News Releases

Residential Street Sweeping 2023

You may have already seen some street sweeping happening on the highways and city streets. Weather permitting, City Crews will start residential sweeping on Monday, April 17 through to Monday, April 28.  Signs will be posted 72 hours prior to sweeping. Please obey all signage and watch for flag people when this work is being completed.

Sweeping priorities are as follows:

 1.  Highway and City arterial streets

 2.  Central business district and collector streets

 3.  Residential streets and paved lanes

Mental Health Week in Fort Saskatchewan

Special events are planned for all residents to get outdoors, have fun, relax, and reset.

Every year May 1-7 is Mental Health Week in Canada. This year Family and Community Support Services (FCSS), with the support of community partners, has organized a series of events to encourage people to laugh, breathe, reconnect, create, and move.

“Mental health is a very broad term, and mental health week is not enough time to cover everything, but it is enough time to shine a light on the importance of...

West River's Edge Boat Launch Open for 2023

The West River's Edge Boat Launch is now OPEN for the season.

Please note that the boat launch may close without notice due to changing river conditions.

Here are some boating basics

1. Always wear a lifejacket or personal flotation device!Don't just have it in the boat, wear it. 

2. Don't drink and boatConsumption of alcohol while boating is illegal. Alcohol increases the effects of fatigue, sun, wind and boat motion leading to impaired balance, judgement and reaction time. 

3. Get Boat Safety...

Local Artist Selected for 2023 Art in Public Places Program

The City of Fort Saskatchewan has officially announced the winning artist selected for the 2023 Art in Public Places program.

Local resident and artist, Trisha Sheppard, is the 2023 winner in the program’s adult category. Her art is acrylic paint on canvas titled “AN ARTIST VIEW”. The title is a nod to Trisha’s view on another style of art. Her inspiration came from a Vancouver artist who paints much of the west coast. Sheppard wanted to capture a similar artistic style, but a little closer to...

Major Hydrogen Demonstration Project Announced

The Mayor’s State of the City Address on April 5, 2023 to the Fort Saskatchewan & Lamont Regional Chamber of Commerce included a major announcement for the future of hydrogen energy in Canada. Aurora Hydrogen has received approval to build a demonstration plant at the Sherritt Technologies facility in Fort Saskatchewan. Aurora’s technology and production of hydrogen is cleaner than most others, with zero emissions and reduced transportation costs.

“Sherritt International was the first industry...