Elk Point News

“That’s not right!” is the signature expression of the young and determined heroine of Roald Dahl’s ‘Matilda The Musical Jr.

Elk Point Elementary School will have a new principal at the helm when school opens in September.

The Government of Alberta has announced $1.1 million in funding from the Investment and Growth Fund for a project for a project in the Elk Point and Frog Lake area, while the federal government has announced $5 million to support the creation of a hemp processing facility.

The Elk Point Lions Club’s Walk for Sight has been a longstanding tradition in the community.

Elk Point’s revised Fee Schedule Bylaw received a thorough study at the April 22 town council meeting, with the first revision being the addition of charges for false alarm calls to the fire department.

Over the past 50 years, Elk Point Historical Society has taken part in some large group projects, such as the Reflections and Supplement to Reflections history books in 1977 and the 100-foot historical mural a decade later.

The Elk Point and District Chamber of Commerce may have had very small attendance at their April 26 meeting, which was rescheduled twice due to other commitments for the executive, but that is no reflection of their membership roster.

The significant drop in temperature earlier in the month did very little to cool the enthusiasm for the upcoming growing season at back-to-back meetings of the Elk Point Community Garden group and Elk Point Economic Development Committee.

Elk Point property tax bills will climb again this year, despite town council’s best efforts to keep them down.