Mysteries in nature stimulate one’s curiosity. Most people are more likely to notice a flock of birds, ducks, or geese than a single bird. At times we will tell of when the skies darken with massive flocks of migratory birds. Thinking globally, the largest documented flock of birds witnessed by humans was in Africa, […]
Royal Canadian Legion branches across Canada held memorial parades in honour of Queen Elizabeth II on Monday. The Legion’s national headquarters, or Dominion Command, sent out the instruction to branches through their respective provincial/territorial commands. Local parades were held in Cold Lake and St. Paul. Cold Lake Branch 211’s president Todd Rorke said it was […]
There are ways to stem the rising tide of cases in an aging population More than a million Canadians are forecast to be living with dementia by 2030, when it is estimated that approximately 21 people will be diagnosed every hour. This is expected to rise to 1.7 million Canadians living with dementia by 2050. […]
L’ACFA régionale de St-Paul a lancé sa programmation 2022-2023, le jeudi 15 septembre dernier en grande pompe. Une quarantaine de personnes étaient réunies au centre communautaire de St-Paul, autour d’un vin et fromages pour découvrir les activités qui auront lieu dans la prochaine année. La soirée a débuté dans le plaisir et la camaraderie avec […]
Kamloops, BC August 23 to 26 Partial results for Alberta Zone 7 participants: Bowling: Team event, 75+ SILVER MEDAL: Diana French, Ron Myers, Bob Latty, Mary Ann Latty, Peter Briere. 8-Ball:Men’s 75+ 5th place: Wilfred CollinsWomen’s 65+/75+ Combined: 5th place: Phyllis Collins Cribbage:Final ranking not available: Jerome Bourassa and Darcie Wasyluk Golf:Men’s 55+ Low Net: 7th […]
Can art learn from hockey? If the artist had the same level of interest, crowds cheering them on, everybody jumping on the bandwagon to raise funds for a facility, children encouraged to learn to paint, act, dance, become involved with the arts community. Cold Lake has always had a large art community in the past […]
Rodeo week is always a big deal in St. Paul. The Lakeland Rodeo Association Finals were the focus of activity with five rodeo performances, but the St. Paul Ag Society and the entire community put on a full week of food, fun, and charitable fundraisers. And as always, the town’s streets were lined with spectators […]
Cold Lake Public Library celebrated the grand opening of a teepee in their garden space last week. The teepee is an important part of the library’s Indigenous services initiatives, said the library’s director Leslie Price. “We wanted to have a place where Indigenous and non-Indigenous people feel welcomed and where everyone can learn and share […]
Canadian and world champion Lindsay Hodgins was one of two Lakeland athletes to excel at the Canadian Horseshoe Pitching Championships in High Prairie last week. Hodgins, of Elk Point, won her first Canadian Women’s championship. She had previously won junior women’s national titles in 2013 and 2014, and the women’s world championship in 2019. Hodgins […]
What do you raise on a small pig farm? Small pigs, of course. 350 Farms is a small pig farm near Ethel Lake in the M.D. of Bonnyville. They specialize in producing kunekune (pronounced “koo-nee koo-nee”) pigs, a smaller pig breed originally from New Zealand. In the Maori language, “kunekune” means fat and round—an apt […]