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Evergreen Park hosted an indigenous celebration at J.D.A. Racewayon Sunday, June 8. While the Indian relay races were the main event of the celebration there was also many indigenous vendors, drummers, and dancers at the event. The White Lightning Express team for won the Indian Relay Racing championship at the Indigenous Celebration. They will now […]

The sod was finally turned after more than 40 years of community efforts to replace the Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital.  The Mountview Health Complex will be constructed along Hwy. 43 on the southern outskirts of the town on land donated nearly 15 years ago by Doris McFarlane. “Doris’ dream is becoming a reality today,” Judy McFarlane […]

An ambitious $105.8 million regional water project in the Central Peace is moving ahead.  Last week, Saddle Hills County awarded its largest tender ever - $40.3 million – for the first phase of the  Central Peace Regional Water Project that will see completion of the river intake and a raw water transfer station on the […]

The Kleskun Hill Museum is hoping to commemorate more local families who came to the region over the 400-km Edson Trail with a second stone cairn. Museum director Doug Spry said the museum is encouraging families whose ancestors crossed the trail from 1911 to 1916 and settled on an individual quarter to contact the museum. […]

With summer around the corner, the crew at Camp Tamarack are preparing for a busy season. Camp Tamarack director Ken Belke said 2024 was a huge year for the campground. “Our growth was huge, and it continued to build,” he said. “Our school program just took off, we had schools participating from all over the […]