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Community Lunch Box announces new location
By Susan Hofforth The Community Lunch Box is excited to announce the purchase of its new home at The Community Lunch Box Support Centre at 4904 – 52 Avenue in…
Cat Scratch 2016
By Rechell McDonald Did you get a chance to check out Cat Scratch at the Allan & Jean Millar Centre this past week? On Sunday, January 17, the Sabres Cheerleading…
New local book launch
By Susan Hofforth Local author Bonnie Ryan-Fisher is being published in an anthology of women’s writings. Ryan-Fisher has been a published author since the 1980s but this is the first…
AstroDome in Whitecourt
By Rechell McDonald The AstroDome personnel made a trip to Whitecourt recently to share the wonders of space with Whitecourt students. The AstroDome is a mobile, inflatable dome with an…
Sabres Cheer showcase
The Sabres Cheer Showcase was a huge success! The well-attended show saw cheerleaders of all ages, from two up to adult, jumping, tumbling, and having a fantastic time! The Showcase…
Trooper hits the stage
Juno award-winning Trooper electrified a packed house on Saturday night. Trooper’s 10 studio albums have captured multiple gold and platinum status. Trooper members love their fans.…
New workplace training program available
By Susan Hofforth As the economy goes through its slump, many people are being forced to make new plans. Unexpected unemployment means that people are forced to explore new career…
Tree pickup has begun
By Rechell McDonald The annual Christmas tree pickup service began on January 11 and is scheduled to run through until the end of the month. There is no set pickup…
Teen Centre re-opens
By Rechell McDonald The Whitecourt Teen Centre, run by the Boys and Girls Club, saw a brief shut down period late in 2015 as they lost their management team to…
Whitecourt Town Council update
The business plan for the proposed Arts & Culture Centre has been drafted. Duncan Webb, President of Webb Management which was contracted to complete the study, presented findings and highlights…
New play coming to town… Shangri-La!
By Rechell McDonald The Whitecourt & Woodlands Performing Arts Society will be presenting Shangri-La, a comedy/drama created and performed by Judy Wensel. The play will take place on February 7…
A lot to do with FCSS in Mayerthorpe
By Susan Hofforth Over the next two and a half months, there are a lot of events, classes, and community activities available in Mayerthorpe for seniors, or parents with toddlers.…
Karaoke Night Out in Whitecourt
By Susan Hofforth The NOW series of events has been running in Whitecourt for the past year and is still extremely popular. Every month a new, exciting activity is planned…
Fox Creek rattled by second large earthquake
By Nerissa McNaughton Last January Fox Creek was shaken by an earthquake. This January, the small town experienced another earthquake, and this one was large enough to be biggest fracking-related…
Shot Grizzly
On November 16 at 0844hrs, Alberta Fish & Wildlife officers responded to a shot and left Grizzly bear on the Weyerhaeuser cut-across from the Groat Creek Haul Road south of…