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Gas line hit in Lamont Rogers said no gas lines identified after locate request BY JANA SEMENIUK Construction crews in the town of Lamont, working to install a communications tower for Rogers Communication on March 12, were interrupted when they hit a gas line. Lamont Chief Administrative Officer Tyler Edworthy confirmed the incident by email. “There was a gas line ruptured on the site, emergency services were called immediately and the Town closed access to the road until the gas company was able to isolate the break,” he said. Lamont County communications director Jay Zaal also confirmed that Lamont County Emergency Services (LCES) responded to the incident. “Construction crews struck an underground gas line on 50th ave. LCES had businesses in the area temporarily sheltering in place until ATCO
shut down and bled residual gas from the line,” he said “No ETA on restoring the line, that would be confirmed by ATCO, no injuries to my understanding.” Zaal also confirmed that crews from
Bruderheim and Lamont responded. Meanwhile, ATCO was not able to respond to requests for comment by press time. However, Rogers shared information by email on the incident. They said
An ATCO truck sits near the site of a gas line rupture on Mar. 12 in the Town of Lamont. The line was hit by construction crews building a communications tower. Photo: Sylvia McDonald
a locate request was conducted by the construction company and no gas lines were identified at that time. They added that the utility company was able to make the necessary repairs quickly and construction was restarted soon after. Edworthy confirmed by email that crews recommenced construction as of Mar. 17 although he could not say when it’s expected to be completed. According to a public notice printed in a May 2023 edition of the Lamont Leader, the planned communications tower is a 36-foot monopole tower with flush-mounted antennas. Included in the emailed statement from Rogers was that the new tower will “enhance the network in the community of Lamont and will provide more seamless coverage for residents, businesses and emergency responders”.
Witnesses view dramatic arrest but police give few details BY JANA SEMENIUK Police are releasing very few details of a dramatic arrest in Bruderheim on Mar. 16. Witnesses saw a police K9 unit and several officers arrest a suspect after an unmarked cruiser was rammed by another vehicle. Alberta RCMP Corporal Troy Savinkoff, RCMP spokesperson, said the incident was in response to a domestic violence investigation. “We were engaged in an assault investigation from March 16 in Fort Saskatchewan and arrested the suspect,” he said by email. “This is a domestic violence investigation and we won’t be giving more details than this.”
Police arrest a suspect in Bruderheim on Mar. 16 in connection with a domestic violence investigation. Photo: Melissa MacIntosh-Young