Psalm 62:7

"My salvation and my honour depend on God;
    he is my mighty rock, my refuge."

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Psalm 23:3–4

As a former shepherd keeping watch over flocks in the wilderness, the composer of Psalm 23 understood the nature of sheep, including their bad habit of wandering. When one is attracted to a clump of grass away from the flock, off it goes, and sometimes it's followed by several other woolly wanderers. Soon, night falls. Lurking in the darkness are hungry wolves, four-legged savages, looking for a supper of mutton! The shepherd counts his sheep, calling them by name.

Residents of Pinnacle Ridge are invited to provide feedback on the $12.50 levy, which helps fund the operation and maintenance of the front entrance fountain and water feature.

The City is welcoming residents to discuss the levy at the following meetings:

·         Operational Services Committee Meeting – Tuesday, April 15, 2025

·         City Council Meeting – Monday, April 21, 2025

On March 9, 2025, Whitecourt RCMP received a call regarding the assault of a 69-year-old female in a wheelchair, following a break and enter. Whitecourt RCMP responded and subsequently located and arrested the suspect.

As a result of the investigation, Dustin ‘‘Dusty’’ Swanson (43), a resident of Blue Ridge, Alta., was charged with:

Wapiti Dental!

They enjoyed hot coffee and treats from McDonald's! 

Enter your business and you and your co-workers could win coffee and a variety of muffins, lil donuts, cookies, egg McMuffins and breakfast burritos from McDonald's!

We'll draw a winner every week and will personally deliver McDonald's coffee and treats to the winning business.

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for KING + COUNTRY's Joel Smallbone is running for the songwriter/composer seat on the Recording Academy of Nashville Board.

Smallbone says it would be a dream come true and a way to give back. 

"From my earliest memory, my whole life has been oriented around music, and if there’s an opportunity to give back in any way, lift up others in the ways I’ve been lifted, I'd be honored," said Joel in a post on Instagram.

Singer, songwriter, pastor and now author Tauren Wells recently released a new project. 

Wells hopes his latest EP, Let The Church Sing, will help listeners unite in praise and experience renewed community and adoration.

The inspiration behind this new record came from the launch of Church of Whitestone, which was founded by Wells and his wife, Lorna, in January 2024. Their first weekend made history, with over 4,000 people attending, the largest first-day church launch in American history.

With a federal election on the horizon, the agriculture sector is hoping to see some commitments from the federal parties as they campaign for seats in parliament. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture released its priorities, breaking those down into three categories: competitiveness, resiliency, and rules-based trade.

President Keith Curie talks about the competitiveness factor of Canada and what he wants to see done.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Leader Mark Carney are shifting their campaigns to Quebec.

Poilievre, who held a rally in Hamilton on Tuesday night with an estimated crowd of about 4,500 people, is expected at a news conference in Montmagny, Que., around noon and at a rally in Quebec City in the evening.

Carney, who spent the first few days of the campaign in Atlantic Canada, will be in Ontario today, scheduled for an announcement and a facility tour in Windsor, a facility tour in London and a rally in Kitchener.  

Philippians 1:29

"For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him."

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