St. Paul News

Over 150 people took part in a walk to end racism in St. Paul on Feb. 6 in the freezing temperatures, with hundreds more gathering in the warmth of the St. Paul Rec. Centre, in a sign of solidarity.

Sitting in her room at Sunnyside Manor in St. Paul, local author Ella Drobot beams as she speaks about her granddaughter, Nicole Sorochan. Sitting nearby is Sorochan, who was visiting her grandmother late last week.

Children enjoyed the warmer weather last week, playing outside in the snow, before heading back to class on Jan. 8.

An early start to the 2017/18 flu season has been noted by Alberta Health Services, and numbers of confirmed Influenza A in the North Zone are already nearing the total number of confirmed cases seen throughout the entire 2016/17 season in the same z

As of Jan. 1, the carbon tax levy has been fully implemented in Alberta and homes and businesses are in the midst of trying to adjust for the added costs. Schools divisions and municipalities are also doing the same.

The St. Paul Community Family Benefit Society rang in 2018 with a New Year’s Eve Benefit Dance featuring a silent auction, music by The Torpedoes, and attendance from some of the families it has helped over the last 10 years.

An extreme cold weather warning was in effect for St. Paul, and almost the entire province of Alberta, during the Christmas holidays.

A house fire on Township Road 584 saw the west wing of a home in flames before the St. Paul Fire Department responded to put out the blaze on Dec. 28. Cpt. Rob Duffy was on scene at the fire, on Thursday. The fire is under investigation by the St.

Some residents who are hooked into either of the two water systems in the County of St. Paul may notice some changes on their water bills in the New Year.

Jr. B Canadiens' player Dyson Roy plays tag with a young skating during the Dec. 16 Skate with Santa event. See this week's Journal for more coverage of Christmas events that took place over the past weekend.