Strathmore

Chestermere Fire Services was dispatched to a house fire on Rainbow Falls Way on Sunday (Jan. 12).

Platoon chief Brent Paquette said that Chestermere Fire Services were made aware of the blaze at around 2:30 p.m. by dispatchers in Calgary.

"While on route, our crews witnessed heavy volumes of flames and smoke coming from that area," said Paquette. 

Fire services also got in touch with their mutual aid partners, including firefighters in Strathmore, to help fight the blaze.

Several photos of the fire were posted online by Chestermere residents.

The cost to send a letter in Canada is increasing by about 25 per cent, effective today.

Canada Post says the cost of stamps for domestic mail bought in a booklet, coil or pane has increased by 25 cents to $1.24 per stamp. 

The cost of a single domestic stamp is now $1.44, up from $1.15.

Canada Post proposed the increase in September last year. It says the higher price is required to better align stamp prices with the rising cost of providing letter mail service to all Canadians.

The Canadian Country Showcase, hosted by Courtney Fielder, airs every weekend on Saturdays at 12 PM and Sundays at 4 PM. Courtney engages in conversations with emerging country music artists and the established stars we’ve come to love, celebrating their milestones and new releases.

With a new year comes additional plans for the construction of Scotia Place.

According to a City of Calgary news release, last year in December the Calgary Planning Commission approved the design of the facility along with its final development permit.

"This significant milestone means that our next phase of construction will start right on schedule, once excavation is complete by spring 2025," wrote the city.

Strathmore residents are being encouraged to watch out for an upcoming lane closure.

Bayside Place will be closed on Wednesday (Jan. 15) as crews repair underground utilities.

Staff with the town anticipate the work should be done by the end of the day.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, fresh off a weekend visit with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, says if Ottawa uses an energy embargo to combat Trump's promised tariffs, it would spark a "national unity crisis."

"Oil and gas is owned by the provinces, principally Alberta, and we won't stand for that," Smith told reporters in a virtual news conference Monday.

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly hasn't ruled out an energy embargo in response to Trump's promise to impose punishing 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian products.

Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan says dozens of firefighters from Alberta and British Columbia will help fight wildfires in California, and the federal government is co-ordinating efforts with the provinces to deploy resources.

Sajjan says in a social media post that 60 firefighters from the two provinces will be deployed as soon as Monday, and that Canadian officials are working to identify and prepare more resources to send in the days ahead.

In 2024, Farmers for Climate Solutions (FCS) commissioned market research firm Leger to conduct a national poll of Canadian producers during the 2024 growing season.

The goal was to:

A Chestermere man is in the process of bringing a mythical creature to life through the use of robotics.

Todd McBride is working on an electronic lake monster lovingly named Chessy Jr.

He's a retired engineer and says during the last 10 years he's been working with the Pioneer Acres Museum creating all sorts of interesting pieces.

"I built this horse's carriage that will run in the Strathmore Parade. I run a manx dune buggy and stuff. I'm always building something."

“Sunny ways, my friends. Sunny ways.” 

With those words, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau began his time in office, having brought the Liberals out of the political wilderness and into a majority government in October 2015.

Those sunny ways followed him into an unseasonably warm November day weeks later, when he attended his official swearing-in at Rideau Hall. As Trudeau made his way up the driveway to the governor general’s residence, he was surrounded by family, members of his new cabinet and throngs of cheering supporters.