| June 22nd News Update |
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Election day is almost here, if you’re unable to make it to polls on Monday, advance polls are still open. Today is the final day to vote at the Jubilee Centre from 9am until 8pm. While MacDonald Island will be available for advance voting tomorrow between 9am and 8pm. For more information on the June 25th By-Election visit woodbuffalo.ab.ca/election.
Premier Redford is open to the idea of an investigation into Alberta’s aging pipeline framework. Recent spills have demonstrated just how critical it is to have continued maintenance on the just under 400 kilometres of pipeline that runs across the province. Pending an investigation by the Energy Resources Conservation Board, an inquiry could be plausible. Premier Redford said; "One of the things I will ask Ministers to do, both Minister Hughes and Minister McQueen, is whether or not we need to undertake something further. I'm not presupposing the outcome of these investigations, we will take advice from Ministers, I'm certainly not opposed to the idea but want to see what the recommendations are, and before we see the recommendations, with respect to those three incidents, I'm not going to jump to any conclusions," According to the Alberta Utilities Commission, the province responded just over 12,000 pipeline ruptures between 1990 and 2005.
Premier Ralph Klein will finally be awarded the Order of Canada, the country’s highest honor, after years of delay. Although the announcement is not official, sources close to the family have confirmed the news that, traditionally is released on or around Canada Day. After becoming premier in 1992, he reshaped the province with spending cuts that were controversial but eliminated $23 billion in accumulated debt by 2004. By the time Klein left office in 2006, he was the best-known provincial politician in Canada, his agenda both emulated and condemned across the country. Klein was, and remains, an Alberta and Canadian character who overcame long odds to become a great national figure.
In Sports…
The Wood Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame inducted its class of 2012 last night. The inducties included Wayne Bourque, Sandy Bowman, Darren Gibbs and Bob Campbell. Former NHL linesman Ray Scapinello was the night’s guest speaker.
Olympic gold-medal figure skater Jamie Sale married former Oiler Craig Simpson, at a ceremony in California this week. Both competed at the top of their respective sports, Sale winning a gold medal in pairs figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics and Simpson winning two Stanley Cups with the Oilers in 1988 and ’90. Their announcement came as any modern day couple would announce such an occasion, on social networking site Twitter.
Election day is almost here, if you’re unable to make it to polls on Monday, advance polls are still open. Today is the final day to vote at the Jubilee Centre from 9am until 8pm. While MacDonald Island will be available for advance voting tomorrow between 9am and 8pm. For more information on the June 25th By-Election visit woodbuffalo.ab.ca/election. Premier Ralph Klein will finally be awarded the Order of Canada, the country’s highest honor, after years of delay. Although the announcement is not official, sources close to the family have confirmed the news that, traditionally is released on or around Canada Day. After becoming premier in 1992, he reshaped the province with spending cuts that were controversial but eliminated $23 billion in accumulated debt by 2004. By the time Klein left office in 2006, he was the best-known provincial politician in Canada, his agenda both emulated and condemned across the country. Klein was, and remains, an Alberta and Canadian character who overcame long odds to become a great national figure. In Sports… The Wood Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame inducted its class of 2012 last night. The inducties included Wayne Bourque, Sandy Bowman, Darren Gibbs and Bob Campbell. Former NHL linesman Ray Scapinello was the night’s guest speaker. Olympic gold-medal figure skater Jamie Sale married former Oiler Craig Simpson, at a ceremony in California this week. Both competed at the top of their respective sports, Sale winning a gold medal in pairs figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics and Simpson winning two Stanley Cups with the Oilers in 1988 and ’90. Their announcement came as any modern day couple would announce such an occasion, on social networking site Twitter. |