Josephine Pon, Alberta’s seniors and housing minister, unveiled a new five-year strategy to combat elder abuse last Tuesday. The document, A Collective Approach: Alberta’s strategy for preventing and addressing elder abuse, is the province’s first new approach to the problem in 10 years. The strategy outlines opportunities to collaborate with community organizations, front-line workers, law […]
It was a perfect weekend. Overnight campers and day trippers came out to Boscombe Hall for the annual Hillbilly Jam Friday through Sunday. The overall mood reflected the big sunny skies. “It’s happening, and it’s really good. We’re happy,” said organizer Lois Bouchard on Saturday afternoon. “It’s not the biggest crowd we’ve ever had, but […]
Cold Lake First Nations (CLFN) held its annual Treaty Days celebration at English Bay over the weekend. Treaty Days commemorates the signing of Treaty Six between the Crown and several First Nations at Fort Pitt, Saskatchewan in 1876. The treaty commits the Crown to uphold certain rights for signatory First Nations and their members in […]
The hills near the St. Paul Fish and Game Club’s shooting range were booming with a familiar old sound on Sunday. The club, in partnership with St. Paul Branch 100 of the Royal Canadian Legion, held its 12th annual “.303 British” shooting match on the weekend. Organizer Russell Whitford said there’s a lot of the […]
Images Studios goes beyond digital files and makes your memories meaningful In our smartphone age where just about everyone walks around with a camera in their pocket, memories are easy to collect. But Susie O’Connor has come to a deeper appreciation of real, printed photographs—especially for something important like a family portrait. This isn’t some […]
People gathered to celebrate National Indigenous People’s Day at events across the Lakeland last Tuesday. Activities in St. Paul began with a pipe ceremony at Mannawanis Native Friendship Centre at 1:00. Later in the afternoon, a “Walk for Friendship” made its way from the UFO Landing Pad to Lions Park downtown, where everyone was welcome […]
The successful rescue of a missing 80-year-old on the shores of Cold Lake last week reinforces the value of civilian ground search and rescue (SAR) teams, according to a member of Cold Lake Search and Rescue Society. Richard Embree was reported missing to Cold Lake RCMP detachment around 6:00 pm on June 21. Jonathan McArthur, […]
Zone 7 (Northeast Alberta) participants came away with 23 medals from the Alberta 55 Plus Summer Games, held in Peace River June 16 to 19. The haul included 10 gold, 9 silver, and four bronze medals. Seven of the gold medals came from two athletes: Ed Storch of Mannville won three sprint events in the […]
Lakeland seniors took advantage of the many activities offered throughout Alberta Seniors Week June 6 to 12. Seniors’ clubs, municipal recreation departments, and Family and Community Services (FCSS) organizations provided social activities, games, and plenty of good food for older persons in the region. St. Paul Regional FCSS started the week with a luncheon in […]
A Cold Lake First Nations (CLFN) project has been selected by Library and Archives Canada for funding as part of the Documentary Heritage Communities Program. The $50,000 grant will allow CLFN create a long-term archival program plan including recommendations to preserve the organization’s archives and make them accessible. It will also allow CLFN to hire […]