That was quite the Alberta Clipper storm we were subjected to last week, with a couple of rain showers and a flurry of snow mixed in for good measure.

Again, we seem to have a big political problem in Alberta. A new poll out last week showed the UCP party under the leadership of Jason Kenney to be close to 20 points behind Rachel Notley and her NDP.

Don’t spoil me. I know quite well that I ought not to have all I ask for. I’m only testing you.

On behalf of my whole family I’d like to extend sympathies to the family of Anita Kruppi, formerly of the Hemaruka area.

We hope everyone had a safe, quiet Christmas. This Year was quite different for most. We would like to thank everyone that followed the rules and regulations that the government has put in place.

Are you thinking of using cannabis? Are you already using?

The winners of the Kindergarten New Years Eve draw have been reported to be as follows: 1st went to Troy Tattrie. 2nd went to Heidi Zimmerman. 3rd went to Carl and Louise Beasley.

Hockey is to many Canadians as breathing is to the average human, so it’s not surprising that there is great joy across the land now that the National Hockey League has — hold your breath! — returned to a regular (or, more appropriately, irregular) season of league play.

The only thing wrong with taking Holidays was that all Politicians across Canada should probably have taken a couple of weeks off and went to warmer climates and worked on their tans and thawed out their brains a little.

A man said he mistakenly handed his wife a glue stick instead of lip balm and he hasn’t heard a word from her since.

After all the heartache and adversity Canadians have faced since the COVID-19 pandemic began, there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel. The approval of several vaccines brings hope that we may soon see the end of the pandemic.

Like any typical mother, Helenka Bernard from Eston was looking for some kind of interesting activity for her children, that would get them out of the house for a while.

One of the first acts of Donald Trump as president of the United States was to invite TransCanada, now TC Energy, to resubmit its Keystone XL pipeline application, and to then approve it.

One of the best flicks no one saw in 2020, Uncle Frank is about a man and his 18-year-old niece who take a road trip from Manhattan to small-town South Carolina to attend his dad’s funeral.

Growing up in New Brigden, Keely Hayworth attended New Brigden School until Grade 8, transferred to Oyen Public School for Grade 9, then South Central High for Grades 10-12 graduating during the pandemic in June 2020.

An Alberta clipper storm system walloped southern and central Saskatchewan Jan. 13-14, with roads from North of Maidstone, then Kindersley, Regina, Weyburn and Moosomin, as the storm rolled through the province in a southeasterly direction.

Look at all these smiling faces at New Brigden School! The kids have been learning great things in their science class, including making a compass out of magnets, a needle, cork and bowl of water.

“Why don’t you like me?” questioned Lois’s house guest.
Lois was shocked. She had been annoyed with her husband for an extended period.

For the past 52 years, The Oyen Echo has been under the direction of Diana Walker. I am honoured and humbled to step into Diana’s shoes.

Canada has always been known as the Food Basket of the world.
Something awful wrong has happened this year.