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Arts & Culture
Alberta readers dove into everything from poetry and Indigenous knowledge to cozy science fiction and true crime-inspired mysteries in December 2025…
Alberta’s government says it spent 2025 celebrating the province’s history, supporting arts and culture and investing in community programs aimed at strengthening connections across Alberta.
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ADULT FICTION: The Day I Lost You / by: Ruth Mancini, The Correspondent / by: Virginia Evans, Brimstone / by: Callie Hart, The Once and Future Queen / by: Paula Lafferty…
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the Canadian government advertised homesteading in the Canadian West as a means to a prosperous future.
Congratulations to Fay Loken on winning the Year-End Christmas Draw! Our new books from the Scholastic Book Fair have arrived, in addition to our regular shipment of new books.
Dancing with the Stars contestant Mystery Dancer (Jayce Smigelski) and All-Star Bella Kovitch deliberately danced as if nothing stressed them out.
The Dancing with the Stars fundraiser held on December 13 at the Legion Hall will retire after this sixth and final show. It has featured laughs, dance moves and brave contestants…
On the nights of December 5 and 6, 305 visitors followed a lighted star to the Crossroads Centre in Oyen. Once inside, they entered a different world.
Students at Oyen Public School brought holiday cheer to the stage during the school’s Christmas concert last Tuesday at South Central High School.
More than 50 local children joined their families for “Breakfast with Santa,” hosted by the Oyen & District Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, Dec. 6.
New arrivals to the Acadia library’s bookshelves include three fiction books. For the adults, Spectacular Things by Beck Dorey-Stein. Juvenile readers can choose between…
ADULT FICTION: An Amish Widow’s New Love / by: Vannetta Champman, The Christmas Ring / by: Karen Kingsbury, A Heart so Haunted / by: Hollie Nelson…
Have you ever spent a night in Bethlehem? In September 2008, members of the Oyen Ministerial Association and several enthusiastic volunteers gathered to discuss how the real reason…
FICTION: Exit Strategy / by: Lee Child, The Intruder / by: Freida McFadden, Otherwise Engaged / by: Susan Mallery…
The Border Quilters originated with a group of ladies led by Dale Potter at the Red Barn Fabric Store. When the store closed, the quilters found a new home at All Saints Anglican Church in Oyen…
The Warren Peers School has set up the Scholastic Book Fair in the library for the week of November 17 to 21.
Alberta’s museums and historic sites set attendance records this summer, welcoming more than 603,000 visitors between May and August, a seven per cent increase over 2024.
What a great summer 2025 was! Our three summer students were kept very busy. The museum hosted the Studio 9 & 41 Art Show…
Time is changing, and so are our hours. As of November 1, we will be updating our opening hours. The only change is that on Wednesday, we are now open from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Stage Hanna is preparing to present a new angle to their audience this season with a new angle. Director James Gregson invites you to “Step back in time to the golden age of radio…
When I went to school the next day, William was very kind—not boastful like I had expected. I ignored him entirely.
Albertans will soon have the chance to confront one of life’s most universal experiences in a thought-provoking new exhibit at the Royal Alberta Museum.
We are back with 18 new arrivals in the last two weeks. Adult fiction welcomes two new members: Heart Strings by Ivy Fairbanks and Promise in Fire by Jasmine Walt.
ADULT FICTION: Circle of Days / by: Ken Follett, The Sisters of Corinth / by: Angela Hunt, The Daughter of Rome / by: Angela Hunt, The Woman from Lydia / by: Angela Hunt…
The following is the winning entry in the Town of Oyen Library’s Short Story Contest. Congratulations to grade 7 student, Rowenna Broadhead.
Acadia Municipal Library has eight new arrivals this week, giving readers plenty of options. Adult fiction titles include The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Harmel…
ADULT FICTION: A Slowly Dying Cause / by: Elizabeth George, The River is Waiting / by: Wally Lamb…
SWIFT CURRENT – Write Out Loud invites the public to an evening of food and stories on Wednesday, Oct. 15, when author Naomi Hansen presents her book Only in Saskatchewan.
ADULT FICTION: The Peacemaker / by: Wanda Brunstetter, Legends of Gold / by: Mary Connealy, Whispers of Fortune / by: Mary Connealy…