St. Paul News

A 46-year-old man has died following a collision between a pickup truck and a pedestrian on main street in St. Paul on Feb. 14. The incident occurred at a crosswalk in downtown St. Paul, at the intersection of 50th avenue and 48th street at 9:30 a.m.

With less than a month to go before medevac planes from northern Alberta stop flying into Edmonton’s City Centre Airport and are rerouted to the International Airport outside of the city, the debate continues as to the impact on emergency services.

The well-known STARS Air Ambulance service was in St. Paul on Feb. 13 to offer a special training information session with local firefighters, emergency medical technicians and police officers, along with updating them on the newest STARS helicopter.

Aggressive efforts are being made to recruit staff for the Elk Point Hospital and a recruitment committee is looking at offering potential staff some lucrative incentives. Councillor Dwight Dach spoke to County of St.

Richard Edward Benson, who is charged in relation to the incident at Racette School that resulted in the death of 11-year-old Megan Wolitski and serious injuries to two of her classmates, is scheduled to stand trial in November.

Beginning in March, emergency patients being transferred by fixed-wing air ambulance service from northern Alberta to Edmonton will be rerouted to the International Airport instead of landing at City Centre Airport in the capital.

The first ever Rock the Dress Valentines Benefit Gala managed to not only raise thousands of dollars but the event is also being described as an amazing night that far exceeded organizers’ expectations.

Tim Bear and Gary Ward of the St. Paul splash park committee visited Town of St. Paul council last week to discuss the current state of affairs regarding the park, and announced a tentative opening date for July 1.

A 17-year-old male is facing serious criminal charges following a threat at a local school in the St. Paul area on the morning of Feb. 4. The suspect was involved in an altercation with another student on Monday morning, according to St. Paul RCMP.

Members of Saddle Lake, Frog Lake and Kehewin took to the streets of St. Paul in peaceful protest of the federal government on Monday for the Idle No More worldwide day of action. “This is an education; this is a peace rally.