Strathmore

The Alberta government is hoping that $60 million over three years will be able to help combat the population growth that many municipalities in the province are facing.

The funds are available through the Local Growth and Sustainability Grant to help with needs like roads, bridges, and water treatment systems.

The announcement was made on Monday by Minister of Municipal Affairs Ric McIver.

It was a unique LEGO experience for brick-building enthusiasts in Calgary this past weekend at the University of Calgary's MacEwan Hall.

Michael Tyess, one of the organizers for Brick Roundup 2024, says hobbyists from all across North America were invited to showcase their best LEGO displays.

"We had 57 builders with over 300 custom builds."

During the two-day event, over 1,300 guests attended.

According to Tyess, builders came from Lacombe, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, and Vancouver, and one person made it from California.

The Strathmore & District Agricultural Society has made some important upgrades to one of its baseball diamonds.

In a Facebook post earlier this month, the society announced that the reconstruction project had finished on Diamond 1, with the work beginning in August.

After her party won a majority government in the New Brunswick election on Monday, Liberal Leader Susan Holt thanked all the women who came before her.

Flanked by her three young daughters on stage in Fredericton, Holt, the first female premier-designate in New Brunswick history, delivered a bilingual victory speech that paid tribute to female trailblazers in provincial politics.

The 47-year-old former business advocate and public servant led the Liberals to victory after a 33-day campaign, thwarting Blaine Higgs’s bid to secure a third term as Tory premier.

Liberal MP Sean Casey is the first to publicly confirm that he has signed a letter calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign, arguing it would be in the best interests of the country to let someone else take the reins. 

As an internal revolt brews, few Liberal MPs who are not in the cabinet are publicly defending the prime minister. The upcoming caucus meeting on Wednesday appears to present the most serious challenge to Trudeau's leadership to date.

Farmers in Manitoba are being called upon to aid critical research aimed at improving wheat production amid changing climate conditions. 

The University of Manitoba's "Mani Wheat Project," led by Dr. Cristina Rosell’s food science group, is gathering wheat samples from farmers to study the effects of pre-harvest sprouting, a significant issue caused by excessive rain and humidity before harvest.

The northern lights seem to be appearing more often than usual this year.

According to Roland Dechesne, an astronomer with the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, there's a reason why we're seeing more of the aurora borealis.

"There has been a lot going on this year, and that's because the sun is in the most active portion of its 11-year solar cycle," said Dechesne. 

It's been over 40 years since a group of residents decided to help families in need during the holiday season.

Back in 1981, members of the Strathmore Seniors Happy Gang pointed out a family who needed support during Christmas. The group talked to the Wheatland Family & Community Support Services who decided to start the Christmas Hamper challenge.

The society was previously known as the Strathmore & District Christmas Hamper but has since rebranded to the Strathmore & Wheatland County Christmas Hamper Society.

A new way of celebrating Halloween is coming to Strathmore and Wheatland County.

Accessible trick or treating aims to bring a more inclusive way of celebrating the day.

The point of the event is setting up either on your driveway or front path instead of at the front door, which may have chairs and is harder for kids with disabilities to use. 

Carey Rose, a local realtor for the Reps at RE/MAX explained how the idea came to fruition.

A haunted house in Strathmore is gearing up for some tricks-or-treats and fun Halloween scares.

On Saturday (Oct. 19), Chelsea Sollows and her family held their first night hosting a special haunted house tour for neighbours and friends.

"We're really lucky in our community here," said Sollows. "Our next-door neighbours, the Kelly family, they've been helping us every single year that we've done it."