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Traffic counts along the Highway 43 corridor see a drop in 2022
Whitecourt Town Council receives an annual presentation on collision incidents and recently looked over the data reported from 2022. The Collision Report shows trends and possible problem areas based…
Karson, the heart healer, support giver, and strength provider
The Eagle Tower Victims Services Society offers support and assistance to victims of crime during and after a crisis. A big piece of the puzzle comes in the form of…
MP Viersen updates Town Council on the Conservatives fight against carbon tax, inflation, and Bill C-21
During a recent meeting, MP Arnold Viersen provided a parliamentary update to Whitecourt Town Council. Viersen said the issue at the top of the list for the Conservative Party was…
Lots of great music heard, and fun had at Party in the Park Festival despite some rain
Since 2007, the Town of Whitecourt’s Party in the Park Festival has drawn big crowds from the community and beyond. Visitors and residents have flocked to Rotary Park, now called…
Volunteering with Whitecourt Challenger Baseball is like “happiness is getting paid to my heart”
On Tuesday last week, the Whitecourt Challenger Baseball group set up inside the back space at the Allan & Jean Millar Centre for a dry spot to play. With menacing…
Emma, Corbin, Daxton, Dakota and Claire are BGC kids, and they sure do love their club
Each year at the beginning of June, the Boys and Girls Club of Canada (BGC) celebrates its existence. “It’s an opportunity for us nationwide to celebrate what clubs do. Each…
Martin Long, re-elected in West Yellowhead, sees lots of positivity for the future
Monday, May 29, proved positive for Martin Long, re-elected to serve the West Yellowheadconstituency, garnering just over 70 percent of the votes in the riding. With four more years to…
Test runs on a few changes at Festival Park, include no cooking zone
Some changes, which included new picnic tables, have been made to the grounds at Festival Park.Whitecourt Town Council voted to make the changes and update Policy 72-004 Rental of Festival…
Fun for all ages at local gymkhana event
On Saturday, June 10 and Sunday, June 11, equestrian skills were on full display at the WhitecourtAgricultural Grounds for a Fun Show & Gymkhana hosted by the Woodlands Lac Ste.…
Growing the exposure of Indigenous culture in Whitecourt through traditional teachings
On Saturday, May 27, Rosella Sewi and her mother, Georgina Sewi, travelled from Grande Prairie toWhitecourt to hold a traditional beading class at the Whitecourt & District Public Library. Along…
Lemonade Day is just around the corner
In a little over a week, area youth will be putting up lemonade stands across the region. June 17 isLemonade Day for Community Futures, and the Yellowhead East region (Whitecourt,…
Major street improvements coming to six areas, including Nylan Cr. Cul-de-Sac
Major street improvements coming to six areas, including Nylan Cr. Cul-de-Sac Summer, or construction season, as it is lovingly referred to in Alberta, is upon the municipality. TheTown of Whitecourt…
A homestead experience from the Millar Family coming to the FIC grounds this summer
The Whitecourt & District Heritage Society is looking to greatly improve the Forest Interpretive Centre(FIC) grounds with several significant additions to the property. The John & Audrey Dahl Heritage Parkand…
Upping the communication & engagement game between Woodlands County and its residents
Woodlands County’s Public Participation Policy was up for discussion at a recent Governance andPriorities Committee meeting. The policy aims to promote public participation and create open, two-way communication.It outlines the…
‘Sprucing’ things up at Spruceview Lodge thanks to a donation from Whitecourt’s Rotary Club
The Rotary Club of Whitecourt recently fulfilled a wish list of items. After a conversation with a friendwho worked at the Spruceview Lodge, Annette Kay, Secretary with the Rotary Club…