Penton: Perseverance paying off for Comrie
Hockey fans follow, read about and watch video features of some of the most heralded players in the game — McDavid, Ovechkin, Crosby, McKinnon, etc.
The Klarenbach Report, Nov 14
Twenty years ago or so, I attended a weekend seminar in Calgary hosted by Canada’s largest Ponzi scheme. The firm was called Capital Alternatives, and I paid $1200 to be there.
Pop 89: What makes us rich?
I don’t mind waiting on tables. I just don’t like being undervalued for it. We brag that we are a classless culture, but we often behave as if being a “paying customers” means we pay…
Check It Out: Canadians are speaking up
A gift tag read: “I got you a new washer and dryer for Christmas.” The gift contained a clothespin and a flat, round washer used in plumbing projects.
Smith needs to protect taxpayers from hikes at home
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has set her sights on stopping big-taxing politicians in Ottawa.
NDP critic Aleana Young on the Sask First Act
NDP critic Aleana Young asks if the Saskatchewan First Act is constitutional? Is it window dressing?
Alberta demands federal action on affordability: Premier Smith
Premier Danielle Smith issued the following statement demanding federal action on affordability…
Acadia Valley News, Nov 10
We wanted moisture and boy, did we get it! It is white, but at least something! Big hats off to the Snow Angels that went around town digging residents out!
The Klarenbach Report, Nov 8
In the late 1960’s Peter Pakosh’s brother, Dan, had a simple idea. Why fit a loader on the front of the tractor when it would be easier to mount it on the rear…
Pop 89: Genius Mother
How does a genius become a genius, and what do people say about them? How do they do that genius-thing they do? I invite you to close your eyes and imagine what a genius looks like.
Check It Out: Veterans keep looking forward
It was asked why military men often marry partners from the foreign countries in which they were deployed? The answer: when they finally come home…
Penton: Happy days for Philly sports fans
It’s a great year to be a sports fan in Philadelphia. Known as the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia has been home in recent years to some of the most inept…
Assumption RC School hosts School Division Board
Christ the Redeemer Catholic School Division Board members wish to thank the staff, parents and students of Oyen’s Assumption Roman Catholic School…
WINTER BLAST!
Winter arrived with a vengeance at the beginning of the month. These photos were sent to us from Yolanda Kuhn at Acadia Valley…
Big Country Hospital recognizes volunteers
Ralph and Marvel Jorgensen have been volunteering at the Big Country Hospital for 40 years! For a long time, Ralph and Marvel have shared their love of music…
2022 Garbage Bylaw Changes Explained
Council deliberated over the new garbage bylaw for 3 months before finding a solution that they felt benefited the majority of the residents of Oyen.
East Sounding Creek 4-H News: Elections
This is Coleman Norris reporting live from the Canalta meeting room in Oyen, Alberta, where the East Sounding Creek 4H elections have just been held!
$100,000 EXTRA win in Youngstown!
Merlin Harris bought a ticket from the Esso station at 117 Lakeway Blvd. in Sylvan Lake on Sept. 14. Almost two weeks later, on Sept. 27, he scanned his ticket…
Pop 89: I Wouldn’t Do That if I Were You
I’ve said it, and I’ve had it said to me: “I wouldn’t do that if I were you.” Take welding while stoned, for instance: not a good idea. Ok, I was actually torch-cutting.