HighRiver

A local School Lunch Program just got a needed boost.  

The Okotoks Elks donated $15,000 to the Okotoks School Lunch Program on April 28.  

The program is run out of the United Church and was first started by Coordinators Brian Olson and his wife Shannon 13 years ago.  

The 4th annual High River Royal Canadian Legion's Show and Shine went off without a hitch Sunday. Well, besides the weather, that is.

The chilly temperatures kept some people away during the 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. event, but it sure didn't dampen the enthusiasm of the car lovers and owners.

Legion member and owner of a Ford Mustang, Don Horn, said at the start of the event yesterday, they were expecting a few dozen vehicles rolling in.

"Right now, we're at 32, and I understand a few more just pulled in, so probably close to 35 to 40."

J & D's Attic celebrated ten years in High River on Saturday with a huge cake, a BBQ and live music.

Owner Danielle Labelle started the store after hosting garage sale after garage sale, realizing there was a bigger need in the community.

The store has been selling everything from antiques to collectibles to used household goods, tools, clothing, books, music and furniture.

Diamond Valley’s annual street sweeping blitz kicks off this week.   

Street sweepers will be working from May 5 to 9, between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m., depending on the weather.   

During that time, residents are asked to remove all vehicles and obstacles from the street and move waste collection bins onto grassy boulevards or lawns near the curb, not on sidewalks or roadways.  

Angie Brown, amateur weather forecaster in High River, looks forward to a nice warm week.

She joined her Uncle Charlie Brown on the 99.7 Sun Country Morning Show just after the 6:30 morning News today with her forecast for the week.

"Well, today we will be at a high of about 15. Right now, we're sitting at about zero, and the sky will clear up this morning. 

Tomorrow, Tuesday, is going to be 19.

Wednesday, sunny and 25. 

Thursday, sunny and 20.

Friday, sunny and a high of 21.

Saturday, 24 and a mix of sun and cloud.

Alberta’s New Democratic Party has voted overwhelmingly to cut traditional membership ties with its federal counterpart.

Delegates in Edmonton voted Saturday to allow provincial members to opt out of joining the federal NDP, a move Leader Naheed Nenshi campaigned on last year.

In adopting the measure, the party is shedding what many considered a political albatross.

Nenshi told reporters the party's longtime practice of automatically signing up members to the federal party was a sticking point that scared some potential voters and members away.

Prime Minister Mark Carney will be watched closely by Canadians infuriated by Donald Trump — and by an anxious business community looking for tariff relief — when he meets with the U.S. president Tuesday in Washington.

After months of Trump's annexation threats, the newly elected prime minister will be tasked with a delicate balancing act — showing strength while maintaining Canada's place in a critical North American trade pact the president's tariffs have sought to upend.

It continues to be a busy wildfire season for Foothills-area fire departments.

Diamond Valley Fire Rescue responded to a large grass fire on Saturday, May 3.

According to a Facebook post from the fire department, it broke out on 144 St. West, though crews didn't initially know the location.

Personnel were sent to a few areas in the region before locating the fire.

Spring cleaning efforts are still underway in the Town of Okotoks.  

While crews work, parking bans will be issued between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.  

The parking bans include: 

Monday, May 5:   

• Sandstone Drive from Sandstone Gate to Mountain View Drive  

King Charles will visit Ottawa to deliver the speech from the throne at the end of this month in a show of support for Canadian sovereignty, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.

The news came in his first press conference since leading the Liberals to a fourth straight mandate in Monday's election, where he laid out the priorities for his first few months, promising to "embark on the biggest transformation of our economy since the end of the Second World War."