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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
As many of you have already heard, our provincial government recently announced more than $21 million in funding for some major renovations and expansions at Olds College. While much ofRead More »