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Top Stories This Week - Apr. 12, 2006

Bison are becoming more common on ranches around the region, just as bison meat is showing up on tables more than it used to. These big fellows were photographed having their breakfast on a recent frosty morning near Chisholm.
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Sawridge Mall location is among the options for a new town hall for Slave Lake
That rumour about the Town considering the Sawridge Mall as a location for a new town/provincial building? Not a rumour anymore.
Grizzly bear project reaches into Swan Hills
Grizzly bears thrive in the ‘edge’ habitat created by logging and oil & gas activity. Bears in such areas are generally healthier compared with their cousins in the national parks, a Slave Lake audience heard last week on Apr. 4.
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Golfers itchy to get swinging will have to wait a bit longer for the snow to clear off the Gilwood fairways, but there is definite progress, as this photo from April 5 shows.
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Jr. Winterhawks win ‘B’ side of Beaumont tourney
Playing in a tournament in Beaumont the last weekend in March, the Pee Wee Jr. Winterhawks of Slave Lake came up with a ‘B’ side victory to add to their already successful season. Their record in the tournament was two wins and two ties.
Atom Rush go places, finish second in Olds
Slave Lake’s Atom Rush hockey team went two and one in the Tournament of Champions in Olds on the Apr. 1 weekend. Unfortunately, their only loss came in the ‘A’ side final.
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