“It’s so great to be back.” Lynn Smid, director of the St. Paul Regional FCSS, was obviously pleased with the huge turnout at the Santa’s Seniors Festival in St. Paul November 15—the first in four years. Approximately 225 seniors attended the revived annual festival, which offered pertinent information as well as games, gifts, and entertainment. […]
Local organizations working to overcome family violence November is Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Canada, also recognized in Alberta as Family Violence Prevention Month. Violence and abuse within families or between intimate partners have obvious damaging effects on the direct victims. Like most social problems, domestic violence also has consequences that ripple through entire communities. […]
Musical pieces from The Nutcracker have endured as Christmastime classics since the ballet’s premiere in 1892. The Nutcracker is an annual staple in the repertoire of dance companies around the world and a favourite among audiences. St. Paul and District Arts Foundation will present its own annual Nutcracker this weekend for the tenth time. It […]
Local community members paused and reflected at 11:00 on Saturday in remembrance of Canada’s war dead. Remembrance Day ceremonies took place in St. Paul, Bonnyville, Elk Point, and Cold Lake at the hour the Armistice ending the First World War took effect 105 years ago. Duane Fleming, president of St. Paul Branch 100 of the […]
Electrification is generating a lot of buzz. As concerns over climate change fuel a global energy transition, researchers, investors and manufacturers are looking at situations where electric motors can replace internal-combustion engines. And with the ag sector identified as a heavy greenhouse gas emitter, it’s natural that innovators will look at electrifying food production. This […]
A spokesperson for Alberta health minister Adriana LaGrange says Client-Directed Home Care Invoicing (CDHCI) will be offered in the AHS North Zone, which includes Lakeland communities, “in the coming months.” The program allows privately-run home care providers to invoice AHS directly for services, as opposed to having clients submit receipts for reimbursement. “CDHCI was developed […]
The food bank at Bonnyville Friendship Centre got a solid influx of funds just when they need it most, thanks to a sold-out “Masquerade” Gala last Friday. The annual gala is the food bank’s single most important fundraiser, according to the Friendship Centre’s director of operations Janet Gobert. “There isn’t a lot of grant opportunities […]
Mayor, 4 Wing help Cold Lake Legion launch Poppy Campaign Cold Lake Branch 211 of the Royal Canadian Legion launched its Poppy Campaign on Friday, October 27. Branch president Todd Rorke presented the first poppies of 2023 to Cold Lake mayor Craig Copeland and representatives of the RCAF 4 Wing command team. Legion branches across […]
Curling is known as The Roarin’ Game, partly because of the rumbling sound of heavy granite sliding on pebbled ice. The game’s cousin, floor curling, is taking on a roar of its own. The wooden “rocks” that have been used in the game for years aren’t being made anymore, and the new version—plastic rocks that […]
Residents of Cherry Grove appear ready to support a firehall in their community. The M.D. of Bonnyville held an open house last Thursday to gauge support for the idea. The M.D.’s chief administrative officer Al Hoggan, Bonnyville Regional Fire Authority chief Dan Heney, and Ward 6 councillor Ben Fadeyiw were on hand to explain the […]