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 […]
After many years of planning and two years of construction, the new Stepping Stones Crisis Centre is officially open in Cold Lake. The centre has emergency shelter capacity for 63 women and family members, and second-stage housing and support for a dozen families. As impressive as the physical space is, speakers at the grand opening […]
Farmers market stalls, vendor tables, food, music, and the thunder of hooves made for an exciting Fall Fair at the Bonnyville Rodeo Grounds September 6 and 7. Most of the vendor activity was on the Saturday, with vendors and exhibitors reporting brisk sales. The Indian Relay races, presented in cooperation with Kehewin Cree Nation, provided […]
