Busy season
Hello Strathmore! I hope that your garden is growing with the wonderful rain this past week. As everything becomes a beautiful deep green, we are finishing up graduations, exams andRead More »
Ambulance shift demands causing worker burnout
Wheatland regional partners are taking steps to get Alberta Health Services (AHS) to eliminate paramedic job burnout due to “core/flex” work schedules at Wheatland and Adjacent Districts Emergency Medical ServicesRead More »
Strathmore man faces criminal charges
Richard Mulvihill of Strathmore remains in custody after he was arrested on June 1 after fleeing from police in a stolen vehicle. Mulvihill, 27, was arrested along with a 30-year-oldRead More »
Traffic stop yields prostitution ring
A Calgary man has been charged with several sex trade-related offences following a traffic stop. On the afternoon of June 4, Gleichen RCMP assisted Wheatland County with a suspicious vehicleRead More »
Strathmore GOC rides to “empower the children”
Just over a year after the organization’s initiation, Strathmore Guardians of the Children (GOC) will be hosting their inaugural Empower the Children Charity Ride on June 15 to help raiseRead More »
Announcing 2019 Strathmore Stampede entertainment
Prepare yourself for four action-packed days during the Strathmore Stampede, running from Aug. 2-5. New this year we have The Hockey Circus Show. For the kids, Christopher Cools will beRead More »
Jumping on the tourism train
Over 40 businesses from Strathmore and Wheatland County met on May 28 to discuss tourism opportunities in the town and county and how to become a stronger tourism hub. TheRead More »
‘Big top’ coming to Strathmore
In a show of fun, wonder, amusement and amazement, the Wheatland Crisis Society (WCS) is bringing the “big top” to Strathmore on June 15 for their Under the Big TopRead More »
Summer traffic safety
In the summertime, there are more trucks, tractor-trailers and buses on Alberta roads. According to the RCMP, this greater mix of vehicles increases the risk of commercial and passenger vehicleRead More »
Looking towards the future
Hello Strathmore! I would like to draw your attention to a great article by Franco Terrazzano, Alberta Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, in the June 3 Calgary Herald: (https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-quebec-feels-albertas-pain-so-why-keep-blocking-pipelines).Read More »
A tea-riffic initiative
Students at Carseland School are setting a standard for what green really means. The leadership students are running their own tea company, and for the last three years it’s onlyRead More »