Elk Point News

The volunteers of Further Ed’s charity quilting group, who meet every Tuesday, created an impressive total of 436 quilts in 2023, distributing them locally and through overseas missions in the Congo, Rwanda and Libya. 

The Elk Point Avalanche hosted the final U11 Tier 5 tournament from March 15 to 17 at the A. G. Ross Arena.

Twenty-one skaters from tots to teens who have been sharpening their skills under the guidance of Candace Braun this winter showed off all they had learned at Wednesday’s Elk Point Skating Club Showcase.

ELK POINT - It was exactly 40 years on March 21 since the first issue of the Lakeland Review, which became the Elk Point Review a few years later, rolled off the presses under the St. Paul Journal’s ownership.

“What do we want to commit to this year?” Elk Point and District Chamber of Commerce president Terri Hampson asked an encouragingly large group of members attending last Wednesday’s meeting in person and online.

With spring just days away, Elk Point Town Council once again debated the issue of adding prohibitions regarding outdoor fireplaces and fire pits to Bylaw 879/23 – Nuisance and Unsightly Premises.

Even the fire truck was there at Elk Point Allied Arts on March 9 when Elk Point Fire Department hosted their first Firemen’s Ball since 2018.

It only took two games, not three for the U18 Avalanche to defeat the Onion Lake Border Chiefs, following up Friday night’s 4-2 win in Onion Lake with a 6-3 win at home on Saturday for the East division title.

RCMP have launched a suspicious death investigation following a fatal incident in the Elk Point area.

A total of 17 science projects created by 25 Elk Point Elementary School students from grade three to six went before judges.