Town of St. Paul town council voted for staff to draft a policy mandating members of the public to wear a mask at the town arenas. Council’s discussion of the motion centred around enforcing this type of policy and the fact that the request for the policy is coming from …

There have been zero lab-confirmed cases of influenza in Alberta so far this season, despite more than five times as many samples being tested for seasonal influenza-A and influenza-B. According to Dr. Kristin Klein, a Medical Officer of Health for Alberta Health Services’ North Zone-East, the reason they haven’t seen …

The ‘Take It To The Lake’ campaign is nominated for the Repsol People’s Choice Award in the 2019-2020 Awards of Excellence program put on by Economic Developers Alberta. The campaign, which is put on by Lac La Biche County in collaboration with the M.D. of Bonnyville and Town of Vermilion, …

The Town of Elk Point passed its interim operating budget for 2021 following more than six hours of discussion on Nov. 16 and Nov. 18. According to CAO Ken Gwozdz, the updated document will be posted to the Town’s website sometime this week. In an interview after the Nov. 18 …

Frog Lake First Nation lifted their lockdown order today, having returned to zero active cases of COVID-19 on the Nation. The lockdown was put into effect after the Nation was notified of a second positive case Nov. 12. Director of Operations William Quinney said the reason they were able to …

Further details about the availability of essential services during a two week ‘circuit breaker’ shutdown of Saddle Lake Cree Nation were released by the band’s emergency management department on Nov. 18. Water, sewage, and garbage services will still be available, as well as medical and home care for high needs …

Extendicare St. Paul has confirmed one staff member tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week. “The staff member who has tested positive is isolating at home until they are cleared to return to work,” said Laura Gallant, a communications person for the long term care facility. In the e-mailed statement, …

Drugs, weapons, and ammunition were seized by Elk Point RCMP. Three stolen vehicles have been recovered and six people charged because of tips made by the public, according to Cpl. Ron Bumbry, the media relations officer for the Eastern Alberta District of the RCMP. Elk Point RCMP seized weapons, drugs, …

Saddle Lake is part of Natural Law Energy. Natural Law Energy has signed a definitive agreement with TC Energy to make an equity investment of up to $1 billion in the Keystone XL pipeline project, which has continued to face environmental challenges and regulatory hurdles in the United States. While …

With the collapse of in-person concerts, professional musician and world famous fiddler Calvin Vollrath has had to pivot to stay relevant since the beginning of the pandemic. “Our profession ran into a brick wall. It was like, boom, it was done, it was over,” said Vollrath, who produced a concert …