Lily beetles frustrate gardeners
For resident green thumbs with ornamental lilies, there is a non-native nemesis making a big impact on their precious plants: the scarlet lily beetle (Lilioceris lilii). These small insects, introducedRead More »
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FAIM seeks care providers
A local non-profit is looking for new “supportive roommates” to help Strathmore residents living with disabilities gain more independence. Foothills Advocacy In Motion (FAIM), a non-profit working to promote communityRead More »
Learning about Strathmore’s biodiversity
Strathmore is home to many unique creatures and animals. Through Strathmore’s Biodiversity project, local residents can help document the creatures see and heard in Strathmore and become a citizen scientistRead More »
Gleichen RCMP make arrests, recover weapons and drugs
Two Saskatchewan residents were arrested last week after RCMP from Gleichen, Bassano and Brooks detachments followed a stolen car westbound on the Trans-Canada Highway. On July 16, the three detachmentsRead More »
County to utilize more local services and goods
Wheatland County has updated its procurement policy to make turning to local businesses for goods and services more likely. The county’s procurement policy outlines how staff source goods and services.Read More »
The dirt on free dirt
Rural landowners are increasingly being offered free topsoil – but it can come at a price. Urban growth west of Wheatland County has some developers offering free soil to ruralRead More »
New app to address abuse
A new app could help individuals in abusive relationships covertly develop strategies and seek resources, at a time when such a resource is needed more than ever. Through a combinationRead More »
Provincial unemployment remains high
Alberta’s labour force survey for June shows that unemployment remains high across the province, and that while some sectors are making gains, others are still showing losses. Alberta’s seasonally adjustedRead More »
Identify risks to prevent drowning
Drowning, while preventable, happens all too often. Over 400 people die every year in Canada from drowning, according to Kelly Carter, chief executive officer of the Lifesaving Society. To raiseRead More »
Supporting rural doctors
Hello Chestermere-Strathmore. I want to start off this column by reminding everyone in our beautiful riding that as we return to some sort of normalcy with COVID-19, and as weRead More »
WE Charity scandal
You’ve likely heard by now about the Prime Minister’s latest ethics scandal – the WE Charity debacle. In case you missed it, here are the facts we know at theRead More »