Its English name is derived from a Cree word, misâskwatômina. In the Dene Suline language, it is called k’injíe. Prairie people today know it as the saskatoon, a dark purple berry that ripens anytime from late June to mid-July. It grows abundantly across the prairies and in the boreal forest, and it has nourished people, […]
Jeff Gaye, editor of the Cold Lake-based Respect newspaper, was awarded a Golden Dozen award for outstanding editorial writing by the International Society for Weekly Newspaper Editors (ISWNE). ISWNE holds an annual competition for editorials and opinion columns, with the top entry receiving its prestigious Golden Quill award. ISWNE members and non-members are eligible to […]
Celebrated fiddler and his friends will bring smiles to your boots Calvin Vollrath says Canada’s fiddle music tradition comes from all over the place. “French Canadian, Métis, Ukrainian, Scottish, Irish, the list goes on and on,” he says. And that’s what makes it so Canadian. He remembers the producers of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics opening […]
There are newer and better rifles out there. But the British .303-calibre military rifle was a workhorse weapon for armed forces in Commonwealth countries for decades. As they were occasionally sold off as surplus equipment, they became popular rifles for hunting and farm use in Canada. Since 2011, the St. Paul Fish and Game Association […]
A small delegation from Cold Lake’s sister city of Hügelsheim, Germany, came to visit last week. Bürgermeisterin (mayor) Kerstin Cee was among the visitors. It was her first visit to Canada, and she came away impressed. “The oil fields tour at Imperial was very nice and very interesting. The cruise on the lake, the museum. […]
The Pierceland class of 1965 held our 60-year reunion June 20-22. Our reunion was the brainchild of our very capable and caring Gord Riddell and his wife Barb. Over two years Gord gauged interest and formed a committee including Gerry Darichuk, Jean Troniak, Leona Chmarney, and Mae Buday . The weekend was a total success. […]
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 […]
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
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 […]