Local News

Post service could be disrupted by July 2 if Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) do not reach an agreement on new contracts.

A 32-year-old man from Red Deer escaped serious injury after his motorhome was set on fire in the Morley area by an unknown suspect June 20, according to Alberta RCMP Media Spokesperson Corporal Sharon Franks.

Residents along the Elbow River are working together to restore a sense of community in the area, after the flooding in 2013 devastated the area.

A fire June 17 destroyed a large home in the Bearspaw community of Watermark, according to Rocky View County Fire Services (RVCFS) Fire Chief Randy Smith. “Shortly after 7 p.m., we received a call of a house fire at 102 Hillside Terrace.

After a three-month search, Rocky View Schools (RVS) has found its new superintendent of schools. Greg Luterbach will join the division in mid-August and officially take over from the retiring Don Hoium in September.

Beiseker Village council discussed the apparent decrease in tourists in the village and most notably a decrease in campground usage at its June 13 meeting. “Over the last years, our campground has been used extensively,” Mayor Ray Courtman said.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) presented yearly Crossfield ambulance statistics to Town council June 21, that indicated the community averaged longer than provincial target response times for emergency services for a municipality of its size.

A review of Rocky View County (RVC)’s electoral boundaries will be undertaken prior to the next municipal general election in October 2017.

A site-specific amendment to allow for the construction of a commercial cellular tower was denied by Rocky View County (RVC) council at its meeting June 14.

Crossfield’s first set of solar-powered flashing pedestrian crosswalk signs are scheduled to be installed at three points along Limit Avenue before the start of the school year.