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Hockey · WhitecourtThe Whitecourt Minor Hockey Association (WMH) is competing to take home a $75,000 grandprize from Kruger Big Assist. Kruger, the parent company for Cashmere, Purex, Scotties,Sponge Towels, and Bonterra, opened submissions for the program last fall. WMH was selectedas one of five regional winners earlier this year, winning $25,000, which they will use to helpoffset registration costs and other financial barriers that hinder youth participation in See the Story
Two community organizations left grateful after a ‘Big Assist’ from Kruger and Whitecourt Minor Hockey
Whitecourt · WhitecourtAs any die-hard sports fan knows, sudden death thresholds are both exciting and nerve-wracking. Whitecourt Wolverines and Canmore Eagles fans felt that roller coaster rush lastweek as their second-round playoff battle extended to game seven, making for an exciting yethighly stressful final game.With 700 fans in the stands at JDA Place, the second-highest crowd size of the playoffs andthird-highest for the season, the intensity and the volume wereSee the Story
Unforgettable game seven slugfest between Wolverines and Eagles leads to tough start against Calgary Canucks in the AJHL Finals
Whitecourt · WhitecourtMunicipalities can provide funding supports to specific groups, from sports teams to non-profitsand even businesses. Grants or programs that provide funding are typically specific, with strictrequirements for eligibility. The Town of Whitecourt has fourteen different options, including theCommunity Clean Up Program, the Community Crosswalk Grant Program, the Sports HostingProgram, the Tourism Product Development Grant and the Vitalization Grant PSee the Story
Community Development Fund in early stages of discussion in Woodlands County
Soccer · WhitecourtIn the first round of the AJHL Playoffs, the Whitecourt Wolverines needed five games toeliminate the Camrose Kodiaks from contention. The battle heavily leaned towards theWolverines as they wrapped up the first three victories, losing only one of their five games.Things weren’t so easy against the Canmore Eagles in the second round. The openinghomestand in JDA Place was a split between them, with Whitecourt winning the first and theEagles winningSee the Story
Fans drown out of the train horn at JDA Place with a deafeningly loud response to a fantastic goal
Whitecourt · WhitecourtWhitecourt Town Council recently received an annual report from the Community Servicesdepartment, giving a snapshot of 2023. The report detailed usage data and maintenance workcompleted at town facilities such as the arena, AJMC, and food bank, as well as services liketransit and programming, comparing last year to the previous year. Department DirectorChelsea Grande provided the report to Council during the February 26 regular meeting and wasjoiSee the Story
Whitecourt facilities and programs looking in tip-top shape following annual report
Edmonton Oilers · WhitecourtThe second round of the AJHL playoffs kicked off last week, with the Whitecourt Wolverinestaking on their next opponent, the Canmore Eagles. Following a 4-1 series win against theCamrose Kodiaks in the first round, the local fan base was excited to get the second roundunderway, as they cheered extra loud on Friday night at JDA Place.The Athabasca arena was packed for game one, with 770 fans in the stands, including a groupof fans who made the treSee the Story
Wolverines split first two games of their second-round playoff match up against the Canmore Eagles
Whitecourt · WhitecourtTamela Belcourt Pudar and Holly Astill, both members of the Whitecourt Pins & Pine Needles Quilt Guild, represented the guild on Tuesday evening last week as they happily presented a handful of veterans from the Mayerthorpe Legion with quilts to call their own. Guild members created the six quilts as part of Quilts of Valour, a Canadian organization that supports injured Canadian Armed Forces members, past and present, by gifting them beautiful hSee the Story
