St. Paul News

The St. Paul Fire Department responded to a fire at an apartment on May 6, and while no injuries were reported, firefighters did help resuscitate a pet cat. 

The Vilna Veselka Dancing Club celebrated its 45th anniversary on May 3 during its annual spring concert.

The County of St. Paul lifted its fire ban on May 7, going down to a Level 3 Fire Restriction.

“If the community is expecting this level of service that we are presently providing, it has to be somehow paid for,” says St. Paul Mayor Maureen Miller.

An Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training workshop was offered in Mallaig April 20 and 21.

A search warrant was executed on a residence in Saddle Lake Cree Nation on May 4 and drugs, cash and other items were seized by police.

Members of the public and motorists are asked to be vigilant and exercise caution on May 7 as the 42nd Annual RCMP Challenge Cup Relay Race will take place in St. Paul. 

A well-known face in the community is leaving the Mannawanis Native Friendship Centre (MNFC) after 15 years of being its executive director. Hinano Rosa expressed his thanks to the community he has called home for many years.

The reality that people across the world deal with food security issues and often go to bed hungry is something that groups such as the Acres of Hope Growing Project based in Mallaig aim to address.

On May 2, a convoy of vehicles with signs and red dresses blowing in the wind made its way through a large portion of the town of St. Paul.