Alberta is encouraging everyone to celebrate Seniors’ Week, and Strathmore and Wheatland County are following suit. June 1 to 7 is Seniors’ Week in Alberta. During the week, Albertans shouldRead More »
Strathmore’s grad parade has been cancelled. The event was cancelled under orders from Alberta Health Services, said Kimberly Proust, who heads the Parent Parade Planning Committee. The plan was toRead More »
Strathmore’s new town hall will have a solar panel array – in what is projected to be a profitable investment for the town long term. Strathmore town council voted toRead More »
COVID-19 has slowed Alberta’s tourism industry, but help is on the way. According to Strathmore Town Councillor Denise Peterson, Strathmore’s tourism industry, which consists largely of people coming to townRead More »
Wheatland County is developing a new marketing model to promote specific industries within the county by networking businesses and connecting them to potential buyers in the Calgary region. The firstRead More »
Seniors care facilities are getting funding from the provincial government to help them meet added costs and decreased revenues from COVID-19 – but only some facilities are eligible. The governmentRead More »
Wheatland County and Kneehill County have a new plan to work together on decisions around their shared border area – but amendments proposed by council in response public concerns wereRead More »
A mostly unheard-of hobby has one couple making a positive impact in Strathmore by cleaning up local waterways through “magnet fishing.” Locals Garret Kraft and Sarah Johnson were watching FacebookRead More »
Strathmore town council members are now required to sign an oath that they have read and understood the Council Code of Conduct when they swear their oath of office. TownRead More »
On Feb. 6, 1970, a group of senior citizens met in the Strathmore United Church hall, located on Third Avenue (where the courthouse now stands), to discuss the forming ofRead More »
There’s a good reason people are buying out baking supplies in grocery stores and posting their freshly made bread, buns and desserts on social media as the COVID-19 pandemic wearsRead More »