Arts on 817 announces third concert season
Arts on 817 announced the launch of their third season with a line-up of six concerts to be held at Strathmore United Church in 2019-20. Three of the concerts featureRead More »
Wheatland County council ponders time well spent
There are many meetings and conferences slated for representatives from Wheatland County council members to attend. One is the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) conference, which was held in QuebecRead More »
Expressions hands out year-end awards
Three members of the Strathmore BWith their regular season wrapped up following their year-end recital on June 2, young dancers from Expressions The Dance Gallery took a chance to lookRead More »
Young singers and choristers bring home provincial awards
Several youths from Strathmore brought home awards from the Alberta Provincial Music Festival, held May 26 to June 1 in Edmonton. Musicians, singers and choirs from Strathmore participated in theRead More »
Rockyford celebrates 100 years of history
The Village of Rockyford will be hosting its centennial on June 29 to mark 100 years since the village was approved as a municipality. Settled in 1913, some of theRead More »
Busy season
Hello Strathmore! I hope that your garden is growing with the wonderful rain this past week. As everything becomes a beautiful deep green, we are finishing up graduations, exams andRead More »
Ambulance shift demands causing worker burnout
Wheatland regional partners are taking steps to get Alberta Health Services (AHS) to eliminate paramedic job burnout due to “core/flex” work schedules at Wheatland and Adjacent Districts Emergency Medical ServicesRead More »
Strathmore man faces criminal charges
Richard Mulvihill of Strathmore remains in custody after he was arrested on June 1 after fleeing from police in a stolen vehicle. Mulvihill, 27, was arrested along with a 30-year-oldRead More »
Traffic stop yields prostitution ring
A Calgary man has been charged with several sex trade-related offences following a traffic stop. On the afternoon of June 4, Gleichen RCMP assisted Wheatland County with a suspicious vehicleRead More »
Strathmore GOC rides to “empower the children”
Just over a year after the organization’s initiation, Strathmore Guardians of the Children (GOC) will be hosting their inaugural Empower the Children Charity Ride on June 15 to help raiseRead More »
Western Irrigation District – Pat and Diane Cammaert
Pat Cammaert’s family originated in Belgium. His grandfather Emile was born in 1902 and came to Rockyford in 1919. Pat’s grandmother Jeanne Scheepens was also born in Belgium. Emile servedRead More »