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Grande Prairie MLA wants faster recognition for foreign credentials

March 14, 2024

Grande Prairie MLA Nolan Dyck is pushing for legislation for Alberta to better recognize foreign credentials.He is proposing Bill 203, which would create a provincial Foreign Credential Advisory Committee if passed. He says this would be a more streamlined and efficient credential advisory system.“We have a path forward that isn't lowering the bar but it's […]

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Saddle Hills County to connect to fibre optic internet

March 14, 2024

Saddle Hills County is investing $7.5 million to bring fibre optic internet to nearly 800 homes. It will become one of the first rural municipalities in the world to be connected to fibre optic internet, said county Reeve Alvin Hubert.Approximately 1,600 kilometres of infrastructure will be laid in the municipality through Canadian Fibre Optics and Northern […]

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Beaverlodge looking into peace officer concerns; mayor said most are baseless

March 14, 2024

The Town of Beaverlodge is looking into public concerns against its peace officer, Mayor Gary Rycroft said. There has been a swath of complaints on social media about the peace officer’s ticketing practices.“Every complaint that comes in, we look into,” Rycroft said. “Most of our complaints are coming back baseless.”Rycroft said the complaints “aren’t coming from […]

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Off highway vehicles may return to Sexsmith streets

March 14, 2024

An amendment of Sexsmith’s traffic bylaws may see the return of off highway vehicles (OHV) within town limits.Town of Sexsmith council gave the first reading of bylaw no. 1077 to amend municipal traffic bylaw no. 988 on March 4 to allow OHVs in the community.“The intent would be to have residents use the actual roads […]

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City ditches stormwater utility

March 14, 2024

City council decided this week it will not implement the proposed stormwater utility, which will leave a $4 million deficit in the 2024 budget.The decision came during Monday’s regular council meeting after receiving the second round of public engagement on the proposed utility.“I would say that the stormwater utility, as a separate bill, that conversation […]

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