Strathmore

Some snowfall is arriving in Strathmore overnight. 

According to our forecast, periods of rain will start late Monday evening (Nov. 4). As the night continues, the rain will change into light snow towards the morning.

There is also wind expected overnight, beginning at around 20 km/h before gusting to 60 km/h throughout Tuesday.

The snow will continue into late Tuesday afternoon, bringing between two to four centimetres alongside a daytime high temperature of 2°C.

Remembrance Day is only a week away, and plenty of schools, organizations, and local legions are preparing for the big day.

Here are several ceremonies that will honour veterans who gave their lives for Canadian freedom:

1. No Stone Left Alone

Rocky View County will host a special ceremony at the Garden of Peace Cemetary near Chestermere on Wednesday (Nov. 6).

The Alberta government is offering grant funding to organizations to help address racism and promote diversity.

According to the province, up to $13.5 million over three years will be handed out to help support community organizations along with Indigenous communities to promote multiculturalism.

Alberta Health Services wrapped up the final launch of Connect Care, bringing together more than 11,000 additional staff and physicians at 155 AHS and AHS partner sites and locations onto the system.

According to a news release, Connect Care is the only health organization in Canada with a clinical information system.

The Strathmore Wheatland Chamber of Commerce is encouraging kids and their families to enjoy a fun event with local businesses.

There are 125 cookie tins available, and Cody Holdaway, secretary of the chamber says people can buy a cookie bag. The adventure kicks off at the Royal LePage office with a map.

"The kids and the families, get to walk to all the participating businesses and each business will give them a different Christmas cookie."

According to Holdaway, the best thing the chamber can do is get people's eyes on the local business community.

So far, it's been a successful season for the Junior B Agra Risk Wheatland Kings.

The club is 10-3 this season and is currently in third place in the division with 20 points.

The Medicine Hat Cubs and the Carstar Okotoks Bisons are tied for first and second place with 22 points.

The team beat the Airdrie Techmation Thunder 5-2 and defeated the Ponoka Stampeders 4-2 this past weekend. Cody Holdaway, the team's general manager says the Kings have won six games in a row.

"It was another two big wins this weekend."

Halloween is over and residents of Strathmore and Wheatland County are getting ready to ring in the holiday season with the annual Santa Clause Parade.

The parade will be hit the streets of downtown Strathmore on November 30.

"We're working on a few surprises and will have more information to share soon, but in the meantime, make sure to sign your float up for the Santa Claus Parade," wrote the Town of Strathmore on its Facebook page.

The festivities will begin at 5 p.m. with road closures in effect starting at 4 p.m.

Murray Sinclair, who was born when Indigenous people did not yet have the right to vote, grew up to become one of the most decorated and influential people to work in Indigenous justice and advocacy.

A former judge and senator, one of Sinclair's biggest roles was chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into residential schools. 

He died Monday morning in a Winnipeg hospital, said his son Niigaan Sinclair. He was 73.

Sinclair was a father of five and a grandfather.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has written to the provinces' premiers, asking them to eliminate their sales taxes on new homes that are under $1 million.

It follows Poilievre's own pledge last week that if he becomes prime minister, he will axe the federal sales tax on new homes sold for under $1 million.

The Conservatives estimated that measure would reduce the cost of an $800,000 home by $40,000 and spur construction of another 30,000 homes per year.

The provincewide lockout against a union of more than 700 foremen at all British Columbia ports is expected to begin at 8 a.m.

The BC Maritime Employers Association has said the lockout is meant to "facilitate a safe and orderly wind-down of operations" in light of "escalating and unpredictable strike action."

Last week, it said the move was being done "defensively" after International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 had issued a 72-hour strike notice for job action, which also starts at 8 a.m.