Electricity prices set to spike in Alberta this month
Unseasonably low temperatures won’t be the only thing driving up electricity bills in Alberta this month as rates are set to nearly double in April, tugging on the purse stringsRead More »
Rosebud students take Shakespeare to Comic Con
Rosebud School of the Arts students will bring Shakespeare into 2018 in April, performing The Comedy of Errors in the setting of a Comic Con conference. The Comedy of Errors:Read More »
Hope Bridges welcomes spring with programming
For the past few years, the community-based not-for-profit art organization, Hope Bridges Society, focused attention on building stronger relationships in Strathmore and Wheatland County – an initiative that spurred newRead More »
Long winter affects flower businesses
With even more snow on the horizon forecasted for the coming weeks, Alberta florists and flower shops are facing a double-edged sword; reaping the rewards in their busy season whileRead More »
Seed cleaning plant going strong
In these less than ideal economic times, the local seed cleaning plant has seen an uptick in production and continues to crank out promising seeds for farmers to use. TheRead More »
STARS provides service to agriculture sector
For more than 20 years, the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) Emergency Link Centre has provided site monitoring and emergency response co-ordination services to organizations and employees working inRead More »
Destination: The Canadian Buttertart Factory
Leah Lalonde is on her second rolling pin in 23 years. In that time, she has handmade over one million butter tarts – all of them from her grandmother’s recipeRead More »
Chamber spices up AGM
While attendance failed to reach the Strathmore & District Chamber of Commerce’s projections for the second annual Not Your Grandfather’s AGM, turnout still quadrupled last year’s crowd to favourable reviews.Read More »
Langdon school not priority in 2018 provincial budget
Rocky View Schools (RVS) felt crestfallen after the Alberta government’s announcement on March 23, that despite doling out over $390 million earmarked to upgrade and build 20 schools, the division’sRead More »
Province dedicates $20 million to paramedic service improvement
A welcomed budget item gave some relief to taxed emergency medical services on March 22, when Alberta’s Finance Minister Frank Cicci dedicated $29 million to build halls, buy ambulances andRead More »
Council defeats motion to limit conference attendance
A motion brought forward at the last council meeting to limit council attendance of the annual Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) conference with the purpose of tightening the public purseRead More »