Speed warnings posted
Residential warning signs will be posted at the entrance to all hamlets in Wheatland County after a successful trial brought positive results in the hamlet of Nightingale. The signs cost… Read More »
Remembering our roots ~ Roger & Denise (Peterson) Nelson
Roger’s great-grandfather Andrew and great-grandmother Gauvaelin Nillson came from Vesterbotten, Sweden to Canada around the 1850s, settling in Seven Farms, Sask. Grandfather Robert was born in Canada and his son,… Read More »
10 years of Celebration of Lights: searching for volunteers and funds
For the past 10 years, when the clock strikes midnight and most Canadians are ringing in the new year on Jan. 1, industrious Strathmore resident Rose Hamrlik is already preparing… Read More »
Calgary regional growth plan lacking
Special circumstances require special meetings and Wheatland County council held a special meeting on Oct. 2, regardless of the stormy weather. Council reviewed the Calgary Regional Growth Management preliminary plan.… Read More »
Strathmore youngster keeps giving
Twelve-year-old Emma Moore is unlike most kids her age. Last year, for her birthday, she gathered and stuffed 100 purses with $7,000 worth of products for women in need at… Read More »
New beginnings for Wheatland County Council
Wheatland County voters were in the mood for some fall housecleaning during the Oct. 16 election. It was almost a clean sweep of former councillors, with five seats replaced and… Read More »
Neighbours angered over GFL fire and asbestos
Nightingale residents are fuming over a continuous not-in-my-backyard attitude and an endless array of downplayed scenarios when dealing with the Green for Life (GFL) Wheatland Compost Facility in light of… Read More »
Cheadle wetland study results revealed
A Cheadle wetland impact study and recommendations were presented to Wheatland County council on Oct. 10 by spokespersons for ISL engineering, with results to be included in the updated Cheadle… Read More »
Strathmore celebrates historic municipal election
In following suit with a mayoral landslide victory and the largest voter turnout in recent years, Strathmore’s municipal election transformed into one for the books on Monday night, when all… Read More »
Rosebud School of the Arts celebrates awards and graduation
Rosebud School of the Arts celebrated its annual graduation and awards event, Oct. 1. The ROSAs – Recognizing Outstanding Student Achievement – featured an afternoon ceremony in Rosebud’s Opera House,… Read More »
You and your family are fast asleep when the smoke alarm sounds: Do you know what to do?
Consider this scenario: It’s 2 o’clock in the morning. You and your family are fast asleep when you awaken to the smoke alarm sounding and the smell of smoke. What… Read More »