Three local mayors, all veterans of municipal politics, chose not to run in the October 20 elections. Craig Copeland (Cold Lake), Maureen Miller (St. Paul), and Parrish Tung (Elk Point) are handing the reins of their municipalities to new mayors and councils. None of their successors are total rookies. In Cold Lake and Elk Point, […]
Canadian sports fans who are used to the fast pace of a hockey game might view soccer as a slow sport. You call that slow? You ain’t seen nothin’ yet. Meet “Walking Soccer.” The sport was developed for seniors but it is gaining popularity as a community sport that can be enjoyed for life. The […]
If the number of candidates is an indication, there is strong interest in the upcoming municipal elections in the six municipalities Respect serves. There are 15 people seeking election to the mayor or reeve position in their respective communities, including already-acclaimed Bonnyville mayor Elisa Brosseau. The County of St. Paul has four candidates vying for […]
There’s a lot of people talking about the energy sector. Jennifer Long wants to know how the people who live and work in the oilpatch feel about the industry’s future. Long is a cultural anthropologist and associate professor at MacEwan University in Edmonton. She has moved to Cold Lake to meet local people and experience […]
A solemn commemoration, a celebration of community, and a determined resolve to break the cycle of violence: Bonnyville Friendship Centre invited the community to its annual vigil in honour of missing, murdered, and exploited Indigenous people at the Bonnyville Centennial Centre October 6. Attendees were sat at tables surrounding a central display of raised teepee […]
The Lakeland Society for Truth and Reconciliation held activities in Bonnyville last weekend to mark the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. The first event Saturday morning was a teepee raising, led by Melvin John of Kehewin Cree Nation. John gathered the volunteer crew together before the work started and explained the process while teaching […]
Concert Preview There might be some extra energy on stage when blues star Sue Foley performs at Bonnyville Strathcona Performing Arts Centre Saturday night. Foley and her trio will be finishing a Canadian leg of their extensive touring schedule. They started in Vancouver September 26, and they’ve been playing in a different city every night […]
(and a smooch from Harold Ballard’s missus) “Hello out there, we’re on the air, it’s hockey night tonight…” Despite never charting, The Hockey Song is among Stompin’ Tom Connors’ most recognizable songs. It was released on the 1973 album Stompin’ Tom and the Hockey Song. Tom had a difficult childhood, born essentially fatherless into a […]
Autumn is upon us. “When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder’s in the shock,” to quote James Whitcomb Riley, is many people’s favourite time of year. The cooler weather, the changing colours, and the annual harvest—for better or worse—are cause for gratitude. There are fall activities throughout the region for families to […]
