Celebrated fiddler and his friends will bring smiles to your boots Calvin Vollrath says Canada’s fiddle music tradition comes from all over the place. “French Canadian, Métis, Ukrainian, Scottish, Irish, the list goes on and on,” he says. And that’s what makes it so Canadian. He remembers the producers of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics opening […]
There are newer and better rifles out there. But the British .303-calibre military rifle was a workhorse weapon for armed forces in Commonwealth countries for decades. As they were occasionally sold off as surplus equipment, they became popular rifles for hunting and farm use in Canada. Since 2011, the St. Paul Fish and Game Association […]
A small delegation from Cold Lake’s sister city of Hügelsheim, Germany, came to visit last week. Bürgermeisterin (mayor) Kerstin Cee was among the visitors. It was her first visit to Canada, and she came away impressed. “The oil fields tour at Imperial was very nice and very interesting. The cruise on the lake, the museum. […]
The Pierceland class of 1965 held our 60-year reunion June 20-22. Our reunion was the brainchild of our very capable and caring Gord Riddell and his wife Barb. Over two years Gord gauged interest and formed a committee including Gerry Darichuk, Jean Troniak, Leona Chmarney, and Mae Buday . The weekend was a total success. […]
Pharmacists Bob and Ron Mattice came to Cold Lake more than 35 years ago, working at Barry Stevenson’s Value Drug Mart and eventually buying the store. Ron retired after the brothers sold their two locations (Marina Mall and Tri-City Mall), which now operate under the Guardian Community Drug Mart banner. Bob stayed on at the […]
Critics say two recent moves by the Alberta government put many seniors’ health at risk. The government has raised the amount individual seniors will have to co-pay for prescriptions under the Coverage For Seniors plan. It has also limited which groups will be eligible for free Covid-19 vaccinations. The co-payment for prescriptions, which had been […]
Living “off the grid”—away from civic utilities like power or telephone lines, natural gas or municipal water—sounds like an adventure. But you don’t have to be too old to remember when there was no “grid,” especially on rural properties. Roger and Virginie Dallaire have officially opened La Grange, a museum and gathering place on their […]
There were a lot of familiar faces at Bonnyville Seniors’ Drop-In Centre for their 50th Anniversary luncheon in William McGregor Hall on Tuesday. William McGregor was of course one of them. McGregor had a key role in getting the project started 50 years ago, as did many other volunteers. Ernie Isley was another who helped […]
Kehewin Native Dance Theatre was born out of a bullying incident almost 35 years ago. Today the family-run troupe is recognized worldwide as “Canada’s most celebrated Native dance theatre.” Rosa and Melvin John and their young family were living near Peterborough, Ontario where Melvin was attending Trent University. Their youngest daughter Beany had just been […]
The Grand Centre Lions Club presented the Stepping Stones Crisis Centre with a $25,000 donation last Wednesday. The funds are earmarked for specific projects to teach life skills and improve quality of life for the centre’s future residents and clients. Specifically, the money will support a community garden space, a pergola over a bench which […]