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Cst. C Tourand from the Viking RCMP Detachment recently warned residents there of a popular scam making the rounds. “Over the last while, the Viking RCMP Detachment has seen an increase in a reported phone lottery scam. “The calls people are receiving have been people claiming to be with STARS air ambulance. “People are being…
Flagstaff’s Initiative for Spousal and Relationship Trauma (FIRST) has changed their name. The organization will still use the acronym FIRST, but it now stands for, “Flagstaff’s Informed Response Sharing Team.” FIRST Administrator and FFCS Executive Director Lynne Jenkinson says, “It’s not just a rename or rebranding, it’s a new beginning for FIRST. This process has…
As CP staff members Jayden Lesmeister and Emily Tanton show off the total, all we can say is, “Well done, Community Press Readers, we reached a total of $4,320.04 for Christmas Sharing this year!” FFCS Executive Director Lynne Jenkinson says that the number of hampers requested this year is just one more than last year,…
The last CP of 2018 is out now, including our annual Christmas Greetings Section! Thank you to readers and advertisers for all your support this year! Thank you to all 185 organizations who participated in our Christmas Greetings Section! Thanks for making our 110th year so special! Grab the last Community Press of 2018 on…
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The Town of Sedgewick has made an announcement regarding the next in their series of concerts, following up the hugely-successful November Brett Kissel concert with country music artist Clay Walker, on Saturday, April 6. After exploding onto the Texas honky-tonk scene in 1993 with back-to-back number one hits: “What’s It To You” and “Live Until…
Shane Pospisil from New West Opportunities presented to Daysland residents at their town hall meeting, held Nov. 14 at the Sunbeam Senior’s Centre. New West has been hired by the Flagstaff Inter-municipal Partnership (FIP) to facilitate public consultation, and to that end, Pospisil told residents that he and his team would be appearing throughout Flagstaff…
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Two big wins for the Wheaties last weekend have brought them to the top of the North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League leaderboard. The Wheat Kings played in Killam on Friday, Oct. 19, against the St. Paul Canadiens. They won the high-scoring game 6-5 after three-and-a-half minutes of gruelling overtime. On Saturday, Oct. 20,…
As municipalities in Flagstaff County continue to work on developing a regional fire service plan, all nine have agreed to extend the existing fire agreement, scheduled originally to expire Dec. 31, 2017, and then extended to the end of this year, for another year as they continue to work towards the development of a regional…