Strathmore

Strathmore residents will hear an Alberta Emergency Alert test on Wednesday at 1:55 p.m.

"Alberta Emergency Alerts are issued to provide you with critical information about a potentially life-threatening situation in your area, including wildfires, floods, and tornadoes," wrote the Alberta government in a news release. "Emergency alerts include information about the location of an emergency and what action you need to take to protect yourself. Alerts are sent out on TV, radio, websites, social media, the Alberta Emergency Alert mobile app, and compatible smartphones."

Treasury Board President Anita Anand is warning that if the House of Commons doesn't get back to regular business, some government departments might be in financial trouble.

On Monday, Anand tabled a supplementary estimates request for $21.6 billion to fund programs including housing, dental care and the national school food program.

One of the biggest-ticket items is $970.8 million for compensation adjustments for civil servants as a result of collective bargaining agreements.

The Saskatchewan Party has announced their cabinet for their upcoming term, with the southeast seeing some new representation.

Daryl Harrison, the MLA for the Cannington constituency, will be serving as the Minister of Agriculture.

Harrison says that he's honoured to serve, bringing with him first-hand experience in the industry.

Several postal workers are rallying outside of the Canada Post office at Strathmore Centre.

The rally began on Friday as the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) announced that they would be going on strike as negotiations between the union and Canada Post have yielded no results.

Wheatland County is encouraging residents to apply for the 2025 Community Enhancement Fund.

⁣⁣"The Community Enhancement Fund provides grant funding from Wheatland County to enhance, promote, and support groups and organizations that bring a broad range of enjoyment, benefit, beautification, recreation, entertainment, participation, and enhancement projects to Wheatland County," wrote the county in a news release.

The deadline to submit applications is January 31, 2025.

For details, visit here.

Last Cowboy Standing, a rodeo operating in Strathmore, has been awarded Event of the Year at the Bull Riders Canada finals.

The finals took place at Sylvan Lake on November 15 and 16 and sanctions rodeo events across the country, including Last Cowboy Standing.

"All of the carded members are able to vote on who had the best event, so it's voted on by the riders, personnel, and all of the members," said Cale Pribyl, CEO and owner of Lazy P Rodeo Company, which runs Last Cowboy Standing.

The folk and country band The Travelling Mabels are heading to town on Saturday (Nov. 23) at the Strathmore Travelodge.

The Strathmore Musical Arts Society is bringing the band in for a special holiday-themed event.

The group consists of Lana Floen, Therry Lawson, Keith Floen, and Eva Levesque.

Levesque is one of the singers with the band and she says they met at a party in Winnipeg in 2008.

Canada Post and the postal workers union found slivers of consensus Tuesday amid talks with a special mediator, but "a lot of ground" remains between them on the key concerns as a countrywide strike entered its fifth day.

“On smaller issues, we were able to find some progress,” said Canada Post spokesman Jon Hamilton in a phone interview.

"The special mediator has helped facilitate those discussions. So we're going to continue to be at it. We're committed to getting collective agreements," he said, adding that arbitration is off the table for now.

Canada's inflation rate climbed back up to two per cent in October, shifting expectations slightly in favour of a smaller, quarter-percentage point interest rate cut next month. 

The report from Statistics Canada on Tuesday said prices in October increased at a faster annual pace in five out of the eight major components of the consumer price index.

A major driving factor of the uptick in headline inflation was gasoline prices on an annual basis falling to a lesser extent in October compared with September.

A Calgary family has donated $30 million towards the new Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre.

The facility is also known as the Calgary Cancer Centre, and philanthropists Stan and Marge Owerko provided the funds.

The centre will help serve patients battling the disease across southern Alberta including Strathmore and Chestermere.

According to a news release from the Alberta Cancer Foundation, the donation brings the total amount raised for the OWN.CANCER campaign to $298 million, making it one of the largest fundraising efforts in Alberta's history.