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Oyen RCMP welcomes community engagement
News The Oyen Echo 2/5/25 News The Oyen Echo 2/5/25

Oyen RCMP welcomes community engagement

OYEN - The Oyen RCMP Detachment is inviting local residents to submit any comments, suggestions or concerns they may have.

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Oyen Briefs: Sympathies of the community
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Oyen Briefs: Sympathies of the community

Sympathies of the community is extended to Lorraine (Warwick) Weller whose husband Ken passed away on January 22, 2025 due to cancer of pancreas…

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South Central High School Scorpions win home tournament
Sports The Oyen Echo 2/5/25 Sports The Oyen Echo 2/5/25

South Central High School Scorpions win home tournament

Congratulations to the South Central High School Scorpions on winning their home tournament over Kindersley last month.

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Curlers honour memory of Keith Mitchell at annual bonspiel
Sports The Oyen Echo 2/5/25 Sports The Oyen Echo 2/5/25

Curlers honour memory of Keith Mitchell at annual bonspiel

The 4th Annual Keith Mitchell Memorial took place in Oyen January 24-26th. Ten teams entered this year’s event that included curlers from Saskatoon to Calgary…

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Oyen Lodge Report: Residents participate in “Backwards Day”
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Oyen Lodge Report: Residents participate in “Backwards Day”

Hello, everyone. It’s hard to believe that January has come and gone already. We are now into February, the shortest month of the year.

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Badlands Baseball: Aiden Marshall, Austin Brown, and Ayden Andersen
Sports The Oyen Echo 2/5/25 Sports The Oyen Echo 2/5/25

Badlands Baseball: Aiden Marshall, Austin Brown, and Ayden Andersen

Meet some of the players from the Badlands Baseball Academy.

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Oyen RCMP: Serious motor vehicle collision
News The Oyen Echo 2/4/25 News The Oyen Echo 2/4/25

Oyen RCMP: Serious motor vehicle collision

OYEN - On Jan. 30, 2025, at approximately 12:00 p.m., Oyen RCMP responded to a serious motor vehicle collision.

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Brooks RCMP execute search warrants after drug trafficking investigation
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Brooks RCMP execute search warrants after drug trafficking investigation

On Jan. 30, 2025,  Brooks RCMP along with the Southern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit conducted a vehicle stop and executed two search warrants as a result of a drug investigation.

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Ag Hall of Fame inducts visionaries, opens new exhibit
Provincial The Oyen Echo 2/4/25 Provincial The Oyen Echo 2/4/25

Ag Hall of Fame inducts visionaries, opens new exhibit

Alberta honours three visionary leaders, inducting them into the Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame for advancing and growing the province’s agriculture industry.

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Acadia Municipal Library: We have new books!
Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 2/4/25 Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 2/4/25

Acadia Municipal Library: We have new books!

We have new books! Enjoy Now or Never:  Thirty-One on the Run by Janet Evanovich in adult fiction and Thriving Beyond Fifty: 111 Natural Strategies…

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Year-long drug trafficking investigation concluded
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Year-long drug trafficking investigation concluded

In November of 2023, staff from the Correctional Service of Canada at the Drumheller institution reported to Drumheller RCMP that they located a package containing methamphetamine…

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Embrace the outdoors this Winter Walk Day!
Provincial The Oyen Echo 2/3/25 Provincial The Oyen Echo 2/3/25

Embrace the outdoors this Winter Walk Day!

Grab your toque, put on your boots and get active this Wednesday, Feb. 5 for Winter Walk Day.

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The Undemocratic Liberal Leadership Race
Commentary The Oyen Echo 2/3/25 Commentary The Oyen Echo 2/3/25

The Undemocratic Liberal Leadership Race

I, alongside many Canadians, watched on January 6th as the Prime Minister announced his resignation. While I am glad he is leaving…

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Eating Disorder Awareness Week: Recognizing eating disorders
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Eating Disorder Awareness Week: Recognizing eating disorders

The National Eating Disorder Information Centre recognizes Eating Disorder Awareness Week from Feb. 1 to 7, 2025, with a purpose to raise awareness…

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Letter: America short of cash
Commentary The Oyen Echo 2/3/25 Commentary The Oyen Echo 2/3/25

Letter: America short of cash

Gee, Mr. Trump, Canada did not know that America was so short of cash.  You should have let us know and we could have probably floated you a loan to keep your lights on…

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Editorial Cartoon: I’m a Beaver
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Editorial Cartoon: I’m a Beaver

Enjoy this week’s editorial cartoon.

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Comics: Had a Nightmare
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Comics: Had a Nightmare

Enjoy this week’s comic strips and have a laugh!

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Penton: Chiefs aim for record third straight Super Bowl title
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Penton: Chiefs aim for record third straight Super Bowl title

After a couple of surprising upsets in the preliminary rounds, including the No. 1 seed Detroit Lions falling in the first round, the Super Bowl matchup for this Sunday in New Orleans is a sports fan’s dream.

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Pop 89: At Least You’re Not Seeing Dragons
Commentary The Oyen Echo 2/3/25 Commentary The Oyen Echo 2/3/25

Pop 89: At Least You’re Not Seeing Dragons

My brother Doug is doing his morning word search exercises. He also moves his eyes along a wall chart image of a clock, then zigzags a pencil across a page, connecting letters to numbers.

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Check It Out: Government’s promise is like a 7-day weather forecast
Commentary The Oyen Echo 2/3/25 Commentary The Oyen Echo 2/3/25

Check It Out: Government’s promise is like a 7-day weather forecast

Canadian comedian Rick Mercer created a funny skit years ago about Canada’s 7-day weather forecast promising +1 temperatures.

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