Minister of Justice on ‘talking rural crime’ tour
Alberta’s Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer is hitting the open road to meet Albertans to gain their input and discuss their concerns about the rapid increase in rural crime. As partRead More »
Opportunity for improvement
The definition of the word ‘alienation’ is the state or experience of being isolated from a group or an activity, to which one should belong, or in which one shouldRead More »
Four Strathmore figure skaters gearing up for nationals
No ice, no problem for Team Alberta Strathmore figure skaters who took part in a sport-specific training camp in preparation for the 2020 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games. Emma Bittorf,Read More »
Raising money for missing children society
The Alberta Sheriffs Branch raised $3,300 for the Missing Children Society of Canada (MCSC) during a charity golf tournament on Aug. 17 at the Strathmore Golf Club. In 2013, theRead More »
Carseland post office may close
Carseland residents may be losing their postal outlet due to a lack of applicants for postmaster’s job. The previous postmaster retired in December 2018. Despite Canada Post job advertisements forRead More »
More studies for operational decision making
Wheatland County council discussed retaining Transitional Solutions Inc. (TSI) to perform an operational review on protective services, and provide information for the Fire Master Plan. County staff said it wouldRead More »
Phase 3 of WRC water project
Wheatland County council approved the development of a draft lending agreement for the third phase of Wheatland Regional Corporation’s regional water hub project on Aug. 20. It involves a loanRead More »
The times they are a changin’
In case you haven’t noticed (or didn’t care), I try to use song titles as column titles, mainly because music has been huge in my life. I was a sicklyRead More »
County gets new GIS software
Wheatland County has contracted Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) for three years in order to replace its current GIS mapping system. County staff said they received complaints from resident usersRead More »
County switches communication strategy
Wheatland County residents may have to look elsewhere than their local newspapers for some of the county notifications, unless they make their opinions known at a public hearing to beRead More »
Green carts for a greener Strathmore
It’s been a little over a year since the green carts rolled onto the streets of Strathmore, and both the Town of Strathmore and Waste Management (WM) have seen positiveRead More »