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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Seniors in the Lakeland are taking to the annual Alberta Seniors Week celebration. Communities and organizations offer all kinds of programming during the first full week of June with information, fun, and of course food. Pancake breakfasts and barbecue lunches are the staple fare. St Paul Regional FCSS tours St. Paul County during the week, […]
It was nonstop action at the Bonnyville rodeo grounds last weekend as Bonnyville Ag Society presented pro rodeo and chuckwagon races. Steer wrestling, saddle broncs, barrel races, and of course the exciting chuckwagons were among the eciting events. Photos by JEFF GAYE
Planting a seed—or a crop—is the ultimate expression of optimism. There’s reason for Lakeland farmers to be optimistic this spring as seeding continues. As of Sunday the work of planting the 2025 crop was ahead of schedule, with 75 per cent of seeding complete. “We’re a little bit ahead of average,” said Sarah Davis, grain […]
Healthy Aging Alberta (HAA) hosted its Northern Alberta regional gathering in St. Paul May 15. The day-long gathering brought together community-based seniors-serving organizations to receive information and provide feedback. “The day is really meant to provide a bit of an update on the work that Healthy Aging Alberta is doing,” said HAA’s Northern Region community […]
Congratulations to Stephanie McLean on being appointed Secretary of State for Seniors in the new federal cabinet. If she is passionate about her work and dedicated to serving older adults in Canada, I wish her luck—she’s going to need it. Political parties, including the federal Liberals, still haven’t seemed to grasp the threats and the […]