Lakeland College held a virtual Job Fair yesterday as a way for students to interact with industry professionals. In separate chat rooms, students had the opportunity to learn about the companies and available positions as well as ask questions. Time blocks allowed participants to get some background information and choose …

A successor to their original Band in the Sand event, Lakeland College’s new virtual concert series began last Thursday, and will continue hosting free live performances for the next three weeks. Organizer Jessa Dumkee is a third-year agribusiness student who already has her diploma in Animal Science Technology. She said …

The County of Vermilion River is sponsoring free wellness courses through The Nest Project over the next three months. The Practice of Mindfulness began last night on Zoom, and will continue throughout March, while Journaling for Wellness sessions will begin in in April, and Choosing Joy sessions will begin in …

Alberta Transportation began work on Highway 619 this Monday with a road maintenance project including pile wall construction. The detour has traffic re-routed onto Range Road 54 to Township Road 492 and onto Range Road 62. “We appreciate everyone’s patience. The detour adds a few miles to your route but …

Participating families will try their best to be the first to complete a list of physical and mental challenges, both in their homes and around the community during the Virtual Race of Vermilion on March 20. Prizes will be awarded to the first place family, and all will cherish the …

James MacDonald returned to Elk Point to begin his new role as executive director of the Northern Lights Library System by working remotely on February 1. After quarantining for two weeks he was able to begin working in-office on February 15. MacDonald previously worked in Salt Lake City, Utah, as …

The Smile Cookie Campaign at Vermilion Tim Horton’s raised $2,675.10 last fall and a cheque presentation was made today to KidSport Vermilion. “We really appreciate this. It’s an excellent program that a lot of people rely on, so thank you to Greg [Whitney] and his team for being huge supporters,” …

Eco-Terre is aiming to create a hemp processing plant for textiles in north-eastern Alberta. In order to verify the facility’s location in western Canada, they are wanting to secure producers or potential producers within 100 kilometres of the facility. Originally from Quebec, Eco-Terre believes northern Alberta is the ideal place …

Earlier this week, Vermilion Town Council carried a motion to allocate up to $20,000 of their Municipal Operating Support Transfer (MOST) to the Vermilion Public Library, and up to $10,000 to the Vermilion & District Housing Foundation. The town was offered $425,000 in a MOST grant from the province to …

County of Vermilion River Protective Services reported an incident involving a train and a passenger truck Tuesday morning. County Fire Chief, Kirk Hughes, said the driver of the truck was not hurt and was taken to hospital as a precaution. The nature of the incident is currently unknown and police …