By Rob Vogt, Local Press Writer An application for a 4,500-head beef confined feeding operation about 7.5 kilometres southwest of Claresholm has been denied by the Natural Resources Conservation Board. The decision was made public in a letter to affected parties dated Aug. 24 by Carina Weisbach, approval officer. The proposed operation involved the construction of 18 pens which were … Read more…
The Johnny Anderson Memorial Horse Race takes place the same day as the Stavely annual horse show and amateur rodeo. This year, those events were cancelled but the horse race still took place at the Stavely Golf Club on Aug. 22. The event features teams of two who all start at the first hole. Whoever has the highest score is … Read more…
The Claresholm, Stavely, Granum, Nanton and Fort Macleod Fire Departments, with a total of 40 firefighters, were called out to a crop fire on Aug. 18 at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Range Road 254 and Township Road 114, said Kelly Starling, the Municipal District of Willow Creek’s emergency services manager. They arrived on scene to discover about 150 acres engulfed … Read more…
The deadline is fast approaching, but there is still time to nominate a business for one of the Claresholm and District Chamber of Commerce’s business awards. “We’ve all faced hardships through this pandemic, and we want to bring some positive light into our business community,” said Amanda Zimmer, chamber president. “We are proud of the commitment to your business, customers and … Read more…
The Municipal District of Willow Creek will lose more than $1 million in tax revenue if proposed changes to the way oil and gas infrastructure are assessed take effect. Derrick Krizsan, the M.D.’s chief administrative officer, informed council, at their Aug. 12 meeting, what impact those changes will have on the M.D.’s taxes. “We certainly knew there were some significant … Read more…
The Claresholm RCMP are warning everyone to beware – another phone scam is making the rounds. This one involves a social insurance number being compromised. During one call, the scammers said they were going to have the police come and arrest the potential victim. In this case, the fraudsters are able to make their number appear on call display as if they … Read more…
The Stavely Royal Purple did not let the COVID-19 pandemic stop them from raising funds to make the lives of seniors a little brighter. The Royal Purple usually have a seniors’ tea at the Stavely Community Centre in June, which attracts busloads of seniors from various facilities in the area, but that was cancelled to prevent the spread of the … Read more…