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10/22/2025

Glimpses of the Past
Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – October 23, 1935
The Chamber of Commerce in Vegreville overwhelmingly voted down a resolution that asked the Chamber of Commerce to urge the Dominion government to withdraw from the League of Nations in the event that the League resorted to military measures in...

75 Years Ago – October 25, 1950
Miss Zenovia Pidruchney, a student of Vegreville High School, learned recently that she was elected Queen of Canada in a nationwide popularity contest sponsored by the Canadian...

50 Years Ago – October 23, 1975
The Provincial Government has refused to purchase the Sickman Hill area for the proposed ski and recreation area, it was learned at the Chamber of Commerce meeting. MLA for the Vegreville area...

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10/15/2025

Glimpses of the Past

Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – October 16. 1935
Only a few farmers had their threshing done at Shandro when the snowstorm stopped work. The miserable weather that followed also delayed still further the work on the community hall.
The water levels in the North Saskatchewan River at Shandro crossing are...

75 Years Ago – October 18, 1950
Vegreville friends will be sorry to see Anna Flizuk leave town to accept a position with an Edmonton law firm. She has been working as a steno for Decore and Koshuta for the past two and a half years. Mrs. George Dowhaniuk will be taking her place at the local law office.
Another local, Miss Madeline Zaporozan of the Canadian Utilities is leaving our fair town in a few days for the west coast. She’s intending to...

50 Years Ago – October 16, 1975
The Vegreville and District Savings and Credit Union will triple its size in floor space sometime before the end of the year, according to manager, Chuck Johnston. Located at 5010 – 50 Ave., the building expansion will include the space presently used as apartments located at the rear of the building.
The Mannville and District Chamber of Commerce after the summer recess, met in the Town Council Chambers. Although...

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10/08/2025

Glimpses of the Past

Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – October 9, 1935
On Sunday, October 6th, 1935, the Sisters of Charity of the General Hospital celebrated the 25th Anniversary of their coming to Vegreville to found a Hospital. The main building was erected in 1910, and there have been...

75 Years Ago – October 11, 1950
While on a shooting expedition on October 9th at Whitford Lake, Terry Soldan bagged a mallard drake bearing tag No. 507-50986. He has advised the Fish and Wildlife Service in...

50 Years Ago – October 9, 1975
Town crews were out preparing another road in Town for cold mix paving before the snow sets in. Jack Scott and Stan Woloshniuk were grading and packing 48th Ave. by the...

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10/01/2025

Glimpses of the Past

Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – October 2, 1935
A scientist in Germany has perfected a telescope without a lens. The new telescope magnifies 8,500 times, solely by the use of cathode rays.
Cutting grain in Whitford is about over and what is uncut is not worth the labor. Wheat is badly frozen and is intermixed with wild oats to a great extent. Many fields sown to wheat have...

75 Years Ago – October 4, 1950
Oil production in the Lloydminster field amounted to approximately 172,188 barrels during August, or roughly an average of 5,554 barrels a day, according to a preliminary report of the Lloydminster Petroleum Association. It was learned from the report the net total refinery deliveries for the first seven months of 1950 amounted to...

50 Years Ago – October 2, 1975
Raydon Motors Ltd. is currently undergoing an expansion of its business with a building addition of around 20,000 square feet. Last week, the old parts department was being torn down. Formerly known as ...

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09/24/2025

Glimpses of the Past

Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – September 25, 1935
Quite a number of threshing outfits had begun work at the end of last week. As expected, there is great variety in grades.
Alberta cheese leaped into the limelight for the first time in many years last week, when an exhibit of three entries from a cheese factory near Edmonton, in competition with such famous dairying areas as...

75 Years Ago – September 27, 1950
For the past two weeks or more, big bushfires have been raging in many parts of Northern Alberta, with the result that central Alberta has been under a pail of smoke for several days. September this year has been notable for a succession of...

50 Years Ago – September 25, 1975
Optimism and enthusiasm were rekindled at the Vegreville Chamber of Commerce last week when newly appointed Environment and Research Laboratory Director Dr. R.S. Weaver outlined the progress being made on the proposed...

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09/17/2025

Glimpses of the Past

Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – September 18, 1935
Several farmers in the Shandro area have decided not to cut certain patches and even fields of their grain. Others who have already cut their wheat find some on which they should not have wasted twine. Still others find...

75 Years Ago – September 20, 1950
A stage show entitled “Asylum of Horrors” almost became more horrible than the sponsors bargained for when a sliding screen at the front of the stage...

50 Years Ago – September 18, 1975
Around 20,000 boys from 90 countries met in Lillehammer, Norway for the 14th World Scout Jamboree this summer. Vegreville was included in this program and was represented by four youths and their leader. They were...

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09/10/2025

Glimpses of the Past

Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – September 11, 1935
It is against the regulations of the Game Act to shoot prairie chickens at all in the Vegreville District. Those who really want to surround the odd chicken will have to go west of...
Willingdon is experiencing a building boom. We notice...

75 Years Ago – September 13, 1950
The new fire truck for the Vegreville Volunteer Fire Brigade will be on its way west from the G.M. plant in the east at the end of this week, Fire Chief Armand Mercier reports. The cost of the new equipment runs around the $...

50 Years Ago – September 11, 1975
The Grand Opening of Style Furniture took place Friday afternoon with Councillor Kay McKenzie doing the honors of cutting the ribbon. Around 900 people traveled through the doors of the new furniture store owned by...

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09/03/2025

Glimpses of the Past

Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – September 4, 1935
The frost in the Hairy Hill area has evidently done more damage than was at first apparent. A number of...

To E. Borgens goes the honor of hauling what is believed to be the first load of 1935 wheat in...

75 Years Ago – September 3, 1950
Second Avenue Vegreville forms a part of Highway No. 16 (the Jasper Highway) and has been undergoing some drastic treatment these days at the hands of...

Ice cream must be losing its popularity. The Bureau of Statistics reported...

50 Years Ago – September 4, 1975
It was back to school as usual on Tuesday morning for the students of the County of Minburn as their hopes for an extended vacation were dashed, at least temporarily, over the weekend. A bargaining session that lasted...

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08/27/2025

Glimpses of the Past

Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – August 28, 1935
Nearly one hundred first flight letters, Goldfields, Fort Chipewyan were dispatched for the Ryley post office last week.
Harvest is in full swing in the Hairy Hill area. About 20% of....

75 Years Ago – August 30, 1950
Parliament which met on Tuesday afternoon, sat in almost continuous session until late Wednesday night to deal with the railway strike situation. The result was that the railway companies and employees were...

50 Years Ago – August 28, 1975
Over the past twenty months, north-eastern Alberta has been plagued with grain elevator break, enter, and thefts. These thefts have amounted to close to $...

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08/20/2025

Glimpses of the Past

Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – August 21, 1935
The first stampede in the history of Mundare, is under arrangements. A special feature will be a 5,000 ft...

Two moonshiners...

75 Years Ago – August 23, 1950
At 6:00 o’clock, Tuesday morning the threatened strike of the railway men of Canada got underway. While not all railway unions are involved directly in the strike, the result is...

50 Years Ago – August 21, 1975
Alberta Government Telephones office in Vegreville in earlier years was a far cry from the advanced modern complex presently here, but for the people at that time, a valuable service was offered. The office in 1915 was...

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08/13/2025

Glimpses of the Past

Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – August 14, 1935
Today, Wednesday, August 14th, is the last half-holiday of the season. From this date on, stores will be open all day Wednesday, just as they were in the past.
Mr. Lloyd Fobes finished cutting his crop of barley at Ryley on Thursday. This is the earliest report of cutting so far.
The new road of the Vermilion Valley through Ahlstrom’s and the Garnet English farm is building apace. This will supply a much better route to...

75 Years Ago – August 16, 1950
M. Clair Watts, well-known Sidney Yatchmen, formerly of Vegreville, was the winner of the sixth annual predicted log race.
A record week’s shipment to Canada of 1,000 vehicles due in Vancouver this week is announced by the Nuffield Organization of Britain. Nearly...

50 Years Ago – August 14, 1975
The new manager of the Toronto Dominion Bank in Vegreville is Metro Papirny. Mr. Papirny was formerly the assistant manager of the Red Deer Branch. He has been employed by the Toronto Dominion Bank for 16 years.
The total value of building permits in town is up over last year’s figures, but the number of new buildings or structures is down. For the period of January 1, 1975, to June 31, 1975, the total value of building permits is $...

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08/06/2025

Glimpses of the Past

Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – August 7, 1935
Hail accompanied by heavy wind and a downpour of rain, did a great deal of damage in Ryley and the surrounding country on Sunday evening. The district south of town, according to reports, seems to have been hit the hardest. The extent of damage is from...

75 Years Ago – August 9, 1950
The Jewellery store conducted since January 1942, by Mr. Zukiwski under the name of Central Watchmakers, changed hands this week and is now in the possession of Frank...

50 Years Ago – August 7, 1975
A.G.T. announced the first electronic telephone system in Western Canada which can handle both local and long-distance calls and will be put into service September 6, 1975, in Vegreville. The ultra-modern system offers...

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