By Rob Vogt The 11 candidates for Claresholm town council had their chance to address the public face to face last week.The Claresholm and District Chamber of Commerce and the Claresholm Local Press hosted a forum at the Claresholm Community Centre on Oct. 8, where candidates made opening and closing statements and answered questions from the public.The forum was moderated … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Person Day is Oct. 18.It has its roots in a time when women were not equal to men, and were not even recognized as persons under the law.That meant they did not enjoy many of the rights men had, from holding elected office to judgeships to being appointed to the Senate.That all changed on Oct. 18, 1929, … Read more…
By Rob Vogt The Claresholm Junior “A” Thunder may have reached a turning point, by splitting a pair of weekend games against Athabasca.The Thunder hosted the Rivermen at Claresholm Arena on Friday night, Oct. 10, dropping a tough 4-2 decision.The game started like so many for the Thunder where they fell behind 2-0 after the first period.This time, things were very … Read more…
By Staff The Claresholm Local Press is welcoming a new personality to its team, and it’s one with a story as dynamic and diverse as the crowds he’s entertained.David Gale, originally from Regina, Saskatchewan, has worn many hats over his four-decade career in entertainment and broadcasting – and now he’s adding “newspaper reporter” to the list.Gale’s journey began with a … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Although the post office staff in Claresholm, Stavely and Granum remain on the job, there has been no movement in the Canadian Union of Postal Workers strike against Canada Post, so the postal system remains shutdown.On Friday, Oct. 3, Canada Post presented new offers to both the Canadian Union of Postal Workers’ urban and suburban units, saying … Read more…
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…