By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterClaresholm town council will send a letter to the Alberta Consumers’ Representative expressing the town’s concern with ever increasing utility costs in rural communities, and direct the town’s administration to work towards providing a more detailed utility bill statement from the town for users to more easily understand.At its March 28 meeting, council reviewed a … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterIt was an eventful year at the Claresholm Senior Citizens’ Drop-in Centre.Outgoing President Delma Austin reflected on the past year at the centre’s annual general meeting on March 31, which attracted about 30 people.Austin pointed out several highlights.Town of ClaresholmThe centre requested a representative of town council for their board.Council agreed, appointing Coun. Kandice Meister … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterThe sites and sounds of Winter Festival are returning this Saturday to the Claresholm Community Centre after a two-year hiatus.The last festival was held in February of 2020, mere weeks before the pandemic descended, and shutting done the event last year.Now, Winter Festival is back in full force this Saturday, March 12 from 11 a.m. … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterIs there something you would like the police to focus on in the community?The Claresholm RCMP are currently working on their performance plan for the next year, and part of that process is setting the year’s policing priorities.Sergeant Rob Harms, the detachment commander, said every year each detachment sets priorities, which are essentially areas the RCMP will … Read more…
By Rob Vogt Local Press WriterIt was another busy three months for the Claresholm RCMP as they continue to address the community’s policing priorities of traffic safety, crime reduction and prevention, and community relations.Sergeant Rob Harms, the Claresholm detachment commander, appeared as a delegation at the Feb. 14 meeting of Claresholm town council to give his quarterly report.He opened by noting … Read more…
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…
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…