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The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will be performing at the Flagstaff Regional Airport, located between Killam and Sedgewick on Highway 13, on Wednesday, July 24. Captain Taylor Evans, Snowbird number nine and lead solo, says that there are nine permanent Snowbird pilots on the team. There’s the team lead, Snowbird number one, the Boss. Snowbirds numbers…
Cst. Jake Rains has taken up a post at the Killam RCMP Detachment as its newest member. Fresh from the RCMP Academy, “Depot” Division, in Regina, Rains also has a Bachelors degree in Psychology from St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. He worked for a couple of years after leaving university, for a…
A last-minute cancellation gave rise to the ability to capitalize on an incredible opportunity that has resulted in a huge event for the Flagstaff Region: hosting the Canadian Forces Snowbirds. The Snowbirds will perform from the Flagstaff Regional Airport on Wednesday, July 24 in an event that will be hosted by the Iron Creek Flying…
In its sixth year, Flagstaff Fusion Lacrosse League is fielding five teams this year, from Tyke (the equivalent of novice and pre-novice in hockey) to Midget, including one all-girls novice team. Novice in lacrosse is equivalent to atom in hockey. League President Curtis Hrdlicka says that the teams average 12 players, with 15 on the…
(as published in the May 1 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. MANTL Bay 2 #6 Spruce Dr., Box 809, Sedgewick 780-851-7315 Asked to describe MANTL in one word, CEO Matthew Kenna responds without…
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Flagstaff Waste Management collects garden and yard waste from communities throughout the region every summer, and from that produces some high quality compost. “It all starts at our free weekends,” says Murray Hampshire, Manager at Flagstaff Waste. “We accept leaves, and plant matter, and grass clippings only. “We do a plant-based compost on a relatively…
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To help get students interested and informed about the provincial election, CIVIX Canada hosted an Alberta-wide Student vote alongside the provincial election. More than 170,000 students participated, representing more than 1,340 schools and all 87 electoral divisions; the largest-ever Alberta Student vote campaign. Elementary, junior high, and high school students were able to participate; class…
The Forestburg Riding Arena committee held an open house on the afternoon of Saturday, April 13, starting off with lunch, tours of the facility for visitors, vendors tables and a silent auction, and pony rides for the kids. Organizers say they were pleased with the turnout, and hope that it results in getting the facility…
“We’re a community team – not a lot of people realize that,” said Killam Jr. B Wheat Kings Head Coach Bob Charchun on Saturday, April 13, in Killam during the team’s wind-up and awards evening. “We have a fantastic group of polite, respectful young men who are a testament to their parents, families, and themselves.”…