WE ARE OPEN! The library is open to the public starting at 3:30PM, Monday through Thursday. Maximum 3 people/1 family at a time; no appointment necessary (but waiting may be required if over limit).

Ah, the simple pleasure of going to the sink and turning on water or flipping a light switch in the dark. Monday, March 29, a blizzard roared through our area causing widespread power outages and road closures.

This used to be one of my favourite things to do in gym class! The parachute at the Oyen Public School has been around for so many years and still so fun for the kids!

I wish to send my condolences out to the family and friends of Bernie Olds who passed away recently. Bernie, a long time friend of mine, formerly from the Cereal area, was currently residing at the Hanna extended care.

Sympathy of the Cereal Community is extended to Jean Olds, formerly a resident of Cereal, now living in the Oyen Lodge, and family on the death of her husband Bernie, age 86 on March 21.

Recently, a reader contacted Your Southwest Media Group, saying the brown house in a particular photo that Kate had taken was originally on a farm northeast of Sibbald, where an experimental farm was located.

Congratulations to Shelley Norris on her retirement at Chinook Applied Research Association. Shelley has been managing the front desk and accounting responsibilities at CARA for over 20 years.

At that time, people who feel they are at risk of domestic violence can apply for a disclosure to find out if their intimate partner has a history of domestic violence or related acts.

The Oyen Echo received the following press release from the Acadia Foundation on March 30, 2021:

After experiencing temperatures in the mid-teens on Sunday, March 28, the east central half of the province woke up to a raging blizzard on Monday, March 29.

Phase 2B of Alberta’s vaccine rollout includes cancer patients, transplant recipients, individuals with disabilities, dementia and other conditions that put them at higher risk of severe outcomes from COVID-19.

The revised and strengthened K-6 curriculum – the result of more than a year of consultations with parents, teachers, and subject matter experts – is based on proven research and is designed to improve student outcomes across all subjects, following several years of declining and stagnant student performance.

St. John Ambulance is proud to announce 2 programs as part of Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program (SUAP). Both programs are aimed at reducing opioid-related deaths by increasing access to opioid poisoning response training.

It’s rare that the Canadian Football League makes headlines — in two countries, no less — in March, but when there’s money and merger on the line, not to mention potential for salvation and/or demise, headlines come easy.

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WE ARE OPEN! The library is open to the public starting at 3:30PM, Monday through Thursday. Maximum 3 people/1 family at a time; no appointment necessary (but waiting may be required if over limit).

It is so wonderful to start seeing the nice weather outside, although a little windy, we are grateful for the sunshine and lack of snow falling!

Spring has officially arrived and the weather is very “spring like”. Cloudy then sunny, calm and then windy. Just hoping for some spring showers or wet snows to send some moisture our way.

Early spring conditions, including low relative humidity levels combined with below average precipitation levels has meant an increase risk of grassfires in the region.

I would like to send my sincere sympathies out to the family and friends of Elaine Woods of Oyen, who passed away on Sunday, March 21. Elaine was 95 years of age.