Camrose News

Camrose and Area Adult Learning Council and Camrose Family Literacy are pleased to announce that the Books Under the Tree campaign is up and running for Christmas.

Hey all you cool cats, are you hip to the new jive? A pair of Wetaskiwin residents have started a new publication, designed to give artists a chance to have their poetry, and other written works published, you dig? It's name a ' Wonk a ' is far out man, and is the brainchild of Lucas and Amber Warren and stately/plump Publishing .

Camrose resident Theresa Mokry is once again an award recipient at the Provincial level.

Jeff Melchior Brooks Bulletin A new report criticizing municipal spending in Alberta contains data favourable to the City of Brooks.

Employment numbers for the month of November in the Lloydminster region show virtually no change from October with the rate remaining at 6.2 per cent.

U of A professor Dr. Shauna Wilton and her three-year-old daughter Kate play with a Thomas and Friends train set at their home in Camrose earlier in the month.

A Canadian man is behind bars after a child porn investigation that began in Dumfries.

The unemployment rate in the Red Deer region edged up slightly last month, moving to 7.1 per cent from seven per cent in October.

A 33-year-old Camrose man is facing child pornography charges after police found images of child sexual abuse on his computer.

A committee has been established to recruit new doctors to address the current and growing shortage of physicians in Camrose.

Since the fall of 2007, the City of Camrose has been home to the Camrose Healthy Lifestyle Coalition, which is comprised of local community members representing a vast array of clubs, organizations, businesses, agencies and individuals who meet monthly to enhance collaborative efforts in achieving a healthier Camrose for all.

Remnants of Second World War training aircraft arranged by artist Keith Harder make up his memorial titled Gravitas in a field south of Calgary.

Three new judges have been appointed to the Provincial Court of Alberta. Gordon Ernest Deck, Q.C. has been appointed to Central Region/Red Deer, effective November 26; Mary Anne McCorquodale to Calgary Civil, effective November 26; and, William Arnold Andreassen, Q.C. to Central Region/Camrose, effective December 8. "I welcome these three ...

A 10-week-old baby is recovering from serious injuries and a Camrose man has been charged with aggravated assault.

The Open door will now be able to repair the roof and make many other much needed renovations to the Gateway Centre, formerly the Smith Clinic, after a long effort in fundraising a remarkable $263,200, which was matched by the Government of Alberta under its Major Community Facilities program.

On Thanksgiving weekend, Olga Wirth had her sons Donnie Wirth from Winfield, B.C., Glen and Lil Wirth from Sherwood Park and daughter Vonnie and Jim Davis from St Albert with her.

Building on fundraising efforts already undertaken in the community, the Alberta government is contributing funds to help the Camrose Open Door Association renovate the Camrose Gateway Centre.

I am pleased to be joining the team here at The Camrose Canadian, and I look forward to bringing you full coverage of the news of the week each Thursday.

Officially, it is called arthritis. Off the record, it is called debilitating, a robber, the pain master, and the list goes on.

Even though Marwayne didn't win the ATB Financial Teenormous competition they did get a consolation prize.