By Rob VogtThe RCMP in Claresholm and Nanton have been busy over the past three months with a variety of initiatives.Corporal Tom Nairn, the detachment commander for Claresholm, appeared as a delegation at the Feb. 8 meeting of M.D. council to provide his quarterly report.He opened by discussing how the province is upgrading the 911 system so people will be able … Read more…
June 20, 1947 ~ February 15, 2023 Sue passed away peacefully on February 15, 2023 at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary, Alberta as a result of complications from a heart attack.Sue was born in Napier, New Zealand and met and married Gib Challand in New Zealand where their son Dean was born. They came to Canada later that year, settling in … Read more…
May 2, 1931 ~ February 9, 2023 After an active, happy and wonderful life, Mom passed away peacefully at the Claresholm General Hospital on February 9, 2023.Dorothy Joan Roberta was born in Calgary on May 2, 1931, the only child of William and Jessie Clarke. After graduating from Western Canada High School, she enrolled in the School of Nursing at … Read more…
By Rob Vogt – Local Press WriterIf you close your eyes and listen carefully, you can almost feel George Godley at his bench carefully repairing a watch.And his sharply-dressed son Geoff and his elegant wife Jessie, attending to the needs of every customer who comes to their jewellery store.And their daughter Vanessa, first as a teenager doing the engraving, then … Read more…
By Rob Vogt – Local Press WriterThe Town of Claresholm will commit $750,000 to the next phase of the town’s stormwater management plan, with a funding source yet to be determined.At its Feb. 13 meeting, council was updated on the situation by Abe Tinney, the town’s chief administrative officer.He explained the next phase of stormwater improvements within the town’s stormwater … Read more…
(NC) Canadians are feeling the pinch of the rising costs of living, with recent consumer price index data revealing one quarter of Canadians are cutting back on essentials like food, utilities, shelter and clothes to make ends meet. While we can’t control potential price increases for our weekly grocery shop, at the gas pumps, or in interest rates – we … Read more…
August 31, 1940 – January 13, 2023 Dick Perks, of Nanton, AB, passed away peacefully at the High River Hospital on January 13, 2023 from lung cancer.He is survived by his best friend and special partner, Karen Crawford. His daughter Kelly (Mark) Fox and their daughters, Bailey (Daniel) Craig and Sydney Fox. His son Chris (Veronique) Perks and their daughters, … Read more…