St. Paul News

Shannon Stubbs is hoping to continue the Conservative's run in the Lakeland riding as Canada heads into its 42nd federal election.

Sophie Bonner (centre) focuses on painting a bicycle during the one-year anniversary of the St. Paul & District Arts Foundation, last Wednesday. Also pictured are Morgan Dallaire (left) and Kara Gerlinsky.

As more and more communities choose to ditch fluoride from their drinking water, the Town of St. Paul’s water treatment plant manager asked council to revisit the idea of removing fluoride from its water.

Itchy red bumps are a somewhat common occurrence for people enjoying Alberta’s lakes in the summer, but many of those same Albertans are unfamiliar with the cause behind what is commonly known as swimmer’s itch.

It’s not big surprise, but according to the Government of Alberta, Liam and Olivia are again the most popular names for new Albertans being born in the province in 2014. Last week, the province released its annual baby names report.

The County of St. Paul has officially declared a State of Agricultural Disaster in order to make the federal and provincial governments aware of the dire, dry conditions that are burdening producers in the area.

It’s a day only a small percentage of the population gets to celebrate, and on July 19, family and friends of Mary Lukenchuk (born Markiwsky) gathered at Extendicare in St. Paul to celebrate her 100th birthday.

Prior to my first ever visit to Camp Calvin last Thursday afternoon at the St. Edouard Renewal Centre, I logged onto the camp website — campcalvin.

Canadian parents across the country received a summer bonus on July 20, when back payments from the new Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB) were deposited in their bank accounts.

One of the area’s biggest and most popular fundraisers is set to launch this August long weekend for its 16th year, but more volunteers could be used to make sure the event is once again a success, says president of Haying in the 30s Lorne Buryn.