By Rob Vogt Claresholm is one of several communities in southwestern Alberta that make up an innovative regional economic development initiative.The Alberta SouthWest Regional Alliance is a group of 15 communities, working together to help each other succeed. According to its website, the corporation is governed by a board of elected representatives from each member community.The real strength of an … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Operation Christmas Child’s annual shoebox campaign has begun, providing a chance to help children in less fortunate parts of the world.Annette Bordeleau, the church community connect volunteer, said the shoeboxes help children.People can pick up regular-sized shoeboxes at local pharmacies; Your Dollar Store With More; Willow Creek Quilts; Flowers on 49th; The Hive; ATB Financial; Peace Lutheran Church; … Read more…
By Rob Vogt By all accounts, the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot was a successful program for the Town of Claresholm.Officials with Alberta Immigration and Multiculturalism were recently in Claresholm where they were updated on the program.Claresholm was one of 11 communities in Canada approved for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) program, and the only community to be … Read more…
By Mia Parker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta’s government has invested $4.3 million toward two specialized surveillance teams to support fighting crime in rural Alberta, which are now fully operational. “Two new surveillance teams are filling a gap by helping rural RCMP detachments with local investigations to combat local crime,” said Mike Ellis, minister of public safety and emergency services, in … Read more…
By Somya Lohia, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter September 25, 2024 In an ongoing effort to combat drug use and ensure community safety, Piikani Nation RCMP have issued a critical warning regarding the circulation of a dangerous drug known as U-47700. Also referred to as pink, pinky or U4, the opioid has been linked to several recent overdoses and multiple deaths, Piikani … Read more…
GEORGE LEE MACLEOD GAZETTE LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE Health-care understaffing, limited access to services and reduced emergency department hours — they’re features of rural life that Albertans should not be forced to endure, the health minister acknowledged Oct. 7. But Adriana LaGrange said her government is on the case through health-care delivery restructuring and a strategic document called Rural Health Care Action Plan … Read more…
By George Lee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A shift to regionalization extends victim services access to “every Albertan in every corner of the province,” says Mike Ellis, the minister of public safety and emergency services. Before the change, 14 areas of Alberta went unserved, Ellis wrote in an opinion piece his ministry distributed to media. “That means if you were a … Read more…