St. Paul News

Smiling mothers and fathers brought their babies up to the front of the hall at Ayiwakes Cultural Centre, as each of these newborns of 2016 received a headband and were blessed by Saddle Lake elder Carl Quinn.

It took a few days into the year to happen, but the first baby born in St. Paul in 2017 has arrived, weighing 9lbs 12 oz, and measuring 56 cm.

Just weeks ago, dozens of vehicles could be seen on the frozen surface of one of the area’s most well-known fishing holes – Stoney Lake.

For most of us, the hustle and bustle of Christmas celebrations dies down every year shortly after Dec. 25. Those particularly dedicated Christmas celebrators may continue their commemoration until the advent of the New Year.

Emma Russell-Deacon, 4, visits the St. Paul Museum on Dec. 29 to make noisemakers during a children's activity, in preparation for New Year's eve.

Celebrating the arrival of 2017 at the New Year’s Eve Benefit Dance at the St. Paul Rec. Centre was “amazing,” according to Melanie Ference, whose family was one of 2016’s benefit families.

Terri Castle was working in a shed near her home in Elk Point, putting the finishing touches on the snowboards she got her kids for Christmas, when she heard her 10-year-old son Ethan screaming from the nearby house.

In the midst of the hubbub leading up to Christmas break, including concerts, gift exchanges and the general madness that schools experience in the lead-up to every vacation, a calm and joyous sense of fellowship harkens as staff and students gather

St. Paul Catholic Church (cathedral) - December 24: Christmas Eve 4:00 p.m. - (bilingual) at Sunnyside Manor; 6:00 p.m. - (in English); 8:30 p.m. - (in English); 22h30 - (en français) Sunday — December 25: Christmas Day - 11 a.m.