Keeping Albertans safe
Hello Strathmore readers. In 1982 Anne Herbert wrote the statement “practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.” These actions offer kindness to the world, and we see faith inRead More »
New budget overhauls education funding
While it took them a few weeks to digest the changes, school officials are cautiously optimistic about the new provincial educational funding schedule. A new K to 12 education fundingRead More »
ARC approach helps keep students focused
A local school division is taking a new approach to delivering discipline: helping students understand their issues and find effective solutions before problems arise. Christ the Redeemer Catholic School DivisionRead More »
Rosebud River watershed partnership formed to improve stream health
A new partnership between Wheatland County and Rocky View County has formed to improve resiliency throughout the Rosebud River watershed by working with landowners to improve riparian health. The partnership,Read More »
Strychnine for gopher control to be phased out
Health Canada has announced a three-year phase out of the rodenticide strychnine, leaving some producers concerned about future gopher control. Strychnine, a neurotoxic alkaloid, is used as a poison toRead More »
County still clubroot free – but producers should remain vigilant
While Wheatland County remains clubroot free according to recent surveys, producers should still watch for signs of the plant disease, according to Wheatland County’s manager of agricultural services. Clubroot, aRead More »
Landowners getting paid to let the grass grow
Some Wheatland County landowners have extra dollars in their pocket thanks to a county program that pays them for taking lands out of production to provide “ecological services.” The program,Read More »
Social distancing: What it means and what you should do about it
Social distancing is the rule of the day. Health experts stress it’s the only way to “flatten the curve” of COVID-19 and avoid making a bad situation worse. Public healthRead More »
Help police find missing teen
A local teen is missing, prompting police to ask residents to keep an eye out for her and report any information about her whereabouts. Sierra Black Kettle, 15, was lastRead More »
Ramping up the response to COVID-19
While the risk of developing COVID-19 remains low in Alberta according to medical experts, organizations throughout Strathmore and Wheatland County are ramping up preventative measures against the virus. The provinceRead More »
Wheatland EMS cautious against COVID-19
The county’s emergency medical services organization is enacting additional control measures to better respond to situations involving the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Wheatland EMS responds to thousands of emergency calls eachRead More »