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 Full fire ban in effect
While a partial fire ban remains in the County of Vermilion River, fire departments continue to respond to grass fires due to carelessness. "We've been responding to one to two fires a day somewhere in the county," said Orest Popil, chief of protective services.[...]
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 Prairie EMS partners with COP
After working closely with the Citizens on Patrol group in Drayton Valley, Prairie Emergency Medical Services (EMS) supervisor Rob Snow said he wants to build ties locally.[...]
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 RCMP's dynamic duo
When a routine traffic stop results in the seizure of narcotics, it's usually the result of Cole's keen sense of smell. Const. Todd Shule from the Vermilion RCMP detachment has been roaming eastern Alberta for the past five years and two years ago he and Cole became partners.[...]
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 10 Questions with . . . Gord Yetman
Each week we play 10 Questions with some of Vermilion and area's most interesting people. In recognition of Police Week, we hear from Vermilion RCMP's Cpl. Gord Yetman 1) What's your favourite hobby? Number one would have to be camping with my family.[...]
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 Helping victims in the community
Victims of crime and people involved in traumatic events often need a hand getting their lives back on track, which is where the Battle River Victim Assistance Society comes in.[...]
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 Gold medalist joins Lakeland's greatest
Many Canadians know him for capturing the gold medal in men's curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics, but around Lakeland College, he's known as the latest inductee of the college's Wall of Distinction.[...]
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 May ends with Trail Ride
Curtis Anderson is saddling up for his eighth annual Courage Canada Trail Ride scheduled for the last Saturday in May.[...]
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 ATCO reminds residents to be safe working around power lines
Every day, three Albertans risk their lives needlessly by contacting an overhead or underground power line. According to the Joint Utility Safety Team (JUST), in 2011, that translated into about 861 power line incidents in Alberta, including one tragic fatality.[...]
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 Senior's celebrate 50-year marriage
The showers in April and May are bringing life to the countryside, the trees are leafing out which, as the saying goes, "it's time to put the wheat in". The heavy snowfall one day made us cringe as winter was over but the recent rains brought out the crocuses.[...]
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 Grade 9 graduation on the horizon
Every year the staff and students are saddened when in June they have to say goodbye to the Grade 9 students who will move on in September to J.R. Robson or St. Jerome's in Vermilion or some other school in the area for their high school years.[...]
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 Theme picked for this year's Clandonald Fair
Spring is a beautiful time of the year as the leaves come out on the trees and the grass turns green. Unfortunately at this time of the year the garbage and dirt that gathered over the winter also shows up.[...]
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 St. Jerome's School News
St. Jerome's Separate School The staff and students of St. Jerome's send their deepest sympathy to Cathy, Adrienne and Chevan MacKenzie and family at this time of great sorrow and loss. St. Jerome's superintendent, Steve MacKenzie passed away last week.[...]
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 Music Monday unites two schools
Music Monday was on May 7. "Tomorrow is Coming", written by Luke Doucet, was the name of the song performed by VES and St. Jerome students at 11 a.m. There were 679 schools/organizations who were registered to participate.[...]
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 Life lesson from coffee
A few weeks again I was in the drive-through at Tim Horton's with my beautiful wife and three great kids.[...]
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 Cadets find their way
During the weekend of May 5-6, the Vermilion Army Cadets ventured out into the field once more to put their navigation skills to work.[...]
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 To the brink and back, on vacation
Trips overseas are commonplace, but for Mark Butler director of international and distance learning at Lakeland College, but his third trip to Africa was also a chance for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.[...]
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 Lakeland Runaway draws 150+ runners
This year's Lakeland Runaway and Walk on the Wildside drew more than double it's usual number of participants this year thanks to some extra work from organizers.[...]
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 Jr. B Roar stay perfect against rivals
The Vermilion Jr. B Tier II Roar lacrosse team continued its winning ways fending off regional rivals from Kitscoty in another game decided in the last 10 minutes.[...]
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 Pit fire burns out of control
A pit fire at the Vermilion Waste Transfer Station burned out of control at about 6 p.m. on Monday, May 14. A routine fire meant to burn leaves and other yard trash spun out of control when winds picked up north of Vermilion and spread east to a nearby field.[...]
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 4-H Beef Club plans to clean up the highway this spring
The Vermilion 4-H beef club held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 10. Roll call was "How was your Easter and what did you do?" We discussed a highway cleanup, which will be held Saturday, May 5 and then watched the video about highway cleanups.[...]
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 Badminton players bring home medals
Three of our high school students competed in the Lakeland Regional Skills Canada Competition in Vermilion on Friday, April 20. Levi Wonsik competed in carpentry, John McLaughlin competed in Welding, and Joseph McLaughlin competed in Auto Service.[...]
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 Paul Hann sings with VES
VES would like to wish all mothers a very wonderful Mother's Day on May 13. May you have a great day and an even better year ahead. Reminder - please make sure you have your tickets for the Student Dinner/Dessert Theatres taking place at VES on May 11 and 12.[...]
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