By Rob Vogt School’s out for – who knows how long.On Monday, Oct. 6, the Alberta Teachers’ Association announced for the first time in history, every teacher in Alberta’s public education system is staying home rather than reporting to their classroom.In their announcement, the association said that’s more than 51,000 teachers, adding over the years, teachers have shown up time … Read more…
By Rob Vogt The Town of Claresholm is about to embark on a program to replace all the water meters in town.Jace McLean, the town’s director of infrastructure, explained the current water meters and encoder receiver transmitters are 18 years old and reaching the end of their lives.The encoder receiver transmitters, that transmit water meter information to the town’s reading … Read more…
By Rob Vogt The Municipal District of Willow Creek has replaced a bridge southwest of Nanton.At M.D. council’s Sept. 24 meeting, Craig Pittman, the M.D.’s director of infrastructure, discussed the project.The bridge at the end of Basin Road southwest of Nanton was to be replaced.Pittman said the project, budgeted for $501,400 from the Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program and the municipal … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Eric Chatterton has always wanted to help people and serve his community.He found the right position to fulfill both those goals five years ago on a snowy night when he attended an open house held by the Claresholm Fire Department at the fire hall.Chatterton joined the fire department soon after and, five years later, is a captain.He … Read more…
By Tim Bryson Co-coach, WCCHS Cobras football team With the pending province-wide teachers’ strike shutting down all school activities this week, the Willow Creek Composite High School Cobras made sure they lived for the moment with a dominating 35-0 win over the Winston Churchill Bulldogs of Lethbridge last Friday, Oct. 3, at the Snake Pit.With the game being the last … Read more…
By Sean Beaton, Superintendent, Livingstone Range School DivisionYesterday the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) announced that its members rejected the tentative agreement with the Government of Alberta.This means that teachers are in a position to initiate job action on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. While we anticipate this will be a province-wide, general strike, the specific details about job action have not … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Ratepayers in the Town of Claresholm will see an increase of $5.64 for the year on their natural gas bills after town council approved an increase to the franchise fee collected on its behalf by the gas company.At its Sept. 22 meeting, council heard a report from Chief Administrative Officer Abe Tinney explaining ATCO franchise fees are … Read more…