St. Paul News

Numerous charges have been laid against a St. Paul business and an employee of a second St. Paul business after two search warrants were executed following a joint investigation by St. Paul RCMP and the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Enforcement Unit.

This year's Hillbilly Jam, an annual event that once drew in thousands of people from across the region out to Boscombe, has been cancelled.

Capt. (Ret’d) Jake Dufault, who was instrumental in the 2002 beginning of 2395 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps (RCACC) Logistics, and who now serves as Past President of the Board of Governors of the Alberta Army Cadet League, was the Reviewing Officer at the Corps’ 2023 Annual Ceremonial Review on Sunday, June 4.

TC Energy donates $10,000 toward the St. Paul Fire Department’s fire training facility.

On June 3, the Mallaig School Parent Fundraising Committee hosted Mallaig Madness, a fundraiser event that involved various members of the school community, including students, parents, and teachers from the kindergarten to Grade 12 school.  

With a new elementary school nearing completion, Saddle Lake Education Authority has decided it will no longer be busing kindergarten to Grade 3 students to schools outside the Saddle Lake community, and instead encouraging "Nation members to attend our Nation's schools."

The tennis courts at the St. Paul Golf Course glistened under the bright sun on June 4, as people of all ages were engaged in different tennis activities.

Earlier this year, the provincial government provided a total of $5 million in grants to 14 Indigenous community-owned businesses through the Aboriginal Business Investment Fund (ABIF). Some of those funds will be coming to the area.

Graduation is the threshold of endless possibilities, said Ashmont School Principal Corina Idzan, as she stood on the stage, gesturing toward Ashmont School’s 2023 high school graduates on June 2. 

The plan aims to address future land use and infrastructure in the area, which includes the establishment of two gateway commercial and industrial areas, development of new residential neighborhoods, and the provision of additional recreational opportunities and trail connections.