In the coming weeks RCMP Claresholm and Nanton will be participating in Operation Cold Start. RCMP members will be proactively seeking out idling vehicles left unattended and making contact with the owner to educate them on the risks associated with leaving their vehicles idling. We recommend the following: Never leave children unattended in any vehicle. Use of a remote starter … Read more…
Submitted to The Local PressWe are just over 10 weeks away from our First Annual Senior Thunder Alumni Tournament. The tournament is a three-day event, March 24 to 26, made up of 112 players on eight different teams.Our Captains, Randy Keller, Blaine Keller, Don Mackin, Scott Martineau, Kirby Watt, Clayton Watt, Scott Egger and Landon Flynn, hosted a mini-hockey draft … Read more…
By Frank McTighe – Local Press ContributorA Claresholm team went undefeated Friday, Jan. 6, to win the championship of a one-day 3-on-3 boys basketball tournament in Fort Macleod.The Cobras won four straight games to earn the title of the first F.P. Walshe Ball Drop 3-on-3 Tournament.The Cobras beat the Raymond Slash, who fought their way back from the double knockout … Read more…
By Rob Vogt – Local Press WriterThe Municipal District of Willow Creek will commit $2,500 to agricultural plastic recycling and invasive species education.At its Dec. 14 meeting, the M.D. council reviewed a report from administration stating during the Nov. 23 meeting of the M.D.’s Agricultural Service Board, service board members reviewed the sponsorship and workshop budget line items, and discussion … Read more…
By Rob Vogt – Local Press WriterThe provincial government is changing the way it funds municipalities, and Claresholm town council had their first real look at what the new formula may look like.At its Dec. 12 meeting, council reviewed a report from administration explaining the Municipal Sustainability Initiative, or MSI, was launched in 2007 to provide both operational and capital … Read more…
By Rob Vogt – Local Press WriterThe Municipal District of Willow Creek will support issuing a notice of intent to annex lands on the western boundary of the Town of Claresholm.The M.D. will also seek more information on consultation with adjacent land owners to the proposed lands to be annexed; the impact on the boundary of the intermunicipal development plan … Read more…
By Rob Vogt – Local Press WriterThe Town of Claresholm will write a letter of support for the Kinsmen Club of Claresholm’s application to the Community Facility Enhancement Program for the purpose of constructing pathways and new lighting at downtown Amundsen Park and provide the matching funds/in-kind donation of $149,456.The decision came at town council’s Dec. 12 meeting after they … Read more…