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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…
Right in the middle of celebrating Seniors Week, residents of the Killam Health Centre Long Term Care unit invited residents of both Galahad and Hardisty Health Centres Long Term Care to compete in a Seniors Olympics competition. Competitors had their respective flags piped into the Killam Community Hall on Wednesday, June 6 as Ian Malcolm…
The Town of Sedgewick has signed their second naming rights sponsorship deal in a matter of weeks, the most recent is with Wes Campbell, owner of Campbell-McLennan Chrysler, who has stepped forward as a sponsor for the town’s new portable stage. The “Campbell-McLennan Chrysler Stage,” a 32 foot by 28 foot professional staging system, was…
Members of the Splash Park committee gathered together for a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new spray park at Sedgewick Lake. Construction is well underway for the new park, with no confirmed opening date yet, but committee members are hoping it will be soon. Below: Work at the site commenced a few weeks…
Killam RCMP Detachment members were busy during the period May 17 to June 7. Members attended five of eight 911 hangups. The detachment received five complaints of abandoned vehicles, none were criminal in nature. RCMP dealt with seven animal complaints, four involving injured deer or moose from collisions with motor vehicles, the rest were cattle…