Elk Point News

Blue-green algae has been identified in the waters of a popular lake between St. Paul and Elk Point.

Nursing staff remain on site

There’s an endless lineup of reasons to visit Las Vegas, Nevada, from the casinos and star-studded entertainment to the National Finals Rodeo, but for this local group, there is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity at stake.

The Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association rolled into Frog Lake’s Stampede Park on Friday, July 26 for the three-day Midwest Chuckwagon Classic, starting off the show amid very strong winds bringing with them a pall of wildfire smoke and increasingly strong threats of rain.

With smoke from northern Alberta wildfires thick overhead, Elk Point town council dealt with another and much closer source of smoke at their July 22 meeting, when Elk Point Fire Chief Bryce Osinchuk was on hand to answer questions

The Town of Elk Point’s Machinery and Equipment Tax Incentive Bylaw passed in 2022 was back on Town Council’s table at the June 24 meeting.

There was 4-H beef on the barbecues and there were 4-H members, their families and guests filling the Elk Point Fire Hall on Wednesday, June 26 as the club held their Year End Appreciation Supper.

Elk Point Canada Day celebrations will see an attempt at breaking a unique world record on July 1, along with the usual celebrations, such as a parade.