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First Quarter Air Quality Monitoring Results Released

Fort Air Partnership (FAP), the organization that monitors the air local residents breathe, released 2020 first quarter air quality monitoring results. 

The Government of Alberta calculates the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) using data collected at seven of FAP’s air monitoring stations. Results show AQHI in the Airshed registered low risk readings at least 80% of the time, with Lamont County having the highest percentage of low risk readings and Gibbons the lowest. Risk to health increases...

A Message to our Residents

You can view the "Message to the Residents of Fort Saskatchewan by Mayor Gale Katchur" video here

As we settle in to our ‘new normal’ of physical distancing, self-isolation, working from home, helping our children with their online schooling or looking after our friends and neighbours who are in mandatory quarantine, it feels hard to catch our breath. Many in our community have faced job losses, our...

Family and Community Support Services Support Line

Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) is opening a support line to connect with residents through the COVID-19 pandemic. If individuals have questions on how to access resources or find themselves navigating supports that are unfamiliar to them, they can call the line to discuss their needs.

The support line is 780-992-6281 and will be available starting Tuesday, April 14 during the following hours until further notice:

Monday, Thursday and Friday — 8:00am to 4:30pm
Tuesday and Wednesday — 8:00am...

The City & the Chamber #SupportTheFort

The City of Fort Saskatchewan and Fort Saskatchewan & District Chamber of Commerce have teamed up to #SupportTheFort. As the COVID-19 situation develops, the effects on the health and safety of our community will directly impact our local business community. The City collaborating with the Chamber pools our community’s resources to provide help in navigating through a massive amount of information.
The Chamber initiative to create a web-based community resource portal on their website makes finding...

March 26 COVID-19 Update

Council agrees to waive transit fares effective March 27, 2020

City Council held a special meeting on Thursday, March 26 at 9:00 a.m. to address a motion to waive transit fares effective March 27, to approve a borrowing bylaw to establish a line of credit and to make adjustments to fees and charges for the waste collection program.

“Council continues to hold special meetings to deal with emerging issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic as they arise. We appreciate that administration is being very...