People hoping to spend some of their summer holidays at municipal campgrounds will need to book quickly to guarantee a site. According to County of St. Paul Director of Parks and Recreation Tim Mahdiuk, the online reservation system the County uses had some glitches when reservations first opened at 8 …

The inaugural session of a men’s mental health support group in St. Paul went well according to organizer Nathan Taylor. According to Taylor, they had five participants as well as the facilitator there for the first meeting on Feb. 27. Four people attended in person and two participated via zoom. …

The 14th annual MS Walk will be taking place virtually this spring because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Lakeland Regional Officer manager Brenda Rosychuk said they will have more details to release closer to the date, but they expect to have a rally to kick things off for the St. …

A new funding policy is in place for non-profits and community groups who want to receive funding from the Town of St. Paul, following detailed discussions at Committee of the Whole Feb. 11 and the regular council meeting Feb. 22. The Community Grant Funding Policy details the rules for groups …

Ten new cases of COVID-19 were reported across the Lakeland on Mar. 1 according to the data provided by the province of Alberta’s COVID-19 tracking map. The bulk of those cases were in Smoky Lake County, which has a total of 148 active cases, six in the past 24 hours. …

Named the 9th Poet Laureate on Feb. 3, Louise Bernice Halfe – Sky Dancer recalls growing up in the Lakeland area and her poetry style. Although Canada’s Poet Laureate was born in the region, Louise Bernice Halfe – Sky Dancer said most of her major connections to St. Paul have …

The tender for the new waste bins to be used in the Town of St. Paul has been awarded to Superior Truck Equipment Inc. which had the lowest bid of $157,732.02 plus GST. The town had budgeted $180,000 for the project in the 2020 Capital Budget which was rolled in …

Resident survey open until March 16 The Town of St. Paul will have a survey on topics ranging from municipal services to recreation to future priorities available online for residents until March 16 follow the survey’s approval at the Monday night council meeting. According to CAO Kim Heyman, this survey …

Voter ID bylaw passed The proposed voter ID bylaw passed second and third readings at the St. Paul Town Council meeting on Feb. 22. The bylaw was amended to include passport as an acceptable ID under Option 2, meaning it could be used in conjunction with a second piece of …

No new COVID-19 deaths have been reported across the Lakeland in three days, but active cases in Smoky Lake County have tripled in the past week. Under the municipality view of the province’s COVID-19 data map, Smoky Lake County now has 109 active cases of the virus. The bulk of …