Gold Bull awards and snow at the ski stadium

The Gold Bull in Östersund honoured entrepreneurs from across the county for the 26th consecutive year. At the ski stadium in Östersund, the stored snow is being spread out, and part of the area can open on Saturday. In addition, a youth council is proposed in Strömsund Municipality.

Power outage in Åre after car enters electricity cabinet

Around 40 subscribers in Åre town were affected by a power outage after a car rolled down a slope and into an electricity cabinet. It was just before lunchtime when the car began rolling – the owner was busy changing tires when the car started to move.

The health center in Åre was affected by the power outage and directed patients to the branch in the village. By 14:00, all customers except one had their electricity restored. No one is believed to have been injured, and neither the emergency services nor the police were called to the scene.

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Proposal: youth council in Strömsund Municipality

Strömsund Municipality should establish a youth council to give children and young people a clearer voice on matters that affect them. This is stated in a memo from the Future and Development Department. A municipality is the local authority responsible for matters such as schools, social care and other local services.

A total of 15 young representatives will have seats on the council, which will also have its own budget to work with. The background is that young people who participated in the project ”En del av där jag bor” have called for a permanent way into the municipality’s decision-making processes.

Länstidningen Östersund

Gold Gala honours entrepreneurs in the county

The annual entrepreneur gala for entrepreneurs in Jämtland and Härjedalen was held for the 26th consecutive year in Östersund, this time at Storsjöteatern. Among the winners were both large and small entrepreneurs from every corner of the county.

KBK Vemdalen received the Edlund & partners Crystal Heart of the Year award, the Hede entrepreneur group was named Social Entrepreneur of the Year, plough manufacturer Mählers in Rossön in Strömsund Municipality won the award for industrial company of the year, and the new entrepreneur of the year is Strömsunds Lack & bläster in Strömsund.

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Snow is being spread at the ski stadium in Östersund

The 60,000 cubic metre snow pile, which is stored over the summer every year, is currently being spread at the ski stadium in Östersund. The aim is for part of the area to be able to open on Saturday.

Despite the warm weather, the planned schedule is being followed, as trucks, wheel loaders and snow groomers have already been booked and a ski testing weekend is planned. This winter, there will be no World Cup competitions until March – for a World Cup, for example, there must be exactly 20 centimetres of snow on the shooting range.

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The bridge over Mittån may open on 11 November

Next week, on 11 November, Fortum expects to be able to open the bridge over Mittån – the bridge that was damaged last week. The company states this in a press release.

The bridge has been inspected, but before traffic can be allowed onto it, the roadway must be restored and the bridge partially inspected by a bridge inspector. Fortum is working in parallel to gain an overall picture of what has happened.

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Artist returns to the Jämtland pines

After 25 years in Trondheim and commissions in both Sweden and Norway, an artist from Ås is returning to the landscape she has missed most: the Jämtland pines.

– The fascination with the forest has been with me since I moved from Ås in 2001, because that is when you realise what you are missing, she says among the swaying pine trunks.

Länstidningen Östersund

In brief

• A water main was dug up on Frösö Strand on Thursday afternoon, leaving an unknown number of households without water – it has now been repaired. Östersunds-Posten
• Östersund municipal officials believe a parking garage could be built on Bangårdsgatan – SEK 35 million. Länstidningen Östersund
• Hotels in Strömsund are under heavy pressure after the bridge collapse on E45 – from Monday to Thursday, many accommodation businesses are fully booked. SVT Nyheter Jämtland
• Jämtland Basket is losing its Canadian forward, who is leaving the club after an autumn in Östersund to play for the Slovak BK Iskra Svit. Östersunds-Posten
• On Friday, a new right turn opens from Hagvägen onto E14 in the southbound direction toward Brunflo and Sundsvall. Länstidningen Östersund
• ÖFK's sports director has commuted between his job in Östersund and his family in Gävle for six years, and dreams of Östersund reaching the Allsvenskan. Östersunds-Posten
• A man found with a knife on a street in Östersund has been acquitted of knife-related charges, according to Östersund District Court, the court that hears criminal cases and disputes in the area. Länstidningen Östersund
• Östersunds-Posten has published pictures from the Guldgala celebration. Östersunds-Posten