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Multi-layered strategy needed to tackle homelessness

Multi-layered strategy needed to tackle homelessness

This article is the fifth in a series looking at the complex issue of homelessness in Ponoka, including possible causes, increasing social needs, and challenges faced by local agencies and authorities, that also seek to identify possible ways to serve the local vulnerable population.
PHOTOS: Ponoka Legion honours veterans on Remembrance Day

PHOTOS: Ponoka Legion honours veterans on Remembrance Day

Pastor Robert McArthur: ‘Things remembered do not die’
Alberta Major Crimes Unit investigate homicide in Ponoka

Alberta Major Crimes Unit investigate homicide in Ponoka

On Nov. 10, Ponoka RCMP located a deceased male in his home on 57 Ave. in Ponoka.
Ponoka’s Maddison Pearman misses podium by fraction at ISU World Cup

Ponoka’s Maddison Pearman misses podium by fraction at ISU World Cup

Major points on WC circuit
Boy unaccounted for after deadly house fire northwest of Edmonton: Mounties

Boy unaccounted for after deadly house fire northwest of Edmonton: Mounties

RCMP say crews found a body inside the home once the fire was extinguished
‘Sick and twisted’: Police say man, 11-year-old son intentionally killed in Alberta

‘Sick and twisted’: Police say man, 11-year-old son intentionally killed in Alberta

The father has been identified as 41-year-old Harpreet Uppal
Yarrow Currie: Championing Indigenous families impacted by gender-based and domestic violence

Yarrow Currie: Championing Indigenous families impacted by gender-based and domestic violence

By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News
Ponoka Secondary’s Hall of Valour project nearing completion

Ponoka Secondary’s Hall of Valour project nearing completion

For some, Remembrance Day demands little more than a moment of vague recognition.
Alberta RCMP educates motorists on child seat safety

Alberta RCMP educates motorists on child seat safety

Alberta RCMP is taking time in November to ensure that drivers and their motorists are safely secured when travelling on the province’s roads and highways.
New Ponoka Stampede president has deep roots in the community

New Ponoka Stampede president has deep roots in the community

Board of directors elected at AGM