New federal spending measures were announced last week to help labour and supply disruptions in Canada’s agricultural sector. But those in the beef sector in particular say the money falls… Read More »
While teacher-directed at-home learning continues for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year, the province is engaging the education system on a re-entry plan. With in-person classes cancelled, teachers continue… Read More »
There is a bit more time this year to pay property taxes in Strathmore and Wheatland County. Tax deferment bylaws were passed by the councils of Wheatland County and the… Read More »
Strathmore’s outdoor pavilion in Kinsmen Park, which houses the town’s farmers market, will be getting improvements so the structure can better serve the community through all types of weather. On… Read More »
Crime was lower in Strathmore during the first three months of the year, but the RCMP detachment is now responding to more mental health calls. At the regular Strathmore town… Read More »
As a community that both works and lives off creating personal connections through gathering, performance and hospitality, Rosebud has been feeling deep, impacting effects of COVID-19 as the hamlet’s main… Read More »
Speargrass Golf Course community may soon have a new recreation area including a play park, new walking paths, a picnic shelter and an off-leash dog park. Funding has been secured,… Read More »
Property taxes are on the rise in Strathmore as town council passed the 2020 tax rate bylaw during its regular meeting on May 6. Residential property owners will pay about… Read More »
To support businesses reopening during stage one of Alberta’s phased relaunch, the Alberta government is launching a new resource to ensure staff and customers stay safe. The new alberta.ca/bizconnect webpage… Read More »
Hot on the heels of the launch of an online agricultural job finder, the government of Alberta has created an agriculture training support program to help employers in the food… Read More »
Producers in Alberta are planting cover crops, despite claims to the contrary, according to new results of an ongoing survey by University of Manitoba researchers. Cover crops are plants grown… Read More »