Wednesday October 23, 2024
- Authorities in Grande Prairie are continuing with their investigation into the discovery of a body, northwest of the city.
Reports indicate a woman was found Monday afternoon. Autopsies are to be conducted today, but police are looking for information and possible dash cam footage. - Organizational meetings are taking place in many jurisdictions in the Peace Country. Josh Knelsen and Walter Sarapuk have been re-elected as the Reeve and Deputy Reeve of Mackenzie County.
Meanwhile, Tyler Airth and Jim Zabolotniuk have been elected as Reeve and Deputy Reeve of Big Lakes County. - Small Business Week is being celebrated this week, with the campaign being to Hug an Entrepreneur today.
The message is to say Thank You for being a small business and supporting the local economy. (Sherry Crawford interview on App) - The Alberta Electric System Operator said the cooler temperatures contributed to the grid alert, resulting in an increase in demand during the peak hours of the morning.
Three large thermal generators were also offline, and renewables generation was low due to lower wind than forecast and solar not being available yet. - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she’s waiting for NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi to declare where he intends to run for office before she calls a byelection in Lethbridge.
Nenshi has said every constituency deserves a legislature member who is active and present in their home riding and he’d prefer to represent in Calgary. - NWJHL tonight… Grande Prairie is in Sexsmith.
- Just one game in the NHL tonight. Phildelphia @ Washington.
- Today is the 31st anniversary that the late play-by-play man Tom Cheek said “Touch ’em all, Joe, you’ll never hit a bigger home run in your life”.
That, of course was Joe Carter’s Home Run to win the 1993 World Series for the Toronto Blue Jays. - The baseball world mourning the loss of one of their greats. El Toro, Fernando Valenzuela spent parts of 18 seasons in the Major Leagues, primarily with the LA Dodgers.Valenzuela was a 6-time all-star, won a World Series in 1981 with the Dodgers, and had his #34 retired by the team last August.
He passed away yesterday after a brief illness in Los Angeles. Fernando Valenzuela was 63 years of age. - Sunshine and seasonal temperatures are forecasted for today in the Northwest. Highs this afternoon are in the mid single-digits, with lows tonight just below zero.
Similar conditions are present until at least the end of the week.
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