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Fire Prevention Week activities at Falher fire hall

Mac Olsen Express Staff Smoky River Fire and Rescue held Fire Prevention Week activities at the Falher fire hall on Oct. 15. They had their equipment on display and provided children with educational materials for fire prevention and awareness. Two…
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Mac Olsen Express Staff The M.D. of Smoky River’s mowing program, inspections and surveys are winding down, and not all has been completed due to the weather. Normand Boulet, the agricultural fieldman for the M.D. of Smoky River No. 130,…
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Spotlight Staff The oil and gas industry will get government support over the next five years to restore 10,000 linear kilometres of land that had been cleared for seismic lines in the Little Smoky and A La Peche caribou rangelands.…
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CWL receives Friends of Education Award

Tom Henihan Spotlight At the Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA) Zone One Annual Awards Banquet, Holy Family Catholic Regional Division (HFCRD) presented the 2016 Friends of Education Award to the Catholic Women’s League (CWL) of St. Paul’s Parish in High…
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Spotlight Staff People living on First Nations and Metis Settlements in Alberta will no longer have to pay non-resident fees in order to access public library services. The Alberta government is providing more than $670,000 to six regional library systems,…
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If you can’t get outside during the winter for exercise, the Centre Chevaliers in Falher is now available to meet that need. The cost is $5 per month effective November 1 and a receipt can be provided. But use of…
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The Fieldman’s Files – Dealing with weed issues

Normand Boulet CCA, Ag fieldman M.D. of Smoky River No. 130 Every year I receive hundreds of phone calls, texts and e-mails looking for information; status of the plant (is this a noxious weed?), but plant identification and how to…
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Smoky River Family and Community Support Services – In Focus Georgia Dubois FCSS Director As we bid farewell to our Youth Programmer Colby Robbins, we thank her for three years of amazing programs that were offered to our youth in…
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Canadian Taxpayers Federation News release OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation today (Oct. 3) slammed Prime Minister Trudeau’s pledge to impose a rising national ‘floor price’ which could result in the average Canadian family paying $2,593 per year in new…
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Don’t wait! Check the date

Replace smoke alarms every 10 years Did you know that smoke alarms expire? If you didn’t, you’re not alone. “We tend to underestimate the remarkable job of a smoke alarm and the technology it uses,” says Acting Fire Commissioner Spence…
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Message from the Acting Fire Commissioner (Alberta)

October 9, 2016 marks the beginning of another Fire Prevention Week. The theme this year features smoke alarms and the importance of replacing aged, out of date smoke alarms. Why focus on smoke alarms three years in a row? Quite…
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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, it is time to be on the lookout for fresh financial opportunities. Set new goals for yourself, and put your finances at the top of your priority list. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus,…
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