House Fire in Provost

A house fire broke out late Monday afternoon, August 30 on the west side of Provost, two doors south of the Provost Community Church. Photo shows firemen attacking the fire going in through windows.. ©Provost News Photo. Print edition and more pictures in September 1 edition of The Provost News.Want to Subscribe to The Provost News? Click here.

71% of Drivers Disobey Stop Signs—3 Day Survey
Mayor Suggests Clampdown
• Over 4,000 Vehicles Observed
A three day traffic survey at three intersections in Provost shows that less than three out of every 10 (29 percent) drivers obeyed the law and stopped for the posted traffic control red stop signs.

Many motorists treated the stop signs as yield signs while others ignored the stop signs entirely and sometimes even sped up as they approached the octagonal red signs.

The Provost News staff survey was conducted at three different areas in town.

One intersection observed was at the north west edge of Provost where Highway 899 and Highway 13 intersect. It was surveyed for 12 hours, 8 a.m to 8 p.m. on Monday, August 9.

Another survey was taken the day after at the north east corner of town where Highway 899 and Highway 13 intersect and it was also observed for 12 hours, 8 a.m to 8 p.m.

The third survey was done on Wednesday, August 11 at an intersection in downtown Provost where Main Street (50 St.) intersects 51 Ave.—the intersection with Triangle Trophy, Larson’s Hardware, Provost Insurance and CIBC at the corners. The intersection was surveyed for eight hours, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Each vehicle was put under one of three categories: cars, trucks (including large trucks such as semi-trailers), and other (including sport utility vehicles, vans, mini-vans, motorcycles and farm equipment).