St. Paul News

The Town of St. Paul had considered and dismissed the idea of going plastic bag-free a few years ago, but Coun. Ken Kwiatkowski brought the idea back at the May 24 council meeting, with the view of eliminating plastic waste in landfills.

Saturday’s rainshowers might have seen the St. Paul 4-H Sheep Show & Sale retreat indoors at St.

The Town of St. Paul is planning on a balanced budget this year, with a small increase in residential and commercial tax rates resulting in “not a lot of money to spend,” according to Mayor Glenn Andersen. “It’s a very tight budget here.

On May 12, St. Paul RCMP officers received a report of an assault that occurred at a rural residence near the community of McRae. RCMP attended the location and observed a large cache of weapons and ammunition.

The economic impacts of the wildfire that continues to burn in northern Alberta are starting to become clearer, with more than one million barrels of oil, per day, going offline.

Ashmont School focused on fostering children’s creativity during its Education Week celebrations earlier this month, bringing in Métis artist Heather Shillinglaw to work with students.

The Iron Horse Trail has been a little quieter lately, following a province-wide ban on ATVs due to the high fire risk being experienced this spring.

When Brett Kissel called to invite local country musicians Cassidy Zahar and Olivia Rose to perform at his June 18 Hometown Homecoming concert, Zahar hung up on him.

The woman who pled guilty to impaired driving, leading to a crash that claimed the lives of two people, was sentenced to 36 months of prison on May 9.