Thirty years ago, while working at the Providence Children’s Centre in Calgary, Gail Ann Bourgeois took up a co-worker’s offer of attending an art class in Airdrie. The decision propelled… Read More »
A highly contagious and potentially fatal virus infecting dogs is on the rise in parts of Calgary, Okotoks and Langdon, and Strathmore is not immune. Canine parvovirus, which is extremely… Read More »
Soaring prices and a desire to prevent further inconvenience to Strathmore’s downtown business community had council loosen the purse strings and spend a few hundred-thousand dollars more on the Third… Read More »
Wheatland County administration has been left empty handed in what to do with their Canada Summer Jobs positions, as council has voted against signing the federal government package. Council refused… Read More »
Strathmore’s Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) hosted the Alberta Seniors Service Provider Workshop, after a volunteer income tax program revealed a large portion of the town’s aging population wasn’t… Read More »
Strathmore High School (SHS) recently acquired the latest banner to hang in its halls, but it wasn’t in recognition for athletics. Seven Grade 11 and 12 drama students recently took… Read More »
Wheatland County council is not looking forward to the legalization of cannabis for use in the county, as it will pose a number of challenges in regard to bylaws and… Read More »
Following the first year’s success of Strathmore’s only concert series, Arts on 817 is launching its second season with double the concerts and a broader reach of musical talent. The… Read More »
It’s been a busy and successful couple of weeks for the Wheatland and Area Hospice Society, which hosted the second annual Steering Towards Hospice gala on May 12 in conjunction… Read More »
Three non-Siksika Nation members were given the 1-2-3 last week after Siksika Nation chief and council banished the alleged drug dealers from the Aboriginal reserve on May 11. The decision… Read More »
Questions about leftover funding in the Christmas Hamper Society budget brought president Craig Stone before Wheatland County council on May 1. In common with many charitable organizations, the society derives… Read More »