Nothing pulls the community together like rodeo week, says St. Paul mayor Maureen Miller, and it goes well beyond the spectacle of the rodeo itself. “The pulling together of all of the volunteers to make the rodeo a success in the community is ultimately a win for everybody,” Miller said. “I’m always so humbled by […]
People who live in the St. Paul area, and who plan on getting older, might want to offer some input into future plans for Sunnyside Manor. Representatives from TBD Architecture will be on hand at information sessions September 12 to find out what the community wants to see in an upgraded lodge. The M.D. of […]
Almost 300 people came out to Musée St. Paul Museum for Open Farm Days on the weekend, and still more visited participating Farms in the M.D. of Bonnyville. The St. Paul Museum displays and activities included hay rides, log-cutting, cream separating, butter and ice cream making, saw-cutting demonstrations and more. The Klatt Ranch offered a […]
People attending a rally in downtown Bonnyville on Sunday called for authorities to search two Winnipeg landfills for the remains of four murdered Indigenous women. Corita Vachon, president of the Lakeland Society for Truth and Reconciliation, spoke of the pain that the women’s families are suffering and the indignity Indigenous people endure from the Manitoba […]
St. Paul Branch 100 of the Royal Canadian Legion provided the Honour Guard at the Veterans’ Memorial for the Ukrainian Canadian Congress’s Ukrainian Day on Sunday. The day was celebrated at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village at Elk Island.
Alberta 55 Plus president Dave Finn was in an upbeat mood in Brooks Sunday morning. The 2023 55 Plus Summer Games had just concluded the night before, and Finn was one of almost a thousand people—athletes, officials, volunteers, and their spouses—coming away happy. “We had over 800 athletes, about 940 people last night at our […]
Haying in the 30s has been a Lakeland success story since 1999. Far beyond its stated mission of helping people dealing with cancer, it has brought out the best in people—regional residents have been supporting each other by volunteering, donating, and coming together annually as friends, neighbours, and families. Thousands of people congregated in Mallaig […]
Open Farm Days offers glimpses of local agriculture August 19 and 20 Alberta Farm Days, August 19 and 20, is your opportunity to connect with the people who produce, process, and prepare your food. This will be the eleventh year that Alberta agriculture and agri-food businesses will participate in OpenFarm Days. Over the past decade, […]
Senior athletes from across Alberta are preparing to descend on the Brooks-Newell area for the Alberta 55 Plus Summer Games next week. Lakeland-area competitors will be part of a 57-member Zone 7 team at the games, according to Zone 7 president Jane Stroud. The team is all but set, barring any last-minute substitutions. “We’re just […]
