A fatal Conklin shooting last Tuesday is still under investigation by the RCMP, and many of the details are still being kept private right now. The shooting ended with a 19 year old man dead, and police without a lot to go on. The victim was from Northern Alberta, and the body was discovered when…
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Syncrude has been hit with an environmental protection order from the Alberta Energy Regulator after 30 blue heron deaths at one of the Syncrude facilities. The order shows that the company must immediately comply with the requests, and they must provide an aerial picture of the site of the accident to the regulator. The aerial…
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The unemployment rate for the oilsands has dropped a little, but it is still higher than the national and provincial averages according to Statistics Canada. In May the rate for the area was 8.6%, and that has gone down to 8.0%. Many of the energy companies which operate in the oilsands believe that the unemployment…
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A 5 year old girl was injured in a dog attack and the Wood Buffalo RCMP are trying to track down the owner of the dog or anyone who witnessed the attack last Tuesday. The child was riding her bike in the area close to Rattlepan Creek Drive in Timberlea. The girl was on the…
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Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allen Adam is warning that every Canadian will pay a price for the current environmental policies in place after the recent blue heron deaths at the Syncrude site. Around 30 of the majestic birds died and this has upset environmentalists. The blue heron is not a protected species but it…
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A new helipad at Northern Lights Regional Health Centre is on hold while officials go over the design options available. Alberta Health Services has announced the delay and the reasons behind it. The early designs were not ideal according to hospital officials, and different choices are being considered. NLRHC site director David Matear discussed the…
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