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While the unemployment rate in the oil and gas industry does not look as dire as last year, labour remains a big and real concern for companies operating in the region.

The show takes place on Thursday, Nov. 14 at the Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park community facility.

The forecast is cool for tonight's Halloween festivities, but snow is not expected until later in the weekend in the Lakeland.

According to an official with Portage College, the post-secondary institution has seen record enrolments in trade programs this year.

Lisa Roper, the host of the television show Lisa Roper Outdoors, is using her platform to promote the Lakeland, highlighting the region and all it has to offer.

The new $50 million Strategic Energy Management for Industry (SEMI) program, which was recently launched by Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) and is being funded by the provincial and federal governments, will help oil and gas, construction, and other Alberta industries to be profitable by reducing energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions, growing organizational skills and capacity building.

Bonnyville local Tracy Law, known as the Green Eyed Medium, has had a close affinity with spirits ever since she can remember.

The Town of St. Paul was awarded the top spot in the Communities in Blooms national competition, earning a “Five Blooms-Silver Blooms” rating, and was also recognized for its public art program. 

The St. Paul Regional High School Saints have won their first ever cross-country Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association (ASAA) championship. 

Stronger regulations are being proposed by the Province after cases of illegal livestock slaughter and the sale of uninspected meat in southern Alberta.