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RCMP reminding motorists to drive to conditions, ahead of first snowfall of the season

Conditions on the QEII Saturday, November 16, 2013.

EDMONTON – With parts of Alberta expecting the first snowfall of the season overnight and into Sunday evening, RCMP are reminding motorists to use extra caution on the roads and drive to the conditions.

“Some drivers are unprepared for the annual transition from the dry pavement of summer to winter driving conditions that can include snow and slush covered highways, black ice and blizzards,” said Superintendent Howard Eaton, officer in charge of “K” Division Traffic Services. “This first snowfall is a reminder and an opportunity to get prepared for winter driving, which means preparing our vehicles and adjusting our driving.”

While the Capital Region is only expecting a few centimetres of snow Sunday, officers urge motorists to to stay off the roads during major storms.

“If you must travel, plan to take the safest, shortest route possible and ensure you have your winter emergency kit in the vehicle,” RCMP said in a media release Saturday.

Officers also provided the following driving tips:

• Keep your headlights on all the time
• Ensure your vehicle is in a safe mechanical condition
• Never use cruise control in winter conditions
• It is not recommended to travel in winter conditions if your vehicle is equipped with summer tires
• On a wet or slick surface, allow yourself at least three times the normal following distance to stop
• Remember that bridge decks may be slippery even when other parts of the highway are not

RCMP suggest all drivers keep an emergency road kit in their vehicle, with the following supplies:

• blanket or sleeping bag
• extra clothing and footwear
• emergency non-perishable food
• candle in a deep tin
• waterproof matches
• first aid kit
• flashlight with extra batteries
• fire extinguisher
• booster cables
• ice scraper
• snow brush
• paper towels or rags
• road map
• compass
• sand, road salt or kitty litter
• shovel

Officers also recommend motorists have a fully charged cell phone on hand for emergencies.

Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning Saturday, for much of southern and western Alberta, including Hinton, Grande Cache, Jasper, Nordegg, Whitecourt, Edson, Fox Creek and Swan Hills. Anywhere from 10 to 20 centimetres of the white stuff is expected in those areas overnight. However, the Edmonton area isn’t expected to see quite that much snow.

“We’ve got a rain/snow mix, probably starting sometime overnight tonight,” Global Edmonton weather specialist Kevin O’Connell said Saturday of the Capital Region. “Into tomorrow, we’ve got snow in the forecast; could see accumulated snow of two to four centimetres, temperatures dropping to -5 C through the day tomorrow.”

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Train carrying lumber, dangerous goods derails near Peers, AB, west of Edmonton

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EDMONTON – A CN train carrying lumber and dangerous goods derailed early Sunday morning west of Edmonton.

CN Spokesperson Patrick Waldron says 13 cars — 12 carrying lumber and one carrying sulphur dioxide — came off the tracks around 1:00 a.m. It happened near Peers, AB, which is about 175 kilometres west of Edmonton.

Waldron says the car carrying sulphur dioxide is sitting upright and is not leaking.

The train — carrying 137 cars — was headed east from Prince George to Edmonton.

No one was injured in the incident and Waldron says there is no threat to the public or the environment.

CN crews are on site to determine what caused the train to come off the tracks.

The derailment comes just 15 days after a train carrying petroleum crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas came off the tracks near Gainford, AB.

The site of Sunday’s derailment is about 85 kilometres west of the Gainford site.

McDonald’s workers can now wear red poppies to honour Canada’s war veterans

LETHBRIDGE, Alberta. – Employees at a McDonald’s in southern Alberta say they’re loving that they can now wear poppies for Remembrance Day.

Last year, workers at the fast-food restaurant in Lethbridge complained that they couldn’t wear the pins while working.

At the time, McDonald’s Canada said the straight pins posed a potential serious safety hazard in food preparation areas.

The company now says it’s piloting the use of a pin holder that allows front-line employees to securely wear poppies in support of Canada’s veterans.

McDonald’s Canada says it worked closely with the Royal Canadian Legion to find a workable solution.

The company said in a news release that Remembrance Day means a lot to its workers and it wanted to find a way to honour war veterans.

“We were committed to finding a solution that would reduce the food safety risk while maintaining the integrity of the poppy,” said Richard Ellis, senior vice-president of communications and public affairs at McDonald’s Canada.

“Remembrance Day means a great deal to our employees and to the communities we serve all across Canada. We feel this small but significant evolution reflects the importance of showing our heartfelt gratitude to our veterans.”

Suspect in custody in south Edmonton death

Edmonton - Police have a suspect in custody following a suspicious death at a south Edmonton condo early this morning.

Homicide detectives are going door-to-door, talking to residents at the Carriage Lane condo development at 57th Avenue and 172nd Street to find out exactly what happened at around 1:20 a.m. when a body was found in a suite.

The tenant in that suite was evicted from the condo three days ago and was set to move out today, condominium board president Tim Black told Press.

The man moved in about four months ago.

"They were partying all night every night, especially the last couple of weeks and all the owners around them have had to move out, because they couldn't get any sleep," he said.

Residents told people always seemed to be coming and going while visitors to the suite would use parking stalls belonging to other tenants.

Things came to a head three days ago, Black said, when a woman was beaten in the suite.

An eviction notice was served shortly after.

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