http://www.canadianweeklynews.com Top Stories from local newspaper - Canadian Weekly News en-us Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:54:04 -0600 mark@canadianweeklynews.com mark@candianweeklynews.com The small organizing committee of the Radway Friends of STARS have quietly gone about their business year after year sometimes maybe not knowing what the next one would bring. After each successful event http://www.smokylake.com/index.php?cmd=display&storyID=2665&tdat= On April 5, 2008 the Member of Parliament for Westlock-St.Paul, Brian Storseth hosted coffee at the Red Chimney in Smoky Lake. There was a good turn out. The major topic of discussion was Agriculture and http://www.smokylake.com/index.php?cmd=display&storyID=2666&tdat= Hot topic of controversy these days: Should the lowly penny coin be discontinued as Canadian currency? The pragmatists are firmly in favour of dropping the penny, citing the high cost of producing a coin http://www.smokylake.com/index.php?cmd=display&storyID=2667&tdat= Smoky Lake & District Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce: "MY VISION OF SMOKY LAKE 2028" First Annual 300 -500 Word Typed Essay Writing Contest Open to junior and senior high students, at all schools http://www.smokylake.com/index.php?cmd=display&storyID=2668&tdat= The Smoky Lake Arts Retreat is sponsored by the Smoky Lake & District Chamber of Commerce. Membership in the Arts Retreat is also available to individuals, families and businesses, to encourage appreciation http://www.smokylake.com/index.php?cmd=display&storyID=2669&tdat= Announcements MOVE TO Killarney, Manitoba, near US-border. With healthcare, schools, jobs, affordable housing, lake, golf course and new 78,000 square foot recreation facility; www.killarneymanitoba.com. http://www.smokylake.com/index.php?cmd=display&storyID=2670&tdat= One of my pet peeves is the idea of unconditional tipping, and more specifically, tipping at restaurants when the food or service is below standard. About a week or so back a radio commentator suggested http://www.smokylake.com/index.php?cmd=display&storyID=2673&tdat= As of today, Alberta begins a new program ofpaint recycling, which will help in diverting an estimated 1.5 million litres of paint from the waste stream this year. This program, announced in October run http://www.smokylake.com/index.php?cmd=display&storyID=2675&tdat= On April 1, 2008, Alberta’s minimum wage will go up to $8.40 per hour. While only 3.5 per cent of Alberta’s workforce earns minimum wage, some employers are still concerned about the increase. Here’s why. Last http://www.smokylake.com/index.php?cmd=display&storyID=2679&tdat= Open Gates On 28 thanks the community for their support at Muffins at the Market on Saturday, March 22,2008. We were pleased to see so many people at the Smoky Lake Farmers' Market to shop, and experience http://www.smokylake.com/index.php?cmd=display&storyID=2680&tdat=