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Two programs open for grant applications
By Nerissa McNaughton Want to play a role in the beautification of Whitecourt? Applications are now being accepted for the Vitalization Grant Program and the Community Business Beautification Grant. The…
What happens in the depressed brain?
By Nerissa McNaughton As news continues to emerge about the co-pilot who crashed a plane into the Alps, many are wondering how and why his depression played such a significant…
Our Government is helping Canadian families
Ottawa: Jim Eglinski, Member of Parliament for Yellowhead, asked the following question in the House to the Honourable Candice Bergen, Minister of State for Social Development: “Mr. Speaker, our…
Letter to Editor
LUCY’S BACK In the Peanuts Comic, Lucy constantly offered to pin a football for Charlie Brown. That way he’d be able to give it a kick. Each time, as Charlie…
Above & Beyond
A special thank you to the pizza delivery guy from Dominos. When he noticed my three-year-old granddaughter wearing her birthday crown, he gave her some birthday money. That was so…
Good news for Whitecourt in 2015 budget, says VanderBurg
By Susan Hofforth The 2015 budget may have come as a shock to some, but there is a lot of good news in there. There was a health care levy,…
Rant & Rave
RANT: I would really like the person who took my son’s shoes from the Allan & Jean Millar Centre in the last two hours to return them. They’re not yours…
Music Festival
The 6th Annual Whitecourt Rotary Music Festival started on March 12 and continues until March 21. Many different events will be taking place during the festival including choirs, solo vocals,…
Taekwondo
Whitecourt’s local Taekwondo club members showed their skills in a tournament in Westlock last week. The hard work and dedication of the team paid off with many of the participants…
Lorne’s Blanket
Lorne’s Blanket, located in the rear of the Whitecourt Family Worship Centre, is a comforting place filled with support and compassion. Last week the public was invited to tour it…
Is the memorial to the victims of communism merely the latest symbol of political power?
By Laura Bohnert In the last century, nearly 100 million people died under the ruthlessness of communist regimes. Mass killings, man-made famines, displacements of entire populations — the effects became…
WBSN hits milestone
By Rechell McDonald The Whitecourt Business Support Network (WBSN) is celebrating its first anniversary. For those in the business community, the WBSN has become an indispensable forum for discussing and…
March in Mayerthorpe
By Laura Bohnert It is midway through March, and already the Town of Mayerthorpe has hosted a number of important community events. On March 7, 2015, Parent Link, which focuses…
More resources provided for FireSmart Program
By Susan Hofforth Whitecourt is working towards becoming a Firesmart Community and we have just received another $376,000 in grant monies to put towards achieving this designation. The Firesmart Program…
Mayerthorpe project to enable accessibility underway
By Laura Bohnert On March 9, 2015, council for the Town of Mayerthorpe approved the recommended application for two platform lifts to be installed, enabling access to the town office…