The Shiloh Baptist Church north of Maidstone off Highway 21 is the last original structure standing from five African-American communities founded in Alberta and Saskatchewan at the start of the 20th Century. Four of the communities were in Alberta.
Three Lloydminster groups are divvying up just under $4,000, and two Maidstone non-profits are also benefitting in the December offering of charitable gaming grants from Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan.
The Chain and Circle Square Dance Club is inviting Lloydminster residents to join weekly lessons and social dancing, with trips and events planned across the Prairies this season.
Advance voting is underway for Alberta’s Oct. 19 referendum, with voting locations in Lloydminster, Vermilion and Wainwright open from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Cut Knife RCMP are asking for help locating 19-year-old Jeremiah Sokwaypnace, who may be armed and is known to travel to Cut Knife, North Battleford and Lloydminster.
ENMAX is accepting applications for its new Community Spark Grant, offering up to $15,000 to Alberta non-profits and charities for technology, training, infrastructure and other capacity-building projects.
Two Onion Lake men are facing fraud charges after an RCMP investigation into alleged unlawful payments received from landholders on Onion Lake Cree Nation over a four-year period.