The Fort Macleod RCMP have laid charges in connection with an unlawful protest at a turkey farm near Fort Macleod and Granum. On Oct. 23, the RCMP announced four people have been charged following an investigation that began on Sept. 2, concerning several individuals gaining unlawful access to a turkey farm near Fort Macleod. On Sept. 2, at approximately 7:15 a.m., Fort … Read more…
Canada’s 2019 Operation Christmas Child shoebox collection season has started. Operation Christmas Child is an annual initiative of Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief organization that works in more than 100 countries. Thanks to all the items that Canadians lovingly put in their shoeboxes, and the $10 per box they donate to cover shipping and other program costs, Samaritan’s Purse is able to deliver the boxes to children around the world living in the … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press Writer The council of the Municipal District of Willow Creek and Alberta Health Services Emergency Medical Services have agreed to work on communication between the two organizations. Randy Bryksa, associate executive director, clinical operations, Calgary Zone; Curtis Swanson, director, clinical operations, Calgary Zone; and Alfred Klein, director, southern communications centre, all of Alberta Health Services, … Read more…
Students at Willow Creek Composite High School went to the polls in a simulated federal election of their own on Oct. 17 as they participated in Student Vote in the school’s learning commons. Here, Rayden Slevin casts his ballot. The final results were 206 for the Conservative Party; 20 for the New Democratic Party; 13 for the Green Party; seven … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press Writer It was a bittersweet night for John Barlow, the incumbent Member of Parliament for the Foothills riding, which includes Claresholm, Stavely, Granum and the Municipal District of Willow Creek. Once the polls closed in Monday night’s federal election, Barlow had comfortably cruised to victory, but the hopes his Conservative Party had of unseating the … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press Writer Growing up in Stavely where she was treated as an equal with males did not prepare Quinn Ohler for what awaited her in the “real world” of television news. Ohler, a television journalist with Global Edmonton, was one of the guest speakers at the Pink Tea put on by the Claresholm Public Library on … Read more…
The Canadian Senior Pro Rodeo Finals took over the Claresholm Agriplex from Oct. 17 to 20. Pictured are (top) Elaine Watt in 60-plus ladies’ barrel racing and (bottom) Rose Perozak in 50 to 59 ladies’ barrel racing. Photos by Rob Vogt