A controversial blog post has cost an Alta. Wildrose candidate dearly, causing him to be removed from his party. It all started when Russ Kuykendall posted on the Shotgun Blog, taking swipes at at Edmonton Mayor’s Pride Bunch scheduled at the St. Andrew Centre. The post read in part “I’m told that St. Andrew Roman…
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Wildrose Leader Brian Jean is claiming that the Progressive Conservative government is passing “secret laws, phony laws and bad laws.” Jean has exposed approximately $6 milliion in secret expense claims by members of the government. Jean produced an email from 2012 sent to senior officials in the government which shows that there was a category…
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A Medicine Hat assault charge against the Alberta NDP candidate has led to his withdrawal from the campaign trail. The assault charges were the result of an altercation on the campaign trail over the weekend. Candidate for the Alberta NDP platform Jason Soklofske had a physical confrontation with another individual while he was campaigning. The…
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Brian Jean is on the defensive about the thousands of dollars that has been spent on MP mailouts. Over the weekend Don Scott, the Advanced Education Minister, leveled accusations of hypocrisy against Jean. In a statement that Scott sent out there is a claim that MP mailouts during Jeans time as an MP have totaled…
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The Bengali New Year was celebrated by the Fort MacMurray Bangladeshi community recently in Timberlea. Officially called Pohela Boishakh the event drew about 40 people from the local community. The celebration was held at the Syncrude Athletic Park in the multipurpose room, and it was sponsored by the Bangladeshi Society of Wood Buffalo. Visitors were…
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The Shell Place Fieldhouse had a soft opening last weekend even though construction is continuing on the main facility. For the first time members of the local community had access to the badminton courts and the fieldhouse with indoor turf. On Saturday the community was invited to take part in drop in badminton play. On…
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