St. Paul News

Travellers from a disabled wagon train got a warm welcome to the wild-west town of Vinegar Bottle from a resident who ended up there due to a similar break-down, as Vilna School Drama Club presented a hilarious western comedy, Wagon Wheels a-Rollin'. From left to right are students: Mikayla Douglas, Chantelle Clarke, Kalvin Kingdon, Michelle Fischer, Melissa Loftis, Dylan Garner and Ben Cozicar.

Nancy Yake was a woman who believed in the potential of those with special needs and dedicated her time to helping them. In recognition of her dedication, the Yake family decided to set up a $1,500 trust fund with the St.

A move by the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta in changing the assessments required of South African doctors could potentially bring rural clinics and hospitals to their knees, according to Dr.

The Government of Alberta released its budget last Thursday afternoon, which projects a $3.4 billion deficit for 2011-12, but which aims to get back in the black for 2013-14.

A St. Paul-area man was pronounced dead at the local hospital on Feb. 22 afternoon after what a relative called “a freak accident” following the man’s attempts to make repairs to a septic tank.

The health care crisis in Alberta has resulted in a leadership crisis with the resignation of Ed Stelmach as premier of the province, according to Edmonton MLA Raj Sherman, who was in St.

Westlock-St. Paul MP Brian Storseth was expressing disappointment last week over what he considered “unfortunate comments” regarding his involvement in securing funding for a proposed medical centre for St. Paul.

A group of École du Sommet students had their first day of classes at their new school in St. Paul last Wednesday morning. The brand new facility is located at the southeast side of town.

With the help of volunteers from the community, students and staff members of New Myrnam School participated in the school’s Winter Active Celebration last Wednesday morning.

Raj Sherman is uniquely qualified to talk about the health care crisis in Alberta, as the former junior health minister, the former head of Emergency Room Physicians for Alberta, and a current emergency room physician at the Royal Alexander Hospital,