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Members of the Lakeland community have been invited to light a candle and pray for the safety of Ukrainians this evening at the All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church in St. Paul.

Free program offers two-month paid field placement

‘There are many here in Alberta and in Canada, who think that we could this is some distant conflict in which we have no interest and which we should ignore – that would be a terrible mistake, because aggression invites more aggression, and destabilization of the world order is what Vladimir Putin has always benefited from,’ said Premier Jason Kenney on Feb. 23, hours before Russian’s military advancement into Ukraine.

The annual Lego Competition event that draws dozens of community members together to enter their creative Lego designs for prizes, was back in action on Feb. 12 in the hamlet of Lac La Biche.

LICA is seeking input on the first draft of an Integrated Watershed Management Plan for the Beaver River Watershed, which encompasses part of Lac La Biche County, the MD of Bonnyville and Cold Lake. The goal of the management plan is to support a healthy watershed for years to come.

Councillors became immersed in a debate over fair and equitable billing for attendance at conferences during the February County of St. Paul council meeting.

A MD of Bonnyville peace officer has been charged with careless driving in relation to a fatal motor vehicle collision that resulted in the death of two people this summer near Ardmore.

Understanding how to combat bullying and knowing how to address the issue was a challenging topic that was presented to parents at FCSS's ‘The Ins and Outs of Bullying’ virtual event recently.