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A handful of residents gathered outside of Billerica Town Hall to protest the recent mask mandate announced by the district at the end of July.

States scale back virus reporting just as cases surge OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Several states scaled back their reporting of COVID-19 statistics this month just as cases across the country started to skyrocket, depriving the public of real-time information on outbreaks, cases, hospitalizations and deaths in their communities. The shift to weekly instead of daily reporting in Florida, Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota marked a notable shift during a pandemic in which coronavirus dashboards have bec...

increase font size Groups urge Maine to protect last wild Atlantic salmon in U.S. A coalition of environmental groups and scientists say the fish could be afforded more protections if they were added to Maines list of endangered and threatened species. By PATRICK WHITTLEAssociated Press Share a 4-year-old Atlantic salmon is held at the National Fish Hatchery in Nashua, N.H., in April 2012. Jim Cole/Associated Press Maine is home to the last wild Atlantic salmon populations in the U.S., but a...

States scale back virus reporting just as cases surge OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Several states scaled back their reporting of COVID-19 statistics this month just as cases across the country started to skyrocket, depriving the public of real-time information on outbreaks, cases, hospitalizations and deaths in their communities. The shift to weekly instead of daily reporting in Florida, Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota marked a notable shift during a pandemic in which coronavirus dashboards have bec...

Wilson says the first major problem is the puddles of water in the park, on the sand where the old baseball diamond was. With the standing water being there dogs urinate in it, and drink it, which can cause infections and contamination. Oswald Sawh, with the Thompson Humane Society, says after talks with John Burrows, the director of recreation, parks and culture, that the city is aware of the problem. “[John Burrows] said that the city has committed to building a mound to make sure there i...

A misunderstanding over a pay cut made waves during a recent Woodlands County Council meeting Back in mid-April of 2020, Woodlands County Council passed a motion that directed their Administration to reduce Council honorariums until they could get back to doing in-person meetings. Like the Town of Whitecourt, Woodlands County holds online meetings and Council members and staff tune in, often from home. The motion, brought forward by Mayor John Burrows, directed Administration to lo...

POLICE Jul 2, 2020 A police officer was stabbed in the head in downtown D.C. early Thursday and a homeless man intervened to save him, possibly saving his life, the police chief said. The veteran officer was rushed to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being attacked with scissors. The Metropolitan Police Department thanked John Burrows, the man who intervened. “It’s very, very...

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The Manor After years of planning and a $4.75 million capital grant from the Provincial Government, the construction on The Manor at Whitecourt Downtown South is officially underway. On Friday, February 5, Greg Christenson, president of the Christenson Group of Companies, alongside Mayor Chichak, Mayor Burrows, MLA Martin Long and Minister of Senior’s and Housing for Alberta Josephine Pon, kicked off the long-awaited project. The Manor is an urban village for residents to age-in-...

There are a lot of changes on the way for Woodlands County, especially from a financial standpoint. The highly-publicized tax issues they faced over the last few years and the breakdown of agreements with the Town of Whitecourt have left the municipality shaken but not down for the count. During the Woodlands County council meeting on March 2, 2021, council voted in favour of starting corporate sponsorship, and the first recipient is Eastlink Park. Mayor John Burrows is excited fo...