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Flagstaff residents will soon have the opportunity to benefit from a new pilot program that started in Camrose called Camrose Carpool, and is extending to the Flagstaff Region. Lynne Jenkinson, Executive Director at Flagstaff Family and Community Services (FFCS) says she was recently contacted by Camrose Carpool coordinator Nicole Boullione because of the success of…
(as published in the May 22 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. Flagstaff Crafted Flagstaff Crafted was born of our region’s pride in high-quality local handmade goods. Flagstaff County’s Economic Development team had sought…
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…
Forestburg Council has not made any firm decision regarding future sidewalk replacement, confirms CAO Debra Moffat, “But sidewalks are something we will need to consider.” Moffat says that the value to replace every sidewalk in Forestburg today would be around $1,000,000. “We don’t have the money in the bank to replace everything we have,” she…
Daysland Crop Management had an opportunity through ADAMA Canada to win the opportunity to donate $15,000 to an organization in their community through a national contest. The company chose the Daysland Playground Committee as the organization they wanted to support, and from Jan. 4 until Valentine’s Day, encouraged everyone to vote for their project. The…
The Best Little Newfoundland Christmas Pageant…Ever! showcased on the Palace Theatre stage in Daysland on Wednesday, Nov. 29 to a packed house. The play is set in St. John’s, Newfoundland. At the start, Mrs. O’Brien finally gets her chance to direct the pageant when Mrs. Armstrong gets in an altercation with a moose. It doesn’t…
Killam, Alberta RCMP – On Tuesday, August 22, Killam RCMP received a report of elder abuse by two staff members at the Killam Health Centre. It is alleged an 88-year-old female patient was assaulted while in care on Sunday, August 20. Killam RCMP arrested and charged two staff members on August 22. Koren Makarowski**, a…
Leanne and Perry Gordon organized ‘Once more around the block for Ernie,’ a motorcycle ride around Flagstaff County to raise money for Ernie Palmer, a double-transplant patient from Strome who is currently recuperating from his transplant surgeries in Toronto, where he received new lungs and a new liver. Riders, sponsors, and other donations ended up…
“Cheerio, Cheery-up, Cheer-i-lee.” It’s the sound of spring, and heralds the return of the red-chested robin, a familiar sight in yards throughout the summer. But if it sounds like a robin, and acts like a robin, but looks like something else altogether, is it still a robin? That’s what Lloyd Seidel asked himself when he…
Daysland School held its graduation exercises on Friday, May 5 in the school gym. Daysland’s Class of 2017 is Ben Roth, Braydan Davis, Dylan Bendfeld, Brendan Davis, Brian Roth, Jordan Roth, Courtney Pfeffer, Alicia Andriashyk, Astrid Mairena-Williams, Bria Kroetch, Logan Holben, Jaelyn Shihinski, Emily Roth, Charla Robinson, Shaylyn Wolbeck, Brooke Hochhausen, Alarie Guhle, and Megan Zak….
