This past winter Elaine and I spent time frequenting a small section of Elliston Park at the east end of Calgary. A variety of trees including poplar, jack pine, spruce, paper birch, Ohio buckeye, elm, and oak dot an area adjacent to the dog park parking lot. Well-worn paths guide visitors through the stands of […]
The Legion Riders motorcycle club from Bonnyville Branch 183 had their first run of the season on the weekend. “We had a pretty good turnout,” said Jack Wells, who coordinates Riders activities. “It was just a get-together—a Cold Lake run and a social session more than anything else.” The Riders have been operating for a […]
Floor curling is to curling what pickleball is to tennis: essentially the same game, but on a smaller scale. There were more than 70 players, many spectators, and a platoon of volunteers at Fort Kent Community Hall on Saturday for that community’s annual floor curling bonspiel. Eighteen teams from 11 different clubs gathered for a […]
Elk Point Allied Arts opens its spring dinner theatre run on April 14. Comic fireworks explode in Farce of Habit, an absurdly funny Southern-fried romp that takes us back to the Reel ’Em Inn, the finest little fishing lodge in the Ozarks. The proprietor, D. Gene Wilburn, is looking forward to a peaceful weekend on […]
Heroes are around us every day. Heroes are not created out of grandiose actions or big achievements, but from the choices in and motions of everyday life. William McGregor, who turned 100 years old last month, has led the life of a hero. He is an immigrant from Northern Ireland. He has lived through famine, […]
A new four-storey complex for Stepping Stones Crisis Society (SSCS) in Cold Lake is part of a funding announcement made by the Alberta Government March 9. Alberta’s Affordable Housing Partnership Program is providing $54 million to support 17 projects in nine communities across the province. More than 600 new affordable housing units will be built […]
Si vous passez sur la rue principale à St-Paul ces jours-ci et que vous levez les yeux, vous allez voir de belles bannières colorées. Si vous ralentissez vous allez également voir que chacune d’elle porte aussi un verbe, une action. Ces bannières sont le résultat d’un projet fabuleux et ambitieux porté par un artiste que […]
Members of St. Paul Branch 100 of the Royal Canadian Legion served as the Honour Guard at “Heroes of Their Day,” an event that honoured thousands of Ukrainian Canadians who served Canada during the Second World War. The event was hosted in Edmonton by the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Foundation (UCCLF). Another St. Paul Legion […]
Cold Lake celebrated community leaders in half a dozen categories at the Cold Lake Women of Influence Awards Friday night. There were 62 nominees overall. The recipients were Susie O’Connor for Arts and Culture; Kristy Isert for Business and Professional; Candice Sutterfield for Community and Volunteerism; Alisha Bramwell for Health and Wellness; Whitney Desjarlais for […]
