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 […]
Stepping Stones Crisis Society has begun construction on a new facility. Stepping Stones, formerly Dr. Margaret Savage Crisis Centre, offers short-term emergency accommodations and other programs for women and their children who are struggling with an unhealthy or abusive relationship or have left one. The new facility will bring all of the society’s existing services—including […]
In the 1980s a friend of mine from Ontario came to Winnipeg on an extended visit. He had never been out west before, and was impressed that the city was laid out with a system of back lanes behind every street. (I was raised in Winnipeg and was amazed to learn that every city didn’t […]
In a 2014 TV series, a celebrity panel named the birchbark canoe as number 20 on a list of the 50 Greatest Canadian Inventions. Of course the canoe wasn’t invented by Canadians at all; it had already been in use for centuries before Indigenous people discovered Europeans building forts on the seacoasts and pondering how […]
While the Calgary Stampede—The Greatest Outdoor Show On Earth—is in full swing down south, the grass roots of rodeo are testing the cowboys and entertaining crowds in communities across rural Alberta. The Stoney Lake Stampede offered the full slate of rodeo events on Saturday and Sunday. Bronc riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, and barrel racing […]
Peggy Flett has been appointed Head Elder for the Bonnyville Friendship Centre’s Indigenous Advisory Council. Flett has been active in the community, in schools, as a board member at the Bonnyville Indian-Metis Rehabilitation Centre and the Bonnyville Friendship Centre’s programming. She says she’s not sure that the appointment as Head Elder will change her roles […]
People have been enjoying Lions Park in downtown St. Paul for several years now, but the park was officially opened with a celebration on Saturday. Local harpist Natalie Beland played to open the proceedings, followed by a performance by the Kita No Taiko drummers from Edmonton. The drummers performed their music and spoke about their […]
This didn’t really happen: Prior to passing the National Symbol of Canada Act in 1975, a parliamentary committee discussed the importance of the beaver to Canadian history and heraldry. All parties agreed that the beaver is a suitable emblem for Canada. It was raised in committee that the beaver does not have the majestic bearing […]