Carstairs

The official results of Mountain View County's (MVC) by-election have been revealed. Tiffany Nixon has been elected as Division 4 Councillor.

Last week, MVC announced that a total of 349 votes were cast in the By-Election, with the following results:

• Sean LaBrie: 158
• Tiffany Nixon: 191

Division 4 voters had two chances to cast their ballots; advance voting took place at Melvin Hall on October 9 and Bergen Hall on October 10. On October 16, the By-Election Voting Day was held.

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.

The Carstairs Fire Department has put out a call to locals who are interested in joining the fire department to now apply.

According to Josh Van Arnam, the fire prevention officer and captain at the Carstairs Fire Department, this time of the year is when they are looking for recruits.

"We don't necessarily have a number that we're looking for, but we're looking to hire some people that would like to join the Carstairs Fire Department."

According to Can Arnam, one of the big stipulations is that they have to live either within the town or within five minutes.

The community is rallying to support a local business owner after a fire damaged his Carstairs Liquidauction shop on Friday night.

A friend of the owner and business neighbour, Carstairs resident Mike Lorber, initially spotted smoke that evening.

"My wife and I happened to be in our shop around 7 p.m. [Friday] night, and I was doing a little work on my computer. My wife looked outside and noticed some smoke," Lorber said. "We both left our shop to look at our friend's shop, [which] essentially had smoke rolling out of it, out of the eavesdrops and out of the windows."

Pawsitive Haven Animal Rescue, based north of Airdrie in Carstairs, has announced it is closing down operations.

The announcement from the rescue came on social media on Wednesday.

"We would like to remember all of the amazing animals that we helped rescue over the last 6 years! It all started with a little Dachshund named Willow and that very quickly grew into us buying kennels, and rescuing over 2000 dogs and cats! This included spaying, neutering, vaccinating and ensuring that they all found amazing homes!" the social media post stated in part.

Exciting news, Josh Gove just snagged a new $76,000 RAM with RAM Everyday Adventure!

Golden West Broadcasting and Your Alberta RAM Dealers recently gave him the exciting news, leaving him almost speechless. 

“I’m shaking. It’s going to take a while to sink in,” he exclaimed.

This stunning RAM 1500 Classic, sporting a bold flame red finish, is packed with impressive features, including a powerful 5.7-litre V8 Hemi engine with 395 horsepower, an 8-speed automatic transmission, air conditioning, heated seats, and even a Wi-Fi hotspot. 

A motor vehicle collision heading northbound on the QEII, near Highway 581, just east of Carstairs, has been cleared. 

Motorists reported delays and congestion in the area. Emergency crews were also reported to be on the scene.

There was no word on injuries.

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Chinook’s Edge School Division is excited to welcome 48 new teachers for the 2024-25 school year.

According to a press release, The group includes teachers who are new to the profession, teachers who are new to Chinook’s Edge, and teachers who joined Chinook’s Edge part-way through the previous school year. This compares to 38 new teachers who started last fall and 37 new teachers at the start of the 2022-23 school year.

Until September 30, motorists can expect traffic delays on Highway 581, near Range Road 11, just east of Carstairs, as culvert repairs will continue.

According to 511 Alberta, 30 kilometres an hour speed restrictions will be enforced, and lane closures will be in place, with one-lane alternating traffic. Passing will be prohibited, and temporary traffic signals will also be installed. The speed reductions and lane closures will be in effect 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 

The Petro‑Canada FACE program has chosen several local athletes to receive grants.

According to Petro-Canda, they select 55 up-and-coming athletes and their coaches from across Canada to receive a FACE™, or Fuelling Athlete and Coaching Excellence, grant each year.

"We give grants to athletes when they need it the most – when they are striving to represent Canada at the Paralympic or Olympic Games but don’t yet qualify for government funding," the company website states.