Shane Getson, Lac Ste. Anne–Parkland MLA (pictured speaking at the Mayerthorpe tragedy anniversary in March), joined Lac Ste.

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) has been identified in the waters of Lessard Lake. Avoid all contact with cyanobacterial blooms. If contact occurs, wash with tap water as soon as possible. Do not ...

The West End Bus program, known for taking the seniors of Mayerthorpe and Lac Ste. Anne and Woodlands counties on trips for rec and leisure, may soon have new wheels. During its most recent regular ...

Saunders was last seen on June 11 in Lac Ste. Anne County in the area of Yellowstone, and his family is concerned for his ...

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD Canada) recently honoured police officers from across Alberta who’ve worked to take impaired drivers off the road. This year, a Mayerthorpe RCMP member was among ...

The Mayerthorpe RCMP responded to a report of a man walking around with a gun near Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation, Howell said. Howell said the suspect was identified along with the initial complaint and ...

Dakota and Santiago Patterson, suspects in an incident that led to a dangerous person alert in the Mayerthorpe area in September 2024, will stand trial, according to Alberta Justice. Santiago was ...

It was an exciting weekend as the Mayerthorpe Rodeo played out at the Mayerthorpe Exhibition Centre from May 23 to 25. The announcer was Randy Schmidt and the judges were Gary Havell and Barb Alstott, ...

The people of Mayerthorpe and area were brought together for various fun family activities, as Fairthorpe unfolded for a fourth year from May 23 to 25. Fairthorpe was spearheaded by the Mayerthorpe ...

“We’re in a vacuum in the finance space – we don’t have a senior finance person,” CAO Chris Leggett told council. Leggett has served as Mayerthorpe’s CAO since April 2024, having previously served as ...

Co-organizer Terry Wise, who founded the Ride for Mom in 2006, said “it was just time” to wrap up the event. The first bikers took off on the 20th annual Ride for Mom on Saturday, from Whitecourt to ...

The bans replace fire restrictions that were in effect as of the beginning of May, with Whitecourt’s fire ban effective as of May 8.. The town cited an “extreme fire hazard” as a reason for the ban, ...