Fern’s Greenhouse Mayday event, 2016
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Former MLA Hector Goudreau honored at ACFA reception in Edmonton
Tom Henihan Express Staff Over a hundred people attended the inaugural Benefit Evening for the Georges A. Ares Endowment Fund, organized by the French Canadian Association of Alberta (ACFA) and held at the Alberta Art Gallery in Edmonton, April 9.…
It’s in the bag
Smoky River Regional Economic Development Dan Dibbelt The Alberta government appears to have made the environment a high priority for their term in power. The implementation of a carbon tax would seem to make that clear. Or does it? A…
Spring was in the air at McLennan’s mini-market event
Tom Henihan Express Staff The “Spring it on mini-market” at the Elks Hall on April 23 was organized by Amy Dubrule, consultant for Origami Owl custom jewelry. The mini-market, conceived as an opportunity for a few “direct sales representatives” in…
Girouxville Council Notebook April 13, 2016
Tom Henihan Express Staff 2015 Financial Statement Motion to approve as presented upon transferring $38,000 to contingency reserves. Appointment of Auditor Motion to appoint Sylvain & Co. as auditor for 2016 financial year. Smoky River Airport 2016 Budget Motion to accept as…
LETTER – Friends of Science responds to Alberta Budget, Carbon Tax and push for renewables
Friends of Science News release Friends of Science Society rejects the Alberta government’s claim that the carbon tax that forms part of the recent Alberta budget will have any effect on reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, which is the intended…
Club des Pionniers holds its AGM
Mac Olsen Express Staff The Club des Pionniers in Donnelly required some door replacements this year and an Automated External Defibrillator is being considered for the building. These were two items that outgoing President Lina Ouellette discussed as part of…
KEYBOARD COMMANDO – Don’t take your Internet access for granted, many are still without
by Mac Olsen It’s hard to imagine a there was a time without email and the Internet. My introduction to the Internet was in the fall of 1995, when I was part of the office administration program at Camosun College…
Students inspired to battle against the bully
Richard Froese Spotlight Steps to battle bullying and social media were presented at a youth conference in Driftpile, March 29-31. “Bullying is common all over and in every race, and Driftpile is just one small community that wants to see…
OPINION – Parents will pay higher prices to send their kids to school under NDP carbon tax – Wildrose Party
Wildrose Party News release The NDP government should come clean on the full cost of the carbon tax in classrooms across Alberta and the higher bus and school fees that will be paid by parents, Wildrose Shadow Education Minister Mark…
COMMENTARY – Political swings and the NHL playoffs
Commentary by Richard Froese What a difference a year makes. May 5 marks the first anniversary that the New Democratic Party ended the 44-year reign of the Progressive Conservative party in the Alberta provincial election. Then last October, the Liberal…
Dubrule is walking to save his home and is also advocating for the many Albertans that are about to lose their homes
Faye Turcotte Express Staff Jason Dubrule left Falher on April 21st at 8:30 a.m. He begun his walk to the legislature in Edmonton, to raise the awareness for all the families in Alberta that have lost their jobs and their…
Falher council notebook – April 18, 2016
Mac Olsen Express Staff During their meeting on April 18, council for the Town of Falher approved a motion to install sidewalks, in the future, for the Central Area Subdivision as part of the Municipal Development Plan. Council also approved…
Local Green Acreages Workshop a big success
Richard Froese Spotlight Ways to create and preserve more green space on rural residential land were presented at a free stewardship workshop in High Prairie on April 21 and Slave Lake on April 23. The Green Acreages Workshop was hosted…
Police are seeking information about robbery in Falher
Express Staff On April 4, the McLennan RCMP Detachment responded to a complaint of robbery in Falher. The RCMP attended and, upon further investigation, revealed one male wearing dark coloured clothing, a hoodie and sunglasses, assaulted a resident before fleeing…