One young Wheatland Crossing student’s literary talents helped her to receive the highest award possible in the 2019 Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance Contest in the junior poetry division. Twelve-year-old AveryRead More »
Wheatland County council had to balance decisions on protecting agricultural land with demands for developing commercial and industrial properties that bring economic opportunity to the county. “Landowner rights are alwaysRead More »
Parents, staff and students of the new George Freeman School, which opened in September 2018, are fundraising to build a school playground. The K-9 school has 224 students currently enrolled,Read More »
The University of Alberta Augustana Choir made a stop in Strathmore on May 1 during a three-day tour, to complete workshops with the local children’s choirs before conducting a concertRead More »
The Strathmore Municipal Library is expanding their successful Little Free Library program and will be conducting installations of the libraries throughout Wheatland County. The program was first introduced to theRead More »
Due to changes to Alberta’s Municipal Government Act, Wheatland County is in the process of creating intermunicipal development plans (IDPs) with neighbouring counties. The amended Act was introduced April 1,Read More »
One of North America’s finest tenors is teaming with two of Canada’s most celebrated and awarded musicians for a performance in Strathmore. Leon Leontaridis joins Calgary-based band GhostBoy, featuring DenisRead More »
Easter Island, a play by Edmonton-based playwright David Van Belle, will be performed by Heidi MacDonald in Rosebud, May 9-12. MacDonald, a fourth-year Rosebud School of the Arts student, isRead More »
Calgary-based duo GhostBoy and Calgary tenor Leon Leontaridis, will perform a concert May 10 at Strathmore United Church. This is the final concert of Arts on 817’s second season. “GhostBoyRead More »
Wheatland County’s Community Enhancement Regional Board (CERB) asked for direction and approval from Wheatland County council on several community projects. The CERB fund was developed in 2012, to assist qualifyingRead More »
Emergency Preparedness Week is May 5-11. The week is a countrywide initiative as a way to remind people to prepare themselves and their families in case of an emergency. TheRead More »