New recruits needed for Oyen’s Handi-Bus
In 1988, the Oyen Kinsmen Club and the Oyen Lions Club purchased a 1988 Ford 12-passenger modified school bus.
Special Areas Advisory Council Holds Spring Meeting
Special Areas Advisory Council held their spring council meeting on March 30 and 31 in Hanna. Advisory Council’s first meeting of the year, the group reviewed planned 2023 projects…
Oyen’s Lois Bedwell is a dedicated volunteer
“Recreational facilities and clubs all operate with volunteers. If people want recreation, it’s important to volunteer.” Those words were spoken by Lois Bedwell of Oyen…
Trudeau holds town hall at First Nations University of Canada
Trudeau talks about selling 100 per cent electric cars in just 12 years, and supplying the lithium to build them.
Time to Keep Federal Advertising Dollars in Canada
Twenty years ago, the federal government spent $110 million on advertising, which was managed by 30 advertising agencies.
Job #1 Should Be National Unity
The Liberal Party of Canada has a history of intruding on provincial purview. Look no further than the National Energy Program which caused much of the hostility towards Pierre Elliott Trudeau…
Strike proves privileged PSAC is out of touch
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on the federal government to reject the unaffordable and unsustainable demands from the Public Service Alliance of Canada.
Poll shows rural Albertans opposed to provincial police force
An online survey in February delivered by Leger and sponsored by the University of Lethbridge’s Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy and the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA)…
Penton: Records fall during Summer’s great spring
In water-related parlance, let’s just say it’s unlikely that Toronto swimmer Summer McIntosh is a splash in the pan.
Eatonia’s Ted Douglas has lived a great life
Ted Douglas from Eatonia has led a long and interesting life, which began on Dec. 31st, 1924, at Empress, AB. He was the oldest of four kids, growing up on a farm between Empress and Eatonia.
The Klarenbach Report, Apr 16
Hedges against inflation are essential for investors to preserve their purchasing power and protect the real value of their investments.
Living With Lupus
April 1, 1996 my life was changed drastically and permanently. I had been suffering for a few months with literally no energy and then my toes started to turn purple and get ulcers and lesions on them…
Bill Powell is an artisan at heart
If you’re headed north on Highway 884 to Veteran, you’ll spot a headless horseman at one of the intersections. The life-sized figure is the workmanship of artisan Bill Powell…
Check It Out: Agreeing to work together
My father-in-law possesses a wealth of stories and sayings. He shared a recent anonymous quote: “If two people always agree, one of them isn't necessary.”
Pop 89: Not Altogether There
Last night I showed my brother the documentary “Wild Prairie Man” about my friend James R. Page who has spent the last few decades photographing the wild prairie of Grasslands National Park.
Air Ambulance Services at Oyen – Update from Municipal Partners
The Special Areas Board, along with the Town of Oyen and the MD of Acadia, are working to support restoration of 24-hour air ambulance services in Oyen, AB.
Is it time for your mammogram?
Screen Test is a free service provided by Alberta Health Services that offers screening mammograms. Our mobile screening units travel to 121 communities throughout Alberta…
Three South Central High School graduates successfully pass CFE
Chanelle Pitre, Kelsie Battrum and Justin Logan attended attended SCHS and graduated together in 2014. They wrote their CFE (a brutal 3 day exam) at the same time in September of 2022.
Penton: Sorry, Bruins fans - no Cup for you
The six-month regular season of the National Hockey League has already determined the league’s best team (Boston Bruins), but it will take two months of playoffs…
Brett Kissel rocking it big in Kindersley
Brett Kissel is set to enjoy everything Kindersley has to offer, and he sees small-town shows as a wholly different experience.