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Grade 3 students from Sacred Heart Academy took a trip to the Strathmore Municipal Building.

The class visited town council and Mayor Pat Fule on Monday (May 26) to learn about government, leaders, and how council functions. 

"The new curriculum for Alberta looks at municipal governments, leaders, decision making, and the services that they provide," explained Grade 3 teacher Kim Noll. 

Because of the new Grade 3 social studies curriculum, this was the first time the school had planned the field trip.

This week has seen significant fluctuations in the commodity markets, particularly in wheat and canola prices. Following the U.S. Memorial Day long weekend, wheat prices dropped sharply on Tuesday, falling by $10 to $15 per tonne.

The Chestermere Annual Parade of Garage Sales is coming up. 

The annual event, which has been ongoing for eight years, takes place May 31 and June 1. 

"People come from all over, some as far as Drumheller come specifically for the Chestermere Parade of Garage Sales," said realtor Marjorie McKay. She estimated that at least 1000 people attend the parade. 

"People rave about it," she noted. 

Over 200 households are registered to participate in the city-wide sale. 

Farmers have been making good progress in the field; so far 88 per cent of the provincial crop in the ground. 

According to Saskatchewan's weekly crop report seeding is most advanced in the southwest at 95 per cent, followed by the west-central region at 94 per cent, the northwest at 93, the northeast at 92, the east central at 81, and the southeast at 80 per cent seeded.

Chestermere RCMP helped make a significant drug seizure earlier this month.

On May 8, police with the Alberta RCMP Roving Traffic Unit (RTU) conducted a traffic stop to check the sobriety of the driver. A specialized police dog named Mando was sent in to investigate.

Mando gave officers a positive indication for drugs within the vehicle, which led to the driver being arrested. Police searched the vehicle, where they allegedly found 260 grams of fentanyl and 10 grams of cocaine.

Ibrahim Al-Taai, a 21-year-old Saskatoon resident, was charged with:

Alberta's government says it's extending the deadline for a former judge to investigate allegations of high-level conflict of interest and arm-twisting in health care contracts.

Former Manitoba provincial court chief judge Raymond Wyant was expected to submit an interim report to the government today, followed by a full report next month.

The government employee facilitating the investigation says the number of documents provided and interviews requested by the former judge means that initial time frame is no longer feasible.

The Chestermere Public Library has launched a new initiative to help residents start their own book clubs.

The self-run book club program offers a meeting space, book copies, and coffee for those looking to arrange their own club.

"We found that there's such diverse interests within the community, we thought we would pilot this idea," said adult program coordinator Robyn Weatherley. "People can form their own groups and link them through the library."

There are already a few book clubs that run out of the library, with some in-person and others online.

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) has released its third Farmers and Food Price Report.

The report shows that while food prices remain high, the share of the food dollar reaching Saskatchewan farmers continues to decline.

Strathmore Town Council has approved plans to bring four full-time firefighters to town.

Strathmore Fire Chief David Sturgeon presented the request to council on Wednesday, May 28, following the announcement of $1.09 million in funding from the provincial government.