Strathmore

The Strathmore Theatre Players' Guild had a strong opening weekend for its musical based on The Addams Family.

The first show was on Friday, Mar. 21, and took place at Hope Community Church in Strathmore.

"We’ve been working on this show actively for just over six months now," said Robert Cole, director of the show. "The opening weekend went surprisingly well. Our crowd, starting at the preview, just built up over the course of the weekend."

"We probably got a few hundred people over the course of the opening weekend, which is huge for this town."

According to the City of Calgary, fluoride will be added to Strathmore's water supply sometime this summer.

In the 2021 Calgary municipal election, residents were asked in a plebiscite whether they favoured reintroducing fluoridation to the city's water.

Sixty-one per cent of residents voted in favour, while only 38 per cent voted against the measure.

Strathmore Mayor Pat Fule explained to StrathmoreNow that the town will also get fluoride in its water supply.

"We receive our water from Calgary, so we will get the same fluoridation as Calgary."

Country musician Drew Gregory has announced the lineup for his upcoming show.

Nashville Night will feature tunes from Foxx Worthee, Ryan Lindsay, Josh Dillon, and Gregory.

In an interview with StrathmoreNow, Gregory explained that the evening will be held as an intimate songwriter's round.

"I first discovered that when I first went down to Nashville. A bunch of songwriters get up on stage and share their stories behind the songs they wrote," Gregory said.

He added that artists will discuss how songs are written.

Doug Raycroft will be taking another year to coach the Agra Risk Wheatland Kings.

The Kings made the announcement on social media earlier this month, saying that this will be the third year Raycroft has served as head coach.

"His dedication and vision have helped shape the teams on ice success, and we’re excited to build on this momentum moving forward," the Kings wrote. 

Raycroft said the decision to continue his coaching career with the Strathmore-based hockey team took a lot of thought.

The Chestermere Boxing Club has seen rapid growth in just a few years.

Construction on the facility began before the COVID-19 pandemic.

"When we first opened our doors, we had about five kids in the program. We're now sitting at about 250 kids in the program," said Alex Halat, director of the club.

Athletes travel to Chestermere from all across the counties of Rocky View and Wheatland including areas like Rockyford, Lyalta, Strathmore, and Langdon.

The club now has just under 30 athletes in its fighter class.

Residents may have noticed smoke in Strathmore this week.

The Strathmore Fire Department is doing a series of controlled burns throughout the town in anticipation of spring wildfires.

Fire Chief Dave Sturgeon touted the importance of the program.

"We burn off the fuel so that if a fire comes from outside of town, or starts within town, it doesn't get a chance to spread beyond our resources and gives us a better chance of fighting the fire."

With a federal election on the horizon, the agriculture sector is hoping to see some commitments from the federal parties as they campaign for seats in parliament. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture released its priorities, breaking those down into three categories: competitiveness, resiliency, and rules-based trade.

President Keith Curie talks about the competitiveness factor of Canada and what he wants to see done.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Leader Mark Carney are shifting their campaigns to Quebec.

Poilievre, who held a rally in Hamilton on Tuesday night with an estimated crowd of about 4,500 people, is expected at a news conference in Montmagny, Que., around noon and at a rally in Quebec City in the evening.

Carney, who spent the first few days of the campaign in Atlantic Canada, will be in Ontario today, scheduled for an announcement and a facility tour in Windsor, a facility tour in London and a rally in Kitchener.  

13-year-old Dayla Firstrider has been found.

Gleichen RCMP sent out a release on Tuesday morning saying she was missing.

However, she was located later in the afternoon.

Chestermere's bi-annual Energizer Night returns to the city this week.

On Wednesday, Mar. 24, the Chestermere Rec Centre will be filled with local businesses, groups, and organizations showcasing the work they do in the community.