Vicki Brooker

Three delegations, two of them sending council to closed sessions for over two hours, and a 745-page agenda packed with detailed information kept Town of Elk Point council busy until almost 10 p.m. at their Nov. 12 regular meeting.

The history of schools in northeast Alberta dates back to the earliest days of settlement.

ELK POINT – Elk Point Town Council saved not only money, but time, last week as they wrapped up what could have been two long evenings of discussion of the interim 2025 capital and operating budgets in just over two hours.

ELK POINT – The program room of Elk Point Municipal Library rocked with laughter last Tuesday afternoon, when Lily Belland, the Mental Health Capacity Building manager for the St.

The 2024 crops have been harvested at the Elk Point Community Gardens, and cleanup was underway last week as the gardens group gathered to begin planning for next year.

The Town of Elk Point’s invitation for input on the new combined Fire Protection Services and Fireworks Bylaw resulted in no comments by phone or online, and a single letter from a resident who pointed out the dangers of huge fires in inadequate fire pits and fires located an unsafe distance from large trees.

Like the ‘Old Grey Mare’ in the long-ago song, downtown Elk Point “Ain’t what she used to be.” While discussing Small Business Week, Oct.

On Oct. 3, students and staff headed to the gymnasium over the noon hour for the ‘Tape a Staff Member to a Wall’ event, part of F. G. Miller High School’s Week of Welcome.

Elk Point Town Council voiced support for the fall and winter’s upcoming community events at their Sept. 23 meeting, following an hour-long closed session discussion with Bonnyville – Cold Lake – St.

Elk Point’s Iron Horse Trail staging area will be filled to the brim even more than usual on Saturday, Oct 5.