Birthday Alarms! By Lawrence Gleason Local Press Writer Granum Fire Department members gave Granum residents a big morale boost during this COVID-19 isolation. Fire department members took out Granum’s full complement of fire trucks to drive by two Granum residences on Friday, April 17, and another on Sunday, April 19, to mark two children’s birthdays and the ending of a … Read more…
A Claresholm athlete, who played with the High River Flyers of the Heritage Junior “B” Hockey League, has been named the club’s most improved player this year. Sean Burns was honoured with the award on April 15. “This award is presented to Sean Burns who is honoured for his work ethic, determination and positive attitude in improving his hockey skills and … Read more…
A Stavely couple is back home after a dream trip to Peru was cut short by a pandemic that is shutting the whole world down. When Tim and Chris Nelson left on March 2 for a six-week trip they had plans to walk the Inca Trail, visit Machu Picchu, visit the Galapagos Islands and wrap it up with a cruise … Read more…
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the cancellation of yet another long-time event – the Southern Alberta Summer Games which was scheduled for Raymond in July. The Southern Alberta Recreation Association announced on April 2 that in light of ongoing developments relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, and following discussions and recommendations from the host community, the games to be held July … Read more…
Roger Reid, MLA for Livingstone-Macleod, gave this member’s statement to the Alberta legislature on April 8. The text of the statement is taken directly from Alberta Hansard, the official record of proceedings for the legislative assembly.“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The world changes very quickly. Only a month ago our province looked very different. While there was some worry about coronavirus with … Read more…
