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MP reflects on 2023

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:51:19 GMT

By Al BeeberSouthern Alberta NewspapersWhen Rachael Thomas looks at the year that 2023 was, the Conservative MP for Lethbridge sees both accomplishments and concerns.Thomas, in a year-end interview with Southern Alberta Newspapers recently, discussed the highs and lows of 2023.“This was the first full year with a new Conservative party leader at the helm,” said Thomas, noting “I’m certainly very impressed with Pierre Poilevre as our leader. It’s been a pleasure to serve under him. I appreciate his vision for Canada. I appreciate that he’s a hard worker and I appreciate that he has a plan to bring Canadians back into a place of prosperity.”Thomas said “under his leadership, we’ve enjoyed tremendous unity and it’s been really energizing to have him as leader. I would say that his leadership has been one of the big highlights of 2023.”She said recent poll numbers are positive for the Conservatives but the party wants to continue working hard to maintain and gain the trust of Canadians....

Interim budgets set for Coalhurst

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:51:19 GMT

By Nikki JamiesonSunny South NewsInterim budgets and plans for the Town of Coalhurst have been approved for 2024.The Interim Capital and Operating budgets were presented at Coalhurst council’s regular Dec. 19 meeting. Mayor Lyndsay Montina noted that as they have already gone through multiple budget meetings and processes, nothing in there was a “surprise” at this point.For the 2024 budget, there is a net taxation increase of 6.72 per cent. This is due to the following changes:• Municipal Operations   – Inflationary and Contractual ($16,375, or 0.69 per cent)   – Personnel ($76,425, or 3.23 per cent)   – Historical and Trend Adjustments (-$20,176, or -0.85 per cent)   – Projects (-$13,500, or -0.57 per cent)• Increase in RCMP costs ($100,000, or 4.22 per cent)Director of corporate services Mike Passey said there was just one carried-over project from 2023 in the capital budget: a wildfire truck with a budget of $18,900, which has been delayed due to supply ch...

Road closed in Bolton for emergency culvert replacement

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:51:19 GMT

BOLTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Warren County Department of Public Works is beginning work on an emergency culvert replacement in the Town of Bolton. Riverbank Road, also known as County Route 11, is closed effective Thursday, January 4. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The work is expected to last six weeks. Residents can utilize the detour route, including East Schroon River Road, Lamb Hill Road/Trout Lake Road, and State Route 9N. Repairs are expected to last six weeks. (image credit: Don Lehman)There will be message boards on the Northway warning motorists of the construction.

Missouri U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer to retire at end of 2024

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:51:19 GMT

MISSOURI - Missouri U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, who represents Jefferson City and some parts of the St. Louis metro, will retire from office at the end of the 2024 session. Luetkemeyer has represented the 3rd Congressional District of Missouri in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2009. Luetkemeyer's office says he will finish out his final term, which ends in December 2024. Missouri expecting two rounds of winter weather Rep. Luetkemeyer shared this statement to FOX 2 on the decision Thursday afternoon:“It has been as honor to serve the great people of the Third Congressional District and State of Missouri these past several years. However, after a lot of thoughtful discussion with my family, I have decided to not file for re-election and retire at the end of my term in December. Over the coming months, as I finish up my last term, I look forward to continuing to work with all my constituents on their myriad of issues as well as work on the many difficult and serious...

Billy Joel to play Coors Field in summer 2024. Here’s how to get tickets.

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:51:19 GMT

Billy Joel is headed back to Coors Field for his first Denver concert since 2019.The 74-year-old Grammy-winning pop rocker, who is wrapping up his residencies at Madison Square Garden in New York City, will play the home of the Colorado Rockies on July 12, 2024. Joel’s most recent Denver concert also took place at the 50,398-seat baseball stadium, on Aug. 8, 2019.Tickets for the summer 2024 show go on sale at 10 a.m. tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 5, via livenation.com, promoter Live Nation said in a press statement. Prior to that, Citi card members and other partner members (including Verizon subscribers) will have access to presale tickets.Prices were not immediately available. See livenation.com to buy tickets and for updated details on the show.In his second Coors Field appearance, Joel “will perform his most beloved songs from throughout his illustrious career,” Live Nation officials wrote.Joel’s most recent show at Coors Field was part of a limited run of U.S. ...

Avalanche Journal: How Colorado’s power play finally regained its mojo

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:51:19 GMT

The Colorado Avalanche had a pretty successful run on the power play earlier this season — nine straight games with at least one goal, 11 in total.But there was still something, or some things, missing.Sure, being able to count on the power play to get one most nights is a luxury for some teams. For a team like the Avalanche that can start PP1 with three of the best players in the world, the standard is a little higher.One personnel change helped. A shift in the mindset helped. Those world-class players shooting better helped. The result has been a scorching-hot power play — 16 goals in 11 games after collecting a pair Tuesday night against the New York Islanders, and a return to being a group that should be feared by opposing clubs.“I think the work-based part of it has improved, checking (to get) pucks back, getting numbers around the puck, winning battles and keeping plays alive in the offensive zone,” Avs coach Jared Bednar said. “That’s been better. And then t...

Former Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer admits to 'mistakes,' seeks MLB comeback

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:51:19 GMT

Trevor Bauer wants Major League Baseball to give him another chance.The former Los Angeles Dodgers star pitcher and Cy Young award winner appeared on Fox News Channel on Thursday in his first television interview since he was suspended by MLB amid allegations that he sexually assaulted and beat a woman in 2021. Charges were never filed and Bauer and his accuser settled dueling defamation lawsuits out of court last year. “I’ve never sexually assaulted anyone. Never will. Never have. It's not who I am as a person,” Bauer told FNC’s Bill Hemmer. “It’s been excruciating the last two and a half years being seen that way.”In February 2021, Bauer signed a three-year, $102 million contract with the Dodgers after winning the National League Cy Young Award the previous year.  Once the assault allegation surfaced, the North Hollywood native was placed on administrative leave by MLB in July 2021. He was suspended an unprecedented 324 games, which was later reduced to 194 gam...

Suspect caught, charged with murder in Metro station slaying

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:51:19 GMT

The suspect in the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man at a Metro station in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Los Angeles last week has been arrested and charged with murder, police said Thursday.The victim, identified as Adrian Gibbs, was shot at the Metro station located at Slauson Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard on Dec. 30.Gibbs, who had been shot in the back, was transported to a local hospital where he later died.Investigators later identified 24-year-old Dwight Panton as the suspect and arrested him in the area of 50th Street and 9th Avenue on New Year's Day."Panton was wearing the same clothing worn by the suspect during the murder and was in possession of a handgun," the Los Angeles Police Department stated in a news release.He was charged with murder two days later by the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office.The DA also filed two counts of attempted murder and one count of assault with a firearm against Panton. The additional charges were related to his alleged involvement in ...

Disneyland to resume Magic Key annual pass sales in January

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:51:19 GMT

Disneyland Magic Key passes will go back on sale on Jan. 10, according to the Disneyland website.All Magic Keys passes will be available for purchase no earlier than 9 a.m. The keys give park guests access to the parks on select dates, depending on availability and pass type, along with select discounts on food, merchandise and Genie+, the park’s paid line-skipping service that replaced the FastPass program. Several Disneyland attractions temporarily closing as holiday season ends The resort offers four tiers of annual passes. Those tiers are:Inspire Key$1,649Includes: Free standard parking, 20% off select merchandise, 15% off select food and drinks, Unlimited Disney Photo Pass digital downloads, and 20% off Disney Genie+.Believe Key$1,249Includes: 50% off standard parking, 10% off select merchandise, 10% off select food and drinks, Unlimited Disney Photo Pass digital downloads, and 20% off Disney Genie+.Enchanted Key$849 Includes: 20% off Disney Genie+, 10% off select merchandise...

Woman, 20, arrested in fatal hit-and-run in early hours of new year

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:51:19 GMT

A 20-year-old woman has been arrested in the hit-and-run death of a pedestrian in Pomona that occurred less than 90 minutes into the new year.Isabella Ortega was taken into custody on Tuesday, a day after the death of 23-year-old Khailyn Garcia Sanchez, the Pomona Police Department said in a news release. According to police, Sanchez was crossing Garey Avenue near Center Street at 1:27 a.m. when she was hit by a vehicle that then fled the scene.Sanchez was found in the roadway and taken to a local hospital where she later succumbed to her injuries.According to jail records, Ortega was arrested at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday and booked at the Pomona Police Department at about 4 p.m. that afternoon.She is being held in lieu of $80,000 bail and had an appearance at Pomona Superior Court scheduled for Thursday.Anyone with information is asked to call police at 909-622-1241. To provide information anonymously, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).