The Municipal District of Willow Creek ended 2019 with a surplus of more than $1 million, transferring $700,000 of that to a reserve for bridges. At its April 22 meeting by video conference, the M.D. council reviewed the financial statements with Michael Zuback of MNP LLP or Meyers Norris Penny, the M.D.’s auditor. “Our opinion is a clean one,” he told councillors. … Read more…
Members of the Porcupine Hills Classic Cruisers car club, who host a show and shine vintage vehicle show the second weekend of August every year, hit the road on Sunday, April 26, with a parade past the hospitals and Porcupine Hills Lodge to spread some joy and a message of support for everyone affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by … Read more…
Birthday Alarms! By Lawrence Gleason Local Press Writer Granum Fire Department members gave Granum residents a big morale boost during this COVID-19 isolation. Fire department members took out Granum’s full complement of fire trucks to drive by two Granum residences on Friday, April 17, and another on Sunday, April 19, to mark two children’s birthdays and the ending of a … Read more…
A Stavely couple is back home after a dream trip to Peru was cut short by a pandemic that is shutting the whole world down. When Tim and Chris Nelson left on March 2 for a six-week trip they had plans to walk the Inca Trail, visit Machu Picchu, visit the Galapagos Islands and wrap it up with a cruise … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer What better way to celebrate your birthday then having a fire engine blaring with full sound and lights. With the COVID-19 pandemic, children are not able to have the same birthday party gatherings they used to, so the Claresholm Fire Department has decided to do their part to help that. The fire department is … Read more…
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