The dirt on chores
Pat FuleFule for Thought I’ve come to hate the word “chores.” On any given weekend, we all face them. Just when you think you’ve got the laziest of SaturdaysRead More »
Pregnancy Care Centre prepares for annual fundraiser
Miriam OstermannTimes Associate Editor The Calgary Pregnancy Care Centre remains confident that their annual fundraiser will achieve financial contributions similar to previous years that amounted to hundreds of thousandsRead More »
Car seat recycling offered in Strathmore
Miriam OstermannTimes Associate Editor A former Strathmore resident is introducing her forward-thinking car-seat-recycling company to her hometown by partnering up with H&H Huxted Enterprises, therefore providing the community withRead More »
SRAC bids adieu
Miriam OstermannTimes Associate Editor The Strathmore Regional Arts Collective (SRAC) society’s annual general meeting on Oct. 13 proved a double-edged sword for the seven board members, when they unanimously agreedRead More »
Program left in lurch
Miriam OstermannTimes Associate Editor Blind-sided and left in the dark by a letter suggesting the discontinuation of external funds to existing community programs, numerous non-profit organizations are experiencing aRead More »
Landslide victory for Brook’s mayor Martin Shields
Miriam OstermannTimes Associate Editor Just as Albertans ended a 44-year provincial Tory reign earlier this year, Canadians wavered in their support for the Conservative Party of Canada and paintedRead More »
Dance For Fun introduced to Strathmore
Justin SewardTimes Reporter Strathmore has a non-profit ‘Dance For Fun’ group in town for young dancers who would like to participate in a fun-filled, no-pressure atmosphere.“We started it asRead More »
Council looking for greater town involvement in Christmas parade
Miriam OstermannTimes Associate Editor A request for increased involvement, effective support and promotion of the Christmas parade had town council spitballing on Oct. 7, eager to expand the magnitudeRead More »
Rosebud group plans immediate and long-term support for Syrians
Laureen F. GuentherTimes Contributor A Rosebud group is responding to the crisis in Syria with a plan to fundraise for Syrian civilian relief and support for groups that areRead More »
Council defers infrastructure project to 2016
Miriam OstermannTimes Associate Editor A preliminary engineering investigation on 2nd Street, an overlay project that was originally bundled with the Lakeside Blvd. and 4th Ave. reconstruction projects, raised numerousRead More »
FAST in Action
Sabrina KooistraTimes Junior Contributor For many of us, the complex issue of human rights is not something we are entirely focussed upon or aware of.For some, though, this isRead More »