Category: Grassroots

Suzanne Oel, Councillor, Foothills County Residents have made it clear to us that they do not want our scenic vistas to become a series of trailer advertisements. Since most residents who have signage for their businesses have gone through the proper processes to obtain permissions and have paid their share to do so, they also…

HIGH RIVER: Foothills County has committed up to $500,000 towards a proposed Community Hub which will be part of the Blackie School Modernization.  “This commitment was made because of the importance of long range planning for local rural communities and schools,” said Ryan Payne, Deputy CAO and Director of Community Services. “Blackie community and school…

High River, AB:  Our High River is excited to have created the official Event & Project Planning PLAYBOOK for High River.  (And media friends…you are listed in it too!)  We introduced this resource and planner at the 2019 Community Summit. It’s now officially online and ready to download.  http://ourhighriver.com/the-playbook/ Or you can pick up a printed copy…

Turner Valley… At the Regular Meeting of Council held Monday, March 4, 2019 Council approved the 2019 Operating budgets. Administration presented Council the final draft of the budget which included $194,600 in costsaving initiatives, without significantly affecting core services. The budget represents the financial resources needed to support Council’s key strategic priorities. Public input helped…

Foothills School Division Many students, principals, teachers, and parents have been expressing concern and experiencing anxiety and stress about something called the “Momo Challenge.” In this challenge young players were supposedly encouraged to perform a succession of tasks which become increasingly dangerous. There have been recent reports that Momo is now showing up in kids…

Back in June, one of our officers received a call from a member of the public who had noticed a headdress up for auction at a thrift store in Okotoks. It’s not uncommon for Fish and Wildlife Enforcement to receive calls about what appear to be traditional feather headdresses, but in most cases, they’re found…

High River, AB: High River Town Manager Tom Maier has retired and has stepped away from his position with the Town. “I have given my all to help make High River a better place to work, live and play.  When I arrived in 2012, I had one focus and that was to make a positive…

HIGH RIVER, AB: Foothills County launches the Do You Have What It Takes – 2019 Volunteer Fire Fighter Recruitment Campaign. Blackie, Cayley, Longview, Priddis and Spruce Meadow Fire Stations are looking for dedicated individuals to be Volunteer Firefighters. Volunteer firefighters are part of a dynamic team. The ability to think quickly, have good communication skills, leadership capabilities,…

Congratulations to Taken by Sanity for making the top 10 and thank you to all of you who voted for them! By Grant Lawrence, CBC Searchlight 2019 began back in January with thousands of Canadian musicians from every province and territory uploading their best original Canadian songs to YouTube. Thousands of votes were cast and…

The Board of Trustees is delighted to announce that Mr. Chris Fuzessy has been appointed Superintendent of Schools for Foothills School Division #38 effective June 10, 2019. Mr. Fuzessy has an exceptional record of school and division leadership throughout his 26 years as an educator, during which he has worked as an educational assistant, teacher, principal,…

HIGH RIVER, AB: K-Line is working on behalf of Fortis this week to relocate overhead powerlines on Macleod Trail between 7 and 8 Street S.W. The work will require intermittent road closures in both directions of Macleod Trail between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 7. Flaggers will be temporarily stopping traffic in…

Susan will be at the Sheep River Library tomorrow night with copies of her books and some artifacts from WWI as she talks about her trip to France and Belgium, complete with plenty of photos. Susan is a local author who has written three books on war and the role Canadians played: The Brooding Soldier…

Melody* was no stranger to the staff at Rowan House Emergency Shelter having reached out for help twice before. Like many other women we see, she faced her own struggles with mental health disorders. Melody has a 4-year-old daughter named Abby*. The last time Melody came to Rowan House, she came without her daughter because she was dealing with active…

The Sustainable Black Diamond Advisory Committee is holding a Repair Cafe The event will be held at the Griffiths Senior Centre at 102 Government Road in Black Diamond on Saturday, March 16, 2019 from 1 to 4pm. We throw away vast amounts of stuff, even things with almost nothing wrong. Most of these things can…