On April 21, 2021, Bill 71 was passed to allow workers to be able to receive their COVID-19 vaccine and have job-protected paid leave for up to three hours. Bill 71 amends the Employment Standards ...Read more
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On the Ag Show, we caught up with Ward Toma, the General Manager for Alberta Canola. Among the topics we discussed with Toma include: How seeding is progressing in different parts of the ...Read more
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On the Trending 55 Hot Seat, we caught up with Doctor David Jacobs, a emergency room radiologist at Humber Hospital in Toronto, Ontario. Dr. Jacobs has been on the front lines since the COVID-19 ...Read more
Continue Reading »When the Trending 55 Newsroom asked Chris Warkentin about the federal budget tabled this week, the first word he used was “incoherent.” The Grande Prairie-Mackenzie MP says the budget runs ...Read more
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Peace River MLA, Dan Williams is on the Skilled Trades Committee that has been looking to revamp the old act. Bill 67, the Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act, was tabled last week in ...Read more
Continue Reading »The Peace River School Division got a strong response to their Student Mental Health and Wellness Survey. In the survey, students were asked to list the top five issues they are facing. Test ...Read more
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The Alberta governments new K-6 draft curriculum has not been well received by the Peace Region’s school boards. Another board that will not be piloting the new draft curriculum is the ...Read more
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On April 20, Alberta Health Services confirmed 1,345 new cases of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 173,531. Five people passed away, which ...Read more
Continue Reading »Peace River School Division Superintendent, Paul Bennett is today’s guest on the Trending 55 Hot Seat. Like the Northland School Division and the Conseil Scolaire du Nord-Ouest, the PRSD will not ...Read more
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Central Peace-Notley MLA Todd Loewen is stressing the importance of supporting small businesses that have been impacted by the current restrictions. Loewen says he’s seen several examples in ...Read more
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