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Glen Missal is St. Paul’s latest lottery winner - and the first person he called when he found out he had won was his mom.

On May 22, schools in the St. Paul region competed during the annual St. Paul Athletics Association (SPAA) senior high championship at the St. Paul Regional High School track.

ELK POINT – So many schools have booked tours of Fort George and Buckingham House Provincial Historic Site this year that “We have opened extra days for May and June to fit more in,” program coordinator Suzanna Wagner told the Frien

Members of the public can now play pickleball at the tennis courts in Kinsmen Park, thanks to a collaboration between the St. Paul Pickleball Club and the St. Paul Tennis Club.

On May 24 and 25, the Home Hardware franchise-which has been in Lac La Biche since 1984-celebrated this special anniversary with free food, special in-store sales, displays by tool suppliers, as well as a monster truck that was situated in the parking lot.

The Cold Lake Community Garden Society, established in 2014, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. 

On a rainy Friday morning, members of the Cold Lake community joined hands with veterans, cadets, and aviation enthusiasts to mark the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) in a unique and energetic way.  

"Bins of books" being sifted through from flooded Plamondon library

The Bonnyville EMS hall opened its doors to the public on May 22. There was a free barbecue, a showcase of some of the equipment including an ambulance, and activities and giveaways for children.

Cold Lake council approved an amendment to the 2024 Capital Budget, allocating an additional $4 million from unrestricted surplus to the Lakeshore Drive Phase 1B Project.