Better communication for emergency responders led to Wheatland County’s approval for the construction and purchase of a new communications tower that would be used to improve the safety and expediency… Read More »
The announcement by one of Canada’s largest newspaper publishers to close unprofitable publications and reduce salary expenses by 10 per cent before the start of their new fiscal year struck… Read More »
Wheatland County council approved a hat trick of motions, pertaining to the Wheatland County land use and Municipal Development Plan (MDP) on June 19. Approval was given for first reading… Read More »
Community Futures Wild Rose has $2.4 million in loan money available to small businesses and entrepreneurs in rural areas around Strathmore. Over the past 30-plus years, Community Futures Wild Rose… Read More »
Two Rosebud School of the Arts 2017 graduates received notable awards in June. Emily Marisabel received the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artist Award, and Sarah Robertson was named the… Read More »
Great weather, a national holiday and local contestants all added up to one of the most successful Indian Relay Race weekends in its six years of existence in Alberta. The… Read More »
The cancellation of the annual Passion Play performing arts camps in Drumheller means Alberta high school students have lost an opportunity to earn performing arts credits while exploring their creative… Read More »
A brotherly connection laid the groundwork for Kaden Zarowny making the transition into the Okotoks Dawgs Baseball Academy. Growing up in the Strathmore Minor Baseball Association with the AA Reds… Read More »
After two years of waiting, the Strathmore Disc Golf Club (SDGC) was finally awarded a spot on the Alberta Tour during the Canada Day long weekend. Players from all over… Read More »
Strathmore’s sharpest shooter just returned from her first international trip as a member of the junior national air rifle team. Sam Walstra learned she qualified for the national program late… Read More »
Four local kids returned from the grandest stage for youth rodeo last week. Rockyford’s Lexi Kathol, Duck Lake’s Kylie Bishop, along with Austin and Rylin Scheller of Langdon, made the… Read More »