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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…
The board of Flagstaff Waste Management, comprised of elected officials from every member community in Flagstaff County and Rosalind, have recently voted to amend the recycling program by pulling out of plastics recycling altogether for the time being. Councillors heard from Murray Hampshire, Manager of Flagstaff Waste Management, and David Dahl, Diversions and Recycling Program…
The Battle River School Division each year recognizes groups from around the region who make a significant contribution or achievement to the schools and students in the region. BRSD Vice Chair Karen Belich says, “Schools, and our school division, are lucky enough to receive support from so very many generous people and organizations. “Especially in…
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…
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Three different groups of people in Flagstaff had the opportunity to learn more about Alberta’s opioid crisis, and more about street drugs and their effects through Opioid Awareness sessions sponsored by Flagstaff Initiative to Relationship and Spousal Trauma (FIRST) and the Rural Development Network. Two staff members from Turning Point Society of Central Alberta were…
This year Big Valley Jamboree, or BVJ, will be celebrating its 25 anniversary. Organizers say that hundreds of thousands of loyal fans have supported the event through the years, and they acknowledge that a great many of those fans come from rural Alberta.
The 19th Annual Supper and Auction to benefit Flagstaff’s Initiative to Relationship and Spousal Trauma, (F.I.R.S.T.) was held in Galahad on Saturday evening.
Flagstaff Family and Community Services, through Counsellor Carson Ryner, will soon be offering a counselling outreach program throughout Flagstaff.
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…