St. Paul Regional Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) invited seniors from the towns of St. Paul and Elk Point, and throughout the County of St. Paul, to their annual Christmas Seniors’ Festival last Wednesday. The festival ran from mid-morning to early afternoon and included a sumptuous turkey dinner. Nine different seniors-serving organizations had information […]
A health service standards audit of Points West Living in Cold Lake has identified noncompliances under 37 categories—the same 37 that were reported in July. In a report following its July 15 audit, the Continuing Care Licensing Office (CCLO) reported 37 shortcomings and gave the facility until October 29 to rectify them. The new report, […]
L’automne c’est le temps des récoltes, le temps d’engranger la semence qui a soigneusement poussé tout l’été. C’est le temps de récolter les fruits et légumes du jardin qui ont maturé sous l’œil avisé du jardinier. Mais pas de cela pour nous cette année. Avec le travail et divers projets sur la ferme, nous avons […]
Introducing Ruth —a sure-footed, independent 94-year-old lady with a bounce in her walk, who liked to attend programs in seniors’ homes across Chatham, Ontario. She was at my show in one facility one day, and again the next day at another. I guess that makes her a groupie! Seeing her a second time in as […]
Lakeland communities honour the fallen The Royal Canadian Legion mounted Remembrance Day parades and ceremonies in communities across Canada yesterday. Traditional observances were marked in Elk Point, St. Paul, Bonnyville, and Cold Lake, with large public turnout at every ceremony. This year is the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion that launched the liberation […]
Johanne Vandenborn’s dolls support LHS “Shoppa-Paw-Looza” auction It’s an old story: kids grow up, and favourite toys get left behind. Johanne Vandenborn spends all year rehabilitating old dolls to be sold at the Lakeland Humane Society’s “Shoppa-Paw-Looza” online auction, which runs from November 20 to 26 this year. The dolls are cleaned up and given […]
Tickets are on sale now for what may be the only professional production of The Nutcracker north of Edmonton. The classic Tchaikovsky Christmas ballet is an annual tradition in St. Paul. Artistic director Anna Pratch, who is from St. Paul, is excited to have a cast together and rehearsals underway. There will be approximately 80 […]
Many new arrivals to the Lakeland come from larger Canadian centres, and find that life in a smaller community takes some getting used to. And then there are others—like Christian Keller, the new curator at the Cold Lake Air Force Museum. Although Keller is originally from Ottawa, and his wife from Japan, the couple are […]
The Town of St. Paul has won the “Nation Population” category at the national level for Communities in Bloom. Communities in Bloom describes itself as a non-profit organization “that uses a competitive evaluation process to foster community strength, involvement, and continuous improvement.” Trained volunteer judges tour participating communities to assess their efforts regarding environmental sustainability, […]
The Royal Canadian Legion’s annual Poppy Campaign is underway. The campaign offers Canadians a way to support veterans and is a meaningful way to show our remembrance of those who died in our country’s service. The Legion’s mission is “to serve Veterans, including serving military and RCMP members and their families, to promote Remembrance, and […]