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Column: Should public transit not be for everyone?

Welcome to Lloydminster’s newest elite club. The entry requirement for “public transit” is being poor enough. I mean that as an insult to the design, never to the people inside it. I support helping every resident who qualifies. My question is who gave the City the right to call a gated taxi voucher public transit. On Monday, Council approved the Transportation Access Program in principle. It would subsidize one-way taxi rides for residents who pass an income test. The other option on the table told administration to keep pursuing a traditional system. Council passed on it. A real system was

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Moment with the Mayor: Recycling just got easier

These articles can originally be found on the City of Lloydminster website and are written by the Mayor of Lloydminster. As of October 1, residential recycling in Lloydminster is managed by Circular Materials through Alberta’s Extended Producer Responsibility, or EPR, system. EPR shifts the cost and responsibility for managing recyclable packaging and paper products from municipalities to the producers that supply those materials. Under the new system, producers are responsible for funding and ensuring these materials are collected and recycled. Circular Materials, a non-profit organization, administers residential recycling under Alberta’s EPR system, with Integrity Waste Solutions providing collection services in

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Six Lloydminster properties headed to auction

Six Alberta-side properties in tax arrears will go to public auction Nov. 25, nearly double last year's list.

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Lloydminster RCMP K9 joins Mundare firearms response

A Lloydminster RCMP K9 team was sent to a Mundare firearms call. A Bonnyville man faces 18 charges after a chase involving two pickup trucks.

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Father Gorman students share Métis culture at assembly

Father Gorman students marked Truth and Reconciliation with Métis stories, dance and video at a Sept. 30 assembly in Lloydminster.

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Lloydminster area leads $29M oil and gas land sale

Bids in the Lloydminster area raised $11.4 million at Saskatchewan's Oct. 6 Crown oil and gas sale, the most of any region in the $29-million offering.

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Multiple investigations continue after Lloydminster lockdown

RCMP are running two investigations after a report of a possible firearm locked down Lloydminster Comprehensive High School. No weapon was found.

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Bobcats to host AJHL all-star game

The Lloydminster Bobcats will host the AJHL All-Star Game on Jan. 27, 2027, at the Cenovus Energy Hub. Here is what the league says.

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