Thursday, November 20, 2025
VOLUME 8 I ISSUE 22
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What’s inside
Cinderella in Space ready for blast-off
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Tickets are still available for The Motley Troupe dinner theatre.
Close to 400 Lloydminster and area residents took part in an Empowering Minds mental-health initiative presentation by speaker Ian Hill at the Lloyd Ex on Monday night. The evening focused on helping people identify early signs of mental health struggles in the community.
Photo courtesy of the Lloydminster Exhibition
Mental health takes centre stage
Three Trees celebrates 10 years
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Jim Spenrath looks back at decade with Rotary Club.
Lloyd supports Huskies’ QB
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Community backs LCHS graduate in cancer battle.
TAYLOR WEAVER EDITOR
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Bringing the community together and looking for signs of mental-health struggles has become a priority for many in Lloydminster. Close to 400 residents of the Border City and surrounding area gathered at the Lloyd Ex on Monday, Nov. 17, to learn about becoming “first identifiers.” The term, coined through an Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies (AAAS) mental-health initiative called Empowering Minds, focuses on building stronger rural communities and reducing the stigma associated with mental health. First identifiers can recognize early
signs of mental-health struggles and connect friends, neighbours and community members to the help they need. Designed specifically for agricultural regions, the program acknowledges the unique stresses faced in rural life and emphasizes the importance of strong social connections, early intervention and community leadership in supporting mental well-being. The evening featured a meal and presentation by speaker Ian Hill, who shared practical tools, personal stories and strategies to empower rural Albertans to look out for one another. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
Ian Hill. File photo
colleen.young@sasktel.net
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Colleen Young
MLA for Lloydminster Constituency