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9/9/2010
4:00pm
Edmonton Police say the city's 19th murder happened in the north east part of the city.On Tuesday evening, the body of Andrew McPherson, 25, was found in his apartment at 149 Avenue and 26 Street.An autopsy found his death to be criminal.Anyone with information about Andrew McPherson is asked to contact the Edmonton Police Service at 780-423-4567. Anonymous information can be submitted through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. (efmb, ccg)On the Net:EdmontonPolice.ca: Deceased male found in apartment deemed a homicide
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9/9/2010
6:05pm
Alberta Liberal Leader David Swann says speaker Ken Kowalski needs to either shape up or step down. Swann says Kowalski is supposed to be independent in the job he is doing but he has clearly been partisan. He says if Kowalski is not prepared to rethink some of his rigidity around certain issues he shouldn't hold the position. The Wildrose Alliance has complained that it has been targeted by the Speaker in some of his rulings, including one that prevents it from quoting unelected leader Danielle Smith in official legislature communications. Premier Ed Stelmach rejected the criticisms. He says members of his caucus have had their fingers rapped as well and everyone has to follow the same rules. (The Canadian Press, ccg)
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9/9/2010
5:50pm
Some good news for the city when it comes to redevelopment of the City Center Airport land.An independent environmental study done by A-E Com found limited contamination of the land, east of the remaining runway. Of 25 samples tested, only three needed follow-up to determine the extent of the contamination.Phil Sand is the Executive Directive for the redevelopment of the CCA. He says this is good news for the city."It significantly helps the city in terms of minimizing costs associated with any contamination clean-up. It makes it so it is a comfortable project to move forward with from a re-development perspective in terms of human health and plant life on a go-forward basis."Sande says the next step in redevelopment is to wait for the results of the Envision Edmonton petition, which will be presented to council next Wednesday. (ks, ccg)
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9/9/2010
5:30pm
Ed Stelmach has made short work of any suggestion that his province will be forking over some cash to help build new hockey arenas in Edmonton and Calgary.The premier was commenting on suggestions that Ottawa might be ready to spend $180 million to help build a new arena in the hope of bringing NHL back to Quebec City.Stelmach says his government will help provide infrastructure regarding things like roads and LRT stops, but the buildings themselves will have to come from private funds. (CHQR, ccg)
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9/9/2010
5:20pm
The Wildrose Alliance Party says the best way to fund education is to have the tax dollars follow the student. Party leader Danielle Smith says encouraging choice and competition is the best way to deliver education. The party, in releasing its education platform, also says it will work to make sure students struggling in certain areas get the attention they need to learn at their own pace. The party also took a run at the governing Progressive Conservatives. Party education critic Rob Anderson says the Tories built schools in Calgary not where they were needed but in places that would win them favour with voters in tightly-contested ridings. (The Canadian Press, ccg)On the Net:WildroseAlliance.ca
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9/9/2010
4:35pm
Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU) has been charged by provincial environmental officials for alleged violating storm water runoff rules at the Voyageur Upgrader site, just north of Fort McMurray. The alleged activity resulted in discharges of storm water _ a mixture of rain and dirt from the construction site into the Athabasca River in May 2008. The charges relate to non-compliance with Suncor's Water Act licence and with allegedly providing misleading information to Alberta Environment regarding storm water runoff.The first court appearance is set for Nov. 3 in Fort McMurray. (The Canadian Press, ccg)On the Net:Suncor.com: Voyageur Upgrader site
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9/9/2010
3:25pm
A Strathcona County councillor is back on line, after Jason Gariepy claimed his work Blackberry, computer network, and email were disconnected -- because he criticized a news release relating to development of a new hospital in Sherwood Park.Robyn Singleton, the county's chief commissioner, said Gariepy's communications were restored over the noon-hour Thursday, hours after the councillor went public with the news. Singleton says it was his decision to cut Gariepy off, and then to restore his services."It was intended to be short term the whole time," said Singleton, Thursday afternoon. "I never shared that with Councillor Gariepy. Our communication was too short for that to have been finalized."Singleton said he had not spoken to Gariepy, as of about 2 p.m. Thursday.When asked if media coverage of this swayed his decision to re-instate the service, Singleton quickly replied, "not one iota."Singleton insists this was not done to take away Gariepy's democratic rights to speak out. He said it was because he became confrontational with a member of administrative staff.Gariepy has expressed concern about development of the new health centre. It's now expected to be phased in starting with an emergency room and pharmacy instead of ...
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9/9/2010
2:28pm
A 19 year old is facing charges, after another young man died after a Red Deer crash.The car he was driving lost control early Tuesday morning, and hit a concrete post and fire hydrant on 77th Street near 45th Avenue.
18 year old Matthew Taylor, who was a passenger in the car, wasn't wearing his seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle.He was airlifted by STARS to hospital, but died from his injuries on Wednesday.Cpl. Kathe Deheer tells 630Ched Matthew has just arrived in Red Deer, and was due to start college on Wednesday, the same day he died. Deheer says there were a couple of contributing factors to his death,"Unfortunately the young man was not wearing his seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle. We feel that by him not wearing his seat belt, it was a major contributing factor to his death."The 19 year old driver is charged with impaired driving causing death and bodily harm. Another passenger escaped with minor injuries. (amm)
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9/9/2010
1:25pm
Hope you filled up with gas, Thursday morning.
Many stations in Metro Edmonton were selling regular unleaded for 92.9 cents a litre, by early Thursday afternoon. That's up six cents.As the wholesale price of gas increased earlier in the month, the expectation was that there would have been an increase prior to the long weekend. Instead, the price went up Thursday.A reminder, if you see gas prices on the move, be sure to call the 630 CHED newsroom at 780-466-6397. (bp, ccg)
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9/9/2010
12:32 pm
At least one councillor in Strathcona County is supporting Jason Gariepy. He's the councillor whose BlackBerry and email has been blocked by the county, after he sent a critical internal email.Gariepy is upset over a county news release lauding local MLA's for bringing a hospital to Sherwood Park.Fellow councillor Linda Osinchuk thinks the administration is trying to squash dissent."This is an attempt to bully us as councillors into silence. A gag order has been presented in regards to zero tolerance in regards to the action of Councillor Gariepy." explains Osinchuk.She thinks Gariepy could have handled it better, but she notes it WAS still an internal email that did not go out to the public. (bd, twd)
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