Wildfire season continues in the province and over the weekend it resulted in Alberta Emergency Alerts being issued due to wildfire activity for places including the County of Grande Prairie, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, and the Municipal District of Greenview. According to the province, we all have a...

Two individuals have been selected by the Board of Chinook's Edge School Division to receive the Roy E. Cope Award for 2024. CESD Superintendent Kurt Sacher says this a special year because those honours will be bestowed upon both Associate Superintendent Ray Hoppins and Didsbury High School Band Teacher Kirk...

The Western Hockey League's 2024 Prospects Draft was held on Thursday, May 9th. The Everett Silvertips selected Exceptional Status defenceman Landon DuPont (May 28th, 2009) from Calgary and the Edge School U18 Prep with the first overall pick. The 14 year old DuPont is the first blueliner to ever be...

The Sundre Flying Club is celebrating Mother's Day by serving up breakfast again. Glen 'Bruno' Bradley with the Club invites the community to join them for the annual Mother's Day Breakfast at the Sundre Airport from 7:30 until 11:30am on Sunday, May 12th. He says "Right now we are just...

Legislation is being introduced to improve how Alberta's government responds to emergencies. According to a press release, flood, drought, and wildfire emergencies are most likely to happen during May and June. Examples provided by the province include the Slave Lake fire of 2011, the Calgary and area floods of 2013, the...

There is a chance to find out what Carstairs is all about coming up on Friday, May 10th. A Neighbourhood Party and Trade Show is taking place from 4 o'clock until 7:30pm at the Carstairs Memorial Arena. Lori King with Community Services & FCSS for the Town of Carstairs says they...