Strathmore

Manitoba Agriculture released its latest weekly crop report on Tuesday, offering a snapshot of harvest progress and crop conditions across the province. Cereal crop specialist Anne Kirk, who is compiling the reports this month, says harvest operations are moving forward despite recent weather challenges.

Drumheller has a new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO).

On Sunday (Aug. 24), Darryl Drohomerski officially stepped down as CAO after eight years of service. Following his retirement, council appointed Ester Quiambao to take over the position.

“It has been an honour and privilege to serve the residents of Drumheller and help lead the staff through a period of great change in the organization,” said Drohomerski. 

To prepare for the transition, Quiambao joined as assistant CAO in January, working alongside Drohomerski over the last seven months.

As the nomination deadline approaches for the 2025 Wheatland County Municipal Election, 10 residents have placed their bids to become councillors.

There are seven districts that the county covers, with each candidate choosing a specific district to run for.

We are just under a day away from our second annual Charity BBQ!

104.5 More Country is inviting the community to stop by Strathmore Motor Products on Thursday (Aug. 28), from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a BBQ lunch prepared by Baldwin BBQ. Meals will be available by donation, with proceeds directed to Project Hope.

The dealership will also host a ride-and-drive event during the BBQ, with every test drive contributing additional support to the local organization.

If you can't make it to this one, consider joining again on Sept. 25.

As we see classes begin in Strathmore this week, school zones will also be going into effect throughout the area.

Classes begin at Sacred Heart Academy and Holy Cross collegiate on Aug. 28, while Strathmore High School, Westmount Elementary School, Wheatland Elementary School, George Freeman School, Crowther Memorial Junior High School, Brentwood Elementary School, and Trinity Christian Academy begins school on Sept. 2. 

As summertime begins to come to an end, fall activities are starting to pop up in Strathmore.

The Strathmore Full Gospel Church will be hosting a Fall Festival for residents to get involved with.

The event will take place at Kinsmen Park on September 13.

After being in the works for over a year, Strathmore is finally getting a shawarma shop.

Earlier this week, it was announced that Persian Shawarma would be hosting its grand opening on Sunday (Aug. 31) at 11 a.m.

Despite this, the shop has already opened to customers with a quiet soft launch beginning on Monday.

The shop is located at 100 Ranch Market just off of George Freeman Trail.

Lead poisoning impacts cattle in Saskatchewan every year, potentially killing multiple animals in a herd. Not only is there the concern associated with losing cattle, but there is also potential for lead to enter the food chain – because of this, testing is required in lead poisoning cases to protect public health.

Researchers say pediatricians, family doctors and parents need to learn more about what kind of performance-enhancing substances kids are using when they work out or play sports.

Seventeen per cent of more than 800 Canadian pediatric specialists surveyed say they saw adolescents who needed medical attention due to dietary supplements or performance drugs over the previous year.

The majority of cases were boys and more than half of them were between 13 and 15 years old.

Almost a third of the patients were even younger — between 10 and 12 years old.

The head of the Alberta Energy Regulator has cancelled an application hearing for a potential coal mine, a move that he acknowledged is "without precedent."

The hearings had been scheduled for a proposed underground coal mine in Grande Cache, Alta., owned by Summit Coal Inc., which would produce about 3,562 tonnes of coal per day.