By Mickey Dumont Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A $9.27 million 2025 operating budget was approved by the Town of Claresholm Council at its April 14 meeting.The approved 2025 final budget includes a 6.17 percent, or $239,088, increase over 2024.A total of 6.17 per cent is the increase to the municipal $4,120,467 tax-funded portion of the budget. That is a 16 … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Books are hitting the hallways of Stavely Elementary School.On Monday, April 14, the school opened its hallway library.Lining the walls of the main hallway are books, that can be signed out of this hallway library every Monday at lunch time.The hallway library is a throwback to old-school libraries where books were signed out by dating a card … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Nominations are now being accepted for Albertans to nominate a newcomer who has made significant contribution to their community or workplace.On April 15, Alberta Immigration and Multiculturalism announced that Alberta is home to people from around the world, many of whom have made significant contributions to the province in numerous ways such as volunteering, artistic endeavours, innovation … Read more…
By Rob Vogt The Claresholm RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a possible suspect and vehicle.The police issued a statement on April 10 explaining that between 9 a.m. and 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, a white van approached a female youth along Eighth Street West between Derochie Drive and Saskatchewan Crescent in Claresholm.The female youth was … Read more…
By Rob Vogt The second weekend in August will be here before you know it, so planning is well under way by the Claresholm Fair Board for the 2025 Claresholm and District Bench Show.This year’s bench show will take place at the Claresholm Community Centre on Friday night, Aug. 8 and Saturday, Aug. 9.The bench show is an opportunity every … Read more…
A few short weeks ago Lucas Marchbank was a strong, active, 17 year old boy in his graduating year of high school. Since then so many things have changed in his life and the Marchbank family needs the support of their community. March 24 Lucas went into the emergency room with pain that seemed like the appendix. On the 25th … Read more…
By Mickey Dumont, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Fort Macleod RCMP recorded an 89 per cent increase in cases under the federal Mental Health Act in 2024 over 2023. A five-year report submitted to MD of Willow Creek council reveals 149 cases in 2024 versus 79 in 2023. “In your Fort Macleod statistics on the Mental Health Act, compared to 2022, 2023, … Read more…