Local News

It was a perfect October afternoon with bright sun and brisk south winds as two huge combines pulled into the Acres for Ice fundraiser fields near Elk Point on Tuesday.

If you thought raking up a few bags-full of leaves in your backyard was a big deal, on Oct. 12 employees of Lakeland Lawn Care were using a dump truck to clear them away.

Lac La Biche County Libraries is offering the Steampunkery program, a STEAM-based program which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math.

The RRS has been a great program that allows employers and immigrants to reduce red tape, and has increased employment in the region, but more support is needed by those involved with the program.

Lakeland Catholic high school students from Bonnyville and Cold Lake took part in their schools’ respective food drive campaigns, Hungry for the Homeless and Hungry for Change. Students and staff helped raise thousands of dollars and hundreds of kilograms of food for their community food banks just in time for Thanksgiving.

Senior housing was among the list of items discussed on Oct. 10 when Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul MLA Scott Cyr stopped by to chat with council and administration.

The issue of health professional recruitment was recently brought up during an Oct. 10 delegation between the County of St. Paul's council and administration, and MLA Scott Cyr.

Portage College campus locations across the Lakeland get ready to show their stuff

The UCP's telephone town halls are set for October and November around the province, while an NDP online town hall on the proposed Alberta Pension Plan goes Oct. 19.