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By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer An application for a 4,500-head beef confined feeding operation about 7.5 kilometres southwest of Claresholm has been denied by the Natural Resources Conservation Board. The decision was made public in a letter to affected parties dated Aug. 24 by Carina Weisbach, approval officer. The proposed operation involved the construction of 18 pens which were … Read more…
The Claresholm, Stavely, Granum, Nanton and Fort Macleod Fire Departments, with a total of 40 firefighters, were called out to a crop fire on Aug. 18 at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Range Road 254 and Township Road 114, said Kelly Starling, the Municipal District of Willow Creek’s emergency services manager. They arrived on scene to discover about 150 acres engulfed … Read more…
The Municipal District of Willow Creek will lose more than $1 million in tax revenue if proposed changes to the way oil and gas infrastructure are assessed take effect. Derrick Krizsan, the M.D.’s chief administrative officer, informed council, at their Aug. 12 meeting, what impact those changes will have on the M.D.’s taxes. “We certainly knew there were some significant … Read more…
The Claresholm RCMP are warning everyone to beware – another phone scam is making the rounds. This one involves a social insurance number being compromised. During one call, the scammers said they were going to have the police come and arrest the potential victim. In this case, the fraudsters are able to make their number appear on call display as if they … Read more…
The Stavely Royal Purple did not let the COVID-19 pandemic stop them from raising funds to make the lives of seniors a little brighter. The Royal Purple usually have a seniors’ tea at the Stavely Community Centre in June, which attracts busloads of seniors from various facilities in the area, but that was cancelled to prevent the spread of the … Read more…
Claresholm town council has approved an intermunicipal fire services agreement that provides a standard level of service and consistent relationships across the Municipal District of Willow Creek region. At a recent meeting, council was updated on the situation by Marian Carlson, the town’s chief administrative officer. She explained over the past few years the chief administrative officers and fire chiefs … Read more…
Charges are pending in a recent dog attack in Claresholm. According to Claresholm RCMP, on Aug. 6, at approximately 8 a.m., police responded to a report of dog attack on Eighth Street West in Claresholm. Preliminary investigation has revealed an adult female was walking on the street when she came across two dogs who attacked her. The victim was taken … Read more…