As COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to decline and pressure on the health-care system decreases, step two of the province’s path back to normal will begin on March 1. Since step one began on Feb. 8, COVID-19 positivity rates in the province have continued to decline. Hospitalizations in intensive and non-intensive care have also steadily declined and are at the lowest levels … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterIt was another busy three months for the Claresholm RCMP as they continue to address the community’s policing priorities of traffic safety, crime reduction and prevention, and community relations.Sergeant Rob Harms, the Claresholm detachment commander, appeared as a delegation at the Feb. 14 meeting of Claresholm town council to give his quarterly report.He opened by noting … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterBe careful what you wish for.When a socialite and novelist invites a medium to his house to conduct a séance, his motive is to gather material for his next book, but something else happens.The ghost of his first wife appears, intent on disrupting his second marriage, and the fun really begins.That is the back drop … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterDespite the impact of the pandemic, that largely shut everything down at certain parts of the past year, the Claresholm and District Chamber of Commerce had another busy and productive year. The chamber held their annual general meeting in-person at Putters in the Bridges at Claresholm Golf Club on Feb. 17, attracting about 20 people. … Read more…
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By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterYou no longer have to produce proof of vaccination from the COVID-19 virus where it was required.That was the first measure in a plan announced by the provincial government on Feb. 8 to, as Premier Jason Kenney said, gradually lift the provincewide public health measures as the fifth wave of the COVID-19 virus subsides and … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterIn a split decision, the council of the Municipal District of Willow Creek will allow the Hutterian Brethren of Granum to run a water line from their new colony location along an undeveloped road allowance east of Granum.At its Feb. 9 meeting, council was advised by Roly Cochlan, the M.D.’s assistant superintendent, that Granum colony … Read more…