A significant portion of Canadian farmers have had an incident resulting in an injury or close call on their operation, but these accidents don’t necessarily change behaviour. This, according to… Read More »
Results from the province’s whirling disease monitoring program show that in at least one infected river in the province, the disease is harming fish populations. Whirling disease is caused by… Read More »
A local teen interested in tabletop gaming had a heartwarming surprise when a local gaming group banded together to help get him into the hobby. It all started at HOB’s… Read More »
Alberta is encouraging everyone to celebrate Seniors’ Week, and Strathmore and Wheatland County are following suit. June 1 to 7 is Seniors’ Week in Alberta. During the week, Albertans should… Read More »
Strathmore’s grad parade has been cancelled. The event was cancelled under orders from Alberta Health Services, said Kimberly Proust, who heads the Parent Parade Planning Committee. The plan was to… Read More »
Strathmore’s new town hall will have a solar panel array – in what is projected to be a profitable investment for the town long term. Strathmore town council voted to… Read More »
COVID-19 has slowed Alberta’s tourism industry, but help is on the way. According to Strathmore Town Councillor Denise Peterson, Strathmore’s tourism industry, which consists largely of people coming to town… Read More »
Wheatland County is developing a new marketing model to promote specific industries within the county by networking businesses and connecting them to potential buyers in the Calgary region. The first… Read More »
Seniors care facilities are getting funding from the provincial government to help them meet added costs and decreased revenues from COVID-19 – but only some facilities are eligible. The government… Read More »
Wheatland County and Kneehill County have a new plan to work together on decisions around their shared border area – but amendments proposed by council in response public concerns were… Read More »
A mostly unheard-of hobby has one couple making a positive impact in Strathmore by cleaning up local waterways through “magnet fishing.” Locals Garret Kraft and Sarah Johnson were watching Facebook… Read More »