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