St. Paul News

A possible surgical services and obstetrics disruption due to a “lack of anesthetist coverage” may have largely been avoided with a locum now available to provide support at the St. Paul hospital.

St. Paul Regional High School recently showcased its athletic prowess at the 2023 ASAA Track & Field Provincials from June 2 to 3 at Foote Field in Edmonton, placing second among all 3A schools.

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.