Local News

The Screen Test Mobile Clinic that offers mammograms will make its first stop in the Lakeland from Jan. 9 to 18 in Lac La Biche, with tentative plans to travel to Cold Lake between February to March.

In recognition of employers hiring people with disabilities in the community, EmployAbilities gave Sobeys a Disability Awareness Award on Oct. 17.

Local hockey fans will see a lot of history on the ice this Saturday when the puck drops for a game between alumni players from the NHL's Montreal Canadiens and former St. Paul Junior Canadiens hockey players at the Clancy Richard Arena.

A group of Francophone nursing and healthcare aide students made the trip to St. Paul and Elk Point to experience life in a rural community, as local politicians aim to attract healthcare workers to the region.

As of Oct. 12, Lakeland MP Shannon Stubbs resumed her former role as the Natural Resource Critic following Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre’s new “inflation busting Conservative Shadow Cabinet” announcement.

The STEP region represents communities from the County of St. Paul, Town of St. Paul, Town of Elk Point, and the Summer Village of Horseshoe Bay.

Who has the best sugar pie in Alberta? Albina Brousseau’s sugar pie was named the best sugar pie in the province’s Francophone community by the Association Canadienne Française de l’Alberta (ACFA).

RCMP have charged one youth for uttering threats in relation to a social media post on Oct. 25.

With a new organizational name, Stepping Stones Crisis Society, formerly the Dr. Margaret Savage Crises Centre, will remain committed to its founding mission – prevention of family violence through public awareness, outreach and client support. Services and supports will not be affected during the transition, says society director.

Breast cancer survivor and mother of three from Avenir, Vanessa Melenson, hopes her story can be an opportunity to raise awareness and encourage women to get checked.