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Within the County of Vermilion River, seven people are running for positions on the County Council. Divisions four, five and seven will have candidates on the ballot on October 18. The contenders took a few minutes to answer three questions and get their message out to the voters. Candidates were asked three questions: What do you want voters to know about you when they go to vote on October 18? Why did you choose to run for County Councillor? If elected, what is something yo

October 18 is less than a week away, and this is the second part of introducing the 13 candidates running for the Town Council in Vermilion. These five entrants were asked the same questions as the first eight nominees. What do you want voters to know about you when they go to vote on October 18? Why did you choose to run for Town Council? If elected, what is something you would like to see accomplished in your four-year term? Retiring paramedic of 22 years, Robert Snow wants

When voters within the County of Vermilion River receive their ballots next week, they will be casting their vote for a Buffalo Trail Public School Trustee in their Division. These important positions represent residents on the Public School Board along with five other Trustees from around the school division. Ten people are vying for the opportunity to support the students and families of the public schools in the County of Vermilion River. The county is divided into four su

Stephania and Bill Jacula are no strangers to the agricultural world as they farm just north of Vermilion. Stephania has had an interest in pumpkins for a while and has been growing all different brands for about 10 to 15 years. She enjoys bringing her pumpkins to the Smoky Lake Pumpkin Fest but was unable to do so this year due to COVID, which was unfortunate because she reached a personal best in growing the Dill Giant pumpkin. “This year was my personal best with my Dill G

In the next School Board election, BTPS has four trustees who are not seeking re-election. Lanie Parr, Board Chair, Darcy Eddleston, Marie Isaman and Sheldon Archibald will not be part of the BTPS Board after the October 18, 2021 election. Superintendent, Rhae-Ann Holoien, indicated that these Board members’ absence at the Board table will be missed as they brought a lot of expertise, experience and passion for rural education. She feels that they all served BTPS students and

The Vermilion Gun Club held their second Women’s Night of the season on Tuesday, September 28 with an excellent turnout of 26 participants. Organizer Doreen McRobert was very pleased with the number of ladies who came to learn, eat, visit, and relax on what was another beautiful fall evening. Participants were able to try several stations set up with the opportunity to learn to fire handguns, revolvers, semi-automatic handguns, 22 rifles, shotguns, and a slightly higher power

October 18 is approaching quickly, and the Voice would like to give people the opportunity to get to know the multitude of people in the area running in this year’s municipal elections. The next issue will introduce the remainder of the Town councilor candidates as well as the School Trustee candidates, and the people running for the County of Vermilion River Council. Each candidate was asked three questions: What do you want the residents of Vermilion to know about you as th

At the Municipal election October 18, Vermilion residents will have the opportunity to cast their votes and select who will occupy the Mayor’s chair in council for the next four years. Greg Throndson and Caroline McAuley have both announced their intent to run for Mayor. The Voice sat down and talked to each of them about their plans if elected, and why they think they should be Mayor. Incumbent Caroline McAuley is very proud of the accomplishments the residents of Vermilion

May 25, 2021 crews broke ground for the new McDonald’s restaurant in Vermilion. The restaurant was scheduled to open in late September but due to delays in construction materials, the restaurant opening was delayed a couple of days until October 1. Currently, the restaurant is open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. for Drive-thru. Dine-in hours will be 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., but currently have no sit-in dining due to restrictions. They do have Curbside delivery which started on Monday, Octo