St. Paul News

A new festival in St. Paul will celebrate both the history and cultural variety of the St. Paul and area community. The Heritage Festival will run on July 28 at the Centennial Seniors Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

While Mother Nature was being fickle, the crowd at Glendon’s Roughstock Rodeo was entertained by cowboys competing in bareback, saddle bronc, and bull riding, some hailing from as far away as Australia and New Zealand.

Music fans will soon be able to enjoy a country filled weekend as the Boscombe Community Centre hosts on the 16th annual Hillbilly Jam July 15-17. “The event grew out of our country coral indoor shows," said Guy Bouchard, one of the event organizers.

The Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) approved CNRL’s application to drill 15 crude bitumen wells from eight pads near Minnie Lake in a decision released on June 28.

Local Wildrose candidate Shayne Saskiw left the party's annual general meeting June 25-26 with a new job. The party hired Saskiw as the new executive director, replacing Vitor Marciano.

The regional partnership group of 34 communities, Northeast Alberta Information HUB, dined, held elections and listened to guest speaker Andrew Coyne at its annual general meeting at the Centennial Seniors Centre on June 23.

The North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance (NSWA) is set for another year with the same board after it held its annual general meeting on June 15 in Edmonton, at the King’s University College.

Hundreds of people gathered to watch fireworks on June 30 in St. Paul. See this week's Journal for more Canada Day photos.

The Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) approved the CNRL application to drill 15 crude bitumen wells from eight pads near Minnie Lake with four conditions after a three-day hearing held in Glendon in March.

The Town and County of St. Paul are planning to begin construction on the new Wellness Center mid-September or early October, said Town CAO Ron Boisvert at a presentation to Town employees at an information session held Monday morning.