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…
By Rob Vogt Local Press Writer An emergency alert went off in the early morning hours of Dec. 1, warning people they may need to evacuate in the area four kilometres south of Highway 533 west ino the hills. The alert was triggered after a grass fire broke out, said Kelly Starling, manager of emergency services for the Municipal District … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press Writer By all accounts, the Stavely Elks taking over three Stavely-area parks has been a profitable venture, with all proceeds going straight back into the parks and the community. Recently, Elks Brian and Tim Nelson toured the three Stavely Elks parks – Willow Creek and Pine Coulee parks west of Stavely; and Clear Lake park … Read more…