Elk Point News

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.

Elk Point Town Council continued their ongoing search for new opportunities at their Feb. 28 meeting, with one opportunity arriving earlier that day in the form of an invitation to join the Town of St. Paul and other area communities at upcoming trade shows in Edmonton, Sherwood Park and Fort McMurray. 

The F.G. Miller boys' basketball team from Elk Point won this year's SPAA banner after defeating Saddle Lake.

The Feb. 21 to 23 Future is Here Conference on Industrial Hemp, organized by the Alberta Hemp Alliance saw the future unfold for a unique alliance between Frog Lake First Nations (FLFN), the Town of Elk Point, Natural Fiber Technology and an integrated hemp company, ALLIVE.