Thursday February 20, 2025
- A 5.2 tremour struck around 8:45 this morning, and was centered just northeast of Grande Cache.
Reports have come in saying the quake was felt as far away as the outlying areas of High Prairie. - Dwayn Gabriel Sawan is being seeked by authorities related to activities in the Peace River, Grimshaw, and Atikameg area.
Sawan’s last known location was in Peace River. Police are saying to not approach, just call 911. - The Peace River School Division is celebrating Families Matter Week this week, with various activities happening. (Jeff Thompson interview in separate story)
- Mighty Peace GM, Powersports and RV have managed to maintain staffing levels through the tough years of COVID, and the current times of the sub-par economy. (Peter Herritt interview in Separate story)
- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is standing behind her health minister amid allegations of corruption in Alberta Health Services.
She’s announced a shuffle of deputy ministers and a third-party investigation into the health authority’s procurement practices. - At the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Nampa’s Kayla Skrlik, who is 5-2 so far, is on the pebbled ice this afternoon against Julia Weagle of Iqaluit in Nunavut.
- At the 4-nations face-off, Canada plays the USA in the final in Boston.
- Mike Lange was the play-by-play man for the Pittsburgh Penguins for over 45 years, and was known for his colourful expressions after Penguin’s Goals.
He won the Foster Hewitt Memorial award in 2001, and he called five Stanley Cup winners in the steel city.
He passed away at home in Pittsburgh yesterday, Mike Lange was 76 years of age. - The sun is shining in the Peace and Big Lakes, and some light snow is falling in the Mackenzie.
But the temperatures are going up and will get to just below zero this afternoon.
Skies will remain consistant into this weekend, with chinook conditions in the Peace and Big Lakes during the weekend.
Keith Hopper, Trending 55
