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Municipalities agree to continue to collaborate to support public library service

Submitted by Falher Regional Intermunicipal Library Board The Village of Donnelly and the Town of Falher have agreed to extend their agreement to jointly support the provision of public library services by the Falher Regional Intermunicipal Library Board, operating as…

July 31, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

GPV graduation committee establishes legacy fund

Mac Olsen Express Staff This year’s graduation committee for Georges P. Vanier has left successive committees a legacy fund, to help with charitable causes. “They left $1,500 for forthcoming graduation services,” says Michelle Morin, the chairperson for the 2018 GPV…

July 30, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

Community pulls together at July 24 fundraiser for Falher family who experienced house fire

Tom Henihan Express Staff Everyone worries about having a house fire, seeing their home destroyed or seriously damaged and family heirlooms and personal mementos lost. Along with the emotional turmoil there is the physical upheaval of having to find alternative…

July 30, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

Falher Region Pool offering combined Bronze Medallion/Bronze Cross course in August 13-16

Tom Henihan Express Staff Although the Life Saving Society’s July 15 to July 22 “National Drowning Awareness Week,” is now past, it doesn’t mean that awareness and preparedness for being around the water or coming to other’s aid is any…

July 25, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

Peace Regional RCMP seeks to identify the owner of recovered property

RCMP News release In the early morning hours of July 9, Peace Regional RCMP intercepted individuals in the area of Range Road 244, north of Highway 685, on the south side of Lac Cardinal near Grimshaw, Alberta. They were transporting…

July 25, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

The jet boat set bring speed and fanfare to Peace River for the Gold Cup Championship

Tom Henihan Express Staff On the weekend of July 6 to 8th, jet boat racers and enthusiasts converged on the town of Peace River for the Peace River Gold Cup Jet Boat Championship. The preliminary events at the River Park…

July 25, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

KidSport committee begins fundraising to ensure youth can access sports and other programs

Mac Olsen Express Staff The M.D. of Smoky River KidSport Committee has a target to raise $16,000 to help under-privileged youth register in sports and other programs. “We want all kids in our region to have access to sports and…

July 25, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

Higher than anticipated attendance at SARDA’s Summer Field School 2018

Tom Henihan Express Staff Approximately 75 producers, primarily from the region, attended the Smoky Applied Research and Demonstration Association (SARDA) 2018 Summer Field School on July 19. The annual Summer Field School is a gathering of producers and specialists to…

July 25, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

The Lifesaving Society designates July 15 to July 21 National Drowning Prevention Week

Tom Henihan Express Staff In late June, the Lifesaving Society sent out a request to Alberta Mayors asking that municipalities proclaim July 15 to July 21 National Drowning Prevention Week (NDPW). Approximately 500 Canadians die in preventable drowning Incidents each…

July 18, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

Work begins on repaving, sidewalk work in Falher

Mac Olsen Express Staff Drivers entering Falher will have to adjust to the 30 km/h speed on Main Street for a several weeks, as the municipality has commenced its sidewalk replacement and street repaving work. The work started on July…

July 18, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

Off to a grand adventure

Chris Clegg For Smoky River Express It hasn’t exactly been forgotten or wiped from the map, but a former northern Alberta resident is trying to promote the Northern Woods and Water Route as Western Canada’s Holiday Highway. Dale Harrison, a…

July 17, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

CKRP Radio Rivière-la-Paix 95.7 FM will soon break its silence and resume broadcasting

Tom Henihan Express Staff The Association Canadienne-Française de l’Alberta (ACFA) has turned over operation of the local French Language radio station CKRP 95.7 FM to the recently organized “Société CKRP Radio Rivière-la-Paix.” The original radio station, which was established in…

July 17, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

Girouxville Enhancement Committee’s local rink project receives a $2,000 Corteva Agriscience grant

Tom Henihan Express Staff The Girouxville Enhancement Committee refurbishment project to develop the local skating rink into a year-round community sports and recreation facility is now closer to reality as work on the project begins this summer. The Town of…

July 17, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

Enroll your child now in the Falher Library’s summer reading program

Mac Olsen Express Staff The TD Summer Reading Club has commenced at the Falher Library and families can enroll their children for each Wednesday’s one-hour session. Last Wednesday, Maegan Morin read ‘Shark Lady’ to the 18 children who attended. “We…

July 17, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·

Put some BAM into summer reading with the HPSD’s “Book AutoMobile” summer literacy project

Tom Henihan Express Staff Book AutoMobile (BAM) is a High Prairie School Division (HPSD) project designed to encourage children to read and to promote literacy. The program, which runs throughout the summer beginning on July 3 and ending on August…

July 17, 2018 · by Admin2015 ·