Good morning border region, it’s Thursday, Jan. 29 and this is your morning Border Brief. Snow today has changed some of our local road conditions, more on that momentarily. For now, lets get off to headlines.
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In news:
The Lloydminster RCMP released their third quarter statistics earlier this week. Vehicle thefts are down, dealing with repeat offenders up and multiple other stats in between.
K9 Chase apprehended a repeat offender north of Cold Lake after they shot out the back window of a truck outside Vegreville and led police on a multi-jurisdiction pursuit.
Both of those stories are available at borderpulse.ca
On a national scale, The B.C. ostrich cull cost Canadians over $6.5 million as reported by CTV yesterday.
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Commodities
Commodities
March spring wheat closed at $5.36 per bushel, gaining about 13 cents on the day.
March canola closed at $650 per tonne, up just over $3.
March feeder cattle closed at $365.86 per hundredweight, higher on the session.
March oats closed at $3.01 per bushel, edging higher.
Energy Stocks
Western Canadian Select crude was trading at US$48.56 per barrel, continuing to climb.
West Texas Intermediate crude was trading around US$64.82 per barrel, also higher.
Shares of Cenovus Energy finished higher Wednesday.
Shares of Strathcona Resources also closed slightly higher.
Traffic: Highways across the region this morning vary between partially covered and bare. Highway 17 north and south is considered partially covered with reduced visibility this morning. Highway 16 going west is fine, however east to maidstone is considered partially covered with reduced visibility. Roadways in and around Turtleford and St. Walburg are partially covered. The issue at Deer Creek Bridge on Highway 3 is ongoing.
Weather:
Cloudy today with a high of -6 with periods of snow. Currently it is -13 feeling like -20 at the airport with winds coming out of the southeast at 17 km/h.
*This is a summary of the most up to date information you can find at Saskatchewan Highway Hotlines, Alberta 511 and Environment Canada.
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Upcoming Events:
City Planning opportunity:
Tonight, the City of Lloydminster is hosting their Southwest area structure plan open house from 4-7:30 at the Servus Sports Centre. They encourage you to swing by and provide input on what you’d like to see and what they have planned for the area.
Ready for the donuts?
Special Olympics donut sales occur this weekend in Lloydminster. Then starting Feb. 1, Mother Teresa with the support of Sobeys is launching their fifth annual donut campaign with a goal of raising more than $10,000.
Athletes Public Speaking:
A Public Speaking Workshop for Athletes is set for Wednesday, Feb. 4, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Kitscoty Public Library.
The session focuses on confidence building, public speaking basics, and clear communication with coaches, teammates, sponsors, and the media. Registration is available through the Kitscoty Public Library website.
** If you’ve got an event coming up this week, into the weekend, send us a message at admin@borderpulse.ca so it can end up here!
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Sports:
The Rustlers woman’s volleyball team is at home Friday night. They will be collecting donations for the food bank, in exchange you will get money off your ticket.
Also the Bobcats take on Fort Mac at home at 7 p.m., Lakeland’s woman’s hockey team takes on the Medicine Hat Rattlers at home and the Bandits are on the road to take on Cold Lake.
That’s your Border Brief for Jan.29, enjoy the rest of your day.
