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UCP faces barrage of disability and accessibility questions
News The Oyen Echo 5/21/25 News The Oyen Echo 5/21/25

UCP faces barrage of disability and accessibility questions

The NDP bombarded cabinet last week with questions and statements critical of the province’s treatment of persons with disabilities.

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Acadia Municipal Library: Story of My Life
Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 5/21/25 Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 5/21/25

Acadia Municipal Library: Story of My Life

This week’s newest adult fiction addition is Story of My Life by Lucy Score. Library surveys are due May 22. If you didn’t receive one in your mailbox there are extra copies available in the library.

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Local high school students explore potential futures at Special Areas
News The Oyen Echo 5/21/25 News The Oyen Echo 5/21/25

Local high school students explore potential futures at Special Areas

Over 170 high-school students from across the region explored potential careers at Special Areas this past April.

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Expect boats to be inspected
Provincial The Oyen Echo 5/20/25 Provincial The Oyen Echo 5/20/25

Expect boats to be inspected

Starting June 1, Alberta is the first province in Canada to require mandatory inspections for all incoming watercraft to keep invasive mussels out.

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Viva Vitality: Virtual tables – How food apps are redefining food security
News The Oyen Echo 5/19/25 News The Oyen Echo 5/19/25

Viva Vitality: Virtual tables – How food apps are redefining food security

It seems like every time we go to the grocery store, prices are higher, and so is the bill. Inflation has led to skyrocketing food costs, making it harder for many of us to afford the essentials.

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Editorial Cartoon: Separation
Commentary The Oyen Echo 5/19/25 Commentary The Oyen Echo 5/19/25

Editorial Cartoon: Separation

Enjoy this week’s editorial cartoon.

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Comics: Young at heart
Commentary The Oyen Echo 5/19/25 Commentary The Oyen Echo 5/19/25

Comics: Young at heart

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

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Human remains identified
News The Oyen Echo 5/19/25 News The Oyen Echo 5/19/25

Human remains identified

REDCLIFF - On Jan. 18, 2025, Redcliff RCMP began an investigation into a reported missing person 38-year-old Clayton Martens.

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Penton: Sports records made to be broken? Not so fast …
Sports The Oyen Echo 5/19/25 Sports The Oyen Echo 5/19/25

Penton: Sports records made to be broken? Not so fast …

Maybe a Major League Baseball player will slug five home runs in one game. Maybe a batter will drive in more than 10 runs in a single game.

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Pop 89: Unlock the Tower of Babel
Commentary The Oyen Echo 5/19/25 Commentary The Oyen Echo 5/19/25

Pop 89: Unlock the Tower of Babel

It's been a month of global upheaval wherein Carney managed to articulate his way through a meeting in Washington without getting finger-wagged by the card-dealer of the house.

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REMEMBERING WHEN: The Night Out
Commentary The Oyen Echo 5/19/25 Commentary The Oyen Echo 5/19/25

REMEMBERING WHEN: The Night Out

Late one summer afternoon in the early 2000s, a buddy called me up and said, “Keith, let’s go out for dinner tonight! My treat!”

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Check It Out: Centenarians share secrets to a long life
Commentary The Oyen Echo 5/19/25 Commentary The Oyen Echo 5/19/25

Check It Out: Centenarians share secrets to a long life

A woman asked her 100-year-old grandfather what his secret was to such a long life. He replied, “I’m just waiting until I can afford a burial service.”

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Response to the Liberal government’s new cabinet: Premier Smith
News The Oyen Echo 5/18/25 News The Oyen Echo 5/18/25

Response to the Liberal government’s new cabinet: Premier Smith

Premier Danielle Smith released the following statement following the Liberal government’s new cabinet announcement…

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Alberta RCMP participates in National Police Week 2025
News The Oyen Echo 5/18/25 News The Oyen Echo 5/18/25

Alberta RCMP participates in National Police Week 2025

Sunday, May 11, 2025 marked the start of National Police Week. This week-long public awareness campaign, hosted by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police…

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Keep food, water safe when enjoying the outdoors
Provincial The Oyen Echo 5/18/25 Provincial The Oyen Echo 5/18/25

Keep food, water safe when enjoying the outdoors

Alberta Health Services reminds people to stay safe while enjoying the outdoors this summer. Never assume water from lakes, streams, rivers or springs is safe to drink.

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Defending Alberta industry during U.S. tariffs
Provincial The Oyen Echo 5/18/25 Provincial The Oyen Echo 5/18/25

Defending Alberta industry during U.S. tariffs

Alberta’s government is freezing its industrial carbon price to keep industry competitive and defend jobs in response to the uncertainty caused by United States’ tariffs.

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No health without mental health
Commentary The Oyen Echo 5/18/25 Commentary The Oyen Echo 5/18/25

No health without mental health

Mental health needs are receiving more attention in recent years, but there still remain huge gaps in understanding and acceptance of mental health issues.

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Alberta RCMP reminds drivers to slow down and move over
News The Oyen Echo 5/18/25 News The Oyen Echo 5/18/25

Alberta RCMP reminds drivers to slow down and move over

Your Alberta RCMP is reminding all drivers to do their part in keeping emergency and roadside workers safe by slowing down and moving over…

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South Central High School valedictorian will miss strong connections
News The Oyen Echo 5/13/25 News The Oyen Echo 5/13/25

South Central High School valedictorian will miss strong connections

Payton Duffield is the valedictorian this year for South Central High School. Since entering high school, her focus has been on achieving high grades.

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Town of Oyen Library Booknotes: Enigma / by: RuNyx
Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 5/13/25 Arts & Culture The Oyen Echo 5/13/25

Town of Oyen Library Booknotes: Enigma / by: RuNyx

FICTION: Enigma / by: RuNyx, NON FICTION: Pruning and training : what, when and how to prune / by: Christopher Brickell, PERIODICALS: People Magazine…

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