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You can’t judge a book by its cover. Or a library by just its books. Flagstaff libraries are full of more than shelves of dusty old books — such as weekly preschool programming, monthly Nerf night and an adult programming series that ranges from raising chickens to gardening and much more, says Forestburg Public Library…
On Saturday, September 8, the graduates of Central High Sedgewick Public School class of 2018 held their graduation ceremony at the Wild Rose Co-op Recreation Centre in Sedgewick. Read more about it here. Below are some of the shots – some that made the paper, many that didn’t – that were captured by The Community…
*Please note: due to a late addition to this week’s paper, this story has been continued onto the web from the front page of the print edition. Below it appears in its full form: The 2018 graduating class of Central High in Sedgewick celebrated the end of one phase of their lives, and the beginning…
(as published in the September 5 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. BeDevil Enterprises 6301 – 51 Ave. Killam; 780-385-5640 Dan McRae adheres to a straightforward business philosophy that has served him – and his…
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The Killam RCMP Detachment has a new Sergeant, as Colin Molinski has arrived and started work. Molinski is a veteran RCMP member, having worked in every corner of Canada prior to coming to Killam. “My nickname is Suitcase,” he says, because he’s moved so many times. He’s transferred a lot, on purpose, and says he’s…
Flagstaff County Council reviewed a new viability study of the Valley Ski Hill during their July 18 Council Meeting. The study was prepared by RC Strategies, and included seven main areas: current operations analysis; public and stakeholder engagement; market analysis; trends and leading practices; key findings; and potential options, recommendations, and next steps. Flagstaff County…
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…
The board and management of Flagstaff Waste Management, which is owned by every municipality in Flagstaff as well as Rosalind, have taken a hard look at the current household recycling materials market, and will be making some changes at the end of the summer. Under the new program, yellow commingled bins and mixed paper bins…