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Jan 16, 2024

$1 million gift from alumnus Bill Robinson will support students and strengthen campus farm
(Vermilion, Alta.) Lakeland alumnus Bill Robinson of Vermilion has donated $1 million to Lakeland College. Half of his gift will be used to create an endowment that will fund bursaries for first-year students enrolled full-time and attending in-person studies at the Vermilion campus. The other half will be used to supp...
Jan 10, 2024

Webb's Machinery Recognized by New Holland as a Leading North American Equipment Dealer with the 2025 Blue Star Dealer Standards Award
Webb's Machinery Recognized by New Holland as a Leading North American Equipment Dealer with the 2025 Blue Star Dealer Standards Award Vermilion, AB (Feb. 24, 2025) - Recently, Webb's Machinery received the Blue Star Dealer Standards Award from New Holland, which recognizes North American New Holland dealers for their ...
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Lloydminster RCMP advise of heavy police presence - Update
Feb. 21, 2025 Lloydminster RCMP advise of heavy police presence - Update Lloydminster, Alta.. - On Feb. 20 2025, at approximately 1:00 p.m., members of the Lloydminster RCMP located a stolen vehicle that was occupied. During the interaction between officers and the vehicle's occupants, a confrontation occurred, result...
Feb 21, 2025
Annual Seniors Information Fair returns on March 13
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, February 21, 2025 Lloydminster, AB/SK - Seniors and their families are invited to attend the annual Seniors Information Fair on March 13, 2025, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Legacy Centre (5106 46 Street, Lloydminster). Hosted by FCSS Lloydminster and the Lloydminster Learning Council Asso...
Feb 21, 2025
Saskatchewan RCMP lay 64 charges against 3 in bank robbery and string of ATM thefts
Saskatchewan RCMP lay 64 charges against 3 in bank robbery and string of ATM thefts 2025-02-17 11:30 a.m. North Battleford RCMP's Provincial General Investigation Section (GIS) have laid 64 charges against three people in connection to a Landis bank robbery on November 22, 2024, as well as a string of ATM thefts, and...
Feb 18, 2025

Lloydminster RCMP execute search warrant in relation to firearms trafficking investigation
Feb. 14, 2025 Lloydminster RCMP execute search warrant in relation to firearms trafficking investigation Lloydminster, Sask. - On Feb. 13, 2025, officers from Lloydminster RCMP and Police Dog Service executed a search warrant at a residence located on 49 Avenue, as part of a firearms trafficking investigation. During t...
Feb 14, 2025
City of Lloydminster receives Canadian Award for Financial Reporting
Lloydminster, AB/SK - The City of Lloydminster's annual financial report for the year ended December 31, 2023, was awarded the Canadian Award for Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). The Canadian Award for Financial Reporting program encourages munic...
Feb 12, 2025
Lloydminster and Bonnyville RCMP charge youth with robbery
Lloydminster and Bonnyville RCMP charge youth with robbery Bonnyville and Lloydminster, Alta. - On Jan. 29, 2025, at approximately 3:28 p.m., Bonnyville RCMP responded to a robbery in the area of 43 Street. The victim had met with the suspect to sell an item. When the suspect approached the seller they then sprayed t...
Feb 10, 2025
City of Lloydminster names new Fire Chief
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 6, 2025 Lloydminster, AB/SK - The City of Lloydminster has named long-serving member Bill Heesing as Fire Chief of the Lloydminster Fire Department (LFD). Since joining the Lloydminster Fire Department in 2018 as Assistant Chief, Heesing has applied his 35-plus years of firefigh...
Feb 07, 2025