Wednesday January 31, 2024
- Mercer Peace River is one of Alberta’s top employers, according to Mediacorp Canada Inc.
The criteria is based on workplace atmosphere, employee benefits, professional development opportunities, and overall employee satisfaction. - ATCO electric says they are still working on restoring power in several areas that were hit by severe weather yesterday.
At this time, patchy outages are still present in Jean Cote, and around Valleyview. - Some provincial government authorities have weighed in on the series of rolling closures for child care facilities that began yesterday.
Minister of Children and Family Services Searle Turton says he’s “disappointed” by the actions that were taken by the Association of Alberta Childcare Entrepreneurs.
The Association’s Chair is Krystal Churcher, and her interview is on the App. - Alberta NDP set rules for leadership race, new leader announced in June.
Voting will begin May 22 and run until June 22, when the new leader is announced. - Alberta’s liquor wholesaler has told vintners in BC that it won’t stock their products in retail stores unless they stop shipping it directly to consumers.
Only B.C., Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia allow consumers to order wine directly from producers. - Canada’s rental vacancy rate reached a new low of 1.5% in 2023.
That’s according to a Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation report that included a new high for average national rent. - One game in the NWJHL tonight…
North Peace is in Fairview… The Navs are 6th in the League, the Flyers are eighth. - Three games in the NHL tonight…
Ottawa’s in Detroit, LA’s in Nashville, and San Jose is in Anaheim. - Four NHL players, and one former player have been formally charged in connection with an alleged incident that occurred in London Ontario in June 2018.
The five players are accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a London hotel following a Hockey Canada Foundation golf and gala event. - Sunny skies but gradually cooler temperatures are hitting the Northwest today.
Numbers are still above zero, but will continue to decrease to below zero by the weekend.
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