St. Paul News

Schools across the country celebrated Pink Shirt Day last week, and in the spirit of the anti-bullying campaign Ecole Mallaig School held its event a day early so that no one was left out.

Last week, the Alberta Government announced that based on results from the first nine months of the fiscal year, the province is forecasting a deficit of between $3.

A 46-year-old man has died following a collision between a pickup truck and a pedestrian on main street in St. Paul on Feb. 14. The incident occurred at a crosswalk in downtown St. Paul, at the intersection of 50th avenue and 48th street at 9:30 a.m.

With less than a month to go before medevac planes from northern Alberta stop flying into Edmonton’s City Centre Airport and are rerouted to the International Airport outside of the city, the debate continues as to the impact on emergency services.

The well-known STARS Air Ambulance service was in St. Paul on Feb. 13 to offer a special training information session with local firefighters, emergency medical technicians and police officers, along with updating them on the newest STARS helicopter.

Aggressive efforts are being made to recruit staff for the Elk Point Hospital and a recruitment committee is looking at offering potential staff some lucrative incentives. Councillor Dwight Dach spoke to County of St.

Richard Edward Benson, who is charged in relation to the incident at Racette School that resulted in the death of 11-year-old Megan Wolitski and serious injuries to two of her classmates, is scheduled to stand trial in November.

Beginning in March, emergency patients being transferred by fixed-wing air ambulance service from northern Alberta to Edmonton will be rerouted to the International Airport instead of landing at City Centre Airport in the capital.

The first ever Rock the Dress Valentines Benefit Gala managed to not only raise thousands of dollars but the event is also being described as an amazing night that far exceeded organizers’ expectations.

Tim Bear and Gary Ward of the St. Paul splash park committee visited Town of St. Paul council last week to discuss the current state of affairs regarding the park, and announced a tentative opening date for July 1.