St. Paul News

A number of unique acts from all over the country took to the stage at the Boscombe Hillbilly Jam this past weekend.

A private citizen approached the Town of St. Paul council at its July 9 meeting, asking the town to help pay to repair a vandalized window that she felt the town was partly responsible for causing.

In 1912, the community of St. Lina was established. Although the community now only consists of a handful of homes, a post office, a Catholic church and a community hall, ties to the community of past and present residents remain strong.

It was a text message no one could believe. When Bonnie Smyl texted her husband, Roland Joly, and his business co-owner, Vernon Goad, that they had a won a million dollars, their response was to ask if it was a joke.

Dr. Hester Gordon felt the stirrings to return to northern Canada, and found that impulse answered when she moved to St. Paul, through one of her mother’s old connections.

The sound of about 100 motorbikes filled the air at the Ashmont Agriplex on June 23, as riders in the second annual Hillbilly Hammerdown motorcycle run started their bikes and hit the road for a 350 km run at 11 a.m.

The 17th annual Hillbilly Jam is sneaking up again and organizers are preparing to welcome hundreds of performers and campers to the Boscombe Community Centre for the July 13 to 15 weekend.

A fire may have set the project back once, but from the ashes of that disaster rose a new building that will provide student housing in St. Paul, with Portage College celebrating its overcoming of adversity last Thursday.

As of today, the Town of St. Paul has a new Recreational Director, but the person filling the job left vacant by outgoing director Scott Walker is no stranger to recreational activities in the community.

The federal government has passed its 425-page budget implementation bill, one that Westlock – St. Paul MP Brian Storseth says is an important piece of legislation for Canadians moving forward.