Friday April 12, 2024
- Residents in Fort Vermilion will be without power during the day this weekend. A planned Power Outage is happening between 9:00 and 5:00 on both Saturday and Sunday.
The Outage is due to the new Fiber Optic Project earmarked for the area. - The Peace River Spring Trade Show is happening today and tomorrow at the Baytex Energy Center.
River Country and Kix FM are Live on Location at their booth. (Reilly Bassendowski Interview on App) - The 27th annual Clear Hills County Ag. Show is happening tomorrow in Hines Creek.
Farmers, industry experts, local businesses, and enthusiasts will be present for the all-day event. (Greg Coon Interview on App) - Alberta has announced $35 million over three years in an effort to improve the province’s EMS system, but critics say a move towards privatizing transfers is not the answer.
The government is also awarding two new contracts to provide transfer services that will help AHS focus on emergency responses and help reduce wait times. - Alberta First Nations are receiving help from Ottawa ahead of the looming wildfire season, but one First Nation is worried it might not be what’s needed.
The chief of the Little Red River Cree nation says he’s uneasy ahead of this year’s wildfire season. The nation saw nearly 4,000 people evacuated last May. - Robert MacNeil, who created the PBS newscast “The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour” in the 1970s and co-anchored the show for with his late partner, Jim Lehrer, for two decades, died on Friday. He was 93.
- Five games in the NHL tonight… Arizona is in Edmonton, Calgary is in Anaheim, Carolina is in St. Louis, Nashville is in Chicago, and Minnisota is in Las Vegas.
- The Toronto Blue Jays start a three-game weekend series tonight at home to Colorado. Kevin Gausman starts for the Jsays against Ryan Feltner.
- A pleasant weekend is in the plans in the Northwest. Digits are expected in the low to mid teens through until Monday.
Numbers will cool down starting on Monday, with the possibility of rain or snow in the forecast.
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