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August 15, 2024 Theft of Bicycle A residence reported his daughters’ bike had been stolen from the swimming pool. The theft is still under investigating. Impaired Operation A routine traffic stop was conducted in the downtown area. The 26-year-old male drive displayed signs of impairment and was subsequently issued Immediate Roadside Sanctions. Warrants At approximately…
Originally published in The Community Press – March 14, 1995 – Cecil John Kinross was just 22 when he won the Victoria Cross for heroic actions taken at Passchendaele during the First World War. Members of the CJ Kinross Legion, Lougheed Branch No. 180, unveiled a cairn with a memorial plaque in his honour last…
(as published in the December 6 edition of The Community Press) Lakeview Liquor Store 4802 49 Street Hardisty, Alberta 780-888-2488 Open Monday to Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Looking for a unique bottle of liquor for that hard-to-buy connoisseur on…
The Killam RCMP Detachment has a new member. On May 12, Corporal Trent Cleveland started at the detachment, accepting a promotion to Corporal, and will act as the detachment NCO in charge for the time being. Cleveland is very familiar with the Flagstaff region, having been born and raised in Camrose, where he can trace…
Practically for the first time in April, the sun came out on Saturday, April 27 as the Iron Creek Flying Club offered free airplane rides for kids. Sixty-one kids took pilots up on the offer, with youth coming from Kitscoty, Edgerton, Hughenden, Camrose, Wetaskiwin, St. Brides, Ryley, Holden, Irma, Vegreville, Bashaw, and the Flagstaff region,…
(The Sentinel – February 4, 1909) – On the night of January 26, the citizens of Lougheed and the neighbouring district celebrated the 150th anniversary of Robert Burns in right good Scottish style, a banquet being given in memory of the immortal bard.
A few years ago, in 2011, Lynne Jenkinson, Executive Director of Flagstaff Family and Community Services, was approached about putting in a nomination form for the board of directors for Vision Credit Union, by a private citizen. “It was just when I took over as Executive Director, though,” she says, “so I decided not to…
Finning International Inc. through its Canadian division, recently announced a partnership agreement making Agriterra Equipment the first Authorized Sales and Service Centre (ASSC) for Cat agricultural products in North America.
The Wild Rose Co-operative Association held its 8th Annual General Meeting last Wednesday in Camrose. During the meeting, open to all members/shareholders of the Co-op, members had the opportunity to review the 2015 Financial Statements, presented by WR Controller Hal Reid.
Four daring Forestburg firefighters donned red high heels to take part in the Walk A Mile in Her Shoes fundraising campaign held in Camrose on Saturday, Jan. 4. Forestburg Fire Chief Kevin Lunty; Deputy Fire Chief Dwayne Giroux; and firefighters Nathan Lunty and Bernie Fehey participated in the campaign to raise money and awareness on…
