By Rob Vogt The 11 candidates for Claresholm town council had their chance to address the public face to face last week.The Claresholm and District Chamber of Commerce and the Claresholm Local Press hosted a forum at the Claresholm Community Centre on Oct. 8, where candidates made opening and closing statements and answered questions from the public.The forum was moderated … Read more…
By Rob Vogt The Town of Claresholm is about to embark on a program to replace all the water meters in town.Jace McLean, the town’s director of infrastructure, explained the current water meters and encoder receiver transmitters are 18 years old and reaching the end of their lives.The encoder receiver transmitters, that transmit water meter information to the town’s reading … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Ratepayers in the Town of Claresholm will see an increase of $5.64 for the year on their natural gas bills after town council approved an increase to the franchise fee collected on its behalf by the gas company.At its Sept. 22 meeting, council heard a report from Chief Administrative Officer Abe Tinney explaining ATCO franchise fees are … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Ratepayers in the Town of Claresholm will see an increase of $13.68, or $1.14 per month, on their electricity bills after town council approved an increase to the franchise fee collected on its behalf by the power company.At its Sept. 22 meeting, council heard a report from Chief Administrative Officer Abe Tinney explaining Fortis franchise fees are … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Claresholm town council has adopted a year-round, outdoor watering schedule.At its Sept. 8 meeting, Council approved the final two readings of a bylaw with an outdoor watering schedule.Key features of the schedule include:• The watering schedule has been incorporated directly into the town’s water shortage response plan, which now reads The Town of Claresholm watering schedule and … Read more…
By Rob Vogt The Willow Creek Composite High School “A” girls volleyball team won their home tournament this past weekend with a thrilling victory in the final over Canmore.The Cobras welcomed teams from High River, the Piikani Nation, Canmore, Fort Macleod, Picture Butte, Nobleford and the Kainai Nation for a one-day tournament on Saturday, Sept. 27.The Cobras opened with a … Read more…
Granum School held a food drive for the Granum Food Bank, distributing bags to every house in the community on Sept. 15, then gathering and delivering them to the food bank on Sept. 18. Here, students, staff and volunteers stand behind all the donations collected.