Wednesday, November 29th
- Rentco is celebrating their 60th anniversary by handing out some major holiday gifts… $60,000 for the 60 years!
$10,000 of that was presented to the Ground Level Youth Centre in a ceremony in Peace River yesterday. - Join us at Modern Paint & Decor in Peace River from 2-5 this afternoon!
Get in the draw for GNOME ALONE
You could win a $1500 Shopping Spree! - The MD of Greenview welcomed some special guests at their meeting yesterday.
Grade 6 Social Studies students from Ridgevalley School were in attendance to learn about procedures and offer up some questions to council. - The Alberta Government is launching a fourth 9-1-1 dispatch centre in Fort McMurray… which should ease pressure on the one located in Peace River.
It’s part of the changes that are being made to the Provincial Healthcare System. - AB Gov announced an additional $30 million in funding for the school year, to better address enrollment growth.
Advocates for teachers say that won’t be enough. - Westlock Council has elected to let the people of the community decide on a petition to ban pride crosswalks and other symbols or messages.
The plebiscite will take place at the end of February. - The Canadian Government has reached a deal with Google over the online news act (C-18).
Details to come, but reportedly Google will be paying about $100 million in annual payments to news outlets.
Still no deal with META to allow news on Facebook. - No surprise… Taylor Swift is the most streamed artist of 2023.
Her net worth continues to climb, now reportedly at $1.1 Billion USD - NHL Sportsnet Double Header:
Montreal @ Columbus 5:00
Washington @ L.A. 8:30 - NJHL Standings:
Edson 30
High Prairie 22
Vulcan 12
Fox Creek 12
Gibbons 11
Mayerthorpe 8 - Tiger Woods to tee off in the PGA for the first time since he withdrew from the Masters back in April.
Tiger says his knee and back are still troublesome.
