Town Of Devon

• Devon town councillor charged with uttering threats and criminal harassment

  Town council in Devon is operating with six councillors instead of the usual seven. A long-time municipal elected official has been arrested and charged.

  Crime

  Oct 20, 2023
  
• Town of Devon residents fed up with engine retarder brake noise on Highway 60

  People living near Highway 60 in Devon are demanding something be done to stop the noise that comes from semi-truck drivers using their engine retarder brakes.

  Traffic

  Sep 15, 2023
  
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• Devon Days midway going ahead minus 2 rides after Stony Plain incidents

  The midway at Devon Days will go ahead this weekend, after undergoing an safety review following incidents last weekend in Stony Plain.

  Canada

  Jun 9, 2023
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• RCMP investigate possible connection between house fire and shooting in Alberta town

  RCMP said two men showed up at the local hospital at around the same time as the fire.

  Canada

  May 23, 2021
• 2nd phase of Highway 19 twinning to get underway near Devon: ‘We are ecstatic’

  Construction will begin this spring to twin 3.5-kilometres of Highway 19 near Devon and upgrade intersections, including the major one at Highway 60 near Devon.

  Traffic

  Mar 29, 2021
• Coronavirus: Emergency department at Devon hospital to reopen in phases beginning this month

  Alberta Health Services says the emergency department at Devon General Hospital will reopen in phases beginning later this month.

  Health

  Aug 5, 2020
• Devon General Hospital to stop accepting emergency patients amid COVID-19

  In order to protect the 14 long-term care residents at the Devon hospital from COVID-19, AHS has made the decision to close down the emergency department.

  Health

  Apr 16, 2020
• Devon declares local state of emergency due to COVID-19 pandemic

  The Town of Devon has declared a local state of emergency due to COVID-19, which has shut down the town office and other facilities as of Tuesday.

  Canada

  Mar 24, 2020
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• Pair of Edmonton-area women presented with Carnegie Medals for drowning rescue

  A pair of women from the Edmonton area were officially presented with Carnegie Medals on Sunday, after they rescued a drowning man from the North Saskatchewan River in June 2018.

  Dec 15, 2019
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• Town of Devon seeks resident feedback on development mayor calls ‘crucial for the future’

  The mayor of Devon, Alta., says a proposal to build a recreation facility, and later commercial development, on a chunk of land west of Southport Common is something "council believes is crucial for the future of our community."

  Economy

  Nov 13, 2018