Elk Point News

Elk Point’s nine raised Community Gardens beds are all set for this year’s planting,

Smoke from wildfires outside the area blanketed the Lindbergh valley on Saturday as 16 wagons, ranging in size from a full sized Conestoga covered wagon to a one-horse cart, headed west on the Iron Horse Trail.

When the 2nd Chance Trail Ride heads out of Lindbergh this Saturday on its way up the Iron Horse Trail to Elk Point, it will be for its 13th annual trek to raise funds to promote organ transplant awareness.

“That’s not right!” is the signature expression of the young and determined heroine of Roald Dahl’s ‘Matilda The Musical Jr.

Elk Point Elementary School will have a new principal at the helm when school opens in September.

The Government of Alberta has announced $1.1 million in funding from the Investment and Growth Fund for a project for a project in the Elk Point and Frog Lake area, while the federal government has announced $5 million to support the creation of a hemp processing facility.

The Elk Point Lions Club’s Walk for Sight has been a longstanding tradition in the community.

Elk Point’s revised Fee Schedule Bylaw received a thorough study at the April 22 town council meeting, with the first revision being the addition of charges for false alarm calls to the fire department.

Over the past 50 years, Elk Point Historical Society has taken part in some large group projects, such as the Reflections and Supplement to Reflections history books in 1977 and the 100-foot historical mural a decade later.

The Elk Point and District Chamber of Commerce may have had very small attendance at their April 26 meeting, which was rescheduled twice due to other commitments for the executive, but that is no reflection of their membership roster.