Strathmore

The Strathmore Municipal Library has given some statistics on how much local readers saved through renting books.

According to the library's Facebook page, $1,275,314 was saved between January and August. Director Rachel Dick Hughes said that this number does not account for digital resources or physical items such as musical instruments.

It's going to be a beautiful weekend, and there are plenty of fun events to enjoy in and around Strathmore.

Here are five events taking place:

Strathmore Cultural Resource Fair:

• The Strathmore Civic Centre will host a special presentation as residents will learn more about the cultures that help make Strathmore home. The event runs on Saturday (Oct. 19) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Grand Opening of the Rustic Brocanteuse:

The colourful lights and music of the CPKC Holiday Train are heading back to southern Alberta.

The closest stop to Strathmore that the train will make is in Gleichen.

The festivities will run on December 8 from 8:45 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. on 3 Avenue and Crowfoot Steel.

Tyler Shaw and Shawnee Kish will play a free show inside the train during the event.

According to CPKC, the train will tour across Canada and the United States starting November 21 and will run until December 20 to raise funds, food, and awareness to support food banks across both countries.

A Langdon man has been found not criminally responsible (NCR) for killing his mother last year.

According to an NCR review, on May 26, 2023, Audra DeMolitor suffered "devastating blows to her head" from her son Scott and died from her injuries a few days later.

Justice Nancy Dilts says following his mother's death, DeMolitor was charged with manslaughter. He also admits that he caused the injuries that led to her death.

The first snowfall of the season may be coming to Strathmore next week.

According to our weather forecast, Monday night is calling for temperatures to reach a low of -1°C along with periods of rain or snow.

However, Alysa Pederson, a meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada, says that it's unlikely snow will be heading to town.

"There will be snow in the province, but it depends on how significant the snow develops on the cold front that's going to be moving through on Monday night."

This weekend, we're diving into new music with special guests! Eric Ethridge joins us to talk about his latest single and album title track, "Family First." Meghan Patrick will share insights on her newly released album Golden Child, and we’ll play "Whether You Love Me or Not" the first track she released a few months back from this new project. Plus, we’re throwing it back to this week in 2020 with a #1 from Hardy and some exciting news he shared this week.

The True North Society is looking for donations to help people in need.

Amanda Vanderlaan, the administrative assistant and public educator with the society mentioned a few of the main items they need for children.

"We're really struggling to keep up with things like diapers, baby wipes, Vaseline, diaper rash cream, warm clothes for infants and youth, and even things like rattles and pacifiers. As we see inflation increase there is more of a need for services."

According to Vanderlaan, True North provides a vital resource to the community.

We have a busy morning show on Monday (Oct. 21).

Amanda Vanderlaan from True North will join the show as we discuss a supply fundraiser they are running and what True North does for the community.

Cody Holdaway from the Strathmore Wheatland Chamber of Commerce will also be on the show to talk about the Business Excellence Awards.

The morning show starts on Monday at 6 a.m.

CPKC had another strong week of grain delivery during Week 10 of the 2024-25 crop year, moving nearly 623,500 tonnes of Canadian grain and grain products October 6th through 12th.

First Nations chiefs have voted to reject a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform deal, reached in July with the Canadian government. 

At a special chiefs assembly in Calgary hosted by the Assembly of First Nations, 267 out of 414 chiefs voted against a resolution in support of the deal after a lengthy debate that at points was emotionally charged as they argued either for or against it.