Strathmore property taxes increasing
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 »
Business relaunch website available
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 »
Employee training supports for agri-businesses
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 »
Uncovering myths about cover crops
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 »
Emotional support animals OK in hamlets
It is now easier for residents of Wheatland County’s hamlets to house emotional support animals. Wheatland County council amended the county’s animal control bylaws on May 5 to include provisions… Read More »
Enjoying the great outdoors
Hello Chestermere-Strathmore. It was wonderful to see everyone out this past weekend for Mother’s Day. We are so lucky that the weather hung in there for us to enjoy being… Read More »
Cutting it close despite COVID-19
Two Strathmore businesses were operating on a razor’s edge by advertising their services despite ongoing restrictions because of COVID-19 – and now face the brunt of Alberta Health Services (AHS)… Read More »
Curbside pick-up available at Strathmore library
The Strathmore Municipal Library will start offering curbside pick-up May 11 so library cardholders can borrow books, DVDs, kits and items from the Smore Stuff collection. Since closing the library… Read More »
Province adjusts rural physician funding
The government of Alberta has adjusted some financial rules regarding rural physicians and their practices, in what some local doctors are describing as a walk-back from changes announced earlier this… Read More »
Province relaunches some businesses, services
The provincial government is gradually allowing reopening of businesses and services in Alberta, effective May 4. Alberta Health Services resumed some scheduled, non-urgent surgeries May 4, while dental and other… Read More »
JA Southern Alberta offers online programming for students
Volunteers, donors, parents and students in southern Alberta now have access to Junior Achievement (JA) Southern Alberta’s JA Digital Campus. JA Digital Campus is an online, self-directed and teacher-led program… Read More »