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CTV News
13-05-2025
- Science
- CTV News
‘A powerful visual tool': How your next lake visit can help Alberta environmentalists
A phone can be seen in one of the brackets posted at a photo-capture station at an Alberta Lake. (Supplied) Lacombe County is inviting nature-lovers to snap a pic at three Alberta lakes - all in the name of science. Photo-capture stations are set up at Sylvan Lake, Gull Lake and Lacombe Lake. The pictures will be cataloged and compiled into a time-lapse that will help environmentalists see how the landscape changes throughout the year and seasons. 'This initiative supports sustainable lake management and provides a powerful visual tool for understanding long-term environmental changes,' said county officials in a press release. 'Plus, it gives the public an easy and meaningful way to get involved in local conservation.' The three photo spots are located at: Burns Nature Park at Sylvan Lake; Sandy Point at Gull Lake; and Trans Canada Trail at Lacombe Lake. At each location, there is a special bracket for guests to hold their phones in place and take a photo. A sign posted below the bracket has instructions on how to submit the photo using a QR code. The updated time-lapses can be viewed online: Photos can be seen taken from March 20 at Lacombe Lake, and May 5 at Sylvan Lake and Gull Lake.
CTV News
13-05-2025
- CTV News
Guns and drugs seized in central Alberta, 3 facing charges
Guns and drugs seized from Sylvan Lake, Alta. by RCMP. (Credit: RCMP) Three people are facing charges after six guns and drugs were seized in central Alberta. On April 17 following an investigation, police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle leaving a home on Falcon Crescent in Sylvan Lake. According to a news release, money and cocaine was located on one of the people in the car. Two people were arrested and the vehicle was towed while police waited for a search warrant. A search warrant was executed at the Falcon Crescent home and the following items were seized: two loaded handguns; a loaded shotgun; a loaded semi automatic assault rifle; a hunting rifle; more than one kilogram of ketamine; and $12,990 dollars in cash. The following day, police got a search warrant for the vehicle and seized 3.5 ounces of cocaine and another handgun. A 41-year-old Sylvan Lake man has been charged with: possession for the purpose of trafficking; possession of property obtained by crime; nine counts of weapon/firearms offences; and two counts of possession of a firearm contrary to order. A 39-year-old Sylvan Lake woman has been charged with: possession for the purpose of trafficking; possession of property obtained by crime; and nine counts of weapon/firearms offences. A third woman was also charged with: possession for the purpose of trafficking; possession of a controlled substance; and two counts of firearms offences. All three have been released with future court dates.
CBC
05-04-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Crossfield rallying to end Alberta's Hockeyville title drought
As voting wraps up on Saturday to crown the next Kraft Hockeyville, Crossfield is bidding to claim Alberta's first grand prize in more than a decade. The town, which is roughly 50 km north of Calgary, is one of four finalists left in the annual competition, alongside Honeywood, Ontario, Saint-Boniface, Quebec, and Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia. Online voting started Friday morning. Whichever community has the highest tally by 3 p.m. MT on Saturday will claim $250,000 for arena upgrades and the chance to host an NHL pre-season game. "Right now, the community is buzzing," said Jennifer Watson, president of the Crossfield Skating Club and an organizer of the Hockeyville bid. "People are walking around with their Hockeyville T-shirts on. The school has the kids wearing Hockeyville T-shirts or wearing hockey jerseys ... It's pretty cool." The community has temporarily changed the name of its Railway Street to Kraftville Street for the competition, said Crossfield Minor Hockey Association President Matt Chomistek. "It's really hard to drive anywhere in Crossfield and not see some sign of our campaign," Chomistek said. "It's been really inspiring to see an entire town and our neighbouring towns get behind this." Sylvan Lake is Alberta's only Kraft Hockeyville champion to date, capturing the title back in 2014 when the grand prize for arena upgrades was $100,000. Sylvan Lake wins Kraft Hockeyville 2014 If the crown returns to Alberta this year, the prize money will go toward fixing up Crossfield's only indoor rink, the Pete Knight Memorial Arena. The arena is used for hockey, figure skating, lacrosse, high school graduation and other community events. "The Pete Knight Arena is truly the hub of the community. Being such a small town, we don't have a lot of large places where people can get together," said Chomistek. "Many of us, especially if you have multiple kids in hockey, we end up there six days a week and love every minute of it. That's sort of where we get to see our kids grow up and develop as people." The community plans to use the prize money to make the rink more accessible for wheelchair users, by adding automatic doors and a safe seating area. "There's been skaters whose family members are in wheelchairs that haven't been able to come to the arena to watch their grandchildren skate or access the stands," said Watson. "Even for able-bodied people, they're very difficult to step up into and not safe for kids." Mayor feeling confident Even though a Western Canadian community has not won the competition since Lumby, B.C. in 2016, Crossfield Mayor Kim Harris is confident her community can drum up the necessary votes. Harris has had some high-profile help from Canadian hockey icon Hayley Wickenheiser, and Hockey Hall of Famer Lanny McDonald, both of whom posted videos to social media urging support for Crossfield. The community gathered at the arena for a rally on Friday night to encourage voting. Another rally is happening Saturday from 1 p.m., as people wait for the final results. "Watching our residents rally behind one thing, and that one common goal is incredible," said Harris. "This really shows how much our residents love our town, and that they will do almost anything to make sure our town gets what we need. "It almost brings me to tears every day lately knowing that everybody is rooting for us." The three communities that fall short of the grand prize will receive $25,000 for arena upgrades. All four will get $10,000 worth of kids hockey equipment, according to the NHL. The grand prize winner will be announced live on Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday.
