We salute those who fought for our freedom so we may live in peace.

This special edition of The Oyen Echo is dedicated to the men and women from our region that so bravely served our country. Some of them paid the supreme sacrifice. They were more than soldiers, they were sons and daughters, husbands and fathers. They came from towns and hamlets that are no longer. We can never begin to repay them, but we can remember them, every ONE of them.

Pattern Energy Begins Operations at Lanfine Wind Project in Alberta

Lanfine Wind will provide economic benefits and jobs that will last generations. The project will generate clean energy for up to 30,000 Alberta homes and is projected to provide millions of dollars per year to local communities. The facility is located in Special Area No. 3, southwest of Oyen, Alberta.

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Fallen Soldiers

These men did not return from the Great War. It was satisfying to put a human face, as brief as it is, to each one of these fallen heroes, rather than just to look at a name on a piece of stone.

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