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Recycling in Flagstaff County, and elsewhere in the country, is undergoing some real changes due to the near-loss of the world’s major plastic recycler, China. At the start of the year, China changed the terms under which they would accept plastic recyclables, going from an allowed contamination rate of five percent, to less than one-half…
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…
Dr. Sam and Janet Ogbeide had some very special visitors last Tuesday, when Richard Mofe-Damijo and Samuel Oboh and his daughter Noora came to Killam. Mofe-Damijo, commonly known as RMD, is a very famous Nigerian actor, having starred in over 49 films, and won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Africa Movie Academy Awards. He…
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…
Covenant Health has announced that the Killam Campus of Caring project is moving into the next phase. In the coming weeks, we anticipate that work will commence onsite. This will include: •Fencing installation •Equipment arriving onsite •Tree removal •Staking out of the new build area. Continuing in the background while the onsite piece gets underway…
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…
July will see Canadian rock band Trooper perform in Sedgewick. As part of their new strategic plan to enhance the quality of life for residents, and attract more visitors to take advantage of Sedgewick’s recreational facilities, the concert is being seen as a means to an end, “Council is putting its best foot forward, making…