Irricana News

“This is finally an event that we can throw that is safe and people can enjoy thoroughly, not just with restrictions and regulations," Hagel said. “We’re really looking forward to it and seeing everybody out [celebrating].”

“It’s so easy for people to bulldoze and fill our land sites up, that doesn’t save anything,” Clark said. Saving a hotel like this, the oldest building in their community is huge for the community.”

“We always look to what the need is in the community, and we build our programs based on what the children and the youth want to see in those communities,” Omarshide said. “So we always offer community education sessions or drop-in programs."

Though the event was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and shifted towards an online auction last year, this year’s event is hoping to see a return to pre-pandemic popularity.  

The open forum discussion held at the “white church at the coulee” on Oct. 18 was designed to start a conversation about the site following Reverend Ruth McArthur’s retirement.

“He’s well aware of the issues in Town and I think all of council and Doug are going to get along just great. I think the Town will begin to move forward after losing our CAO, Barry Hutchinson,” Bryson said.

“The [L.M. Montgomery] book has been here for quite a long time, actually, so for us it was rediscovering it, I suppose," McElroy said.

An email from the Town's lawyer indicated the court “dismissed the entirety of Katelnikoff’s claim,” and added the plaintiff “had not proven that the Town of Irricana was negligent and had not proven any of her alleged damages.”

Two quick-thinking boys from Irricana were among seven young people recognized by the City of Calgary for being 'Young 911 Heroes' at an event at the TELUS Spark Science Centre last month.

According to Stahl, a little bit of showmanship when presenting to the judges went a long way back in his competition days.