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Spectacular parade a highlight of Christmas Festival

Spectacular parade a highlight of Christmas Festival

When you are ready to party, nothing should stop you.
Love never gets old as long as you're young at heart

Love never gets old as long as you're young at heart

Many people will tell you that love never dies, and for one couple at the Hillcrest Lodge, that is certainly true. Jack Wallach, 81, and Jean Young, 86, only met seriously a short four months ago, but on Nov.
New education vision wins approval

New education vision wins approval

A new vision of education making full use of 21st-century technology has been labelled bold and exciting. Distributed Learning would enable students in the region to connect with teachers by video conferencing or the Internet.
Woodlands County wants to know what you think

Woodlands County wants to know what you think

Woodlands County landowners are being asked to respond to a survey that will help the county better provide services to its residents.
Veterans talk about Remembrance Day

Veterans talk about Remembrance Day

It has been 93 years since the end of the First World War and the first Remembrance Day, but the day has never lost its meaning for the men and women who served our country in many capacities over the years.
Afghanistan soldier to be BCHS guest

Afghanistan soldier to be BCHS guest

Cpl. Darren Burt, who has served with the Canadian military in Afghanistan, will be a special guest at the Barrhead Composite High School’s Remembrance Day assembly on Nov. 10.
Ambulance service gets lifesaving chest compression machine

Ambulance service gets lifesaving chest compression machine

Picture the scene: a man drops to the floor at work, convulsing, with a severe heart attack. Co-workers check for vital signs. There is no breathing or pulse. The man is close to death, even closer to permanent disability.
Prepare for foot-stompin' fiddling … Lizzy Hoyt is coming to town!

Prepare for foot-stompin' fiddling … Lizzy Hoyt is coming to town!

Lizzy Hoyt can play her fiddle at breathtaking speed, but nothing is rushed about her music. She is too much of a perfectionist for that, too respectful of her art, its history and tradition.
Pembina Hills' enrolment jumps 12 students

Pembina Hills' enrolment jumps 12 students

For the first time since the 2008-2009 school year, and for only the second time since regionalization in 1995, the Pembina Hills school division has a larger student population than the previous year. As of a student headcount completed on Sept.
Public urged to be wary over holiday prize offer

Public urged to be wary over holiday prize offer

Police have urged people to be wary after a woman claims she was asked to reveal her Visa number by phone callers telling her she had won a holiday prize.
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