By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer The council of the Municipal District of Willow Creek has approved the municipality’s interim 2022 budget with no increases to the mill rate, and a projected surplus of just over $33,000. At its Dec. 8 meeting, council made the decision after a presentation by Johanne Hannas, the M.D.’s director of finance. She explained the … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer Kaleb Cook wanted to do something to honour the memory of someone very special to him. When the Grade 9 student at Willow Creek Composite High School heard his long-time bus driver Norm Lewis had passed away, he was with his mom Jill Cook. When she said Lewis was gone, Kaleb disagreed. “Norm is … Read more…
By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer It was not too long ago that Tom Linderman roamed the halls of West Meadow Elementary School as a student. Over the past month he returned to the school to take a spot on the other side of the desk as a student teacher. The 2019 graduate of Willow Creek Composite High School is … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press Writer Trees were ripped out of the ground, power lines knocked down, semis overturned on the highway, and countless scenes of flying shingles and runaway blue bins were observed as winds in excess of 130 kilometres per hour ripped through the area last week. High winds began on the evening of Nov. 30 and carried … Read more…
The Claresholm Fire Department won a Movember fundraising contest put on by Claresholm and District Family and Community Support Services. They grew their very best moustaches and raised funds and awareness of prostate and testicular cancer as well as men’s mental health and suicide prevention. Here, Holly Gillespie of Claresholm and District Family and Community Support Services presents the team … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press Writer Last week Chad Meek was busy helping his mom clean up after the recent windstorm laid waste to her yard. He was home after he had been trapped in the recent floods in B.C. which left him stranded until a kind-hearted truck driver helped him back to Claresholm. Meek works at the Burnaby Terminal … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press Writer It was a come-from-behind win for the Claresholm Fire Department in a recent Movember fundraising contest. For the entire month of November, the Town of Claresholm staff and Claresholm RCMP teams battled back and forth for the lead, but in the end the fire department came up the middle. “You guys pulled through on the … Read more…