Published in June 25th, 2009
Paul Grigaitis - Staff Writer
Up to $8,000 of federal funding is
available to people with permanent
self-identifi ed physical or mental
disabilities intended to help them rejoin
the workforce, said a regional agent
promoting the fund.
Dagmar Hargreaves of Employment
Placement and Support Services based
out of Red Deer acts as an agent for the
Opportunities Fund. Hargreaves was
in Lloydminster this week, informing
various organizations [...]
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Published in June 25th, 2009
Robb Fenton - Staff Writer
They were quick out of the gates and didn’t let up as the Border City Blue Jays cruised to a 13-5 win over the Mervin Flyers this past Tuesday at Legion Ball Park.
The Jays used big innings in the third and fourth, scoring eight of their runs en route to their [...]
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Published in June 23rd, 2009
Two-year-old Ice Bourassa and his grandpa, Hector Bourassa, checked out the planes this Sunday at the Lloydminster Airport. The Lloydminster Flying Club celebrated Father’s Day with breakfast and plane rides. - Katie Ryan Photo
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Published in June 23rd, 2009
Colin Budd - Staff Writer
It was a welcome sight for the local agriculture community as the skies finally opened up over the weekend, dousing much of the Midwest with over 20 millimetres of precipitation.
“I think the rain that you got is going to help the annual crops, particularly the late seeded annual crops,” said [...]
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Published in June 23rd, 2009
Robb Fenton - Staff Writer
If defence wins championships, the Lloydminster Vandals are poised for a title run in 2009.
Coming off two big wins, where they piled up 78 points, the Vandals switched gears and shutout the Edmonton Stallions 14-0 Sunday, thanks to a stellar defensive effort at Armstrong Field in poor conditions.
The Vandals have only [...]
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Published in June 18th, 2009
Colin Budd - Staff Writer
When Richard Van Ee checked the rain gauge at his farm south of Vermilion on Tuesday morning after a quick rainfall the night before, it showed two tenths of an inch had fallen. It brought the season’s total to, well, two tenths.
The lack of precipitation in the County of Vermilion [...]
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Published in June 18th, 2009
Paul Grigaitis - Staff Writer
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff have agreed to a deal that would prevent a summer election, according to several media reports yesterday morning.
The deal includes the creation of a panel to review employment insurance policies and also an opposition day in the House of Commons this fall [...]
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Published in June 18th, 2009
Robb Fenton - Staff Writer
It was an old fashioned pitchers’ duel at Legion Ball Park Tuesday night and fortunately for the Lloydminster midget Twins, their pitcher won the duel.
Jason Fechter threw a complete game no-hitter which was joined by 13 strikeouts as the Twins shutout the Border City Blue Jays, 3-0.
Pat Pettman was on the [...]
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Published in June 16th, 2009
Nearly 500 Lloydminster Public School Division students took part in the sixth annual Fun Run in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation on Saturday. — Paul Grigaitis Photo
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Published in June 16th, 2009
Katie Ryan - Staff Writer
The Prairie North Health Region (PNHR) will maintain its course of action, though the World Health Organization declared the H1N1 virus a global pandemic last week.
“Nothing has changed as far as day to day activities go at this point,” said Dr. Brenda Cholin PNHR medical health officer. “We are continuing to [...]
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