Strathmore

The annual Strathmore Santa Claus Parade is getting ready to hit the streets once again.

The parade will run on November 30 at 5 p.m.

Carey Rose, owner and realtor with REMAX/Key and organizer of the event, says the parade is all about community.

"I think it's our fifth year doing it now. It's so much fun. It's really about bringing our community together and what better reason than Santa Claus."

Currently, the parade has 20 floats registered, and Rose explained there is no limit on how many floats can be a part of the parade.

Osman Adam is the proud new winner of $5 million.

According to the Western Canada Lottery Corporation, he won the money through the October 9 Lotto 6/49 Classic draw.

“I felt calm and collected when I saw the amount,” Adam said. “But that might have been because I had to count the zeroes a few times.”

The Calgary man previously won $1 million during the Lotto Max prize in 2021.

Three years ago, he purchased a house and a vehicle, both of which he still uses today.

Police in Strathmore are investigating a break and enter to a local business on Thursday (Nov. 14).

According to RCMP, officers responded to the break-in at around 5 a.m. at Beyond the Leaf, a cannabis store on Third Avenue in downtown Strathmore.

"On arrival, officers observed that the business had been breached and entered," said Corporal Lou Leroux, public information officer. "They then secured the area and waited for the arrival of the owner."

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued a fog advisory for Wheatland County on Friday (Nov. 15).

The advisory was issued just before 6 a.m. as fog brought near-zero visibility over some areas.

According to ECCC, travel in the area is expected to be hazardous.

The advisory affects Strathmore, Lyalta, and Carseland. Visibility will gradually improve throughout the morning.

You can keep up to date with local weather by visiting our forecast.

Canada Post workers are on strike after failing to reach a negotiated agreement with their employer.

Canadian Union of Postal Workers says approximately 55,000 workers are striking, claiming little progress has been made in the bargaining process.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers issued a 72-hour strike notice earlier in the week, saying it's been asking for fair wages, safer working conditions and other improvements over nearly a year of bargaining.

The RCMP is rolling out body-worn cameras for officers, deploying more than 10,000 cameras across the country in the next 12 to 18 months.

Officers will be expected to turn on their cameras when they answer calls or interact with the public. They will wear the cameras on their chests and they will flash red lights to indicate they are recording.

"The muscle memory that we're training officers to build in is essentially seatbelt off, camera on," said Taunya Goguen, the RCMP’s corporate management officer, at a press briefing Thursday. 

Manitoba recording artist Jerry Sereda joins us to share his new single, Baptized by Your Love. We’ll also have a special appearance from American recording artist Chase Matthew, who will debut his latest single, Darlin’, live from his tour bus as he travels across Canada this week. Plus, we’ll look back at this week in 2017 with a #1 hit from Thomas Rhett.

The Strathmore 903 Air Cadets held a special Commanding Officers' parade on Wednesday (Nov. 13).

Dozens of young Cadets stood at attention inside the Remuda Building at the Strathmore Ag Grounds as several of them were decorated and awarded for their efforts.

"Normally we'll have a Commanding Officers' parade every four to six weeks," said Cheryl Libby, deputy commanding officer of the Cadets. "At the parades, we do special presentations."

One person is dead after a crash near Drumheller on Thursday (Nov. 14).

RCMP said they responded to reports of a head-on collision at the intersection of Highway 9 and Highway 836 east of Strathmore.

Three local fire departments and EMS also arrived at the scene.

Police discovered that the collision involved a detached semi-truck and a sedan.

The crash led to the highway being shut down for several hours as officers investigated. The highway has since reopened. 

The Town of Strathmore is allowing residents to trade a ticket for a toy.

The Toys for Tickets program runs until December 13.

"Every person who's issued a Municipal Enforcement non-moving violation ticket between those dates can pay the fine amount by donating a new, unwrapped toy of equal or greater value to the penalty of their parking ticket," wrote the town on its Facebook page.

All residents have to do is bring their parking ticket along with an unwrapped toy and its receipt to the Strathmore Municipal Building.