News Releases

Thank You Youth Action Club Volunteers!

Cassidy Sinclair and Samantha Hunt are two amazing youth volunteers in our community. They're active members of the Youth Advisory Committee and the first to lend a hand at any opportunity. They've been part of Deadwood, YouthFest, Leading to Reading and the Bridging Generations Program. You may also recognize them as Santa’s Elves from Milk and Cookies with Santa event.

Thank you to our youth volunteers for mentoring the next generation.

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Thank you Snow Angel Volunteers!

Tyson Ofstie has volunteered his time with the City Snow Angels program for 3 winter seasons - that's nearly 60 hours of snow shoveling!

This program helps people who are unable to remove snow from their property because of medical or mobility reasons. Our volunteers donate their tiime, and snow shovels, to support the safety and wellness of our residents. The Snow Angels program has been fortunate to have reliable and hardworking volunteers like Tyson who this amazing community. Thank you to all...

Happy Volunteer Week!

Thank you to all our hardworking volunteers!

People choose to volunteer for a variety of reasons. Volunteering is a way to to give back to the community,  meet new people, make a difference, develop new skills and gain valuable work experience. Regardless of the motivation, volunteering is a rewarding and positive experience.

Part of being a great volunteer is finding your passion, finding your inspiration, and then finding a place where you can shine. Our volunteers generously give their time...

Boat Launch Opens This Weekend

The West River's Edge boat lauch opens tomorrow (April 6)

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 Training. Take an Accredited Pleasure Craft Operator Card test. The course will teach you the "rules of the...

House fire on Southfort Blvd

At approximately 12:20 p.m. today, The Fort Saskatchewan Fire Department arrived on scene to a townhome unit at 8401 Southfort Drive at to find the front attached garage on fire. Crews acted quickly to stop the fire from spreading to the townhome complex.

“When we arrived, the fire was isolated to the garage which appeared to be set up as a bedroom,” explained Fire Chief Shawn McKerry. “Smoking material is believed to be the cause of the fire but an investigation will follow to confirm the cause,”...