Claresholm and Granum both came alive on July 1 with Canada Day celebrations offering something for everyone throughout the day and into the evening. From left are Cecilie Fleming, the Granum area councillor with the Municipal District of Willow Creek, and Chelsae Petrovic, MLA for Livingstone-Macleod, cutting the official Canada Day cake in the Homesteader at Granview Park in Granum. … Read more…
By Rob VogtSenior Protect, a non-profit organization that raises awareness of and combats elder abuse, and advocates for seniors experiencing it, is raising serious questions about senior care in Southern Alberta.Gabrielle Kirk, director of Senior Protect, appeared as a delegation at the June 8 meeting of Claresholm town council to discuss grave concerns about senior care in facilities across Southern … Read more…
By David GaleWhen Kimberly Heath first arrived in Claresholm in 1999, it wasn’t part of a carefully plotted career move, it was, as she describes it, the result of a phone call, a prayer, and a decision made in a matter of minutes.At the time, she was a newly ordained minister with the United Church of Canada, living in Toronto … Read more…
By Rob VogtThe Town of Claresholm has received a grant for just less than $350,000 to upgrade the water main lines at the water treatment plant.On Thursday, June 25, Chelsae Petrovic, MLA for Livingstone-Macleod, presented a cheque for $349,003 to Brad Schlossberger, the mayor of Claresholm, and Brad Burns, the town’s utilities manager.“The Town of Claresholm wishes to thank the … Read more…
By Rob VogtThe third time was the charm for Willow Creek Composite High School as they brought home first, second and third place finishes in a unique electric vehicle challenge.Every year, Edison Motors, of Merritt, B.C, puts on a competition for high schools that has each school build an electric go-kart.This year’s competition culminated in an event in Golden, B.C. … Read more…
By Rob VogtThe swimming program at the Claresholm Aquatic Centre has been recognized by the lifesaving society with two prestigious awards.The presentations were made at the annual general meeting of the Lifesaving Society Alberta and Northwest Territories Branch in Lacombe on June 19.The town received the Terry Cavanaugh Junior Lifeguard Club Recognition Award for the largest junior lifeguard program, for … Read more…
The Claresholm Public Library held “World of Wheels” on Friday, June 19, where children could come in and play with various remote-controlled vehicles. The Claresholm RCMP and Fire Department were also on hand with their vehicles, so children could see and sit in them. Here, Mehtab Singh learns more about the jaws of life from Seth Wagner of the fire department. … Read more…