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A fashionable afternoon in store at Step into Spring fundraiser

Tom Henihan Express Staff Step into spring is a Fashion Show fundraiser featuring Du North Designs and a number of local vendors who will have their products for sale. Sponsored by the Catholic Women’s League and St. John the Baptist…

March 2, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

Village of Donnelly presents its monthly notebook for Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016

CAO Lilliane Bessette Village of Donnelly Grant application for new garbage truck Councillor Vance Yaremko motioned to support the Waste Commission’s request to apply for the Alberta Community Partnership grant to replace the garbage collection truck with a new automated…

March 2, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

THE VIEW FROM HERE – If citizenship is immutable it should not be so easy to acquire

Tom Henihan, Smoky River Express As promised during the last federal election, the Liberal government has now taken steps to restore the universal integrity of Canadian citizenship. Immigration Minister John McCallum introduced the bill in the House of Commons on…

March 2, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

The Keyboard Commando – Supreme Court of Canada is dictating its own ‘right to die’ law

  Mac Olsen, Smoky River Express Reporter This coming summer, Parliament is supposed to pass amendments to the Criminal Code of Canada, permitting physician assisted suicide in this country. However, it is under the dictates of the Supreme Court of…

March 2, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

We don’t have to live in toborrowland

Commentary by Jeff Burgar Hard times call for hard measures. A Provincial Sales Tax? Oh the humanity of it all! But, with our Alberta government swimming in an ocean of red ink, the PST idea is once again floating in…

March 2, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

High Prairie Ducks Unlimited chapter holds 23rd annual banquet & auction

Mac Olsen Spotlight The High Prairie Legion Hall was filled with 120 people in the evening of Feb. 13 for a prime rib dinner and auction. It was the 23rd annual Ducks Unlimited Canada banquet, organized by the High Prairie…

February 29, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

Galala francophone event set for Girouxville on March 13

Katelyn Lambert, left, and Rebecca Edmunson performed ‘If I die Young’ and ‘A Heart like Yours’ for La Société Historique et Généalogique de Smoky River’s talent show at the Girouxville community hall on March 15, 2015. Express Staff The public…

February 29, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

SPORTS – Bantam team going to Provincials

The Smoky River Minor Hockey Bantam Pirates are heading for the Hockey Alberta Bantam D Provincial Championships. They will be held in High Level during March 17-20. The Smoky River Express will have an article about their participation in the…

February 29, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

Georges P. Vanier 13 years of striking up the band

Georges P. Vanier vice principal and band teacher Pam Heckbert Striking up the Band at the Sunday February 20 dinner, performance and silent auction fundraiser. Tom Henihan Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs   The 13th annual Georges P. Vanier’s Strike up the…

February 29, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

Students from the area attend career fair in Falher

Mac Olsen Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs   The Centre Chevaliers in Falher was filled with representatives from businesses, government agencies and post-secondary institutions on Feb. 24, as part of a career fair. “It’s to give kids information about what’s available in…

February 29, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

A spirited, competitive zeal at McLennan’s Seniors Fun Day

From left, Cecil Dickner, Pierrette L’Abbe, Norma Sobolewski, and Paul Dubrule, the first place carpet bowling team. Tom Henihan Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs The Seniors Fun Days cribbage and pool tournaments were held at the McLennan Golden Age Club and the…

February 29, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

SPORTS – Taekwondo competitors bring home medals from Whitecourt

Alain Johnson Taekwondo instructor Ten athletes from the Smoky River Road Warriors Taekwondo Club competed in the 26th Annual Whitecourt Taekwondo Championship, held at the Jean and Allen Millar Centre in Whitecourt on Jan. 30. Athletes can compete in both…

February 28, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

SPORTS – Pirates in danger of being knocked out by Rangers in the playoffs

Mac Olsen Express Staff The Falher Pirates were in desperate straits last week, as the Spirit River Rangers were on a roll with two wins in their best-of-seven playoff series. The series began on Feb. 13, when the Pirates travelled…

February 28, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

More photos of Family Day activities in McLennan

February 28, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·

Falher council provides $2,150 for STARS

Mac Olsen Express Staff During their meeting on Feb. 8, council for the Town of Falher presented a cheque in the amount of $2,150 to Glenda Farnden of the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service Foundation. It is the municipality’s $2…

February 28, 2016 · by Admin2015 ·