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Portage College partners with town of Fox Creek on project to explore using fungi to fight wildfires

Portage College partners with town of Fox Creek on project to explore using fungi to fight wildfires

The project will involve members of the research team collecting fungi from a forested area near Fox Creek and studying them for their wood-composting capabilities to potentially minimize the hazards of forest fires.
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RCMP ask people to stay off the roads across Alberta Thursday night

RCMP ask people to stay off the roads across Alberta Thursday night

RCMP across the province are advising of poor driving conditions, Thursday night.
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Glendon Shevchenko dancers host 51st Zabava

Glendon Shevchenko dancers host 51st Zabava

The Glendon Shevchenko Ukranian Dance Club hosted its 51st annual Zabava, including a dinner, performance, and dance featuring the live Ukrainian folk band Millennia. 
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Workshop at Lac La Biche seniors centre focuses on emergency preparedness

Workshop at Lac La Biche seniors centre focuses on emergency preparedness

The event took place at the Lac La Biche Heritage Society on the evening of March 24.
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Report gives Alberta failing grade in nature conservation

Report gives Alberta failing grade in nature conservation

Province has walked back commitments to international targets, CPAWS says
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Pie auction raises $4,000 to support youth group and Mallaig Museum

Pie auction raises $4,000 to support youth group and Mallaig Museum

Pie by pie, the Mallaig community raised just under $4,000 for the Mallaig Baptist Church Youth Group and the Mallaig and District Museum during a fundraiser on March 21.
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Lac La Biche pool construction on time and on budget

Lac La Biche pool construction on time and on budget

LAC LA BICHE – While the new aquatic facility at the Bold Centre in Lac La Biche is on time and on budget, the project could be impacted by cost increases as a result of the ongoing trade war with the United States. The aquatic centre is projected to
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Portage College hosts spring open house in Lac La Biche

Portage College hosts spring open house in Lac La Biche

The event took place at the Lac La Biche campus on March 24.
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Saddle Lake RCMP seize firearms, charge four people

Saddle Lake RCMP seize firearms, charge four people

A report of a man discharging a firearm ultimately lead to RCMP searching two residences, the seizure of three firearms, and four people being arrested.
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Everyday Albertans paying to cover lost revenue from oil and gas companies, says RMA

Everyday Albertans paying to cover lost revenue from oil and gas companies, says RMA

Albertans are compensating for the unpaid municipal property taxes of many oil and gas companies, according to Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA).
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