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Temporary Overnight Warming Centre Opening

January 15, 16 and 17 at Alliance Church

A coalition of community churches and agencies met with the City of Fort Saskatchewan to determine what resources could be enacted quickly to provide a warm place to sleep for Fort Saskatchewan’s homeless during this extreme cold weather.

“As fast as possible, the location and logistics were agreed upon by this caring group of community leaders. I applaud their efforts to provide shelter for the most vulnerable in our community,” stated Mayor Gale Katchur.

“The...

Recycling Collection Cancelled

Recycling collection is cancelled today, Wednesday, January 15, due to the extreme cold temperatures.

Collection will not be rescheduled. Residents are able to put unlimited quantities of recycling out next week for collection or bring their items to the Recycle Depot anytime for free. Since today appears to be the only day reaching -40, the contractor isn’t anticipating any further delays or cancellations this week. Resident have been notified via the Fort Sask Waste app.

Resident with questions...

2019-20 Enchanted Forest Winners

The City of Fort Saskatchewan’s Annual Enchanted Forest was a magical success! Forty-four (44) beautiful trees were part of the Enchanted Forest and the judges have cast their votes along with the general public for this year’s Enchanted Forest picks. Here are the winners:

Most Beautiful (City Hall/Public Library): Fort Saskatchewan Royal Purple

Most Unique (City Hall/Public Library): Kabisig Society of Fort Saskatchewan

People’s Choice (City Hall/Public Library): Fort Saskatchewan Historical...

Fort Air Partnership: Q4 Air Monitoring Results

FAP's 2019 fourth quarter Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) results show that there was only one high rating and no very high AQHI ratings during the quarter.

Overall air quality in and around Alberta's Industrial Heartland was of low risk to health most of the time from October 1 to December 31, 2019. Of note is the monitoring station at Chipman recorded no very high, high or moderate AQHI ratings for the second consecutive quarter. The Government of Alberta calculates the AQHI using data collected...

December's Good Neighbours

Lana Santana | City Centre

In 2011, Lana formed the Multicultural Association in Fort Saskatchewan and has worked tirelessly ever since, to help ease the integration of newcomers in our community. Working with many community agencies she helped to initiate anti-bullying initiatives, a women’s empowerment program, and several educational workshops about the cultures and traditions around us so as to build a welcoming and inclusive community. The women’s empowerment program is a space where women meet...