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September 10 is world suicide prevention day, and to raise awareness, Flagstaff Family and Community Services and FFCS along with other community partners will be hosting a series of events in four Flagstaff Communities on Tuesday, Sept. 8. FFCS, along with the Faith Ministry, FIRST, municipal officials, and MLA Jackie Lovely will start in Daysland…
Liz DeAbreu of Killam answered a phone call this week that set off a series of events she’d rather not repeat. “The caller said she was from Mastercard Security,” DeAbreu says. “She was calling to tell me that a charge from Germany had been made to Amazon for $900 using my card.” DeAbreu initially scoffed…
(as published in the September 4 edition of The Community Press) The Flagstaff Region Featured Business is a monthly newspaper and web feature presented in partnership by Flagstaff County and The Community Press. The James Insurance Group S. James Agencies Sedgewick Land & Insurance Battle River Agencies www.thejamesinsurancegroup.ca Ask Bud James and Marcy Lazarick to…
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…
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…
After a 24-hour delay due to high winds, the Lougheed Alberta Modellers, also known as the LA Modellers, held their Fun Fly event on Sunday, July 15. Although the event was scarcely attended due to short notice in rescheduling, those in attendance enjoyed the beautiful weather, custom-made for flying model airplanes. The club came into…
Karali Newby from Killam was the lucky winner of a Supreme Trooper prize package with 10 VIP Gold tickets to see legendary rock band Trooper, Sunday, July 15 in Sedgewick. The contest was sponsored by Wild Rose Co-op, and entrants had the opportunity to win by visiting any of the Sedgewick, Killam, or Camrose food…