Town gets policing grant
Town of Strathmore council voted to approve a grant funding agreement with the Province of Alberta to support local police service delivery. A special meeting of council was held, Nov.Read More »
Handi-bus petitions county for MoU to support operations
Representatives from the Strathmore Handi-Bus Association presented to the Wheatland County Public Presentation Committee, Nov. 14, requesting the county’s consideration to continue grant funding their organization. In a letter addressingRead More »
Several local businesses hosting clothes, food drive for overnight shelter
Strathmore Dodge, Royal LePage, Rocking Horse Industries, and the Co-operators have partnered to host a food and clothing drive to support the Strathmore Overnight Shelter. Shawn Kisling, general manager forRead More »
ACWS releases annual domestic abuse data
Member organizations of the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters (ACWS), which includes Strathmore’s True North, have published their annual data release. Linda McLean, executive director of True North, explained dataRead More »
11,000-year-old bison skeleton moved to Blackfoot Crossing
The partial skeleton of an 11,000-year-old bison were returned from the Badlands Historical Museum in Drumheller to be displayed at the Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park. The skull, shoulder blades, spine,Read More »
County passes land use redesignation
Wheatland County council has passed third reading of Bylaw 2023-14, being a bylaw to amend Land Use Bylaw 2016-01 to redesignate portions of land from agriculture general, Speargrass low-density residential,Read More »
Alberta is open for business!
This past week, our province witnessed a week of economic success unlike anything we have seen in recent years, starting with a very positive second quarter fiscal update. According toRead More »
Liberals cave to big-tech giants
A few months ago, during deliberations on Bill C-18 at Heritage committee, the Liberal and NDP members could not make an intervention without accusing Conservatives of “standing with big tech.”Read More »
New pillar added to SHS
Sultan Nelson was the humble recipient of the Pillar Award at Strathmore High School (SHS) on Nov.23. Nelson graduated SHS in 2003 and since has gone on to receive aRead More »
Strathmore Legion presented with $10,000 through Chase the Ace program
The Strathmore Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10 Legion Executive was recently presented with a cheque for $10,000, following the most recent conclusion of their Chase the Ace activity. Chase theRead More »
Strathmore Library hosts National Child Day programming
The Strathmore Municipal Library hosted an event in partnership with Trellis Family Resource Network to recognize National Child Day on Nov. 20. National Child Day was first declared on Nov.Read More »