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Camrose NewsCouncillor Nielsen joins in bid for mayor
Posted 5 minutes ago
With three terms as city councilor behind her, Ina Nielsen is ready to take another step in municipal politics. She is letting her name stand for mayor. "The experience I have gained as a councilor and a resident gives me the vision and energy to represent the whole city of Camrose.
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Camrose NewsCounty residents ask for flooding compensation
Posted 8 minutes ago
Residents of Paradise Road at Tillicum Beach are asking Camrose County to aid them in receiving compensation for flood damage from a summer storm. At its regular meeting, county council heard of nine instances where there was damage reported from an Aug.
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Camrose NewsBashaw, Camrose welcomes Wild Pink Yonder
Posted 13 minutes ago
When the Wild Pink Yonder riders reached Bashaw on Aug. 29, there was a parade waiting for them. And they were the guests of honour. It was Day 15 on the trail to a cure. The Wild Pink Yonder riders stayed in Stettler Friday night and are arrived in Camrose on Sunday.
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ColumnsScrapping long gun registry
Posted 18 minutes ago
I appreciate the calls and e-mails that continue to come in to me supporting our Conservative government's commitment to scrap the wasteful long gun registry.
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ColumnsMac's Tracks
Posted 19 minutes ago
Last week was a strange one - for the first time in three years I didn't produce Mac's Tracks. Sure I felt guilty about it... but just a little bit. I think I'll get over it. I like it when folks contact the Canadian and seek our help.
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Camrose NewsCalvary members heading to Ukraine for missionary work
Posted 22 minutes ago
Members of the Calvary Pentecostal Church will be heading to the Ukraine to do some missionary work. Weston Voytechek is one of six team members who will be heading to Balaklava, located on the Crimean peninsula, to reach out to youth and adults during the mission.
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Camrose NewsLocal school board trustee stepping down
Posted 32 minutes ago
After six years of service on the Battle River School Division board of trustees, Camrose representative Hameed Syed is stepping down. Syed's retirement from the board will take effect at the time of the upcoming school board elections, scheduled for Oct.
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Local SportsSea Serpents smash records
Posted 36 minutes ago
Swimmers in the Camrose Sea serpents swimming club broke five provincial records at the annual competition on Aug. 14 and 15 in Edmonton. In fact, a sixth record was smashed in a relay with a member of the Sea Serpents on the team.
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Local SportsSea Serpents smash records
Posted 37 minutes ago
Golfer Frank van Dornick of Camrose earned a trip to Ontario. He will join the Alberta interprovincial senior men's team at the Golf Canada Senior Men's Championship in St. Thomas, Ontario in September.
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Local SportsKodiaks retire Raymond’s jersey
Posted 39 minutes ago
The Camrose Kodiaks will retire the number nine jersey of former Camrose Kodiaks player and current Vancouver Canucks forward Mason Raymond. The ceremony will take place at the Kodiaks AJHL regular season home opener on Sept.
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Local SportsJunior hockey Kodiaks tame Calgary Mustangs
Posted 42 minutes ago
The Camrose Kodiaks scored two goals in the second period and added four more in the third frame to defeat the Calgary Mustangs 6-1 in junior hockey exhibition play, Aug. 28 Nolan Marshall and Jonathan Lashyn netted the first goals of the game in the second, after a scoreless first period.
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Camrose NewsRichardson jeweller to tour Diavik mine
Posted 43 minutes ago
LAURIE CALLSEN Camrose Canadian A local jeweller will be getting a trip of a lifetime when he travels up north to visit one of Canada's biggest diamond mines.
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Camrose NewsFetal alcohol awareness day
Posted 46 minutes ago
Sept. 9th is a day to celebrate the successes of families and individuals affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and the communities that support them.
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ColumnsThe Weight of Waiting
Posted 47 minutes ago
God always answers prayer - "Yes," "No," or "Wait." And we thought the Camrose noon hour "rush minute" was bad. Try a 100-kilometer long traffic jam! Hard to imagine, but that is what happened along the Beijing-Zhangjiakou highway in northern China.
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