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Industry Site Alarms

Courtesy of Life in the Heartland

There is nothing more important than safety. As leaders in safety culture, industry in our region has comprehensive systems aimed at keeping employees and worksites safe.

Of the many components to successful safety programs, being able to quickly alert employees and visitors on site for safety is critical. Site alarms are one effective way to achieve this.

What do alarms at industry mean?

Alarms are meant to alert works that unsafe conditions may exist. It might...

A quick survey for all business license holders

The City of Fort Saskatchewan Economic Development department is looking for feedback on keeping the business community informed about future activities and initiatives that support local businesses. On October 23, all current business license holders will receive an email with a link to a quick survey.

"The purpose of the survey is to gather feedback on topics of interest to local businesses, identify best methods and frequency for communication, and gather any relevant feedback business operators...

Fall Waste Collection Events

Fall Yard Waste Collection (Oct 21 - 25)

• Place extra yard waste out in brown paper yard waste bags on your collection day this week
• Yard waste placed out for collection in plastic bags will not be collected
• Bags must not exceed 50 lbs each

Bi-weekly Green Cart Collection Starts November 4

For more information contact: waste@fortsask.ca | 780-992-6218 | fortsask.ca/waste

Third Quarter Air Quality Health Index Results Released

Fort Air Partnership (FAP), the organization that monitors the air local residents breathe, released 2019 third quarter Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) results today. The Government of Alberta calculates the AQHI using data collected at seven of FAP's air monitoring stations.

For the first time since 2015 there were no high or very high AQHI results for an entire calendar quarter. Overall air quality in and around Alberta's Industrial Heartland was of low risk to health nearly 100% of the time from...

Saying farewell to Sweeper Man

Ronnie Buerger, an Operator II with the City of Fort Saskatchewan, reached a major milestone this fall. Referred to by many locals as Sweeper Man, Ronnie hit his 45th anniversary with the Public Works department on September 5. On September 17, after Ronnie told his crew, City staff received a very surprising announcement from Ronnie’s supervisor, Brian Rogers. Ronnie had decided to retire and his last day would be Friday, September 27th.

  

It was a shock because no one ever expected him...