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Nowhere to Move

Traffic was heavy during this high school basketball game at Provost Public School as these girls fought for the ball near the basket. The Thursday night game saw the Provost Panthers (white) host the Wainwright Commandos where the home side was slow out of the gate but managed to make the game close towards the end. Provost lost 62-47. The boys teams played afterwards where the local team had more success and won 48-28. ©Provost News Photo

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911 Rep. Concerned With Possible Change to Handling of Calls
No Switch in Service Expected in Immediate Future
There could be some internal changes to the 911 emergency service but the operation serving the Provost region is not disappearing says East Central 911 Call (EC911) Answer Society chief administrative officer, Allan Keller.

He told a handful of local government representatives at the M.D. office in Provost on Tuesday, January 26 that residents need to know that they can still call 911 in an emergency. Service is not being moved to a larger city, and quality of service is not being degraded he added.

EC911 handles 911 calls and dispatches the appropriate responders to the scene.

In the last year or so, they’ve been trying to tackle a situation of their own. With Alberta Health Services’ (AHS) decision to centralize ambulance service, Keller has found there’s a general misconception that 911 service is being moved to Calgary or Edmonton. This is not the case, but Keller is finding that 911 seems to be synonymous with ambulance service.

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Town Supports Health Foundation for Equipment
Complete story in February 3 edition of The Provost News.
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Where the Bison Roam

A thick coat developed over 10,000 years means that sub-zero cold and blowing snow can usually be shrugged off by rugged animals like these bison that are looked after by Bob, Carl and Irma Rehman northeast of Hayter, just inside the Saskatchewan border. The 75 to 100 animals are raised for breeding stock and meat. When the early white explorers and traders appeared on the Canadian plains the animals provided food and furs for the robe trade but indiscriminate killing resulted in the near-extinction of the species by the 1880s. The loss of massive herds of the animals also meant an end to a way of life for Indians who lived here for centuries. Animals like these are among the most dangerous animals encountered by visitors at some Canadian National Parks and though not carnivorous, they will attack humans if provoked. They appear slow because of their lethargic movements—but they can easily outrun humans and leap a standard 36 inch barbed-wire fence with ease. ©Provost News Photo. Photo in February 3 edition of The Provost News. Want to Subscribe to The Provost News? Click here.

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Street Spokesman
This week we ask: "Who Are the Best Curlers in the World?"
. . . and we heard answers from Harvey Adams, Judy Reid, Henry Labiuk and Neil McCuaig. Check out the February 3 edition of The Provost News for their answers.
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