St. Paul News

With rain and wind forecast for Saturday’s 10th anniversary of Lakeland’s Jayman Built MS Walk, members of the organizing committee were feeling a little nervous about the rain possibly dampening turnout.

A buzz of excitement and energy fills Racette School as students make a huge line, waiting with cellphones and pens in hand to get a selfie and autographs from musician Robb Nash.

Yet another St. Paul youth has been recognized for her community involvement and activity, with Heba Iftikhar receiving a silver Duke of Edinburgh's International Award from Lt. Governor Lois Mitchell last Friday.

Bryan Beach has been down some hard roads, gripped in the throes of addiction, anger and obsession. But through a lot of soul searching, he’s grown into a man dedicated to digging deeper and finding truth, and helping others do the same.

It was a weekend filled with bright red lipstick, colourful dance costumes, and even some impressive acrobatics, as the Desna Ukrainian Dance Festival took place in town, welcoming about 10 clubs to participate in the event.

I could barely stand it at times, but it was like a car wreck in which I found myself unable to turn away, becoming just one of the thousands of people tuning in to the Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why.

Expectations were high for the Mallaig girls’ handball team, as the defending provincial champions, but the girls stepped up to the challenge and would reclaim the banner after a hard weekend of play in Lacombe.

While Canada has tried a fly-under-the-radar, make-nice approach with new American president Donald Trump, Trump dropped his gloves last week, attacking the trade relationship and promising not to let Canada take advantage of the U.S.

While there are many teams who offer their efforts to the Lakeland MS Walk each year, the St. Paul Fire Department is one group that perhaps stands out a little in both team spirit, and their ability to raise funds for the cause.