HighRiver

Two great guests are joining us this weekend! First up is Jeff Catto, a familiar name to the show, bringing his new single "Gold" and chatting about his upcoming album dropping next week.  And, we welcome Matt Martin, a fresh face to our lineup, who’s debuting his new track "Seeing You." Plus, we’re rewinding to this week in 2020 with a #1 hit from Tyler Joe Miller.

Catch the Canadian Country Showcase on Saturdays at 12 pm and Sundays at 4 pm across the Golden West Country Network. 

A missing person from B.C. was believed to be heading east from Revelstoke.

The Alberta RCMP are asking for the public's assistance in locating Shay-Anne Malanchuk, who was reported as missing to the Powell River RCMP on October 28.

Malanchuk is a 26-years-old Caucasian female, stands at 5'6", slim, and is described as having brown hair and brown eyes.

She was last seen in Powell River on October 13, 2024, and was in contact with her family until October 16.

You can sleep in an extra hour this Sunday morning.

It's because it's that time of the year we 'Fall back' an hour, as we revert to Standard Time.

Just move your clock back one hour on Saturday night before bed and you should be good on Sunday morning.

To be specific the time change happens on Sunday at 2 a.m.

It's also a good idea to change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and to test them to ensure they're working.

Foothills County residents have woken up to a blanket of fog this morning.

Environment Canada has issued a Fog Advisory for Foothills County today, as there are areas of dense fog with almost zero visibility this morning.

The visibility may become significantly reduced to near zero suddenly, so they expect travel to be hazardous due to the lack of visibility in some areas.

In areas of reduced visibility, slow down, keep an eye out for taillights ahead, and be ready to stop.

The conditions are expected to improve late this morning.

The provincial government has proposed two changes to the Meat Inspection Act to help stop the sale of uninspected meat.

The sale of uninspected meat is illegal in Alberta, because illegal slaughter and food safety non-compliance can pose a risk to the health of both human and animals.

Illegal slaughter can also cause harm to the entire livestock and meat processing industry in Alberta.

Because of that, the Alberta is wanting to pass the Meat Inspection Amendment Act.

A lagoon upgrade project in Diamond Valley has been extended, causing a part of a dog park to be closed.

A portion of the Westend Regional Sewage Services Commission's sewage lagoon project has been extended, causing the partial closure of the Black Diamond Off Leash Dog Park to be extended as well.

The area of construction that has been delayed is near the river, but the remaining area of work has not been affected by the delay.

Those who live in Vulcan County are only allowed certain fires for the next while.

Since Wednesday, Oct. 30, Vulcan County has been under a fire restriction.

The County had lifted their previous restriction on October 3, but due to the dry, windy, and warm weather the County has been experiencing, along with the forecasted weather it's been reinstated.

There is currently a very high risk of fire spreading due to windy conditions in any area with dead and dry grass, which exists throughout the County.

The High River Flyers are well into their 2024-2025 HJHL season with 10 games already played and will finally host their home opener tonight (Nov. 1).

The home opener was delayed due to the Bob Snodgrass Recreational Complex (BSRC) undergoing renovations to the rink. Upgraded boards and a smoother ice rink have now been added and the Flyers are ready to break it in.

Maureen Anderson lost both her sons to their overseas service in the Canadian Army, even if they died years later and a continent away from the hot dust and violence of the Afghanistan war.

Growing up, Ron Anderson was more serious, “a little fighter,” his mother recalls. His younger brother Ryan was quieter, softer. Both joined the military before they finished high school, already certain of what their career paths would be.

“My boys were very kind to me, and I miss them terribly,” Anderson said in an interview this week from her home in Oromocto, N.B. 

The Canadian Premier League (CPL) has released their list of finalists for the CPL Player's Player of the Year and three Cavalry FC players have made the list.

The Player's Player of the Year was introduced in 2022 while the Player of the Year award, which is a separate honour started in 2019.

Cavalry FC forwards Ali Musse and Tobias Warchewski (who scored the game-winning goal to advance to the Grand Final) as well as defender Daan Klomp were the names released as finalists.