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M.D. approves use of municipal road allowance for waterline
By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterIn a split decision, the council of the Municipal District of Willow Creek will allow the Hutterian Brethren of Granum to run a water line from their new colony location along an undeveloped road allowance east of Granum.At its Feb. 9 meeting, council was advised by Roly Cochlan, the M.D.’s assistant superintendent, that Granum colony … Read more…
Group in Granum looking to build new hall
By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterA group from Granum would like to explore the idea of building a new community centre in the hamlet.They appeared as a delegation at the Feb. 9 meeting of the council of the Municipal District of Willow Creek.Roy Penniket acted as the spokesperson and outlined what has occurred to date.Essentially they were proposing a Granum … Read more…
Federation looking to keep RCMP as Alberta’s provincial police
By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterThe National Police Federation is engaging with Albertans across the province to share information it believes shows that Alberta should keep the RCMP and not pursue transitioning to a provincial police service.The federation held an engagement session at Putters at the Bridges at Claresholm Golf Club on Jan. 18 where representatives went through a discussion guide.The … Read more…
Mayor looks back on last year, ahead to new year
By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterThe year 2022 is just over a month old, and the mayor of Claresholm is looking back on what happened in 2021 and ahead to what the new year brings.Chelsae Petrovic was elected in October on a three-point platform of economic development and growth; attracting more nurses and doctors to the community; and building relationships … Read more…
RCMP welcomes new member
By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterTo say Chris Vitek’s life is busy would be an understatement.In fact the new member of the Claresholm detachment of the RCMP has had his entire world change over the past few months.Vitek graduated from his six-month training at RCMP Depot in Regina on Nov. 29.Just days later, on Dec. 2, his wife Camille had their … Read more…
Ad-Hoc Committee Created for proposed Junior “A” Hockey team
By Rob Vogt Local Press Writer A committee has been created by Claresholm town council to look into the possibility of bringing a Junior “A” hockey team to Claresholm. At its Jan. 24 meeting, council agreed to form an ad-hoc committee to research the possibility of bringing a Greater Metro Hockey League expansion team to Claresholm starting in the 2022-2023 season, … Read more…