Rocky View County Tim Hortons hit in cross-province crime spree; suspect arrested

A five-month investigation led by the RCMP Southern Alberta Crime Reduction Unit (SAD CRU) culminated in the arrest of 25-year-old Joshua Elliot Moose of Medicine Hat after an alleged cross-provincial spree targeting Tim Hortons locations, including in Rocky View County.

Firefighters wanted: Crossfield accepting applications

The Crossfield Fire Department has opened up its recruitment process.

Bill Messner, the Crossfield Fire Chief shared they are looking for firefighters who live in and outside of Crossfield, as you don't have to live in the town to become one.

"The goal is to just increase staffing levels to aid in support of further fire protection for the town. I hope to add 10-12 firefighters, but it depends on applicants."

He went on to talk about some minimum requirements they have including standard first aid and CPR.

Neighbouring school division offers new dual credit course

Chinook's Edge students can now enroll in a new dual credit course. Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) is offering kinesiology to dual-credit students for the first time.

"Chinook’s Edge has 12 students enrolled, along with other students from two other K-12 school divisions. The Kinesiology course is offered mostly online and in asynchronous classes, supported by staff at the school level," stated Chinook's Edge.

Beiseker Lions Club makes significant donation to STARS

The Beiseker Lions Club has made another donation to STARS (Shock Trauma Air Rescue Services), this time for $28,000.

For patients who are seriously ill or injured, STARS, a non-profit helicopter air ambulance organization in Canada, offers quick, specialized emergency care and transportation.

The funds were raised through their annual Beiseker Lions Club STARS Golf Classic. Alan Balson, Secretary of the Beiseker Lions Club, talked about how it went.

Rocky View County prepares for 2025 election with new bylaw changes

Earlier this month, Rocky View County (RVC) changed its elections bylaw to align with changes the provincial government will be implementing.

To see the changes that Bill 20 (Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendments Act) includes, click HERE.

Tyler Andreasen, lead legislative officer with RVC's legislative services department talked about the changes they made to the elections bylaw.

$5 ticket, $100K win: Crossfield’s latest lucky break

Kiley Armstrong of Crossfield is celebrating a major windfall after winning $100,000 on a $5 CLEOPATRA Scratch & Win ticket.


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Armstrong, who typically prefers playing the BINGO tickets, decided to try her luck with CLEOPATRA after hearing about a recent winner.