St. Paul News

Family members of Veronica Poitras walked 50 kilometres from St. Brides to Whitefish (Goodfish) Lake on Saturday afternoon, to honour a life that was cut short. Veronica died when she was 16 months old.

It started with a Winnipeg Jets game, and it's ending with a 1,200 kilometre journey across three provinces. Rance Cardinal of Saddle Lake is walking from his current home, Lac Seul First Nation in Sioux Lookout, Ont. to Humboldt, Sask.

On March 11, between 2:45 and 3:05 a.m., a suspect broke into a compound at Fountain Tire on 52 Avenue in St. Paul. The suspect stole several tires from the compound and loaded them into a truck. The white truck is believed to a Chevrolet or GMC.

St. Paul RCMP have released photos from surveillance footage in relation to a March 19 incident at a St. Paul liquor store. On March 19, at about 10:45 p.m., St. Paul RCMP were dispatched to a store on 50th Ave in St. Paul for an armed robbery.

Although discussions were already taking place regarding a couple bus safety issues, two matters were brought up at the April 11 St.

The County of St. Paul council members approved the 2018 budget during April’s monthly county meeting, April 10, and is projected a slight surplus overall. There are a number of changes with this year’s budget.

Town of St. Paul council has voted to essentially revert back to an older amended version of the Parks and Recreation Bylaw, which will bring back a position on the board specifically set aside for the St. Paul & District Agricultural Society.

The old Spedden School is now just a pile of rubble, following a structure fire on April 14. Smoky Lake County Fire Rescue Chief Scott Franchuk confirmed that the Vilna Fire Department responded to the structure fire in Spedden at 10:21 p.m.

While it was brief, a bright light, and what some reported to be a loud boom, was the talk of social media on the evening of Feb. 12, as a meteor was spotted shooting through the skies of northeastern Alberta.

The headliners for this year’s Centerfield Music Festival have been announced, and Troubadour Event Management Keynon Ternovoy is excited to be able to bring some of Canada’s brightest country music stars to small town St. Paul.