BEAUMONT NEWS

Do you have a photo showing off the city? Whether it be a Beaumont staple, a slice of nature, or your favourite local spot, send it in for the chance for your photo to be featured in the Beaumont News. Submissions can be sent to PWilliams@postmedia.com.

Who does’t love a quick fix? Store bought gnocchi makes this meal lightning fast. It doesn’t get more satisfying than this, think rich Alfredo with hints of spinach and basil surrounding soft cheesy filled potato dumplings, in a matter of minutes. I’m drooling just thinking about it. Gnocchi in Basil Cream Sauce 1 – 480g […]

Beaumont Beaumont Al-Anon: Is a Family Group that has a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength and hope in order to solve their common problems. Meetings are non-professional, free and confidential. Please join us at St. Vital Church south entrance on Monday evenings at 7 p.m. 50 Street and […]

For the weeks of April 08, 2024 through to April 21, 2024 the Beaumont RCMP responded to 134 calls for service. Some of the calls for service included; 911 ACT,  Abandoned vehicles, Assault, Assault on Police Officer, Assault with Weapon, Assist General Public, Assist to Canadian Provincial, Breach of Peace, Child Welfare Act, Criminal Harassment, […]

Dear Tacit, My friend has this habit of always putting other people’s needs before her own.  How does a person know when they have stopped being a kind soul and started being unhealthy? Signed: Kind or Unhealthy? Dear Kind or Unhealthy, Sometimes, I think this world needs more people who are willing to consider the […]

A new sport is coming to Beaumont for the summer. The Beaumont Ball Hockey League begins Saturday, May 4 at the Ken Nichol Regional Recreation Centre, with drop-ins taking place Sundays prior to that. The new league aims to give kids in four age categories a new sport option — U5, U9, and U11 to […]

The City of Beaumont’s Alcohol in Public Parks program will be available in two parks this summer. Kicking off on June 1, the program allows for the public consumption of alcohol inside designated areas within Four Seasons Park and Lions RV Park. The program will run daily between 11 a.m. and 9 p.m. before concluding […]

The City of Beaumont is turning to the public for recommendations of crosswalks that could benefit from safety improvements. Until Tuesday, April 30, residents are encouraged to suggest up to three crosswalks using the SafeStep Tool available on the City of Beaumont’s website. There, users can navigate an interactive map to locate a crosswalk and […]

Beaumont Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Maureen O’Neil attended a city council meeting on April 23 to provide an update on happenings around the city. A series of ‘Invest in Beaumont’ posts are running on City of Beaumont media channels. A comprehensive investment attraction marketing plan will be presented to council in June. Residential street sweeping […]

Beaumont resident and University of Alberta student Michael Palmer recently spent a week in Japan immersing himself in the country’s culture and language. The 21-year-old first learned of the opportunity — known as the Kakehashi Project — through the Faculty of East Asian Studies at the University of Alberta. “I didn’t know much about the […]

Dear Tacit, I think my teen may be self-harming – what should I do? Signed: A Worried Parent Dear A Worried Parent, This question has been asked a few times, over the many years of our Dear Tacit article – and I am always very glad when it is!  Thinking that someone you care about is self […]

Beaumont Beaumont Al-Anon: Is a Family Group that has a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength and hope in order to solve their common problems. Meetings are non-professional, free and confidential. Please join us at St. Vital Church south entrance on Monday evenings at 7 p.m. 50 Street and […]

Do you have a photo showing off the city? Whether it be a Beaumont staple, a slice of nature, or your favourite local spot, send it in for the chance for your photo to be featured in the Beaumont News. Submissions can be sent to PWilliams@postmedia.com.

Mid-April is an exciting time for Ruminarilive Arts theatre programs. The winter season of classes winds up with performances for students from six to, well, infinity. Weekend shows begin this Friday with The Sword in the Stone. Using a cleverly adapted script for a cast of four, it calls for lots of audience participation.  What […]

The Black Gold School Division’s Board of Trustees is excited to nominate Abby Fonteyne, a Grade 2 teacher at West Haven Public School (WHPS) in Leduc, for this year’s Edwin Parr Award. The Edwin Parr Teacher Award, named in honour of the first president of the Alberta School Trustees’ Association (ASBA), recognizes outstanding first-year teachers […]

Beaumont is planning solutions to enhance health care for residents, from considering incentives for health care services to partnering with neighbouring communities. Beaumont’s Health Services Action Plan, presented to City Council in April, details how the City will address gaps in areas such as after-hours services, urgent care, and family doctors with capacity for new patients. […]

For the weeks of March 25, 2024 through to April 8, 2024 the Beaumont RCMP responded to 117 calls for service. Some of the calls for service included; 911 ACT,  Assist General Public, Assist to Canadian Provincial, Breach of Peace, Break and Enter- Residence, Child Welfare Act, Dangerous Operation, Disturbing the Peace, Driving without Care, […]

Do you have a photo showing off the city? Whether it be a Beaumont staple, a slice of nature, or your favourite local spot, send it in for the chance for your photo to be featured in the Beaumont News. Submissions can be sent to PWilliams@postmedia.com.

Meatballs are such a great weeknight food, they are so versatile. These meatballs can be made with ground pork, or ground chicken, whatever you have on hand. They can be stuffed into a pita with fixings, or on a bed of rice, with greek salad, tzatziki, and squeeze of lemon. Really any way you serve […]

Dear Tacit, I sometimes think I am hearing “voices” talking in my head.  Does this mean I have a mental health issue? Signed: Hearing Voices Dear Hearing Voices, I want to preface my response to this question by saying I am NOT about to provide any sort of counselling advice.  I know we state this […]

Beaumont Beaumont Al-Anon: Is a Family Group that has a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength and hope in order to solve their common problems. Meetings are non-professional, free and confidential. Please join us at St. Vital Church south entrance on Monday evenings at 7 p.m. 50 Street and […]

Will we jinx things if we proclaim, enthusiastically and wholeheartedly, happy spring? Another winter under our belts! But a little piece of advice — don’t put the boots away just yet.  Seems that March became speaker’s month at the 50+ Club and a month of firsts, too. We hosted four speakers, starting with Sandra Paul, […]

The Beaumont Library traded in its usual quiet atmosphere for laughter and music as it celebrated its 20th anniversary on April 6. The afternoon began with speeches from Library Director Laura Winton, Leduc-Beaumont MLA Brandon Lunty, Edmonton-Wetaskiwin MP Mike Lake and Mayor Bill Daneluik. “We’re so excited to see so many community members here today […]

Beaumont Chief Administration Officer Mike Schwirtz attended a city council meeting on April 9 to provide an update on happenings around the city. The City implemented changes to transit service operations on April 2. Changes include extending weekday hours, introducing new weekend services and reducing fares. Spring street sweeping is now in progress and will […]

Dear Tacit, I know that being outside is “good” for me – but can you explain why, exactly?  With the days getting longer and spring arriving, I want to try to increase the benefits to my overall health. Signed: Being Outside Dear Being Outside, I love this question – as some readers might already know, […]

Beaumont Beaumont Al-Anon: Is a Family Group that has a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength and hope in order to solve their common problems. Meetings are non-professional, free and confidential. Please join us at St. Vital Church south entrance on Monday evenings at 7 p.m. 50 Street and […]

Do you have a photo showing off the city? Whether it be a Beaumont staple, a slice of nature, or your favourite local spot, send it in for the chance for your photo to be featured in the Beaumont News. Submissions can be sent to PWilliams@postmedia.com.

A heat sink is an area that quickly stores and releases heat caused by solar radiation. Typically hard pavement, concrete, and bare soils, these sinks can raise the local ambient temperatures significantly, and only prone to worsen as climate change progresses.  Sinks will provide a new challenge to our breeding bird populations, especially those in […]

Barb Willis tells the story of Ken Nichol, and how the Beaumont Regional Activities Centre came to bear his namesake, in this two-part series. Part 1 was in the March 29 issue of the Beaumont News. Not only did LaPointe School and the recreation centre share a common wall, they also shared a joint-use agreement. […]

Beaumont youth soccer player Niko Duperron recently took his talents to Spain to train at Real Madrid. The chance arose after Niko attended last summer’s Kaptiva Sports Real Madrid Foundation Soccer Camp. There, the youth made an impression, and at the end of the week received an invitation to one of the organization’s clinics in […]

Beaumont Chief Administration Officer Mike Schwirtz attended a city council meeting on March 26 to provide an update on happenings around the city. Spring street sweeping to remove sand and gravel is now in progress and will continue for the next two months. Sweeping predates line painting, which is scheduled to take place in June. […]

A celebration of Spring in all its glory. Packed full of herbs, this is my version of a green goddess dressing, and it is so good. This can easily be made vegan, by using vegan mayonnaise, and plain plant based yogurt, also skip the anchovy.  Spring wedge salad Dressing: 1 garlic clove 1 tsp lemon […]

Dear Tacit, I think my partner is extremely hard on himself – but he says he is just pushing himself to grow and be a better person.  How can a person know when they are taking it too far? Signed: Being Too Harsh Dear Being Too Harsh, Some of us are born with personalities that […]

For the weeks of March 18, 2024 through to March 24, 2024 the Beaumont RCMP responded to 73 calls for service. Some of the calls for service included; 911 ACT,  Assist General Public, Assist to Canadian Provincial, Breach of Peace, Break and Enter- Residence, Child Welfare Act, Dangerous Operation, Disturbing the Peace, Driving without Care, […]

Do you have a photo showing off the city? Whether it be a Beaumont staple, a slice of nature, or your favourite local spot, send it in for the chance for your photo to be featured in the Beaumont News. Submissions can be sent to PWilliams@postmedia.com.

Beaumont Beaumont Al-Anon: Is a Family Group that has a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength and hope in order to solve their common problems. Meetings are non-professional, free and confidential. Please join us at St. Vital Church south entrance on Monday evenings at 7 p.m. 50 Street and […]

On Thursday March 14, members and community guests were provided with a very well organized and to the point presentation concerning the proposed Alberta Pension Plan (APP)by Chartered Investment Manager, Nadine Wellwood. During the presentation, the speaker provided a great deal of information along with graphs and charts comparing the proposed APP with the current […]

Barb Willis tells the story of Ken Nichol, and how the Beaumont Regional Activities Centre came to bear his namesake, in this two-part series. Perhaps one of the most valuable things a community can do is document and remember its past.  This is the story of the naming of the Ken Nichol Regional Recreation Centre. […]

Beaumont’s growth continues at a fast pace, with the number of building permits reaching 20-year highs in 2023. And while it shows that we are a desirable place to call home, that rapid growth also brings challenges. Your Council’s strategic plan for this term puts a heightened focus on not only addressing our growth now, […]

The Beaumont Chiefs season has come to a close. After finishing the Capital Junior Hockey League (CJHL) regular season with a 26-11-1 record, the Chiefs clawed their way to the finals, first beating the Wetaskiwin Icemen before taking down the Sherwood Park Knights. Unsurprisingly, meeting them there were the St. Albert Merchants, who were first […]

The Edmonton Mavericks have been crowned Noralta Junior C Hockey League (NJHL) champions after defeating the Beaumont Buccaneers in a two-game sweep. Having finished the regular season with an 18-6-2 record, the Buccaneers entered the playoffs as the third-seed, first knocking off the six-seed SWZ Ice Kings before doing the same to the two-seed SWZ […]

Dear Tacit,   I try to look on the positive side of life and practice gratitude writing every day.  But I find I get stuck in a loop and can really only think of the same kinds of things.  Do you have any suggestions for how to recognize more positives in my life?   Signed: […]

Beaumont Beaumont Al-Anon: Is a Family Group that has a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength and hope in order to solve their common problems. Meetings are non-professional, free and confidential. Please join us at St. Vital Church south entrance on Monday evenings at 7 p.m. 50 Street and […]

A nod to spring, with it’s ups and downs, snowfalls and melts, it is always good to find little things to enjoy, it may be tulips hitting the stores, or starting your own garden seeds, for me it is the food of course. When you eat seasonally, you always have something to get excited about, […]

For the weeks of March 11, 2024 through to March 18, 2024 the Beaumont RCMP responded to 75 calls for service. Some of the calls for service included; 911 Act calls, Assist General Public, Assistance to Non-RCMP, Break & Enter – Residential, Child Welfare, Fail to Stop/Remain, False Alarms, Fraud, Identity Theft, Information File, Item […]

Do you have a photo showing off the city? Whether it be a Beaumont staple, a slice of nature, or your favourite local spot, send it in for the chance for your photo to be featured in the Beaumont News. Submissions can be sent to PWilliams@postmedia.com.

Beaumont Shinny held its season wrap-up awards celebration on March 16, at the Chantal Berube Youth Centre. Coach-manager Tom Kryzanowski, and coaches Marlo Jenkins, Nathan Arkell, Bennett Kryzanowski, and Curtis Hebert awarded players their medals. The Jeff Gibbs Sportsmanship awards were given to Madelyn Hebert and Malachi Lee. During the winter, outdoor shinny hockey is held every […]

Eighteen plus 18 equaled a power play of an outing this past Sunday. Sponsor R&R Empowering Society of Alberta chose Beaumont, and Place Beausejour in particular, for this inaugural event to connect seniors with children. Eighteen U11 Beaumont Blazers hockey players were paired with 18 seniors on March 17 for a bus trip to the Sawmill […]

Beaumont residents’ health needs are generally well served, but there are gaps in areas including after-hours services, urgent care, and family doctors with capacity for new patients, concludes a study commissioned by the City. The Community Health Needs Assessment, prepared by MNP in collaboration with the City of Beaumont and Alberta Health Services, examined the […]

“Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who has promised is faithful.” – Hebrews  This month, as we welcome spring and the Easter season, we are filled with feelings of gratitude and fresh optimism as we look forward to sunshine, warmer weather, and everything else we will be […]