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Nomination Day reveals candidates for municipal election and school board trustees

With the close of Nomination Day, the following is the unofficial list of candidates for the upcoming municipal election to be held on Monday, October 18th.

Candidates for Mayor:

  •  KATCHUR, Gale
  •  LENNOX, Deanna

Councillor Candidates:

  •  ABITOYE, Jibs
  •  BLIZZARD, Birgit
  •  FERRIS, Mike
  •  GARRITSEN, Frank
  •  HARRIS, Gordon
  •  KELLY, Brian
  •  KYLE, Michelle
  •  MAKIN,...

Update: Restriction Exemption Program for City of Fort Saskatchewan

The City of Fort Saskatchewan will be adjusting access to City facilities to comply with the Provincial Health Orders announced on September 15, 2021.

Effective September 20, the City will implement a Restrictions Exemption Program requiring proof of vaccination or negative test result to enter a City facility including recreation and administration buildings.

With further clarification from the Province, the program will not apply to City Hall, the Protective Services building that houses Municipal...

Impacts of State of Health Emergency on City Services

The City of Fort Saskatchewan will be adjusting access to City facilities to comply with the Provincial Health Orders announced on September 15, 2021.

Effective September 20, the City will implement a Restrictions Exemption Program requiring proof of vaccination or negative test result to enter a City facility including recreation and administration buildings including City Hall. The restriction will not apply to the Protective Services building that Municipal Enforcement and the RCMP are located...

City services impacted by new Provincial Health Orders

The City of Fort Saskatchewan will be following the Mandatory mask restrictions announced by the Province – effective September 4 at 8am.

   •  Masks are mandatory in all indoor public spaces and workplaces.

   •  Schools are not required to implement masking, but school boards will continue to set COVID-19 management policies as they deem appropriate.

Also effective September 4 at 8am

Other announcements by the Province today include:

Mandatory liquor service restrictions...

New Report Provides In-Depth Review of Air Quality in Sturgeon County

Data collected during a nine month air monitoring project in Sturgeon County indicates that the air quality experienced by the residents in that area of Sturgeon County is of low risk to health the vast majority of the time.

In 2020, Fort Air Partnership (FAP) located its portable air monitoring station in rural Sturgeon County midway between the towns of Redwater and Gibbons. The station was located there to address an interest in local air quality expressed by residents in the area. The station...