By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterClaresholm town council will send a letter to the Alberta Consumers’ Representative expressing the town’s concern with ever increasing utility costs in rural communities, and direct the town’s administration to work towards providing a more detailed utility bill statement from the town for users to more easily understand.At its March 28 meeting, council reviewed a … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterIt was an eventful year at the Claresholm Senior Citizens’ Drop-in Centre.Outgoing President Delma Austin reflected on the past year at the centre’s annual general meeting on March 31, which attracted about 30 people.Austin pointed out several highlights.Town of ClaresholmThe centre requested a representative of town council for their board.Council agreed, appointing Coun. Kandice Meister … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterThe council of the Municipal District of Willow Creek has approved a budget of just over $500,000 for upgrades to the Granum sanitary sewer system.At a recent meeting, council heard a report from Craig Pittman, the M.D.’s director of infrastructure outlining the situation.He explained council had budgeted $700,000 in its interim budget for lining the … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterFor more than a decade, the Town of Claresholm has sponsored a special book put out by the Royal Canadian Legion recognizing military service.At its March 14 meeting, town council agreed to support the Military Service Recognition Book produced by the Royal Canadian Legion Campaign Office in the amount of $485.71 plus GST for 2023.The … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterIt was an awe-inspiring scene down at the Claresholm Arena on Saturday night.People packed the arena on that March 19 evening to show their support for a member of the community who was injured in a rollover in February.In the end, the Emergency Services Hockey Fundraiser benefitting Scott Besse raised in excess of $69,000 with … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterAn incident last year involving a dog biting a human where the dog was deemed aggressive, has led Claresholm town council to make changes to better deal with aggressive dogs.At its March 14 meeting, councilapproved the final two readings of an updated dog bylaw.Abe Tinney, the town’s chief administrative officer, explained what wasbeing proposed was … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterThe applicant for a micro-brewery and recreational vehicle campground west of Claresholm has chosen to appeal his application, although it was never heard by the Municipal Planning Commission of the Municipal District of Willow Creek.At its March 9 meeting, the commission was advised by Cindy Chisholm, the M.D.’s manager of planning and development, that the … Read more…