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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…
We are CLOSED Wednesday, December 19 to Wednesday, December 26 We Re-Open Thursday, December 27 Merry Christmas & Thanks for making our 110th year so special!
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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…
When it comes to recycling, the term ‘paper’ encompasses a very broad spectrum of materials, and really isn’t very helpful when trying to make a decision to toss it or recycle it. There area few different categories of paper, with different markets, some commanding a high dollar-per-tonne value. Unfortunately, as soon as a load of…
Seventy-five Grade 2 and 3 students in the Battle River School Division (BRSD), including a class from Flagstaff, just graduated from a very unique program, called Reading University. This program runs for four weeks in the summer, and its purpose is to support young learners and help them increase their literary skills. Only available to…
Legendary Canadian rock band Trooper made their first Sedgewick appearance on Sunday, July 15, putting on a terrific show for a big crowd at the Wild Rose Co-op Recreation Centre. The crowd got a great warmup from Sweet Tequila, the evening’s opening act, then moved right into a non-stop, supercharged performance from Trooper, with Ra…
The first week that one of the big yellow Flagstaff Waste commingled recycling bins was in Killam, someone deposited two coffee makers into the bin. This doesn’t just ruin it for all fellow recyclers in terms of turning a bin of what’s meant to be recycling into a bin destined for the landfill, it’s also…
A lightning strike on the Strome Fire Hall started a fire on Friday, July 13, around 8 p.m. Firefighters were unable to enter the building, says Flagstaff Regional Emergency Services Co-ordinator Kim Cannady, “because all our protective gear was inside.” Killam and Daysland Fire Departments responded to the call and extinguished the flames. View the…