By Rob Vogt The heavy rains let up, and the sky broke, just in time for the Kinette Club of Claresholm to take the track for their annual Walkathon.Walkers converged on the Willow Creek Composite High School track on Sunday, June 22, to raise money and awareness for cystic fibrosis.After everyone gathered for a group photo, two people deeply affected … Read more…
By Rob Vogt The Claresholm 2 baseball team recently came home with the Chinook West Majors League Championship.The team, made up of players 11 and 12 years old, travelled to Sparwood the weekend of June 13 to 15, for the championship tournament which featured teams from Claresholm, Nanton, Fort Macleod, Pincher Creek, the Crowsnest Pass, Sparwood and Fernie.The Claresholm 2 … Read more…
By George Lee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter No examples of potentially age-inappropriate content from Alberta’s rural school libraries had landed on the education minister’s desk by Tuesday morning. During a roundtable with about 20 reporters and other rural media representatives, Demetrios Nicolaides confirmed that the examples of graphic content the government was alerted to originated from four books in Edmonton and … Read more…
By Alexandra Noad, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Premier’s Coal Town Hall event held on Wednesday evening at the Fort Macleod and District Community Hall was described as “a gong show” by many in attendance, with several being left outside, including the media. Hundreds of people lined up down the street hours before the doors opened, many of them protesting the … Read more…
By Kaiden Brayshaw, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta teachers now have 120 days to begin a strike following a 95 per cent approval for a strike. Seventy-six per cent of registered eligible teachers voted, but not all eligible teachers are registered to vote, according to Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) president Jason Schilling. Schilling said that the governing body of the ATA, the Provincial … Read more…
By Lacie Nairn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Residents interested in exercising their voting rights during the 2025 municipal elections will need to ensure that they are registered to vote in the upcoming municipal election before September 15, 2025. This is the first municipal election cycle where voters will need to register to vote following changes made by the Municipal Affairs Statutes … Read more…
By Somya Lohia, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Members of Piikani Nation gathered at Crowsnest Lake on the morning of June 10 to offer prayers for the health of the lake, its fish and all life that depends on its waters. This spiritual gathering followed the release of a fish-consumption advisory for the lake. According to the advisory, posted on the My … Read more…