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In coordination with the April 23 Provincial election Viking School will be holding its own election.
On April 20 students from Grades 6 to 12 will vote for one of the candidates running in the Vermilion-Lloydminster riding. More than 150 students are expected to vote.
The Viking Knights of Columbus hosted the annual Walking Way of the Cross on Good Friday, April 6.
Participates gathered at the Catholic Church in Viking which served as the first and last station.
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Viking town council voted April 2 at its regular council meeting to inform Beaver County that it is on board with memorandum of understanding attached to the release of funds by the County for the Carena Complex.
In addition to accepting the conditions in the memorandum, Viking council members vowed to immediately, “get serious” about finding management for the Carena Complex and working towards putting the facility to full use throughout the year.
Weekly Review student reporter Erika Josephison was recently chosen as one of the recipients of the Fred Row Journalism bursary.
The bursary is awarded to an individual who is pursuing a career in the print media.
Erika is the second Weekly Review student reporter to win a journalism bursary, as Cheryl Winczura was also honoured by the Alberta Weekly Newspaper Association the previous decade.
An application for the position of manager of the Carena Complex and a proposal for a hockey summer camp were among the council documents at the regular meeting of the Town Council Monday, April 2.
Submitted by Viking RCMP
On March 26 members received a call from a male subject concerned for the welfare of his ex-wife. Checks were conducted and determined all parties were fine.
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On March 27 police responded to a traffic complaint. The vehicle in question was traveling down the highway with the hood of the vehicle up.