St. Paul News

The Elk Point detachment of the RCMP is targeting drug traffickers in the Lakeland area, resulting in several significant arrests in Elk Point, Fishing Lake and the County of St. Paul, according to Const. John Spaans.

Kihew Asiniy Education Centre in Saddle Lake addressed one of the most difficult issues that an community can face, that of teen suicide, at the school’s third annual Day of Hope last week.

He might have been a poster child for distracted driving in the past, but local MLA Ray Danyluk is turning over a new leaf, following the Alberta legislature’s Nov. 17 passing of distracted driving legislation.

Fifteen unique and vivid tapestries bring to life the history of Albertan communities, in a traveling quilt exhibit now on display at the French Cultural Centre in St. Paul.

A 19-year-old man from Elk Point is facing a charge of second degree murder after RCMP discovered human remains near Kehewin, which at this time RCMP believe to be the remains of a missing woman from Bonnyville.

Last week, community member Shelly Beeching received a new wheelchair partly funded by Alberta Aids to Daily Living, with additional funds from the Lakeland MS Society. “In this (wheelchair), I can stretch out my legs and recline.

The owner of the former Hansen’s Hotel is breathing a sigh of relief after arson charges were pressed last Tuesday against a 65-year-old man in connection to the fire that razed the historic hotel.

The St. Paul Education Regional Division (SPERD) board discussed the impact of a decision by the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton to stop using funds from gambling at its Nov. 1 meeting. Effective Oct.

The County of St. Paul has received invoices now for legal costs that cropped up in relation to a contested election nomination, and is seeking to have Alberta’s Department of Municipal Affairs cover the nearly $15,000 in legal costs.

Last week was constituency week in which provincial MLAs had given time to spend in their areas talking with the community. “I went to breakfast meetings, lunches, brunches and coffees in Lac La Biche, Vilna, St.